The Classic Rock Legacy

New Tom Petty Book: Exclusive Interview With Author

Christopher McKittrick offers insight to Somewhere You Feel Free: Tom Petty and Los Angeles, and the colorful characters and venues that inspired TP and his music

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Label Exec Reflects on Glenn Frey’s Legacy

A longtime music industry executive looks back on a long ago visit to the Eagles’ member’s home and wishes he had spent more time appreciating the moment

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Major Label PR in the ’70s: An Insider View

Dan Beck’s early years in the music biz gave him a front row seat in the rise of Bruce Springsteen and the Asbury Park scene

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Has the Golden Age of the Rock Bio/Memoir Already Peaked?

“As long as we listen to music, there will be books about artists and their gifts,” says one prolific author. But have we reached the saturation point?

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The Rolling Stones in NYC Book: Author Q-and-A

Can’t Give it Away on Seventh Avenue – The Rolling Stones in New York City offers a fascinating look at the band from TV appearances to concerts to PR stunts

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Behind Dave Mason’s ‘Alone Together’: Exclusive Book Excerpt

Every Dave Mason record actually looked different from every other one, because the plant manager dropped colored pellets into the boiling plastic.

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2019 in Review: A Farewell to Those Who Left Us

While it’s a cliché it’s also true that, although they are gone, their music will always remain with those who are still here to listen.

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The Rolling Stones’ 2019 Tour: FAQs

They looked like thin and fit, and played with the energy of people half their age. Still the Greatest R&R Band in the World.

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Remembering Smithereens Singer Pat DiNizio

The New Jersey rock band earned success and much respect with a series of albums, beginning in the mid 1980s. He was their lead singer and principal songwriter

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Quicksilver’s Gary Duncan—The Later Years

The guitarist’s later period was Duncan’s most creative and musically fruitful of his entire career and should not be ignored or overlooked.

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