Tag "classic rock"
Cat Stevens Performs First Concerts in 5 Years
The musician, who is also known as Yusuf Islam, or Yusuf/Cat Stevens, hasn’t toured since his 50th Anniversary tour of 2016-2017
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Doobie Brothers Interview: Rockin’ Down the Highway
They’ve sold millions of albums and had a string of pop and rock radio hits. And are still on the road. We talk to Patrick Simmons, Tom Johnston and John McFee
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Moody Blues’ Justin Hayward: 2018 Concert Review
The group’s lead singer, guitarist and writer of many of their favorites offered songs and stories from throughout his career
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Ringo Starr Cancels Rest of 2022 Tour: Covid
Halfway through the first leg – which itself had been postponed for 2 years – Edgar Winter and Steve Lukather had tested positive
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Thank You, Peter Frampton
In 2019, the popular musician did a farewell tour, due to an incurable muscular disease. A 2020 edition in Europe was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic
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Paul McCartney Plays 2016 Desert Trip Set: Review
Following Neil Young on night two of the much-heralded three-day classic rock festival in California, the former Beatle mixed the hits and a few surprises.
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Bob Dylan in Total Command in 2016 Desert Trip Set
The bard let his music do the talking with a career-spanning set – including a tweaked version of “Tangled Up in Blue” – at the eagerly anticipated festival’s opening night
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Steve Miller Makes Magic at Met Museum: 2019 Review
The blues rock musician was “blown away” by the institution’s 2019 “Play it Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll” exhibit. “Ready to have some fun?” he asked
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1981: The Year in 50 Classic Rock Albums
The biggest rock news of the year, without question, was the birth of MTV, But how did that translate to new albums? We went back and listened again.
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Doobie Brothers’ Founding Drummer, John Hartman, Dies
He became a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020 when the band was finally inducted after decades of eligibility
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