Tag "classic rock"
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
Read MoreWhen 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.
Read MoreMay 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
Read MoreMay 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.
Read MoreAlice 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
Read MoreMay 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
Read MoreMay 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
Read MoreMay 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
Read MoreMay 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”
Read More