Tag "best classic bands"
Neil Young Releases 1977 ‘Lost’ Album, ‘Chrome Dreams’
The legendary “lost” album of 12 classic Young songs, recorded in the studio from 1974-1976, as he originally envisioned it
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Jeff Beck Live at the Hollywood Bowl: 2016 Review
The crowd was treated to a jaw-dropping display of deep blues, hot licks and dive-bombing Stratocaster forays into the ionosphere of rock with special guests Billy Gibbons and Steven Tyler
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Robbie Robertson on Levon Helm: ‘He Could Sing Better Than Anybody’
On AXS TV’s The Big Interview With Dan Rather in 2020, he spoke about his longtime Band-mate. “For all the years we were together, we never had a cross word. Ever.”
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Ronnie Spector Interview: ‘Be My Baby’ and Her Biggest Influence
“We wore tight dresses where everyone else wore flared dresses. We had slits up to here. And big hair. It was something no one had ever seen”
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Robbie Robertson on The Band’s ‘The Last Waltz’: ‘The Whole Thing Just Snowballed’
The guitarist-songwriter took us behind the scenes of the fabled concert film.
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Isaac Hayes: Stax, ‘Shaft,’ and Chef
The singer, songwriter, producer and actor revolutionized soul music, leading it out of the era of the three-minute single and into cosmically new territory
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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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Joni Mitchell’s Triumphant Return to Newport: Review
Having Mitchell back on stage and singing these tunes so beautifully with stellar accompaniment seems like some sort of miracle.
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Maria Muldaur: Debut Solo Album—Smart, Sassy and Seductive
The album, which included the top 10 hit “Midnight at the Oasis,” is a potent blend of country, blues, folk and pop, and it still sounds fresh
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Sixto Rodriguez, Who Found Fame Decades Later in ‘Searching For Sugar Man,’ Dies
The singer-songwriter from Detroit, Mich., finally found fame in the U.S. four decades after his early recordings were released
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