BEST CLASSIC BANDS – CELEBRATING THE ARTISTS, MUSIC AND POP CULTURE OF THE CLASSIC ROCK ERA
Rick Wakeman Sets 2021 U.S. and U.K. Tours
The keyboard wiz has booked The Even Grumpier Old Rock Star tour with virtuosic piano performances and hilarious anecdotes, inspired by his 50-year career
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Squeeze Sets 2021 Headlining Tour Among Support Dates With Hall & Oates
The Tilbrook/Difford-led band have 24 dates in addition to 18 with the popular duo. “Seeing an audience again will be emotional; it’s been too long”
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The Byrds’ ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’ LP—A Folk Rock Manifesto
With worthwhile covers, solid originals and no filler, the LP sustained a level of quality that invited favorable comparison with their heroes, the Beatles.
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When The Rolling Stones’ 2019 Tour Began, at Last
With a limber Mick Jagger looking as fit as ever, the Stones finally kicked off the 2019 edition of their “No Filter” tour, at Soldier Field in Chicago
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Sinéad O’Connor Retires (Again) to Focus on Writing
The news comes roughly 2 weeks after she had retracted her earlier statement. The controversial singer-songwriter has been promoting her new memoir, Rememberings
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11 Great Rock and Pop Summer Songs
Here are some favorites on our playlist that span several decades, to help you celebrate the season of barbecues, convertibles and beaches
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Jeff Lynne, Dhani Harrison Sing Wilburys’ Favorite: 2019
Jeff Lynne’s ELO opened their 2019 North American tour with a 20-song set of favorites. He was joined by his former bandmate’s son on “Handle With Care”
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Brian Wilson’s ‘Pet Sounds’ Shines at 50th Bash: 2016
Brian Wilson led a 12-piece band in a “wonderful” golden anniversary celebration of his masterpiece at the Hollywood Bowl
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The #1 Albums of 1971: 14 Stories
The year was marked by great releases by the Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart, and others. But the sales chart was dominated by a singer-songwriter
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Ann Wilson of Heart: Her Top 10 Live Albums
While gems from fellow classic rock legends like Deep Purple and The Who are on the list, some of the others may surprise you
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Paul Simon’s ‘Still Crazy After All These Years’: An Emotional and Candid Solo Triumph
His only #1 LP, and an Album of the Year Grammy winner, this 1975 release offered definitive proof that he was not going back to the past.
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Bob Dylan Announces Streamed Performance
Shadow Kingdom “will showcase him in an intimate setting as he presents renditions of songs from his extensive body of work”
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Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers 40th Anniversary: 2017 Review
Celebrating 40 years, the band performed a career-spanning, polished set to their adoring fans, which highlighted their remarkable musicianship
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Paul McCartney Freshen Up Tour FAQs
The political comic went to the second-to-last show of the 2019 tour and had a lot of observations about the rock and roll star
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‘Summer of Soul’ Film Documents Lost Footage From 1969 Music Festival
Over the course of 6 weeks in 1969, one hundred miles south of the Woodstock site, the Harlem Cultural Festival featured big stars. Lost footage reveals its history
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Happy Together Tour to Resume in 2021, 2022
The 11th edition of the tour, named after the Turtles song, has been postponed due to the pandemic The participating acts have earned dozens of Top 10 hits
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Eric Burdon & The Animals’ Love Song to ‘Monterey’
Performing a the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 was such a profound experience for the British singer that he wrote a song about it. Here’s the story.
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Mary Chapin Carpenter, Marc Cohn and Shawn Colvin Set 2021 Tour
The Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriters will be on stage together for several dozen shows this fall, performing songs and sharing stories
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AT40: When Casey Kasem Delivered the Hits
Fans tuned in each week for the popular syndicated program “heard in the fifty states and around the world,” and for great stories from its legendary host
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Tedeschi Trucks Band to Release Live ‘Layla Revisited’
The festival audience had no idea that the TTB and guest Trey Anastasio of Phish were planning to revisit the entire 1970 classic album
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Top-Selling Albums of 1980: A New Decade
Many all-time greats were among the year’s biggest sellers, including two classic rock LPs that are among the biggest sellers of all time
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s ‘Brain Salad Surgery’: A Brainstorm of the Highest Order
The combination of high concept, grandiose execution and ELP’s usual artistic ambition made ‘Brain Salad Surgery’ a mind-blowing effort.
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Santana Resets 2021, 2022 Tour Calendar
He’s announced his return to the stage. His dates with Earth, Wind & Fire – the first time the bands have toured together – have been pushed back again
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Argent’s Masterful, Underrated Debut: From Z to A
Out of the ashes of the Zombies came their keyboardist’s new band, Argent. Their debut album is one of rock’s most underrated of all time.
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Eric Clapton Announces 2021 U.S. Tour
The concerts will be Slowhand’s only North American dates for 2021 and will precede his European tour, which was rescheduled to Spring of 2022
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Gregg Allman’s Grandson, Orion Gregory, Makes Stage Debut on Hammond B3
“My son has played piano since he was a little guy,” said his father, Devon, of the Allman Betts Band. “The road truly goes on forever!”
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When Glenn Frey Came to Small-Town Minnesota
Imagine you’re in a tiny town in Minnesota and there, onstage, is the co-founder of the legendary Eagles, playing for just a couple hundred folks.
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