Tag "best classic bands"
The Doors Release ‘Live at the Matrix 1967: Original Masters’ Set
The band played five sparsely attended shows at a small club in San Francisco just months before they achieved stardom
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Mott the Hoople ‘All the Young Dudes’ Generates Some Hoopla
The album, with its Bowie-written title track, emphasized the band’s bravado, and helped lay the foundation for the ’70s glam movement.
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‘John Lennon is Forever’: Yoko Ono at USPS Event
At the event honoring her late husband, Yoko said: “When John died, I said there will be no funeral. John is going to be forever”
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Buddy Holly: Well All Right!
He was a trendsetter who wrote and produced his own music and led his own band. We hear his influence on everyone from the Beatles and Rolling Stones, to more contemporary artists and we mourn what might have been
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Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks Both Note 50th Anniversary of Their Duo Album
Could a Fleetwood Mac reunion with Lindsey Buckingham happen? Was a post on his and Stevie Nicks’ social media platforms the sign of a thaw?
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After 50+ Years, Electric Hot Tuna Calling It Quits; Will Continue to Perform Acoustically
Launched in the late ’60s as a spinoff of Jefferson Airplane, the duo still features guitarist Jorma Kaukonen and bassist Jack Casady.
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Faces 2015 Reunion Gave Fans a ‘Glorious’ 7 Songs
Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood and Kenney Jones revived the band for one night
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The 10 #1 Albums of 1976: Alive and Well
Of the hundreds of albums that charted in a great year for rock, only 10 topped the sales chart. We look at big titles from the Eagles, Wings and Frampton
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Former Smash Mouth Lead Singer Steve Harwell Dies
The rock band’s biggest hit was the 1999 single, “All Star.” The news of his death arrived one day after it was revealed he was in hospice care
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John Mellencamp’s Dark But Rewarding ‘Orpheus Descending:’ Review
The Rock Hall inductee doesn’t sound like he did at his peak, but his new album is heartfelt and contains several understated numbers.
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