Tag "best classic bands"

Aug. 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

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Dolly Parton’s Holiday Album and Its Perfect Title

The collection, with many duets including one with Willie Nelson, was the beloved singer-songwriter’s first Christmas album in 30 years

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August 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.

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Cheap Trick and… The Move/ELO’s Roy Wood? Watch

One of the stops on the band’s 2018 U.K. tour was in Birmingham, the hometown of many musicians including The Move and ELO co-founder

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August 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

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William Shatner Christmas Album Features Top Rockers

The album features guests Iggy Pop, Ian Anderson, Judy Collins, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, Rick Wakeman and more.

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When 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.”

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Eddie Murphy’s Mister Robinson’s Christmas… FTW!

The comedian’s parody of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood on Saturday Night Live offered a Christmas-themed sketch with the comic genius dressed as Santa

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Remembering 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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SNL Holiday Favorite: Schweddy Balls

“No one can resist my Schweddy Balls.” The Saturday Night Live sketch features Ana Gasteyer, Molly Shannon and Alec Baldwin as Pete Schweddy

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