Tag "best classic bands"
10 Surprising Singing Performances From TV and Film Stars
While each of the actors we’ve selected are bona fide stars, you may not be aware that they’ve sung in public.
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Remembering Toto Drummer Jeff Porcaro
The Toto founding member was one of the most-recorded drummers ever, adding magic to whatever he played on by many major pop and rock acts.
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Radio Hits in August 1972: School’s Out
A re-release of “Layla” was joined in the Top 10 this week with one of the all-time great rebellious classic rock anthems.
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13 Essential Black Sabbath (and Ozzy Solo) Songs
Four musicians from Birmingham, England—Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward—created something rock audiences had never quite heard before.
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Eagles Announce First Concerts of 2027
Their run at Sphere in Las Vegas now totals 74 concerts.
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A New Book Recalls the Great Band Rockpile: A Whole Lot of Rockin’
There’s not going to be a band reunion so, along with their extant recordings, YouTube videos and social media chat groups, this wonderful book is the next best thing.
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Gordon Lightfoot’s Tale of a Ship’s Crew and Its Captain
The singer-songwriter had a string of big hits including 1976’s “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” based on a true story of a doomed freighter.
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Stevie Wonder and ‘Innervisions’: Reaching Higher Ground
On his 16th album in a decade Wonder needed a strong album. He nailed it. Like its predecessor, this one earned a wide audience and generated 3 hit singles
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Remembering Tony Bennett, Last of a Generation of Crooners (1926-2023)
He spanned popular music for more than seven decades. During his celebrated career, his recording peers ranged from Frank Sinatra to Lady Gaga.
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Top Radio Hits 1969: Pour a Little Sugar on It, Honey
As the decade came to a close, rock acts joined R&B artists for an amazing array of future classic rock greats, and a Broadway musical yielded 4 smash hits.
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