Tag "classic rock"

May 11, 1970: Woodstock Soundtrack Released

How do you capture the highlights of the most famous rock festival of all time on an album? Easy. By making it a three-LP set!

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May 11, 2017: Ben & Jerry Celebrates Bob Marley

The flavor, which came to fruition in a partnership with the Marley family, pays homage to the legendary performer and his vision for a better world.

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May 10, 2007: Pink Floyd’s Tribute to Syd Barrett

Fans of Pink Floyd didn’t quite get a full-scale reunion when the former bandmates gathered to honor their late co-founder at a London concert.

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May 8, 1965: Bob Dylan Films ‘Subterranean’ Video

There was no such thing as a music video back then, but the trendsetting singer-songwriter helped to create the format when he made a short promo film.

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May 8, 1977: The Historic Grateful Dead Cornell Concert

The band’s spring ’77 tour is considered a high point in their live career. The tapes had long been the holy grail of wish-list releases

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When Eagles’ ‘Hotel California’ Hit Number 1

One of the most phenomenally popular rock songs of all time actually had a slow start. In the decades since it’s become an instantly recognizable classic

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May 6, 2018: Springsteen Inducts Steven Van Zandt Into NJ HoF

The Boss called the musician, actor, activist “one of the greatest living white soul performers we have.” Watch them perform a favorite

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When Buffalo Springfield Played Their Final Concert

For a band that was together for less than three years, they had an outsized impact on rock. They played their last gig on this date in 1968.

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May 4, 1970: Kent State Deaths Inspire CSNY’s ‘Ohio’

The massacre of four university students by the National Guard inspired one of the most iconic protest songs in rock history

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May 4, 2017: Legendary Whisky a Go Go Owner Dies

The Whisky has been a live music staple on the Sunset Strip since 1964 and played a pivotal role for many of the scene’s biggest acts

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