Tag "classic rock"

June 11, 1966: Formation of Cream Announced

The English weekly music paper Melody Maker revealed the news of the band, known as the first supergroup. Amazing how young their guitarist was…

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June 10, 2016: Rod Stewart Given British Knighthood

Sir Roderick joins classic rockers Paul McCartney, Elton John, Mick Jagger, Tom Jones and Van Morrison as a British knight.

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June 9, 2017: Adam West, TV’s Batman, Dies

The actor was so closely identified with the Caped Crusader that he suffered from typecasting. From 1966-68 the show was one of the hottest on TV

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50 Years Ago: McCartney’s ‘Band on the Run’ Hits #1

Despite encountering several hurdles, Wings—Paul, Linda and Denny Laine—turned out an absolute classic that produced some of Macca’s best-loved songs.

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June 8, 1991: Bruce Springsteen Marries Patti Scialfa

In 1984, the singer became the first female member of the E Street Band. Over time and touring together the two would fall in love and marry in 1991.

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June 7, 1977: Led Zeppelin Plays 1st of 6 MSG Shows

It was the biggest US tour by any popular music act to date with multiple nights in major city arenas + stadiums. Many of the shows were plagued by violence

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1982 Peace Sunday: Dylan, Ronstadt, CSN Lead Stars

On a single day, the Rose Bowl hosted Dylan and Baez, CSN, Jackson Browne, Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty and many others

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June 6, 2017: Woodstock Site Joins Historic Registry

The site of the 1969 festival was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Looks like rock ‘n’ roll really is here to stay.

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June 3, 2017: Gregg Allman Funeral

A private service was held for the Southern rock legend, while thousands of fans lined the streets of Macon, Georgia to pay tribute

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June 2, 1973: Paul McCartney & Wings Have #1 LP, Single

His post-Beatles output is so vast it’s easy to forget how successful and prolific he was. But it wasn’t until decades later, that the album was made whole

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