Tag "best classic bands"

First-Generation Rockers: Who’s Still With Us?

With the deaths of Don Everly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard, we wonder: Which of the earliest rock ‘n’ rollers are alive? Here are 5 who made the music what it was

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Chris Stapleton Rocks ‘I Should Have Known It’ on ‘Petty Country’ All-Star Tribute Album

The record includes Dolly Parton’s reimagined version of “Southern Accents” and Dierks Bentley’s cover of “American Girl,” among its performances

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Listen to Rocking “Junior’s Farm” From Paul McCartney & Wings’ 1974 ‘One Hand Clapping’ Live Album

One of the most bootlegged live albums, recorded in August 1974, finally receives a proper release

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Joan Baez ‘Diamonds & Rust’—Reflections on Her Friend Bob

Dylan asked her who her new song was about. She told him it was about her ex-husband. It wasn’t, of course. It was about Bob Dylan.

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The Five Americans’ Catchy Hit, ‘Western Union’: Dit-Da-Dit-Da-Dit

The clean-cut band from Oklahoma chose its name to help stand out from groups that were part of the British Invasion, and scored a catchy single in 1967

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Johnny Cash Newly Discovered 1993 Album, ‘Songwriter,’ Coming

His son, John Carter Cash, stripped the recordings back to just Johnny’s powerful, pristine vocals and acoustic guitar, and invited some acclaimed musicians to the mix

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An Anthology from the Byrds’ Gene Clark: Review

Original compositions dominate the career-spanning set, which includes contributions from Roger McGuinn and Gram Parsons.

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‘The Band’s With Me’: A Former Groupie Lays It All Down

The memoir is a vivid, raucous, hilarious snapshot of a side of the rock world once ubiquitous. Sally Mann Romano makes no excuses for any of it, nor should she

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Radio Hits of April 1970: As Easy as ‘ABC’

Days before four students were shot and killed at Kent State Univ., radio listeners were blissfully listening to these songs

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Mike Pinder, Moody Blues’ Founding Member and Innovative Mellotron Player, Dies

The keyboardist remained with the group until 1978, and was part of the classic lineup that recorded such albums as Days of Future Passed and Seventh Sojourn

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