Tag "best classic bands"
Bob Dylan and The Band in Energetic Romp on Massive Live 1974 Set
In his first tour in over 7 years, he was backed by his friends and previous touring partners, Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson and Richard Manuel
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Radio Hits in September 1964: The Sun Was Rising
The countdown survey during this week on Chicago’s WLS featured some of classic rock’s most enduring songs from several British Invasion acts
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Oasis’ ‘Definitely Maybe’: The Audacious Debut from the Britpop Behemoths
The original album has never gone out of style. While the States accepted it with mild trepidation in 1994, the impact was immediate in the U.K.
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12 Influential Early MTV Videos
Remember when the cable channel played music? Billboard’s first video editor saw all the early MTV videos and selects the significant clips
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Phil Collins ‘Both Sides’ Gets 30th Anniversary Box Set
The musician called the 1993 title his “favorite album from a songwriting and creative perspective”
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The Stills-Young Band One-Off Album: ‘Long May You Run’
The 1976 release is an outlier, a stopgap that is often overlooked. But there are treasures in it.
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Fleetwood Mac Releases Live “Mirage Tour ’82” Album
Live recordings from the band’s two sold-out shows at The Forum in 1982 are featured in a 22-track collection
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Grateful Dead Issue April 1978 Concerts, ‘Friend of The Devils’
The titles include a massive 19-CD box set of eight previously unreleased concerts
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Nick Gravenites, Electric Flag Singer & Joplin Collaborator, Dies at 85
Coming from the Chicago Blues scene, he also worked with Janis Joplin and many others.
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JD Souther: A Vintage Interview with the Gifted Singer-Songwriter
I met Glenn Frey, and we started noodling until the neighbors were sick of it.
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