Tag "best classic bands"
Mike Bloomfield & the Electric Flag: Long Time Comin’
He was an American guitar hero before there was such a thing. In 1967 he put together a new but short-lived band that combined blues, soul and rock.
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When REO Speedwagon Had Their Breakthrough
Talk about perseverance! It took seven studio albums before the midwestern band achieved real success. Two years later, they were at the top of the music world
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Interview With Nancy Wilson on Heart, The Beatles and ‘Stairway’
For more than four decades, she has co-led Heart with her sister, Ann. We spoke with one of rock’s great frontwomen about their legacy
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Jerry Jeff Walker: More Than ‘Mr. Bojangles’
The outlaw country singer was also a first-rate songwriter, capable of sweet, evocative folk tunes of memorably iconoclastic characters
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The Epic Guitar Performance by Prince at the 2004 Rock Hall Induction Ceremony
17 years after rock royalty honored George at the Hall of Fame, director Joel Gallen updated the clip of Prince’s blistering solo on “While My Guitar…”
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The Ides of March and the Story of ‘Vehicle’
They took their band name from a Shakespeare classic, their biggest hit from a real-life incident, and they drove their way up the charts in the year 1970.
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Kiss’ ‘Destroyer’: Where the Music Finally Equaled the Image
Everyone knew the makeup, the blood and that tongue, but their records weren’t selling. Then came ‘Destroyer’ and a single that almost didn’t make the cut.
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When Billy Crystal Met Sally
Can a man and a woman just be friends? That was the question that Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan debated in Rob Reiner’s 1989 romantic comedy
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Quincy Jones: A ‘Lost’ Interview With ‘Q’
Long before his association with Michael Jackson, “Q” was one of the music world’s most accomplished composers, arrangers, producers and band leaders
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10 Big Rock Acts Without a US Top 10 Hit Single
Back when Top 40 radio played rock hits, most legendary acts achieved chart success. For some reason, Hendrix, ELP, AC/DC, Tull and more never had a pop hit. See who else and what their biggest hits were
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