The Classic Rock Legacy

A Beatles ‘Reunion’ Can at Last Be Put Right: Opinion

This would mark the last chance for straightening out the long and winding recording road of this troubled project, and giving it the dignity and polish it deserves.

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Sonny Geraci of The Outsiders & Climax: Top 10 x 2

Most artists are lucky to have a top 5 hit with one band. Sonny Geraci reached that plateau with two different groups in two different decades.

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Remembering Marty Balin, Jefferson Airplane/Starship Singer

The singer, who co-founded the Airplane in 1965, and later joined the offshoot band Jefferson Starship and went on to a solo career, died in 2018 at 76

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‘Young Americans’ at 50: Behind the Scenes, Studio and Stage

Music journalist Harvey Kubernik spoke to the star and others in his orbit about the recording, in this archival interview.

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10 Career-Spanning (and Unique) Beatles Guitar Solos

They are rarely hailed as a band known for their guitar solos. But sorting out which ones stand apart from the rest is a pleasing task.

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1967 Rock Music Highlights: One Amazing Year

What a year for rock, pop and soul music! Here are some of the highlights when FM “underground” radio was starting to overtake AM Top 40.

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Steve Perry on Journey Departure: ‘I Was Burned Out’

In a 2018 interview, he said, “I knew it was going to be painful to walk away, but sometimes you just have to take care of yourself, even if it hurts to do so.”

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Spencer Davis Group’s ‘I’m a Man’: Admit It, You Don’t Know the Lyrics

The teenaged singer of this British band, Steve Winwood, had a voice like no other. But what exactly was he singing in this hit?

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David 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.

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72 Classic Rock Albums From 1972

What a year for classic rock music! We listened to dozens of new albums that would still sound great decades later. Here are the best.

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