BEST CLASSIC BANDS – CELEBRATING THE ARTISTS, MUSIC AND POP CULTURE OF THE CLASSIC ROCK ERA
Radio Hits of May 1969
With the Apollo 11 moon landing and Woodstock just around the corner, many future pop classics were climbing the Top 40 chart.
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2023’s Jeff Beck Tribute Concert Led By Clapton, Stewart, Wood
The first of two shows presented by Eric Clapton at Royal Albert Hall featured an all-star lineup.
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10 Great Road Trip Rock Albums
Every road trip needs a good soundtrack. Here are 10 albums that have been road tested to help the miles fly by and enhance your journey.
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Documentary Film, ‘Twenty Years On,’ Chronicles Styx and Kaboom Collective Partnership
It was a concept that had little precedent: a legendary arena rock band sharing the stage with student musicians, performing fully orchestrated arrangements of some of the group’s most beloved songs.
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Willie Nelson to Release ‘Dream Chaser,’ His 79th Solo Studio Album
The title arrives one month after the legend turned 93.
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12 Great MTV ‘Unplugged’ Albums
The format worked because it gave artists a chance to reinterpret familiar material in a more intimate setting while revealing sides of their songwriting that the original recordings sometimes only hinted at.
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Radio Hits of May 1969
With the Apollo 11 moon landing and Woodstock just around the corner, many future pop classics were climbing the Top 40 chart.
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Stephen Stills, Neil Young Share the Stage: 2016
The 3x bandmates performed at Stills’ annual benefit. We’ve got great videos of many of their favorites including “For What It’s Worth” and “Heart of Gold.”
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Gregg Allman Documentary Due This Summer
The film “traces his journey through profound personal tragedy and hard-won redemption.”
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Mudcrutch ‘2’ Review: Tom Petty & Friends Making Great Music Together
The American rock band, Southern division, from the ’70s, also included future Heartbreakers Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench.
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Peter Gabriel ‘So’ Album: Into the Mainstream
At the start of sessions, no one could predict that the quirky former Genesis frontman would produce an album that would sell a zillion copies.
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The Rolling Stones Share Video For ‘In the Stars’ From ‘Foreign Tongues’ Studio Album
The news of the LP followed a customary teaser campaign that began a month earlier in which a “new” band named “The Cockroaches” released a first song.
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Pat Benatar’s ’80s Reign: 10 Tracks That Defined the Female Arena-Rock Blueprint
She and her guitarist-producer husband Neil Giraldo released loads of hit singles on Top 40 and rock radio, collecting four Grammy Awards in the process.
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Producer Jack Douglas on John Lennon, Cheap Trick
After producing classic albums by Aerosmith, he helped a band from Illinois get its start and oversaw production of 1980’s Double Fantasy album.
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