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

When REO Speedwagon Had Their Breakthrough

Talk about perseverance! It took seven studio albums before the midwestern band achieved real success. Two years later, they were at the top of the music world.

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The Band and Their Pioneering ‘Music From Big Pink’: Review

The album offered quiet songs of experience bathed in a rustic glow, with no hints of the futurism and none of the kilowatt drama then prevalent elsewhere in rock.

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10 Songs That Defined New Wave Music

New wave music wasn’t easily defined, but most fans knew it when they heard it. We chose 10 songs that, to us, were the best of the genre.

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Much-Delayed Bee Gees Biopic Said to Have Ridley Scott as Director

The narrative feature film will tell the tale of the rise of the music group, brothers Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb.

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Musician Deaths of 2025

Many of our favorite recording artists, as well as other celebrities, have been taken from us in 2025. We pay our respects.

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The Beatles at Budokan in 1966: Tokyo Rocks

The Fab Four catalog could add another great concert album to convey their live energy and brilliance: a show from their stand in Japan.

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Bonnie Raitt Gives It One More Try with ‘Green Light’: Review

Her time at Warner Bros. Records had been exhilarating, frustrating and highly creative, and her legacy there is still well worth exploring.

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Rod Stewart Has Glastonbury 2025 ‘Covered’ With Ronnie Wood and Friends

The 21-song afternoon set was filled with many of his classic songs as well as well-chosen covers that featured several guest stars.

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Happy Birthday, Garland Jeffreys!

The musician got his start in the folk clubs of NYC’s Greenwich Village in the 1960s. He recorded many solo albums, often with contributions from well known friends.

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1974’s Bad Company Debut Album: When Rock Fans Couldn’t Get Enough

Arising from the ashes of Free, the band pursued a more stripped-down hard-rock vision. By the end of 1974, they had a #1 LP and were headlining arenas.

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Top 40 Hits in June 1968 Were Jumpin’

As summer began, future classic rock hits were being played alongside a wild assortment of soul, country and instrumental favorites.

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Janis Joplin & Jorma Kaukonen: The Tale of the Typewriter Tape

Before they became rock icons, Janis and the Jefferson Airplane guitarist played acoustic blues. Here’s the tale of their fascinating 1964 duets.

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