Tag "classic rock"

13 Bands That Changed Their Lead Singers

You can’t imagine the Stones without Jagger or Zeppelin without Plant. But these 13 bands all switched vocalists and lived to tell the tale.

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Both Sides of Joni Mitchell at the Isle of Wight 1970

At first she appears shaken and angry. She asks for some respect. She gets it. The audience begins listening attentively and calls her back for an encore.

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10 Great Rock Driving Songs

Going for a drive? Songs by the Stones, the Doors, Golden Earring and other classic rock artists provide musical fuel for your journey.

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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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J. Geils Band Rocks Hometown Crowd in 2015’s Final Boston Show

The rock and roll band delivered for their loyal fans in one of their last performances together. The good times rolled with Peter Wolf as the jive-talking ringleader.

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Foghat ‘Fool For the City’ Album Expanded For 50th Anniversary

The band’s Platinum-selling 5th album, from 1975, featured the rock anthems “Slow Ride” and the title track.

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Bob Seger’s 2017 Farewell Tour Opening Night

The star played a 20-song set in Toledo on opening night of his big arena tour. He was forced to abruptly suspend it due to surgery before resuming.

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The Top Selling Albums of 1979: End of an Era

Recordings made by some of the biggest classic rock artists of the era were side-by-side with popular disco releases on the year’s U.S. sales chart.

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The Beatles’ Forgotten Top 20 Hit: A ‘Sweet’ Story

A top 20 hit in the U.S., yet it has received virtually no radio airplay in decades and is almost never mentioned in accounts of the band’s early days.

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Radio Hits in August 1973: ‘Bad’ Song From a Good Guy

The Top 10 for this week had plenty of classic rock hits including a bad, bad song at #1. If you don’t love these, have someone check your pulse.

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