Tag "best classic bands"

Steve Miller Band Continues to Expand 2025 Tour

The 81-year-old crafted a stream of radio-friendly hits including “The Joker,” “Livin’ in the USA,” “Take the Money and Run,” “Rock’n Me,” “Fly Like an Eagle,” “Jet Airliner,” and “Abracadabra,” among them.

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When the Alice Cooper Band Reunited for a 5-Song Set

Three members of the original Alice Cooper band joined the star for a reunion that featured “I’m Eighteen,” “No More Mr. Nice Guy” and “School’s Out.”

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Ever Wonder How Many Top 10 Singles Motown Had?

Longtime music industry writer, editor and executive Adam White shares his story identifying the artists and songs that achieved the benchmark with the great label

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Al Stewart Adds Dates to Farewell Tour

The “Year of the Cat” singer-songwriter will turn 80 in 2025

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The Number One Albums of 1973: Each One Has a Story

The Beatles as well as 3 of its members reached the top. Other classic rock giants, including the Stones, Elton John, and Led Zeppelin, are all represented.

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Gold Star Recording Studios: Behind the Scenes of Some of L.A.’s Earliest Rock Hits

It was the place where Phil Spector, the Beach Boys, the Turtles and rockabilly great Eddie Cochran all made hits. We look back at a true rock landmark.

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Eric Andersen Shines on ‘Dance of Love and Death’: Review

The singer-songwriter, 82, is at the top of his form on every one of the collection’s 17 tracks, all of which feature his distinctive, intimate vocals and immersive, elegantly constructed music.

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Radio Hits of May 1973: Clowns to the Left of Me

Check out the videos from some all-time greats including Steely Dan, the Edgar Winter Group and Stealers Wheel’s “Stuck in the Middle With You.”

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Digging In to The Yardbirds History

We sort out the notable moments of the legendary English blues-rock band in which Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page all played.

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Pete Townshend ‘Empty Glass’: The Who Album That Wasn’t

Although it’s fully satisfying on its own, the 1980 album, the most successful of his solo releases, has been called a Who record that never was.

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