Tag "classic rock"

May 8, 1977: The Historic Grateful Dead Cornell Concert

The band’s spring ’77 tour is considered a high point in their live career. The tapes had long been the holy grail of wish-list releases

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When Eagles’ ‘Hotel California’ Hit Number 1

One of the most phenomenally popular rock songs of all time actually had a slow start. In the decades since it’s become an instantly recognizable classic

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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

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When 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.

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May 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

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May 4, 2017: Legendary Whisky a Go Go Owner Dies

The Whisky has been a live music staple on the Sunset Strip since 1964 and played a pivotal role for many of the scene’s biggest acts

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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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