Tag "classic rock"
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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June 24, 1942: Arthur Brown, of ‘Fire’ Fame, Born
Best known for his 1968 smash “Fire,” Brown’s theatrical stage shows inspired Alice Cooper, Peter Gabriel, Kiss and others.
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Remembering Talking Heads Keys Wiz Bernie Worrell
The Rock Hall member was one of rock and funk music’s most admired and beloved keyboard players. He first came to prominence with Parliament/Funkadelic
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June 23, 2016: Led Zeppelin Wins ‘Stairway’ Trial
The copyright infringement suit claimed that the opening melody of the song was taken from an instrumental written by Spirit’s Randy California
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