Tag "best classic bands"
Rolling Stones Release Super Deluxe Edition of 1976’s ‘Black and Blue’
The album was their first following the departure of Mick Taylor who was eventually replaced by Ronnie Wood, one of several guitarists who auditioned for the band.
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Nicolette Larson Gets Box Set, ‘Look In My Direction: The Warner Bros. Recordings’
The 4-CD collection is the first, definitive anthology of her recordings for the label in the late ’70s and early ’80s.
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David Coverdale, of Whitesnake and Deep Purple Fame, Announces Retirement: ‘Fare Thee Well’
The dynamic frontman recently turned 74. “It’s time for me to call it a day.”
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Robbie Robertson-Martin Scorsese Collaborations are Subject of Book, ‘Insomnia’
The Band guitarist and songwriter produced music for the filmmaker’s movies for four decades. The 2025 book is told in Robertson’s voice.
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When Neil Young Found a Neil Young Bootleg
What happened way back in 1971 when a rock star went record shopping and found a bootleg of his own music? It wasn’t pretty, but it’s fascinating.
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‘Play Misty For Me’: The Clint Eastwood Stalker
“You ever find yourself completely smothered by somebody,” his character asks a friend. Jessica Walter’s Evelyn arrived 16 years before Fatal Attraction.
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Bruce Springsteen’s Expanded ‘Nebraska ’82’: Review
His new performance of the material is stunning, with the septuagenarian singer seeming just as immersed in his material as he was when he composed it more than 40 years ago.
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1975: The Year in Music
The year gave us such classics as ‘Blood on the Tracks,’ ‘Born to Run,’ ‘Wish You Were Here’ and ‘Physical Graffiti.’
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Smokey Robinson & the Miracles’ ‘Going to a Go-Go’: Life of the Party
Their 1965 release was their only studio album to make the Billboard top 10 during the ’60s.
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Radio Hits in November 1967: Take a Look
It was a melting pot in the Top 10 on WABC this week, with plenty of all-time favorites topped by a band with a psychedelic name and an unusual path to #1.
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