Tag "classic rock"
2017’s Top Concert Tours Set Record Gross
Classic rock acts, headed by U2 and Guns N’ Roses, led the way. But the Rolling Stones also ranked in the Top 10, despite playing just 14 shows
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Bon Jovi Announce Spring Tour Dates
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2018 inductees will be celebrating with their fans at North American arenas. Plus news about two new songs
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The Killers Kill in Boston: Review
From the review: There’s a relentlessness about the Killers—we’re going to entertain you if it kills us: 22 songs in an hour-50-minute show.
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Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers Set Co-Headline Tour
Fans will be able to see two of the biggest names in classic rock this spring and summer. See if they’re playing near you
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2017 in Review: A Farewell to Those Who Left Us
We’ve lost so many giants of the music world in 2017. Here we take a look back at some of those who are now gone, but who gave us so much.
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July 8, 1967: Jimi Hendrix Joins Monkees Tour
A real head-scratcher of a concert bill. But The Monkees wanted Jimi to open for them, and Hendrix’s manager thought it was a good idea. It didn’t last long
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Remembering Argent-Kinks-Zombies Bassist Jim Rodford
A founding member of Argent, he also played for 18 years with The Kinks and was a bassist with the reconvened Zombies
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July 5, 1954: Elvis Presley Records First Single
Rock music began its rise with “That’s All Right,” a song Presley cut with producer Sam Phlllips. How much is legend and how much is fact?
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July 3, 1969/1971: Brian Jones, Jim Morrison Die
The deaths of two iconic classic rock stars on the same day two years apart are both fraught with questions, rumor and speculation about the causes and circumstances
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July 2, 2018: Alan Longmuir, Bay City Rollers Co-Founder, Dies
By the mid-’70s, they’d sparked a rabid following among young girls, imitating the group’s tartan fashions, that took on the name Rollermania.
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