BEST CLASSIC BANDS – CELEBRATING THE ARTISTS, MUSIC AND POP CULTURE OF THE CLASSIC ROCK ERA
Rockin’ All Over the World: 13 Great John Fogerty Solo Songs
There was still plenty of gold once you stepped outside of his work with Creedence Clearwater Revival.
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When Steve Miller, Peter Cetera Bashed the Rock Hall
After airing their grievances about the HoF, two of its 2016 inductees did a joint interview, sharing details about the events leading up to that night.
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Pink Floyd Shine on ‘Wish You Were Here’
Despite tense recording sessions, the band’s 1975 followup to The Dark Side of the Moon became a landmark of art-rock on its own right.
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Collection of Classic 1976-1986 Rock Songs on 3-CDs Coming
No Static at All: A Journey Into AOR includes 59 tracks from such stars of the era as Toto, Pat Benatar, Boston, and Robert Palmer.
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Original ‘Star Wars’ Film Coming to IMAX for 50th Anniversary
The movie, made for an estimated $11 million, had its theatrical debut on May 25, 1977. With several previous re-releases, it has earned an estimated $775.4 million at the worldwide box-office.
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Nashville International Airport to be Renamed After Dolly Parton
The news arrived 17 days after the beloved singer-songwriter-actress-philanthropist died at age 80.
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Rockin’ All Over the World: 13 Great John Fogerty Solo Songs
There was still plenty of gold once you stepped outside of his work with Creedence Clearwater Revival.
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Mwah: 15 Essential KISS Songs
The band created a catalog of hooks sturdy enough to survive the spectacle.
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Best Weekly Singles Charts of All-Time: September 1973 Edition
Five all-time classic rock hits were in the Top 10 this week in 1973 on Boston’s Top 40 station WRKO. Could it get any better than this?
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Squeeze’s Busy Year Continues With New Album, Tour
Trixies was written by the teenage Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook at the start of their songwriting partnership.
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Alice Cooper to Publish New Memoir: ‘Devil on My Shoulder’ Charts His ‘Evilution’
“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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Radio Hits in September 1972
This week on Los Angeles’ Top 40 KHJ included some all-time classic rock greats including hits by the O’Jays, Raspberries, Moody Blues and Three Dog Night.
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Hynde-Sight: The Pretenders in 12 Songs
Chrissie has had her ups and downs professionally and personally in her four-plus decades in the spotlight, but she has always kept going.
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When Bruce Springsteen Broke His Own Record: 4-Hour Concert
Over the course of 16 days in 2016, he and the E Street Band set a new record for his longest U.S. gig ever, on four different occasions.
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