BEST CLASSIC BANDS – CELEBRATING THE ARTISTS, MUSIC AND POP CULTURE OF THE CLASSIC ROCK ERA
12 Overlooked Rock Songs of 1970
Alongside the year’s well-known hits were many singles and album cuts that once received plenty of airplay but have largely slipped from regular rotation.
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‘With the Beatles: Illustrated Journey’ Book Coming From Insider Mal Evans’ Archives
The title, from noted Beatles scholar and author Kenneth Womack, is the follow-up to 2023’s acclaimed Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans.
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Remastered ‘Rocky’ Film to Return to Theaters For 50th Anniversary
The original film, which premiered on Nov. 20, 1976, received ten Academy Award® nominations and won three, including Best Picture and Best Director.
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11 Great Doobie Brothers Songs (Beyond the Hits)
A look beyond such classics as “Listen to the Music,” “Long Train Runnin’,” “China Grove,” and “Black Water.”
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The Who Release ‘Live at Eden Project’ Orchestral Album
The unique venue’s natural acoustics and enclosed structures created a warm, detailed sonic environment that offered a clarity and intimacy unmatched by traditional stadium settings.
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The Number One Albums of 1975: Aye Aye, Captain
Only one artist had an album that spent more than five weeks at the top. That same superstar had three chart toppers that year, totaling 15 weeks in all.
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12 Overlooked Rock Songs of 1970
Alongside the year’s well-known hits were many singles and album cuts that once received plenty of airplay but have largely slipped from regular rotation.
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Tom Jones: Sex Bomb on the Road—2016 Concert Review
His voice is virtually indistinguishable from what it was when he first arrived well over 50 years ago with “It’s Not Unusual” and “What’s New Pussycat?”
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Nick Lowe: ‘Labour of Lust’—The Basher Blossoms
The highly regarded British singer/songwriter/producer and his pals from Rockpile cut this classic album at the height of the new wave era.
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The Rolling Stones’ Summer of ‘Satisfaction’
In 1965, the Stones hit #1 for a 4-week run. Can later generations even comprehend what it felt like for those of us growing up back then?
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Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi Lead Music America Concerts Celebrating Nation’s 250th Birthday
The Songs that Shaped Us also featured performances by Jackson Browne, Mavis Staples, Kenny Chesney, Dion, Darlene Love, and many others.
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Top Selling Albums of 1973: Come to the Dark Side
Classic rock was in its heyday and many of its biggest names released #1 albums this year. But only one could be the year’s biggest.
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Here We Come… The Monkees’ Incredible First Year
Our look back at the 3 chart-topping albums, three #1 singles and the shocking exit of a behind-the-scenes exec less than 8 months after Monkee-mania began.
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Paul McCartney Releases ‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane’ Album, Recalling Days of Growing Up in Post-War Liverpool
The album finds him writing about his childhood in post-war Liverpool, the resilience of his parents, and early adventures shared with George Harrison and John Lennon long before the world had ever heard of Beatlemania.
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