Best Classic Bands | Lee Zimmerman, Author at Best Classic Bands

‘Sports’ remains one of Huey Lewis and the News’ most memorable efforts, and confirmation that they were decidedly in the game.

The album, with its Bowie-written title track, emphasized the band’s bravado, and helped lay the foundation for the ’70s glam movement.

With 17 million sales, it still ranks not only as one of the best-selling debut albums in music history, but also one of the fastest-selling as well.

By 1974, his once-promising career had hit a wall and it would clearly take something significant to get him back on track. Enter John Lennon

The 1966 album featuring a 21-year-old Clapton helped establish a blues-rock template that would linger long after in the popular music firmament

Collaborating with Ronnie Wood and his other mates in the Faces, the singer’s formula of mixing original tunes with covers proved successful.

In many ways, it’s still Dylan’s defining album, one that helped to affirm his lingering largess. Its iconic standing remains as indelible as ever

While the collection could be considered a document detailing the end of an era, it also marked a makeover: Time was marching on for the band.

His stunning solo debut, arriving when CSNY was in flux, exemplified Nash’s ability to navigate the divide between desire and despair.

All three albums are now hailed as milestones in his dazzling career, and a marked influence on other artists, including King Crimson

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