The Classic Rock Legacy

Looking Back at the Final Lindsey Buckingham Performance With Fleetwood Mac

The band, during 2018’s Grammy week, performed a preview of their “massive trek around the planet.” But he was ousted before the tour began.

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When Jefferson Airplane Auditioned for Phil Spector: ‘Man, Let’s Get Out of Here!’

“He was shooting [a pellet pistol]. Made me uncomfortable and I left after we played,” remembers guitarist Jorma Kaukonen of the “strange” meeting.

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Musicians We’ve Lost in 2022

An astonishing number of our favorite recording artists, as well as other celebrities, were taken from us in 2022. We pay our respects.

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Rolling Stones Closed 2021 Tour With Intimate Concert

The performance took place at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., to close the 2021 chapter of the No Filter tour

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Richie Furay, Timothy B Schmit Deliver at 2018 Poco Show

The country rock star was celebrating the 50th anniversary of Poco. At the Troubadour in West Hollywood, he was joined by his one-time bandmate

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When Johnny Cash Played for 700 San Francisco Hippies

The newly released recording is “probably the closest to what it actually sounded like to be in the audience for a Johnny Cash show in 1968.”

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Seals and Crofts: Diamonds in the Rough

Their ’70s top 10 hits–“Summer Breeze,” “Diamond Girl” and “Get Closer”–told only part of the story. The soft-rockers had been around for years by then.

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Thank You, Peter Frampton

In 2019, the popular musician did a farewell tour, due to an incurable muscular disease. A 2020 edition in Europe was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic

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Jann Wenner Admits: Some Bands Have Never Been Considered for Rock Hall

The Rolling Stone magazine founder confesses that bands like Foreigner, REO Speedwagon, Styx and Boston never even come up.

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1981: The Year in 50 Classic Rock Albums

The biggest rock news of the year, without question, was the birth of MTV, But how did that translate to new albums? We went back and listened again.

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