Tag "classic rock"
May 3, 2014: Rock Stars Celebrate Dr. John
Stars and admirers including Fogerty, Springsteen and Toussaint gathered in New Orleans to join the Louisiana legend and 6x Grammy winner
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May 2, 2019: Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason Awarded CBE at Palace
At the ceremony the band’s co-founder and drummer said he was – no surprise here – “honoured and delighted.” He has performed on every Floyd album
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May 1, 2023: Gordon Lightfoot, Singer-Songwriting Legend, Dies
The legendary singer-songwriter was best known for such hits as “Sundown,” “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” and “If You Could Read My Mind”
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May 1, 1972: Eagles Debut With ‘Take It Easy’
It’s not on the list of 1972’s biggest singles. But it’s one of the handful of songs most closely associated with one of the most successful bands of all time
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May 1, 2017: Musician Collapses, Dies at Own Tribute Concert
A jam band hero and former leader of bands such as the Hampton Grease Band and Aquarium Rescue Unit was participating at a 70th birthday celebration
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55 Years Ago: Bob Dylan Sings on Johnny Cash TV Show
Two superstars had a mutual admiration society going when they finally performed together. One song became a classic; the others were often bootlegged.
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April 29, 1993: Guitarist Mick Ronson Death at 46
He was David Bowie’s perfect foil in the Spiders from Mars but also a solo artist and in-demand sideman, producer and more. Remembering a great musician.
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April 29, 1968: ‘Hair’ Musical Has Broadway Opening
The idea of a Broadway musical based on rock and countercultural themes was unthinkable. Until it wasn’t. One show changed everything.
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When the Beach Boys Jammed With the Grateful Dead
“Another famous California group,” said Jerry Garcia at Fillmore East, and out strolled a band no one ever expected to see sharing the Dead’s stage.
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When Led Zeppelin Debuted ‘Whole Lotta Love’… At a Concert
They were still a new band when they came to San Francisco and broke out a chugging, psychedelic jam that would become a rock classic.
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