Tag "best classic bands"
Happy 80th Birthday, Diana Ross!
Lauded as one of the greatest entertainers of all time, Diana Ross has a phenomenal number of big singles and has received almost every honor imaginable
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Elton John’s ‘Levon’: A Pauper to a Pawn
The first single from 1971’s Madman Across the Water is “one of our finest moments lyrically and melodically” and includes Paul Buckmaster’s soaring orchestral arrangements.
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Roger Daltrey Joined by Robert Plant, Eddie Vedder on “Baba O’Riley”
The lineup at Royal Albert Hall was a spectacular one with seven nights of concerts to benefit Teenage Cancer Trust
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When the Rolling Stones Played a Free Concert in Havana, Cuba
Our interview with film director Paul Dugdale on the challenges he faced shooting the landmark 2016 concert and the audience’s reaction to seeing the Stones perform
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First Banger: The Shredding Delight of the Beatles’ ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’
This is the first Beatles guitar solo that shreds, and it’s hard to fathom/estimate how many kids decided they wanted to be guitar heroes upon hearing Harrison’s thrilling break.
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Radio Hits of 1973: All Aboard
The Allman Brothers Band had their biggest pop hit. Elton John scored four. Jim Croce had two #1s, one posthumously. A great blend of pop, R&B and rock were the top radio hits of 1973
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New Blues Brothers Book: ‘Making of an American Film Classic’
Judy Belushi says author Daniel de Visé has done “a remarkable job of pulling together a credible telling of a complicated story”
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‘Johnny Rivers at the Whisky à Go Go’ @60: Rockin’ on Stage
If you’ve ever wondered what it was like to dance to live rock and roll at a Los Angeles discotheque in 1964, here is your answer.
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Top Selling Albums of 1971: Superstars
Recordings made by some of the biggest classic rock artists of the era dominated the list of top-selling albums in the U.S.
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ZZ Top ‘Eliminator’: Hot-Rods, TV Dinners and Sharp-Dressed Men
The music is stellar, and the LP became a massive hit, selling 10 million copies and staying on the Billboard album chart for three years.
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