Tag "classic rock"
When the Univ. of Georgia Marching Band Honored Gregg Allman
He established a scholarship at the University in 2014 and they paid tribute to the music legend at halftime. The week before, another Rock Hall member performed with the Univ. of Washington Marching Band
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August 18, 1978: The Who Release ‘Who Are You’
The Who’s 8th studio album was their first in three years. Three weeks’ after its release, the band were in for a shock. Watch the recording of the title track
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Watch Tom Jones and Janis Joplin Tear It Up
A clip from a 1969 episode of the This Is Tom Jones variety series is a duet between the Welsh singing sensation and the blues goddess
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When Led Zeppelin Were Moved to Tears
With John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant in attendance in 2012, Ann and Nancy Wilson with full band and orchestra, and Jason Bonham, performed “Stairway to “Heaven”
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Remembering Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul
She was one of the most beloved American artists of the past 60 years, gifting us with dozens of hits, and earning every award imaginable
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Sam Shepard, Prolific Actor/Writer, Dies at 73
He was involved with Dylan during the Rolling Thunder Revue, as well as Patti Smith and others. The prolific actor, writer and director has died.
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Aug 13, 2017: Joe Walsh, Barnstorm Reunion
Walsh, Kenny Passarelli and Joe Vitale performed at their Colorado Music Hall of Fame induction concert that also honored Dan Fogelberg
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Aug 11, 2021: Two Tower of Power Alumni Deaths Within Days
Mike Finnigan was an accomplished session / touring musician on the Hammond B3 organ, for Jimi Hendrix, Crosby, Stills and Nash, and Bonnie Raitt. Bruce Conte joined the band in 1972.
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Freddie Mercury Showcase: Queen’s ‘Somebody to Love’
By 1976, they were bona fide rock stars and produced their fifth album, A Day at the Races, themselves. Sing along to a song by a band hitting their stride
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Steely Dan at Classic East–Minus Walter Becker
As in L.A. two weeks earlier, Steely Dan founding member Walter Becker was not present for the group’s NYC set. Donald Fagen confirmed Becker’s illness.
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