BEST CLASSIC BANDS – CELEBRATING THE ARTISTS, MUSIC AND POP CULTURE OF THE CLASSIC ROCK ERA
David Lee Roth Cancels Remaining 2026 Tour Dates: Report
The news is surprising since the 71 year-old had already played several dozen dates this year and there were only a handful of shows remaining.
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Dino Danelli: My Life With The Rascals—A Vintage Interview
“We were one of the most visually exciting bands that was coming around in rock and roll in those days.”—Dino Danelli, Rascals drummer
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Bob Seger’s ‘Face the Promise’ Album Gets Expanded
The LP, from 2006, was his 16th studio effort, and debuted at #4 on Billboard.
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Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks’ Prog Enthralls in Concert, Yes It Does: Review
The 81-year-old co-founder and original lead vocalist of Yes remains youthful and clearly still enjoys performing.
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Paul Simon Made a Surprise Appearance at the 2022 Newport Folk Festival
All the signs were there. The final set on the 2nd night was billed as “American Tune Revue” presented by Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats.
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New Film Checks Into the Sunset Marquis, the Hotel That Hosted the Biggest Rock Stars
If These Walls Could Rock explores what is described as “one place in L.A. that has served as the home-away-from-home for the biggest names in rock and roll.”
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David Lee Roth Cancels Remaining 2026 Tour Dates: Report
The news is surprising since the 71 year-old had already played several dozen dates this year and there were only a handful of shows remaining.
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SNL’s Celebrity ‘Jeopardy’ With ‘Sean Connery’ and ‘Burt Reynolds’
The sketch comedy series has had dozens of popular recurring skits. Will Ferrell plays it straight as Alex Trebek, who’s tormented by his celebrity guests.
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When John Mayall’s ‘Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton’ Broke Down Boundaries
The 1966 album featuring a 21-year-old Clapton helped establish a blues-rock template that would linger long after in the popular music firmament.
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Hello There: 13 Essential Cheap Trick Songs
The band came together in Rockford, Ill., in 1973, with guitarist Rick Nielsen, bassist Tom Petersson, drummer Bun E. Carlos, and singer Robin Zander forging a sound that drew equally from the British Invasion, power pop and hard rock.
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‘Super Session’: When Al Kooper, Mike Bloomfield and Stephen Stills Got Into a Jam
“The first real rock ’n’ roll jam session,” the gold-selling album featured members of some of the hottest bands of the late ’60s.
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The Doors’ ‘Soft Parade’: Still Rockin’
The album’s pop leanings notwithstanding, the Doors were still very much a rock and roll band at the time of its release.
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Blues Image’s ‘Ride Captain Ride’: A Tale of 73 Men
The singer and the keyboardist were having trouble coming up with a lead lyric for the new song they were writing. The answer was sitting right in front of them.
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Graham Nash, His Voice Undiminished, Wows a Red Rocks Crowd—Live Review
The acclaimed singer and songwriter dazzled the Colorado audience with a cross-section of songs from throughout his career. We were there.
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