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11 Great Southern Rock Albums
The genre is difficult to define. You just know it when you hear it. And these studio albums are, without a doubt, the real deal.
Read MoreRadio Hits in 1982: Top 40 Was Still Rockin’
Songs by Fleetwood Mac (group and solo) and Rod Stewart were among the biggest Top 40 hits as were certain smashes by the Alan Parsons Project and Survivor
Read MoreTributes For John Mayall, British Blues Legend, Dead at 90
The musician mentored such guitarists as Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Mick Taylor. He had retired from touring in 2021
Read MoreEver Wonder How Many Top 10 Singles Motown Had?
Longtime music industry writer, editor and executive Adam White shares his story identifying the artists and songs that achieved the benchmark with the great label
Read More‘Super Session’: When Al Kooper, Mike Bloomfield and Stephen Stills Got Into a Jam
“The first real rock ’n’ roll jam session,” the gold-selling album featured members of some of the hottest bands of the late ’60s
Read MoreFarm Aid 2024 Sets Lineup Led By Willie Nelson, Neil Young
Also performing are fellow board members John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews (with Tim Reynolds), as well as Mavis Staples, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, and more
Read MoreAbdul ‘Duke’ Fakir, Last of the Original Four Tops, Dead at 88
The Motown group’s hits included “Reach Out I’ll Be There,” “I Can’t Help Myself” and “Bernadette.”
Read MoreRevisiting Woodstock 99 via the ‘Peace, Love, and Rage’ Documentary
The 3-day festival promoted the unity and counterculture idealism of the 1969 original but instead devolved into riots, looting and sexual assaults
Read MoreRadio Hits July 1973: On the Road to Shambala
Classic rock acts dominated the Top 40 this week in 1973 with all-time greats by Three Dog Night, George Harrison, the Doobie Brothers and Jim Croce
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