Tag "best classic bands"
When We Were ‘Hooked on’ Blue Swede
The 1974 single, with the introductory chant of “ooga chaka,” topped the success of B.J. Thomas’ earlier hit, but was based on a very different version
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Jim Croce ‘You Don’t Mess Around With Jim’: An Everyman Arrives
With more time, he might have taken his place as an equal of James Taylor, Gordon Lightfoot, Paul Simon, etc.
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Carl Palmer Gets Career-Spanning Box Set
Fanfare For the Common Man, a 3-CD/Blu-ray collection, features music by the Carl Palmer Band, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Asia and various other Palmer-affiliated bands and artists
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When Marshall Tucker Band Took the Highway to Southern Rock Nobility
The debut album, like the spectrum of Southern rock itself, showed more diversity than some fans of the genre gave it credit for.
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Hugh Masekela, Jazz Trumpet Great: Unlikely Pop Star
The “Father of South African jazz” appeared at Monterey Pop, recorded with the Byrds, scored a #1 pop single and toured with Paul Simon
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17 #1 Hits Worse Than ‘We Built This City’
That mid-’80s Starship hit perennially tops lists of the worst chart-toppers ever. It’s bad, we agree, but we’ve found others that are even worse
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13 More ‘Lost’ British Invasion Hits of the ’60s
Not all of the big British Invasion hits were by legends like the Beatles and the Stones. We look back at other great tunes you may (or may not) remember.
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When Eddie Murphy Became a Star With ’48 Hrs.’
The comedian was just 19 when he joined Saturday Night Live as a featured player. He soon became the series’ breakout star and Hollywood beckoned
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Happy Birthday, Tony Orlando, Now Retired From Touring
The singer of “Tie a Yellow Ribbon,” “Knock Three Times” and other huge hits has said goodbye to the road.
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‘New Guitars in Town,’ a Power Pop Anthology, Features Noteworthy Obscurities: Review
In addition to well-known artists like Elvis Costello and Squeeze, the collection features many artists about whom nothing is known.
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