BEST CLASSIC BANDS – CELEBRATING THE ARTISTS, MUSIC AND POP CULTURE OF THE CLASSIC ROCK ERA
The Number One Singles of 1979: Hot Stuff
The “Queen of Disco” earned three chart-toppers as rock continued to take a back seat on Top 40.
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‘Wildflowers’: Tom Petty’s Heartbroken Solo Masterpiece
Petty called it his favorite album. Its generous song list only hinted at the virtual torrent of material he was creating during this period.
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Carl Perkins & Friends (Clapton, Harrison, Starr, Edmunds) Gets 40th Anniversary Edition
Produced and directed by Edmunds, the 1985 session is a celebration of the music that helped shape rock ‘n’ roll.
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Nobody Does It Better: 13 Essential Carly Simon Songs
The settings have changed—from intimate relationship songs to blockbuster movie themes—but the gift for melody and sharply observed storytelling have remained.
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Further Proof That Celebrities Have a Secret Club: Patrick Stewart Edition
He was asked, “When you bump into another Sir when you’re out and about, do you call each other ‘Sir’?”
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When a Radio Legend and a Bottle of Jack Saved a Lynyrd Skynyrd Concert
In ’76, the band’s management asked an exec at their label to set up a live radio broadcast. When show time arrived, they refused to go on. Enter Scott Muni.
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The Number One Singles of 1979: Hot Stuff
The “Queen of Disco” earned three chart-toppers as rock continued to take a back seat on Top 40.
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50 Years Post-‘Tapestry,’ Carole King Finally Earned Rock Hall Induction as a Performer
She practically invented a genre and influenced countless other singer-songwriters. The 1971 album earned 4 Grammy Awards and set records and trends.
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Legendary 1986 Queen Budapest Concert Gets Upgraded 40th Anniversary Release
The 80,000 fans inside the Népstadion were supplemented by an estimated 40,000 people listening outside.
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11 Great Fleetwood Mac Songs (From the Early Years)
Before they became global superstars in the mid-’70s, the British rock band had limited U.S. success with their great blues rock songs.
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13 ‘Lost’ Motown Songs
The label’s greatest hits have been played for generations, but the story doesn’t end with the big smashes.
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‘The Who By Numbers’: Back to Basics
After an eight-year odyssey of releasing concept albums, the original quartet put together a set of unrelated songs that found favor with their fans.
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Not Fade Away—15 Songs with the Bo Diddley Beat
Here are some prime examples as employed throughout the history of rock music.
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Bill Wyman Interview: Brian Jones and the Birth of the Rolling Stones
In a 2002 interview, the former Stones bassist talks about Brian Jones’ love of the blues: “He created the band. It was his idea”
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