Tag "best classic bands"

Here We Come… The Monkees’ Incredible First Year

Our look back at the 3 chart-topping albums, three #1 singles and the shocking exit of a behind-the-scenes exec less than 8 months after Monkee-mania began

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Jeff Lynne’s ELO Lights Up NYC Stage: 2015 Review

It was a triumphant night for the Maestro as he played to an enthusiastic sold-out crowd at NYC’s Irving Plaza for his first U.S. comeback show

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Bert Berns: Behind-the-Scenes Producer/Songwriter Legend

“The greatest untold story of rock ‘n’ roll.” The Rock Hall inductee co-wrote “Twist and Shout” and “Piece of My Heart” and produced “Brown Eyed Girl”

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The Willie Nelson Star-Studded 90th Birthday Concert: CD/Blu-ray Review

Now, here’s a guy who knows how to throw a party! And what a guest list: Keith Richards, Neil Young, Tom Jones & more.

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Frankie Valli, Lionel Richie Perform Funk-ified ‘Grease’ on ‘The Midnight Special’

Not long before Richie left for a hugely successful solo career, he and his Commodores bandmates performed with Valli on the TV music series

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‘The T.A.M.I. Show’: The Classic 1964 Concert Film That Pitted James Brown vs. the Rolling Stones

With artists like Chuck Berry, the Beach Boys and Marvin Gaye, it was one for the ages. But two other acts battled it out for best-of-show.

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The Bangles: With ‘All Over the Place,’ the Heroines Take the Plunge

With hits like “Hero Takes a Fall” and “Going Down to Liverpool,” the band displayed its own distinct sound and persona on its debut LP.

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The Band ‘Rock of Ages’: Their Live Pinnacle?

It belongs on any short list of the best live albums ever, while serving as a coda to the group’s groundbreaking influence.

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Edgar Winter’s ‘They Only Come Out at Night’: The Story Behind the LP and Its Monster Hit

Edgar on the LP: ‘We were just having fun. Play the music you love and follow your heart, and you can’t go wrong.’

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Barry Gibb, Dionne Warwick Lead Kennedy Center 2023 Honorees

They were among the five chosen for lifetime artistic achievements

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