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Trans-Siberian Orchestra Founder Talks Arena Rock
In this 2016 interview, Paul O’Neill shared his concerns about rock’s future despite his act’s phenomenal success. “One of the magical things about music…”
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Bert Berns: The Ecstatic Agony of a Producer/Songwriter
It’s billed as “the greatest untold story of rock ‘n’ roll,” about the man who wrote “Twist and Shout” and “Piece of My Heart” and produced “Brown Eyed Girl”
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Joe Walsh Interview: Paying It Back for Veterans
Walsh: “I had played a lot of functions for other people, friends and stuff for various charities they were involved with. But I never had my own.”
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Carl Palmer Talks About Emerson, Lake and Palmer
The famed rock drummer reveals that he and ELP bandmate Keith Emerson were going to play together again in 2016. He’s on an extensive tour with his band ELP Legacy
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Timothy B. Schmit of the Eagles: An Intimate Chat
As a core member of the Eagles and Poco, and as a solo artist, he’s been ubiquitous for decades. We chat with a legend of California rock.
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14 Best Studio Double Albums of All-Time
In the pre-digital era, many rock legends released a two-record set. Here are favorites from The Who, Derek and the Dominos, the Clash, Elton John, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin
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10 Great Jimmy Page Non-Led Zep Songs
Led Zeppelin is just a part of Pagey’s musical legacy. Here are some of his other great guitar-playing moments with Clapton, Beck, Cocker + more.
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Bill Wyman on the Birth of the Rolling Stones
In Dennis Elsas’ 2002 interview, the former Stones bassist talks about Brian Jones’ love of the blues: “He created the band. It was his idea.”
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Leslie West on Mountain, Woodstock, Hendrix +
When the history of heavy rock is traced today, it invariably points to him as one of the origin points—it was no accident that he called his band Mountain.
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Don McLean’s ‘American Pie’ – The True Story
The media touted how he finally revealed all about “American Pie” as its original lyrics sold at auction. But he still didn’t tell everything. How do we know? He told Best Classic Bands’ writer the full story of how he wrote it back in the late 1970s
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