Tag "best classic bands"
Richie Furay Interview: His Country-Rock Roots
He touches on many of his earlier bands. “We were creating a brand-new sound, basically”
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The Guess Who’s ‘American Woman’ Album: Distant Roads Are Calling
The Canadian band had been scoring with ballads like “These Eyes” and “Laughing.” Now they wanted to rock. The 1970 album introduced a new Guess Who.
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John Barbata, Drummer for Turtles, CSN&Y, Airplane/Starship, Dead at 79
The musician had a long list of credits with some of the biggest acts of the late ’60s and well into the ’70s
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Graham Nash Sets 2024 Tour; Judy Collins Joins on Select Dates
Nash is set to tour the U.S. throughout this summer and fall. He will be joined by Judy Collins for select dates.
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The Vaults: An Interview with Twang Guitar Innovator Duane Eddy
“I got tired of hearing those rock ’n’ roll licks on the high strings. It was always the same thing,” said Eddy, and so he invented a new style.
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‘Mama’ Cass’ Daughter Explains Myth of Her Mother’s Choking Death in New Book
The memoir about the powerhouse singer’s life and death, at age 32, comes from Owen Elliot-Kugell
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A Late ’70s Interview with Bob Seger
“If I’m really committed to a song, I’ll work and work on it until it just can’t be improved.”—Seger on his work ethic
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Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore Set New Album, ‘Texicali,’ Tour
The Americana legends first joined together in 2017 for what they thought was a one-off tour, that instead turned into a collaborative debut album.
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1968 in Rock Music: A Look Back
A year of turmoil gave us some of the greatest music of all time. We look back at the heady year and the incredibly diverse sounds we heard.
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Paul Simon ‘There Goes Rhymin’ Simon’: American Tunes
With classic songs such as “American Tune,” “Kodachrome” and “Loves Me Like a Rock,” his third solo album sealed his reputation as a major solo artist.
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