Tag "classic rock"
When the J. Geils Band Finally Broke Through
The only #1 hit for this dynamic Boston band was about a schoolboy crush later being crushed for real. We look back at an early MTV favorite.
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Bill Wyman Interview: Brian Jones and the Birth of the Rolling Stones
In a 2002 interview, the former Stones bassist talks about Brian Jones’ love of the blues: “He created the band. It was his idea”
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The Mighty Manfred Mann: From ‘Do Wah Diddy Diddy’ to ‘Blinded By the Light’
They underwent frequent personnel changes, including several lead singers–and they were named after the keyboardist–but they kept producing hits.
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Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash and Aftermath
Only four years after their debut album, the Florida band suffered a devastating loss when their chartered plane ran out of fuel, killing six people.
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Rolling Stones Perform Hits, New Album at NYC Club
The Stones gave a live preview of Hackney Diamonds when they played at an invitation-only club concert
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Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers’ ‘Damn the Torpedoes’: Full Speed Ahead
The LP was the band’s long-awaited breakthrough, with them now matching the caliber of their front man’s writing with their focused musicianship
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The Crazy World of Arthur Brown’s Incendiary ‘Fire’
He took the title of his one hit seriously, even putting flaming items on his head while he performed. But he never made the charts again after his 1968 smash.
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Label Exec Reflects on Gary Richrath of REO Speedwagon
The Epic Records exec shares his memories of the late guitarist and signing REO. “Gary was a shredder in the early days”
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Huey Lewis on Hearing Loss: ‘There is Hope’
The popular singer-songwriter, whose health issues have prevented him from singing for over 5 years, remains hopeful it will one day be resolved
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Barry McGuire vs. Barry Sadler: When the News Hit #1
One chart-topper listed complaints about the inequities and horrors of the day, while the other was a patriotic paean to the Army’s elite special forces.
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