Tag "best classic bands"
Sept 1, 2016: Freddie Mercury Honored in London
To commemorate what would have been his 70th birthday, a commemorative blue plaque was affixed to his first London home, presented by the English Heritage charity
Read MoreEagles, Fleetwood Mac Classic Concerts Add to Lineup: Report
The rumored Classic East and West festivals have even more star power and actual dates. Unless, of course, they’re just rumors, or is that rumours?
Read MoreSept 1, 2011: Green Day Singer Booted Off Plane
Even the biggest rock stars can suffer those WTF? moments. It happened to Billie Joe Armstrong. “Pull your pants up or you’re coming off the plane!”
Read MoreAug. 30, 1969: Texas International Pop Festival
The last big summer rock festival of 1969 took place near Dallas and featured a lineup that included Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin and Santana
Read MoreAugust 30, 1976: City Riots Inspire Clash Song
Joe Stummer and Paul Simonon of the punk band The Clash get caught up in the Notting Hill Carnival Riot on this day, and it inspires their first single.
Read MoreAugust 29, 2016: Phil Collins Performs at US Open
“I can now tell people I’ve played the US Open,” the longtime Genesis singer-drummer joked. It soon led to a burst of new tours
Read MoreAsia Cancels Their November John Wetton Tributes
Citing “reasons beyond our control,” the 4 UK dates where the band was supposed to open for Foreigner have been postponed. One Wetton tribute is still scheduled… in New Jersey
Read MoreWhen Bob Dylan Got The Beatles High
Dylan didn’t just have a musical influence on The Beatles. When they first met, he also turned them onto marijuana. “We got high and laughed our asses off.”
Read MoreRemembering Stevie Ray Vaughan
Recently sober and enjoying a creative and personal blossoming, the guitarist, singer and songwriter died in a helicopter accident at just 35
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