BEST CLASSIC BANDS – CELEBRATING THE ARTISTS, MUSIC AND POP CULTURE OF THE CLASSIC ROCK ERA
“What’s Shakin’”: The LP That Featured Pre-Fame Clapton, Winwood, Butterfield & Spoonful
Little known at the time of its release, the album proved to be a significant repository of rare recordings by acts that were still on the rise.
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Happy Together 2026 Tour Sets Lineup, First Dates
This year’s tour marks several notable changes in the lineup.
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Joe Jackson’s Busy 2026: New Rock Album, ‘Hope and Fury,’ and Tour
The Grammy-winning artist and his band will perform more than 80 shows across 14 countries.
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5th Dimension Co-Founder LaMonte McLemore Dies at 90
The popular singing group brought a polished, genre-blending sound to American pop and soul in the late 1960s and early 1970s, scoring era-defining hits including “Up, Up and Away” and “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In.”
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Van Halen ‘5150’ Gets Expanded Edition
The band began a new chapter in 1986 with their first album featuring the lineup of Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, and Sammy Hagar.
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Bruce Hornsby’s Busy 2026: New Album, Tour
He’ll be touring alongside his longtime six-piece band, The Noisemakers.
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“What’s Shakin’”: The LP That Featured Pre-Fame Clapton, Winwood, Butterfield & Spoonful
Little known at the time of its release, the album proved to be a significant repository of rare recordings by acts that were still on the rise.
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‘Steppin’ Out’ Collects Early Garage Rock: Review
The 94-track anthology is as likable as it is varied. It features many of the best and best-known acts associated with the genre.
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‘The Day the Music Died’: 1st-Hand Recollections of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper
For young rock ‘n’ roll fans, the deaths of the three stars was a huge shock. What was it like to actually see them?
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Paul Simon Adds Dates to 2026 ‘A Quiet Celebration’ Tour
The acclaimed singer-songwriter’s North American run follows a European edition.
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Chuck Negron, Lead Vocalist of Three Dog Night, Dies at 83
“Joy To the World” and “One” were two of the many hit singles in which he sang lead.
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The Monkees Get New Singles Compilation, “The A’s, The B’s & The Monkees”
The collection includes all of the band’s hit singles released on the Colgems label between 1966 and 1970.
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Linda Ronstadt is Celebrated With ‘The Early Years’ Album
The collection traces her journey from The Stone Poneys to solo stardom.
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Phil Collins at Face Value: The Lost Tapes—Previously Unpublished Vintage Interview
The interview took place the day the album was released in 1981 when no one in America had heard “In the Air Tonight.”
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