Tag "classic rock"

Peter Frampton Adds to 2025 Tour: “Let’s Do It Again!”

The popular singer, songwriter and guitarist was finally selected for induction into the Rock Hall in 2024.

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Saga Frontman Michael Sadler Shares Rare Cancer Diagnosis

The Canadian rock band earned their biggest hit with the 1982 single, “On the Loose.”

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Jeff Lynne Leads ELO For a Triumphant Night at Hyde Park in 2014

A crowd of 50,000 enjoyed over a dozen hits from the band that the maestro co-founded.

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The Youngbloods’ ‘Get Together’: Unique Path to Success

The song had been kicking around for a few years when they recorded it. Their first release of the tune bombed. Then it became a timeless anthem.

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When Live Aid Rocked the Planet

We recap the biggest charity concert in music history, where dozens of stars performed in London and Philadelphia for a massive worldwide TV audience in 1985

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Zager & Evans’ ‘In the Year 2525’: The Gloomiest #1?

It was, to be sure, one of the bleakest songs ever to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. And then the duo never charted again.

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The Top Albums of July 1970

Some of the era’s legendary names in classic rock had new releases – many of which are in your collection – at the top of the sales chart this week.

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The Kinks Conclude 60th Anniversary With ‘The Journey Part 3’

The celebration closes with the 3rd career-defining anthology of The Journey, curated by the band.

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‘Rise and Fall of Classic Rock’: A Must-Read

Kent Hartman’s book, Goodnight, L.A., sheds light on the city’s recording scene in the ’70s and ’80s, with scores of interviews with the stars.

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Three Dog Night: Under the Covers

Their value lie not in their compositional skills but in their knack for choosing songs by others that fit their style and broadened their appeal.

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