Tag "best classic bands"
Jimy Sohns, Shadows of Knight Singer (“Gloria”), Dead at 75
The singer was only 16 when he co-founded the Chicago-based garage-rock band that would record one of the great covers of the ’60s.
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Grateful Dead’s Acclaimed ‘Europe ’72’ Live Album Gets 50th Anniversary Editions
A series of releases connected to the celebrated tour are coming including the Dead’s largest vinyl boxed set of all time
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Eric Clapton Releases Video For New Song, ‘Pompous Fool’
He played a European tour during the spring and has a U.S. tour in September. The dates include his 49th and 50th appearances at Madison Square Garden
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The Animals’ Early LPs Reappear in Expanded Editions
They scored numerous hits, all of which showed that, like the Rolling Stones, their members were heavily influenced by American R&B and blues.
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Farm Aid Sets 2022 Lineup, Minus Neil Young
It’ll be another all-star lineup but for the second year in a row it’ll be without one of its most prominent supporters. “I don’t think it is safe in the pandemic”
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Stevie Nicks Sets 2022 Fall Tour
The Sept-Oct run now totals 18 shows. Guitarist Waddy Wachtel, who serves as musical director, told BCB, “It’s great [to be back]. We live for it.”
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Steve Morse Departs Deep Purple Due to Wife’s Health
He’s been a member of the classic rock band since 1994, performing on their last eight studio albums. His wife, Janine, is battling cancer
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ZZ Top’s Busy 2022: New ‘Raw’ Album (With Original Lineup) and Tour
The album features the late Dusty Hill. Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard have an extensive tour across the U.S.
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Gilbert O’Sullivan, ’70s Hitmaker, Sets 2022 Tour, LP
The singer-songwriter scored a #1 smash with “Alone Again (Naturally),” the #2 single in the U.S. in 1972, and followed it up with several more
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New Paul McCartney Book From Photographer Harry Benson
The book is timed to its subject’s 80th birthday. The celebrated lensman began shooting McCartney in 1964 and later had intimate access to Paul and Linda
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