BEST CLASSIC BANDS – CELEBRATING THE ARTISTS, MUSIC AND POP CULTURE OF THE CLASSIC ROCK ERA
‘John Prine’: A Debut for the Ages for a Songwriter’s Songwriter
The album is a quiet masterpiece, a portrait of a young singer-songwriter already fully formed and crafting songs for the ages.
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Watch Billy Joel Perform on ‘The Midnight Special’ Before True Stardom
When he appeared on the popular musical TV series in 1975, it was still two years before his true breakthrough LP, The Stranger.
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The Beach Boys’ ‘Good Vibrations’: Brian’s Masterpiece
1966 was a watershed year for the group, with the release of Brian Wilson’s genius album, Pet Sounds, and this song, recorded with the Wrecking Crew.
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Paul Simon Sets ‘The Quiet Celebration Concert’ Album
His surprising news in 2025 that he would return to the stage followed a self-imposed retirement after his 2018 “Homeward Bound” tour.
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Genesis’ Debut Album, ‘From Genesis to Revelation,’ Gets Expanded, Deluxe Editions
Originally released in 1969, the LP marked the beginning of an extraordinary journey, the first chapter in the story of a band that would go on to achieve immense success and lasting acclaim.
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Donnie Iris, Rocker Who First Earned Fame With the Jaggerz (“The Rapper”), Retires
He also spent time with the funk rock band Wild Cherry and later forged a solo career achieving success with a number of hits in the ’80s.
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‘John Prine’: A Debut for the Ages for a Songwriter’s Songwriter
The album is a quiet masterpiece, a portrait of a young singer-songwriter already fully formed and crafting songs for the ages.
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The Who: Loud as Ever at Solid 2016 Coachella Show
On the final night of Desert Trip’s first weekend, they gave a career-spanning performance and showed they can still play as feverishly and loudly as ever.
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11 Surprising ’70s Radio Hits (Part 3)
Our series includes a classic rock favorite that features yodeling, a novelty song, a foreign language hit, a classical music composition and one from a real-life porn star.
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10 Essential Jackson Browne Songs Beyond the Hits
Our look at some choice tracks from his catalog other than such favorites as “Running on Empty,” “Doctor My Eyes,” “Somebody‘s Baby,” and “Take It Easy.”
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Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings Get 10-CD ‘Ultimate Collection’ Boxed Set
At various times, the ragtag collective included Eric Clapton, Peter Frampton, George Harrison, Mick Taylor and others.
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Alice Cooper Charts His ‘Evilution’ with New Memoir, ‘Devil on My Shoulder’
“The story of Alice Cooper has become a tangle of embellishments, elaborations and outright fabrications, that I think it’s time to sort reality from myth,” he said.
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Huey Lewis’ Last Known Performance After Hearing Loss
He canceled his tour earlier that year, telling The Today Show, “I can’t hear music.” Six months later, he sang a favorite for the first time in 8 months.
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Graham Parker & the Rumour’s ‘Heat Treatment’: When Pub-Rock Met New Wave
When the Village Voice unveiled its 1976 Pazz & Jop Poll winners, an unknown English musician commanded two of the top five entries from the influential poll’s panel of music critics.
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