Tag "best classic bands"

Moving To the Grooving: The Wild Cherry Smash, ‘Play That Funky Music’

The 1976 song’s fresh sound, with its recurring horn riff and outrageous lyrics, came from a midwestern rock band

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Best Weekly Singles Charts of All-Time: Radio Hits of May 1967

The airwaves were filled with some great pop vocals this week including two songs that paid tribute to other greats in their genre

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John Barbata, Drummer for Turtles, CSN&Y, Airplane/Starship, Dead at 79

The musician had a long list of credits with some of the biggest acts of the late ’60s and well into the ’70s

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Graham Nash Sets 2024 Tour; Judy Collins Joins on Select Dates

Nash is set to tour the U.S. throughout this summer and fall. He will be joined by Judy Collins for select dates.

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The Vaults: An Interview with Twang Guitar Innovator Duane Eddy

“I got tired of hearing those rock ’n’ roll licks on the high strings. It was always the same thing,” said Eddy, and so he invented a new style.

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‘Mama’ Cass’ Daughter Explains Myth of Her Mother’s Choking Death in New Book

The memoir about the powerhouse singer’s life and death, at age 32, comes from Owen Elliot-Kugell

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A Late ’70s Interview with Bob Seger

“If I’m really committed to a song, I’ll work and work on it until it just can’t be improved.”—Seger on his work ethic

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Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore Set New Album, ‘Texicali,’ Tour

The Americana legends first joined together in 2017 for what they thought was a one-off tour, that instead turned into a collaborative debut album.

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1968 in Rock Music: A Look Back

A year of turmoil gave us some of the greatest music of all time. We look back at the heady year and the incredibly diverse sounds we heard.

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Remember Five Man Electrical Band’s 1971 Hit, ‘Signs’?

When the Canadian group’s single was re-released, with the B-side as the lead track, the song went on to become a big hit with its memorable lyrics

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