Tag "classic rock"

June 16, 1965: Dylan Records ‘Like a Rolling Stone’

By the spring of 1965, Dylan already knew that he wanted to make a change in his music. On this date he set that change in “stone.”

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June 16, 2016: NY Post Mistakenly Declares Meat Loaf Dead

The ‘Bat Out of Hell’ singer fell while performing at a Canadian concert. The paper reported that he had died, in some of its editions

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Watch Queen Concert Footage From 1976

An audience member at the band’s concert in NYC used a windup 8mm movie camera to shoot some tantalizing footage of a band on the rise

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Classic Rock Songs Starred in Super Bowl 50 Ads

Advertisers paid $5 million to make an impression that year. Music by Queen and Steven Tyler were also among the classic rock songs used

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June 14, 1975: Frampton Records ‘Alive!’ Concert

A concert at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom is recorded and used for a number of the tracks of Frampton’s breakout album

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That Time Elton John Surprised London Commuters

You’re waiting for your train when suddenly you see a performer you’ve enjoyed for years. When he starts playing, you think “I’ll catch the next one”

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June 13, 2017: Anita Pallenberg, Ex-Girlfriend of Keith Richards, Dies

The model and actress in some memorable films was first associated with Brian Jones, then spent a wild dozen years with his bandmate

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Remembering Legendary Producer Chips Moman

The producer, songwriter and guitarist was responsible for hits like Elvis Presley’s “Suspicious Minds” and such bands as The Box Tops

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June 13, 2018: D.J. Fontana, Elvis Presley’s Drummer, Dead at 87

He played on nearly 500 of Elvis’ recordings, including such landmarks as “Hound Dog,” “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Jailhouse Rock” and “Heartbreak Hotel.”

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June 12, 1982: Ronstadt, Browne at Nuclear Disarmament Rally

A crowd estimated between 750,000 to more than one million gathered on the Great Lawn in Manhattan’s Central Park in support of nuclear disarmament

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