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

Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass’ Swinging ‘Whipped Cream…’

The faux mariachi-style LP spent three years on the charts and appealed to seemingly every category of record buyer.

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An Interview With Creedence Members Stu Cook and Doug Clifford

The original CCR members talk about the group that was arguably the most popular American band from 1969 to 1971.

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Willie Nelson, 92, Releases Album of Rodney Crowell Songs

Oh What a Beautiful World is his 77th solo studio LP and his 154th overall.

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Grateful Dead Celebrate 60th Anniversary With Massive Live Box

A 60-CD boxed set, Enjoying the Ride, maps an epic cross-country road trip with stops at storied venues. A significantly abridged edition is also available, along with a ‘Gratest Hits’ studio collection.

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Filmmaker, Journalist Cameron Crowe Writes Memoir, ‘The Uncool’

The writer and/or director of such acclaimed films as Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Jerry Maguire, and Almost Famous, was an unlikely rock and roll insider at age 15.

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Original Alice Cooper Band Reunites For New Studio Album

Alice, Neal Smith, Michael Bruce and Dennis Dunaway have reunited with their longtime producer, Bob Ezrin, with a posthumous appearance by guitarist Glen Buxton.

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When Johnny Cash Played for 700 San Francisco Hippies

The recording is “probably the closest to what it actually sounded like to be in the audience for a Johnny Cash show in 1968.”

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Faces Have Recorded Songs For Potential Reunion Album

Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood and Kenney Jones have shared the stage numerous times since the band called it quits 50 years ago.

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Robin Trower is Busy at 80 in 2025: Tour, Expanded Classic LPs

The guitarist postponed his 2024 concerts following a “major operation.” He’s celebrating the release of expanded editions of his acclaimed 1974 and ’75 albums.

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Neil Young’s New Film ‘Coastal’ Reviewed: Take a Look at My Life

Shot in black-and-white, the 2025 film explores the current state of his never-ending odyssey of pursuing his muse.

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The Zombies’ Unusual Path of Their ‘Odessey & Oracle’ LP

Our interview with the band’s Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone, and musician Al Kooper, who knew a hit when he heard one in “Time of the Season.”

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Feelin’ Alright: 1967-1972 British Music Box Set Coming

The 64-track compilation celebrates “post mod grooves and heavy British R&B” from such bands as Deep Purple, Fleetwood Mac and, of course, Traffic, whose song inspired the title.

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