Tag "best classic bands"
Rod Stewart, Jools Holland Release Lively ‘Swing Fever’ Album
It’s been Stewart’s dream of making an album of the songs that were, in many ways, the rock ‘n’ roll of their day
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John ‘Duff’ Lowe, Bandmate of McCartney, Lennon and Harrison in The Quarrymen, Dies
In 1958, the group—Lennon, McCartney, George Harrison, drummer Colin Hanton, and Lowe, on piano—recorded a pair of songs in Liverpool. Lowe retained the only copy
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Blood, Sweat & Tears—Groundbreaking Debut: Rewind
The idea was simple but brand new: a rock band augmented by a jazz-influenced horn section. Soon, a classic album was born
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Mick Jones of Foreigner Reveals Parkinson’s Battle
The guiding force since its start as a British-American rock band in 1976 has explained why he’s no longer touring with them
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David Libert, Founding Member of ’60s Group The Happenings, Dies
He formed the popular group with fellow high school classmates from Paterson, NJ, and later went on to a successful career as a manager
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John Prine ‘The Missing Years’: With the Heartbreakers
The album, with its great lineup won him the first of his four Grammys.
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From the Vaults: Interview with Steely Dan’s Becker and Fagen
“When we started we were arrogant enough to think we would be successful, in spite of the fact that what we were doing was far off the beaten path.”
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15 Rockers’ Early Days: Before They Were Stars
Eagles, Simon & Garfunkel, Hendrix, Stephen Stills and other rockers made records before anyone knew who they were. You’ve got to hear these!
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Doobie Brothers—’What Were Once Vices…’: The End of an Era
The LP took the Doobies to heights previously unreached, even as no one could know how close the band was to the end of its first era.
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Mark Knopfler—’Local Hero’ Soundtrack: A Musical Homecoming
Knopfler delivered a score that was integral to the film’s enduring appeal, launching a successful second career as a film composer.
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