Tag "classic rock"
Brian Setzer Cancels Tour: Doctor’s Orders
It would’ve been the 16th annual edition of “Christmas Rocks!.” The guitarist, songwriter, vocalist and 3x Grammy winner has a severe case of tinnitus
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Greg Lake’s Posthumous ‘Lucky Man’ Autobiography
Said his manager of the prog legend’s memoir, “In his wildest dreams he could never imagine having such a wonderful life”
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Pete Townshend Talks Last Major Solo Work; First Novel Arrives
‘The Age of Anxiety’ is the first step in an ambitious project he’s planning. And that’s on top of a new Who LP, tour and reinvention of the Tommy musical
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May 4, 2017: Legendary Whisky a Go Go Owner Dies
The Whisky has been a live music staple on the Sunset Strip since 1964 and played a pivotal role for many of the scene’s biggest acts
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Erin Moran, Happy Days’ Joanie, Dead at 56
She was only 14 when she signed on to play Joanie Cunningham in the popular TV sitcom, which led to a short-lived spinoff.
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Keith Olsen, Producer of Fleetwood Mac, Pat Benatar, Dies
His success co-producing Fleetwood Mac’s 1975 self-titled album put him on the map. He went on to produce album’s for a Who’s Who of classic rock legends
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Joe Smith, Colorful Head of Warner Bros., Elektra Labels, Dies
The longtime exec headed 3 major labels and was instrumental in the careers of some of music’s biggest names. He capped his career by interviewing legends
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Jan 28, 2017: Black Sabbath Keyboardist Geoff Nicholls Dies
For 25 years, 1979-2004, he was an essential component of one of metal’s greatest bands, playing on all of their albums of that era
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Jan. 22, 2017: Mott’s Pete Overend Watts Dies
A founding member of the beloved British glam-era band that had a huge hit with Bowie’s “All the Young Dudes” died on this day
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Jan. 21, 2017: Maggie Roche, of Folk’s Roches Trio, Dies at 65
The eldest member of the popular singer-songwriter sisters, whose 1979 debut album was produced by Robert Fripp, succumbed to cancer
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