Tag "classic rock"
Eric Clapton Expands 2024 Tour
Slowhand has announced more dates in which he’ll celebrate his 61st year as a professional musician
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Remembering Toto Drummer Jeff Porcaro
Toto founding member Jeff Porcaro was one of the most-recorded drummers ever, adding magic to whatever he played on by many major pop and rock acts
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10 Unusual and Surprising Cover Songs
Our writer veered toward songs that might have some oddball elements but really reinvented the song, or made you hear it in an altered state
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Deep Purple Releases ‘Machine Head’ Super Deluxe Edition
The 1972 album, which unleashed one of rock’s most notable guitar riffs, has gotten new mixes and previously unreleased live recordings
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The Lifesaving Eric Clapton ‘Rainbow Concert’
It’s widely believed that Pete Townshend’s successful efforts to bring the guitarist out of his self-imposed musical exile marked a turning point.
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Def Leppard All-Star Jam Ends 2019 Rock Hall Event
The inductees closed the evening, joined by Queen’s Brian May, the Zombies, Susanna Hoffs, Ian Hunter and more, for “All the Young Dudes”
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Stevie Nicks’ Memorable 2019 Rock Hall Induction
She was the first female to be inducted twice into the Hall of Fame, after 21 men had already been so honored. She and Don Henley sang their 1981 hit duet
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The Zombies 2019 Rock Hall Induction Was a ‘Dream’
Though the British Invasion band had been eligible for entry decades ago, they were grateful to be finally recognized by their peers
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50 Years Ago: 1974 in Music
Classic albums from Stevie, Joni, Steely Dan and others, and hit singles from Elton, McCartney and more, made ’74 a year to remember.
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‘1971’ Book Makes a Strong Case for Best Rock Year
Was 1971 a peak year in rock? Maybe the peak year in rock? A book makes the case for that thesis quite vigorously and well
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