Tag "best classic bands"
Shirley Watts, Wife of the Rolling Stones’ Charlie Watts, Dies
The couple were married for 57 years before the beloved drummer died in 2021. Her family wrote, she’s “reunited now forever with Charlie”
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2022 in Review: The Best New Albums by Classic Rockers
Recording legends such as Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt, ZZ Top, Jethro Tull and many others, released outstanding LPs in ’22.
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Charlie Gracie, Early Rocker Who Hit #1 With ‘Butterfly,’ Dies at 86
Loved by the likes of Paul McCartney and Graham Nash, the Philly rockabilly singer helped put Cameo-Parkway Records on the map.
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Cheap Trick Rocks With New ‘Live at The Whisky 1977’
45 years ago, the band was in Los Angeles to record their second album. To get in shape for the record, they booked 5 gigs at the legendary venue
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David Crosby Changes Mind on Touring: ‘I Think I’m Going Back Out to Play Live’
In May 2022, he said, “Being on a bus tour is a daunting task. I don’t have the stamina; I don’t have the strength.” Seven months later, he’s had a change of heart
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2022 in Review: The Best Music Books of the Year
The year’s best music-related reads include bios and memoirs associated with Chuck Berry, Charlie Watts, Bob Dylan, Eagles, plus much more!
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Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Alternate Collection’: Fascinating Variations on 6 Best-Selling Albums
Some of the recordings (especially many of the concert tracks) are as good as—or arguably even better than—the familiar ones.
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Paul Simon Tribute Concert, ‘Homeward Bound,’ Coming to TV
The two-hour special features performances and tributes by such stars as Garth Brooks, Sting, Susanna Hoffs, Stevie Wonder, and others
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Guitarist Johnny Echols Interview on Love’s ‘Forever Changes’
“The album was unexpected. You are dealing with regular TNT explosions and all of a sudden, you’ve got an atomic bomb.”—Johnny Echols
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David Crosby Releases Live Album With the Lighthouse Band
The 16-song collection, recorded in 2018, draws from his late period renaissance and touches on his career as a member of CSN and CSNY
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