Tag "classic rock"

David Bowie Gift to Guitarist Pal, Adrian Belew

In 1990, Belew was musical director for Bowie’s Sound+Vision tour. The legend gave him 2 songs for his album. “Pretty Pink Rose” absolutely wails

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Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers’ Christmas Video

Every classic rocker needs to pen a holiday classic and TP’s “Christmas All Over Again” fits the bill.

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Aug. 30, 1969: Texas International Pop Festival

The last big summer rock festival of 1969 took place near Dallas and featured a lineup that included Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin and Santana

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Cheap Trick and… The Move/ELO’s Roy Wood? Watch

One of the stops on the band’s 2018 U.K. tour was in Birmingham, the hometown of many musicians including The Move and ELO co-founder

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William Shatner Christmas Album Features Top Rockers

The album features guests Iggy Pop, Ian Anderson, Judy Collins, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, Rick Wakeman and more.

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August 26, 1970: Hendrix’s Electric Lady Studios Opens

Jimi Hendrix wanted to build a recording studio that was designed with the needs, comfort and spirit of creative musical artists in mind. He succeeded.

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Aug 25, 1970: Elton John Plays First U.S. Concert

The artist now known as Sir Elton John made his U.S. debut with a big splash at The Troubadour club in Los Angeles with several rock stars in attendance

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Aug 24, 1975: Queen Begin ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

Queen’s nearly six-minute long-song hit the upper reaches of the U.S. and U.K. singles charts not once but twice. Things you didn’t know about their masterpiece

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August 23, 1970: Derek & the Dominos Start ‘Layla’ LP

Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock, Carl Radle and Jim Gordon convened with producer Tom Dowd at Criteria Studios in Miami to begin recording their debut album

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Aug. 22, 1970: Creedence’s ‘Cosmo’s Factory’ Hits #1

CCR’s fifth LP topped the Album Chart for multiple weeks, yielded a slew of Top 5 hits and has sold more than four million copies

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