Tag "classic rock"
May 3, 1980: Bob Seger Scores 1st #1 Album
Talk about hard work paying off. Nearly two decades after he started out in Detroit, this mainstream American rocker finally went to the top.
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Alice Cooper Original Band to Reunite for UK Tour
Their reunion for several songs on the upcoming Paranormal album as well as on-stage last month, has led to further collaborations of the classic rock band
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May 3, 2016: Desert Trip Announces Lineup for Mega-Fest
The superstars for the event, which spanned two weekends, had been teasing it for weeks. We look back at the unique festival
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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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