BEST CLASSIC BANDS – CELEBRATING THE ARTISTS, MUSIC AND POP CULTURE OF THE CLASSIC ROCK ERA

Mark Knopfler Shares 3rd Track From Solo Studio LP, ‘One Deep River’

The album, says the announcement, “offers an unstoppable flow of future Knopfler classics, with their customarily learned lyrics and refined guitar textures.”

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Ian Hunter ‘You’re Never Alone w/a Schizophrenic’: Dynamic Duo

Teaming with his favored guitar sidekick Mick Ronson, plus members of the E Street Band, the former Mott the Hoople leader created his best solo effort.

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Grateful Dead ‘From the Mars Hotel’ Gets 50th Anniv. Deluxe Edition

The 3-disc set features remastered audio and a previously unreleased live concert

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Pete Townshend Performs With the Broadway Cast of The Who’s ‘Tommy’ Musical

The original 1993 production, based on Townshend’s 1969 rock opera, was nominated for 10 Tony Awards, winning five

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Tony Banks Interview on Genesis’ Rise to Stadium Shows

The “average piano student” became the keyboardist and co-founder of one of the biggest bands in the world. He talks about their growth

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Bruce Springsteen Proves It (Almost) All Night: 2024 Live Review

Springsteen’s gymnastic jumping from the pianos is definitely in the past, but his interplay with the audience remains compelling.

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10 (More) Re-Released Singles That Became Hits

Sometimes the timing just wasn’t right. When many of these classic rock songs first went to radio they flopped. The stars were aligned the second time

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Radio Hits in March 1965: No Phone, No Pool, No Pets

The British Invasion was in full swing as many of these acts shared the spotlight with U.S. pop and soul singers. No surprise who was #1

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Squeeze and Their Hook-Filled ‘Argybargy’

The album became the British band’s first charting album in the U.S. upon release in 1980 thanks to songs like “Another Nail in My Heart.”

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ZZ Top ‘Eliminator’: Hot-Rods, TV Dinners and Sharp-Dressed Men

The music is stellar, and the LP became a massive hit, selling 10 million copies and staying on the Billboard album chart for three years.

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When Kenny Rogers ‘Dropped In’

Years before his hugely successful solo career as a recording and touring artist, “the Gambler” scored a psychedelic pop hit with the First Edition

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Cars’ 2018 Rock Hall Induction: Third Time’s the Charm

Though eligible since 2003, it took the rock band a while to be nominated. The evening proved to be their final performance with Ric Ocasek

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