Tag "best classic bands"

Steve Cropper, Legendary Guitarist, Songwriter and Producer of Some of Soul Music’s Biggest Hits, Dies

As a member of Booker T. & the M.G.’s, he was part of the house band for the Memphis-based Stax Records on dozens of core singles.

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When 11 Fans Lost Their Lives at a Who Concert

In a documentary, Townshend and Daltrey give their first long-form TV interviews of the events of Dec. 3, 1979. They finally returned in 2022.

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Before There Was Crowded House, There Was Split Enz: Box Set Review

A new 5-CD boxed set sorts out some of the New Zealand band’s earliest material.

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An Anthology Collects Instrumental Hits of 1957-62: Review

The 3-CD set delivers “just about all” the ones that made the Top 10 in the U.S. pop and R&B charts and the U.K. chart during rock ’n’ roll’s early years.

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Radio Hits in December 1977: Getting Sentimental

A Queen song synonymous with sports championships topped the U.S. singles chart this week, which also included hits by Santana, Randy Newman and Fleetwood Mac.

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Eagles, Linda Ronstadt ’72 Concert Review: ‘Well Worth Catching’

Two of music’s biggest acts on the cusp of stardom when the singer opened for her former backup band.

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Watch Academy Award-Winning ‘War is Over’ Short Film, Inspired by John & Yoko Song

The film is set in an alternate WWI reality where, as a senseless war rages on, two soldiers on opposite sides of the conflict play a game of chess.

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Gentle Giant Frontman Turned Label Exec, Derek Shulman, Writes Memoir

My Improbable Journey From Stage Lights to Executive Heights features behind-the-scenes stories of his years as a musician and his second chapter as a successful record company executive.

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10 Classic Rock Bar Bets Questions

Bugs Bunny always knew how to spot a sucker. Here are chart questions for some of music’s biggest names that may seem to have obvious answers but aren’t so easy.

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National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation: Ah… Family!

The Griswolds cheerfully returned to the screen for a holiday edition of the series. This time, the family, including Cousin Eddie, visited them.

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