Tag "best classic bands"

Joe Walsh 2023 VetsAid With Jeff Lynne’s ELO, Stephen Stills to Livestream

Another star-studded lineup for the 7th annual edition of the benefit concert, and the first to be held outdoors

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‘Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations’: When Motown’s His & Hers Cadillacs Met Again

The LP was a perfect indicator of Motown’s growth, offering proof that Berry Gordy’s operation was quickly becoming a major Black-owned business.

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10 Rock Legends With Just One Top 10 U.S. Single

Our look at the stars whose career features a significant outlier: all of them share a chart oddity… just one Top 10 U.S. pop hit

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Quincy Jones’ ‘Back on the Block’: A Movie for the Ears

Recognized as one of the most unusual and kaleidoscopic albums ever produced, the 7x Grammy-winner featured an all-star cast.

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Steely Dan’s ‘Can’t Buy a Thrill’: All Systems Go

Their debut is tuneful and literate, and the musicianship can be exuberantly loose or scarily precise, perched midway between jazz, rock, and rhythm and blues.

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Paul McCartney Publishes ‘The Lyrics’ Book Expanded Paperback Edition

The career-spanning book, a #1 New York Times bestseller, has been updated to now total 161 songs across its 624 pages.

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Stacks and Stacks of Vinyl: Tower Records in the ’70s

Go back in time (before “big box stores” and the Internet) and watch film footage of when Tower Records’ Sunset Blvd store was an adventure in vinyl album shopping.

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Hootie & The Blowfish Announce 2024 Tour

The foursome sets out on the “Summer Camp with Trucks” tour with special guests Collective Soul and Edwin McCain

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Producer Jack Douglas Talks About the Aerosmith Years

We go behind the scenes with the legendary producer who made four classic albums with Aerosmith. “They sounded like truth,” he says.

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‘Desperado’—Eagles’ Sagebrush Country-Rock Opera

With its sophomore effort, the band tethered its polished country-rock to a concept album driven by a Wild West narrative.

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