Tag "classic rock"
July 1, 1978: Texxas Jam Debuts
From 1978 to ’88, the Texxas World Music Festival aka Texxas Jam was America’s premier annual rock event featuring many of the biggest acts of the day
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June 30, 1975: Gregg Allman and Cher Wed
Just days after her divorce to Sonny Bono was final, Cher and Gregg Allman tied the knot and then made an album together. The marriage was fated not to last
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Remembering Little Feat’s Lowell George
The primary lead singer, guitarist and songwriter of the L.A.-based group passed away from heart failure in a hotel room at age 34 while on a solo tour
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June 28, 1997: Pink Floyd ‘DSOTM’ 20 Years on Chart
The 1973 release hit a benchmark on the U.S. album charts On This Day. Its consistent sales make it one of the best-selling albums ever. How many at #1?
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Watch Led Zeppelin at the 1970 Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music
The all-day event also featured such bright stars as Santana, Donovan, and John Mayall with Peter Green. But problems arose due to lack of staffing
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Remembering Yes Co-Founder Chris Squire
The influential bassist and songwriter played on every album and tour by the progressive rock band until his death from leukemia in 2015
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June 27, 1971: Fillmore East Closes
From 1968 – 1971, Bill Graham’s venue was one of rock music’s premier stages, hosting many classic rock legends and the site of numerous live albums
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2017 in Review: The Best Music Books of the Year
Our series covers the year’s best in many categories. Here, we look at the top reads of the year, including music bios, memoirs and more.
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When the Byrds Soared to #1 With ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’
The mid-1960s folk-rock boom began when the Los Angeles band of plugged-in ex-folkies topped the pop charts both in the US & UK with a Bob Dylan song
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When The Beatles Beamed ‘Love’ to the World
For the first-ever worldwide live satellite TV broadcast, The Beatles perform “All You Need Is Love” from Abbey Road studios to 400 million people
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