The Classic Rock Legacy
Remembering Garth Hudson, Master Organist and Last Surviving Member of The Band’s Original Lineup
With Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, and Richard Manuel, they were one of the most influential music groups of the rock era.
Read MoreJanis Joplin Remembered by Her Friends and Peers
“She was absolutely breathtaking, hypnotic, compelling and soul-shaking, doing something that no one else was doing.”—Clive Davis
Read MoreDavid Crosby Helped Define ’60s Rock With The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash
The 2x Rock Hall inductee had a series of well documented health issues over the years. In 2022, he announced he was retiring from touring.
Read MoreListen to Steve Miller Band’s Live Reggae Version of ‘The Joker’ From 1977
The concert captures the band at their peak, with such favorites as “Rock’n Me,” “Jet Airliner” and “Fly Like an Eagle”
Read MoreElvis Presley: What They Said About the King
Who did the King influence? Oh, just the Beatles, Stones, the Who, Springsteen, Bowie, Elton John and countless others. Read about it, in their own words.
Read MoreMusician Deaths of 2025
Many of our favorite recording artists, as well as other celebrities, were taken from us in 2025. We pay our respects.
Read MoreMcCartney, Queen, The Who Headline 4 Spectacular Nights in 1979
Over the course of 4 nights during the Christmas holiday, a Who’s Who of British rock stars performed to raise money for war-torn Cambodia.
Read MoreRemembering Joe Cocker: Rock’s Soulful Interpreter
His gift was that among all the British R&B belters, he may have been the most ballsy and uninhibited of them all and an outstanding interpreter of songs.
Read More10 (More) Big Rock Acts Without a Top 10 U.S. Single
In an era when Top 40 embraced rock music, these artists surprisingly never achieved a pop hit in America, including many Rock Hall members.
Read More1970: The Year in Rock Music
As 1970 was ushered in, few could have imagined where we were headed next. There weren’t many signs at the start of the decade.
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