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

Bruce Hornsby’s Busy 2026: New Album, Tour

He’ll be touring alongside his longtime six-piece band, The Noisemakers.

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Squeeze Have Busy 2026 With ‘First’ Album, ‘Trixies,’ and Tour

The album was written by the teenage Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook at the start of their songwriting partnership.

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The Number One Albums of 1980: Brick by Brick

Just 10 albums – including two film soundtracks and releases by several classic rock favorites – topped the U.S. chart. We tell their stories.

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Janis Joplin Remembered by Her Friends and Peers

“She was absolutely breathtaking, hypnotic, compelling and soul-shaking, doing something that no one else was doing.”—Clive Davis

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Dion’s Moving ‘Abraham, Martin and John’

Tension was in the air in 1968 and rock music reflected the turmoil. Then came a voice from the past, gently singing of non-violence and hope.

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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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Freddie and the Dreamers: The Zany British Invasion Band’s Output Fills a New Box Set

Remember “I’m Telling You Now” and “Do the Freddie”? Turns out there was a lot more to the band that had those hits.

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David Crosby Helped Define ’60s Rock With The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash

The 2x Rock Hall inductee had a series of well documented health issues over the years. In 2022, he announced he was retiring from touring.

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Top Albums of January 1977: Faster Than a Speeding Bullet

Nine months after its release, Bob Seger’s 2-LP live set finally enjoyed national acclaim thanks to the success of his band’s breakthrough studio album.

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Tributes For Grateful Dead Mainstay Bob Weir: ‘We Will Miss You’

The Empire State Building shined in tie-dye to honor the life and legacy of the Grateful Dead co-founder.

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Finding a ‘Pearl’–Janis Joplin’s Last Hurrah

It remains her most fully realized record, fronting the best band she would ever lead on her strongest set of material.

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Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Founding Member, Dies at 78

He remained at the band’s forefront throughout its 30-year run.

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