Tag "classic rock"
Deep Purple Releases 3rd Single Ahead of ‘=1’ Album and Summer Tour With YES
Two of the U.K.’s most influential bands in their respective genres are touring together in 2024
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10 Great Rock Driving Songs
Going for a drive? Songs by the Stones, the Doors, Golden Earring and other classic rock artists provide musical fuel for your journey.
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The Grand Funk ‘We’re An American Band’ Backstory
The song’s author, GFR drummer Don Brewer, explains how the 1973 all-time classic rock hit came about while the band was on tour. Sweet, sweet Connie…
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Revisiting the ‘Sgt. Pepper’ Super Deluxe Edition
For many it’s the crowning achievement of the Beatles and rock itself. You want to believe these mixes are new recordings
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The Band and Their Pioneering ‘Music From Big Pink’: Review
The album offered quiet songs of experience bathed in a rustic glow, with no hints of the futurism and none of the kilowatt drama then prevalent elsewhere in rock.
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When Brownsville Station Were Smokin’
Back in 1973, lots of high school students took extra bathroom breaks since that was generally the only place they could light up. The backstory of a classic
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Neil Young Cancels Remaining 2024 Tour Dates With Crazy Horse
They had played 15 dates but were impacted by illness to “a couple of us”
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Radio Hits of 1971: A Great Year For Singles
It was an amazing year for music as rock, pop and R&B shared the airwaves. Solo hits from all four Beatles, joined 2 songs called “Superstar” near the top. What was #1?
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When Jeff Beck Previewed a New Album at Electric Lady Studios
The guitar great played and talked about his forthcoming LP at a private listening party at the Greenwich Village studio of another guitar legend
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Top 40 Hits in June 1968 Were Jumpin’
As summer began, future classic rock hits were being played alongside a wild assortment of soul, country and instrumental favorites
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