Tag "classic rock"
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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When REO Speedwagon Had Their Breakthrough
Talk about perseverance! It took seven studio albums before the midwestern band achieved real success. Two years later, they were at the top of the music world.
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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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Bruce Springsteen Shakes Up Career Timeline With ‘Tracks II: The Lost Albums’ Box Set
The previously unheard albums, spanning 83 songs, fill in rich chapters of the classic rock legend’s expansive discography.
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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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Janis Joplin & Jorma Kaukonen: The Tale of the Typewriter Tape
Before they became rock icons, Janis and the Jefferson Airplane guitarist played acoustic blues. Here’s the tale of their fascinating 1964 duets.
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The Zombies’ Colin Blunstone Interview: It’s Time
Our writer followed the British Invasion band from gig to gig. Their co-founder / lead vocalist talked about their tour of a classic album.
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Mick Ralphs, of Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, Dies
The guitarist and songwriter of such favorites as “Can’t Get Enough” and “Ready For Love” suffered a stroke shortly after Bad Company’s 2016 “Swan Song” U.K. tour.
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The Number One Albums of 1971: 14 Stories
The year was marked by great releases by the Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart, and others. But the sales chart was dominated by a singer-songwriter.
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Peter Asher Interview: Pop Star to Top Producer
He arrived with the British Invasion as half of Peter and Gordon, then went on to produce such greats as James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt.
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