The Classic Rock Legacy

Seatrain: 1 Band, 2 Spellings, 5 Lineups, 4 LPs in 4 Years on 3 Labels, 1 Legendary Producer, 13 Questions

Talk about a convoluted history: Few bands went through as many changes in as brief a period.

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Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival: First-Hand Stories

Those who saw Bob Dylan play his first electric show at Newport in ’65 offer differing yet still compatible memories of that seminal rock music event

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10 Times Mick Jagger Shared the Mic

The star’s appearances apart from the Rolling Stones are surprisingly few. Here are great performances with Peter Tosh, the Jacksons, David Bowie and more that you may not have heard

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‘Super Session’: When Al Kooper, Mike Bloomfield and Stephen Stills Got Into a Jam

“The first real rock ’n’ roll jam session,” the gold-selling album featured members of some of the hottest bands of the late ’60s

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11 ‘Weird’ Songs Heard on the Dark Side of the Moon

The Apollo 10 astronauts say they heard strange music on their mission. Our likely candidates include cuts from The Beatles, The Stones and of course Floyd

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1963: When the Beatles 1st Landed in America. Yes, 1963!

So you think no one in the U.S. heard the Beatles before 1964. Well, read on…

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Steppenwolf, Born to Be Wild & Easy Rider

Some songs are inextricably associated with certain films, and few are as evocative as this 1968 classic, which has come to define biker culture

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Early Byrds—Interviews with McGuinn, Crosby & Hillman

“Our manager said, ‘You want to make records you will be proud to listen to in 40 years.’ He was right.”—Chris Hillman

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Three Dog Night: Under the Covers

Their value lie not in their compositional skills but in their knack for choosing songs by others that fit their style and broadened their appeal.

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Fleetwood Mac Finds Fame in the ’70s: A Vintage Interview

“When we sat down listening to what we had, we realized every track was written about someone in the band.”–Mick Fleetwood

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