BEST CLASSIC BANDS – CELEBRATING THE ARTISTS, MUSIC AND POP CULTURE OF THE CLASSIC ROCK ERA
Totally Tubular Festival Sets 2026 Tour of ’80s Music Stars
The lineup features Thomas Dolby & The Lost Toy People, A Flock of Seagulls, The Motels and many others.
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12 Essential Linda Ronstadt Songs (Part 1)
One of music’s most wide-ranging recorded catalogs, features her significant success in country, folk, pop, rock, and beyond, including Spanish, Broadway, and even operetta.
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‘L.A. Woman’: The Doors’ Last Call
Their sixth and final studio LP re-energized the band through a return to their roots in American blues, and served as a tribute to their hometown.
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‘Louie Louie,’ the Kingsmen and the FBI: Only in America
It all seems so silly now, especially since no one seemed to know the words to the song.
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Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart’s ‘Bongo Fury’ Expanded: Review
Besides a version of the original LP that was remastered in 2012, the set includes songs that didn’t make the 1975 album.
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Radio Hits of April 1969: How Sweet It Is
The hippie counterculture musical Hair was a Broadway smash and had 2 huge singles this week. There were also hits from The Zombies, Glen Campbell and Blood, Sweat & Tears.
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Totally Tubular Festival Sets 2026 Tour of ’80s Music Stars
The lineup features Thomas Dolby & The Lost Toy People, A Flock of Seagulls, The Motels and many others.
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When Don Henley Revealed That Deacon Frey, Glenn’s Son, Was Joining Eagles
“I think it’s the only appropriate way to carry on. Deacon is a very talented young man, and he seems to be up for the task.”
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‘Desperado’—Eagles’ Sagebrush Country-Rock Opera
With its sophomore effort, the band tethered its polished country-rock to a concept album driven by a Wild West narrative.
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Cream’s ‘Wheels of Fire’ Gets Super Deluxe Edition
The set chronicles the full creation and fruition of the supergroup’s—Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce—1968 groundbreaking third album.
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‘Pet Sounds’ at 60: Beach Boys’ Masterpiece Gets Sessions Highlights Set
The 1966 LP is widely regarded as one of the greatest recordings of all time, redefining what an album could be and forever altering the course of popular music.
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David Porter, Stax Records Songwriting Giant, Publishes His Memoir, ‘The Soul Man’
His compositions, written with Isaac Hayes, became hits for Sam and Dave, Carla Thomas, Johnnie Taylor and others.
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Rock Hall 2026 Inductees Led by Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Billy Idol, Sade, Oasis, and… Ed Sullivan
The names include artists from the worlds of metal, hip hop, soul, Latin, alt-country and, yes, even rock music.
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These Aren’t Originals? 12 Rock Recordings You May Not Realize Were Covers
Our list includes signature performances by Aretha Franklin, the Yardbirds, Robert Palmer and Kim Carnes.
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