BEST CLASSIC BANDS – CELEBRATING THE ARTISTS, MUSIC AND POP CULTURE OF THE CLASSIC ROCK ERA
Remember Crazy Eddie, the “Insaaane” Music Retailer?
The chain’s TV ads with the crazy pitch man were so ubiquitous in the New York metropolitan area, Dan Aykroyd spoofed them on Saturday Night Live.
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‘I Really Should Be Back at School’: 15 September Songs
September as metaphor can symbolize change, separation, reunion, a lost love, a new beginning, the passage of time, the process of aging.
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Traffic: ‘Welcome to the Canteen’—Together Again
The front album cover didn’t even call them Traffic; it just listed the names of the musicians. But there was no mistaking who they were.
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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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‘Just a Shot Away,’ Book on Martin Scorsese’s Life in Film, Coming
The title drawing on previously unseen sources, original research, and new interviews to reveal the origins, genius, and influence of his life and work.
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The Day the Music Didn’t Die—14 Rockin’ Tunes from 1959-64
While some artists who would later comprise the first class of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees sat out the period of 1958-64, new trends developed and the music morphed in several new and different directions.
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Remember Crazy Eddie, the “Insaaane” Music Retailer?
The chain’s TV ads with the crazy pitch man were so ubiquitous in the New York metropolitan area, Dan Aykroyd spoofed them on Saturday Night Live.
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A 5th Dimension Box Delivers Hits Galore & Hidden Treasures: Review
The group consistently tapped excellent composers, most notably Jimmy Webb and Laura Nyro but also such folks as Harry Nilsson and Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
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Jeff Lynne’s ELO at the Hollywood Bowl in 2016
The spaceship touched down on Los Angeles as the re-tooled Electric Light Orchestra played their first of just 5 U.S. dates.
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13 Essential Sly and the Family Stone Songs
They had Black and white, male and female musicians side by side on stage and on record.
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The Number One Singles of 1973: Each One Has a Story
A great year for chart-topping singles included some of the era’s biggest stars as well as some forgotten classics.
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Jimmy Buffett Coral Reefers Band Documentary Opens
“Capturing these stories was especially important because, like Jimmy himself, many of the original players are no longer with us,” said the film’s director.
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Cat Stevens’ ‘Buddha and the Chocolate Box’ Gets Reissue
The 1974 release was one of his four consecutive albums to reach the top 3 on both sides of the Atlantic.
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10 Great Rock Driving Songs
Going for a drive? Songs by the Stones, the Doors, Golden Earring and other classic rock artists provide musical fuel for your journey.
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