Tag "best classic bands"
August 23, 1970: Derek & the Dominos Start ‘Layla’ LP
Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock, Carl Radle and Jim Gordon convened with producer Tom Dowd at Criteria Studios in Miami to begin recording their debut album
Read MoreAugust 22, 1970: Creedence’s ‘Cosmo’s Factory’ Hits #1
CCR’s fifth LP topped the Album Chart for multiple weeks, yielded a slew of Top 5 hits and has sold more than four million copies
Read MoreRemembering Toots Thielemans, Harmonica Master
He has been described as the greatest harmonica player in the world. Though most of his career was in jazz, he collaborated with many rock legends
Read MoreRemember ‘Sweet Sweet Connie,’ Groupie Name-Checked in Grand Funk Hit?
The high school teenager from Little Rock was immortalized in the 1973 #1 single, “We’re an American Band,” produced by Todd Rundgren
Read MoreRock and Roll Fantasy Camp For Weekend Warriors
So you wanted to be a rock ‘n’ roll star? Or want to experience what it’s like to be one and play with them? Then this is for you.
Read MoreAug 21, 2021: Don Everly, Older Half of the Everly Brothers, Dies
The siblings, among the first inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, influenced the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel and many others.
Read MoreAug 21, 1958: Ricky Nelson Cuts ‘Lonesome Town’
The star of a popular 1950s family sitcom whose rock ‘n’ roll music doesn’t get the credit it deserves for helping popularize the music
Read MoreAugust 18, 1978: The Who Release ‘Who Are You’
The Who’s 8th studio album was their first in three years. Three weeks’ after its release, the band were in for a shock. Watch the recording of the title track
Read MoreForeigner Sets UK Dates; Asia to Honor John Wetton
The dates will be homecoming of sorts for the band’s founding member Mick Jones. Asia will be performing an official tribute to its late co-founder
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