Tag "best classic bands"
Paul Simon Made a Surprise Appearance at the 2022 Newport Folk Festival
All the signs were there. The final set on the 2nd night of the 2022 festival was billed as “American Tune Revue” presented by Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
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Amy Winehouse’s Death Still Haunts
The Academy Award-winning documentary is a “dark and painful” tale that sadly shows how she was destined to die young and join music’s “27 Club”
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‘Dylan Goes Electric’ Author Talks Newport 1965
Author and folklorist Elijah Wald explores the myths, context and events surrounding the famous electric live debut at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival
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When John Mayall’s ‘Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton’ Broke Down Boundaries
The 1966 album featuring a 21-year-old Clapton helped establish a blues-rock template that would linger long after in the popular music firmament
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SNL’s Celebrity ‘Jeopardy’ With ‘Sean Connery’ and ‘Burt Reynolds’
The sketch comedy series has had dozens of popular recurring skits. Will Ferrell plays it straight as Alex Trebek, who’s tormented by his celebrity guests, usually Darrell Hammond’s Sean Connery
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The Doors’ ‘Live at the Matrix’ Pays Tribute to a Legendary Rock Club
The late Marty Balin and Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane on the tiny club that helped spawn San Francisco’s rock scene.
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Cat Stevens Returns After 40 Years: 2016 Review
The acclaimed singer-songwriter returned to New York City in September 2016 after a 40-year absence to perform a stunning career retrospective. Our review…
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Rolling Stones’ Early Catalog Gets Vinyl Reissues
Many of their albums recorded between 1963-1970, are being reissued throughout the remainder of 2023 and into 2024
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Lucinda Williams’ Effusive ‘Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart’: Review
The singer-songwriter’s primary lyrical focus, on this album marking her 70th birthday, is how much music means to her.
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The Classics IV Trio: ‘Spooky,’ ‘Stormy’ & ‘Traces’
They had three huge hits in less than a year and a half. Who were they and what became of them? We look back at the brief career of the Classics IV.
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