Tag "classic rock"
‘MacArthur Park’: The Jimmy Webb Recipe for a Hit
“Someone left the cake out in the rain/I don’t think that I can take it ’cause it took too long to bake it.” Love it or hate it, here’s the story.
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T. Rex Get it On With Epic, Live Performance of ‘Bang a Gong’
The pioneering glam rock band enjoyed a run of ten straight Top 5 singles in their native England. This phenomenal song was their only US pop hit.
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Randy Bachman of the Guess Who & BTO: Interview
In our extensive conversation, the Canadian rock great tells the story of his biggest hits with two legendary classic rock bands.
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Radio Hits in September 1968: Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah-Nah-Nah-Nah
Los Angeles’ Top 40 powerhouse KHJ had some all-time greats in its Top 10 this week including The Beatles’ longest-running #1.
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Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers’ Final Concert
We didn’t know that he soldiered on throughout the big 2017 tour with a fractured hip. Who could have known that their September 25 performance would be their last?
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Radio Hits in September 1964: The Sun Was Rising
The countdown survey during this week on Chicago’s WLS featured some of classic rock’s most enduring songs from several British Invasion acts.
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10 Reasons Springsteen Was Born to Run Forever
Our resident expert on The Boss identifies why the eternally hard-working rocker will continue proving it all night for a long time to come. The genes don’t hurt…
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ELO’s ‘Don’t Bring Me Down… Bruce!’
Most classic rock acts have a misheard lyric. It goes with the territory. So what did Jeff Lynne do when concert audiences started singing along to his big hit?
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Radio Hits in September 1971: Time to Celebrate
Some all-time classics by Rod Stewart, the Moody Blues and The Who were still climbing the chart while the Top 10 had a mix of pop, soul and rock favorites.
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Bill Murray Opens Concert Tour With ‘Like a Rolling Stone’
Never one to shy away from an open microphone to sing, he’s teaming up with Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia (aka “Blood Brothers”) to perform a series of shows.
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