Tag "best classic bands"
ABBA’s U.S. Success: The Inside Story
After winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 with “Waterloo,” Atlantic Records president Jerry Greenberg signed them for the US. Then “Dancing Queen” happened
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Ray Charles’ Soulful Country Music: ‘It’s Got to Move Me’
The 1962 album astonished pop consumers with the quality of the chosen songs, the intensity of Charles’ vocals and the amazing arrangements.
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Jim Croce ‘You Don’t Mess Around With Jim’: An Everyman Arrives
With more time, he might have taken his place as an equal of James Taylor, Gordon Lightfoot, Paul Simon, etc.
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Carl Palmer Gets Career-Spanning Box Set
Fanfare For the Common Man, a 3-CD/Blu-ray collection, features music by the Carl Palmer Band, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Asia and various other Palmer-affiliated bands and artists
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Hugh Masekela, Jazz Trumpet Great: Unlikely Pop Star
The “Father of South African jazz” appeared at Monterey Pop, recorded with the Byrds, scored a #1 pop single and toured with Paul Simon.
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‘New Guitars in Town,’ a Power Pop Anthology, Features Noteworthy Obscurities: Review
In addition to well-known artists like Elvis Costello and Squeeze, the collection features many artists about whom nothing is known.
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John Sinclair—Activist, Writer, Manager of MC5, Subject of Lennon Song—Dead at 82
The counterculture hero was the subject of a song written and recorded by John Lennon
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Joe Vitale: A Chat with the Master Musician
“There was so much recording going on. The music business was really alive back then,” said Vitale about the ’70s. His credits include Eagles, CSN&Y & more.
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Foreigner Adds Dates to 2024 Farewell Tour
Foreigner continues its farewell with a co-headlining tour with Styx that also includes special guest John Waite, followed by shows with Loverboy and Lita Ford
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Leon Russell Talks His Career and Collaborations
In our extensive 2014 interview, the musician talks about the genius of Brian Wilson, and his work with Joe Cocker, George Harrison, Elton John and others.
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