Tag "best classic bands"
Music World Wishes Mick Jagger a Happy 80th Birthday
Keith Richards led the well wishers. “Long may we keep saying this to each other. Give me a call… let me know what it’s like,” he said with a laugh
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‘Let’s Stomp!,’ A Merseybeat Anthology: Review
The Beatles weren’t the only group working in Liverpool in the early ’60s, and some of the other bands were pretty great too!
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When the Moody Blues Found Their ‘Lost Chord’
If you’ve been listening to this music on a scratchy vinyl LP for the last 50 years, you’re bound to find the surround-sound version to be a real trip.
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10 Essential Rolling Stones Blues Songs
London’s finest were ace purveyors of the blues from the very start of their career. Our look back at highlights of the Stones’ blues-drenched catalog
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Allman Brothers Band Book Takes Deep Dive Into ‘Brothers and Sisters’ Era
‘Brothers and Sisters: The Allman Brothers Band and the Inside Story of the Album That Defined the 70s’ is from bestselling author Alan Paul
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Dino Danelli: My Life With The Rascals—A Vintage Interview
“We were one of the most visually exciting bands that was coming around in rock and roll in those days.”–Dino Danelli, Rascals drummer
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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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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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