Average White Band bidding farewell after 52 years: ‘It’s bittersweet’ says co-founder Alan Gorrie
Retiring after 52 years is “bittersweet” for Average White Band co-founder Alan Gorrie. But he is adamant that the ...
N.J. director on ‘Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band,’ mortality and fandom
Zimny, who was an editor on the 2001 HBO special “ Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: Live in New York City ,” has also ...
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Gabriel Sherman: “Donald Trump is older and less sane and angrier”
Half a century ago, the art-rock band introduced the world to the vocoder. Their sound – and pop music – was forever changed.
QuickCheck: Is Queen’s "Bohemian Rhapsody" the most streamed song of the 20th century?
ICONIC rock band Queen paved the way for many musicians and artists since they debuted in 1975 with their first single ...
Iron Maiden star Paul Di'Anno's cause of death revealed one month after the five-times married father-of-six heavy metal singer passed away aged 66
Former Iron Maiden singer Paul Di'Anno cause of death has been revealed after he passed away last month aged 66.
George Harrison’s ‘Living in the Material World’ Is a Slept-On Masterpiece Worth Rediscovering
In 1973, the world saw George Harrison as the Beatle who was winning the break-up. He became a solo superstar with All Things ...
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Jeff Beck guitars used in Bowie performance and with The Yardbirds up for sale
The Guitar Collection, will feature more than 130 of his instruments, and see his recognisable 1954 Oxblood Gibson Les Paul ...
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Dee Murray was the centerpiece of the early Elton John band – and the last bassist to play onstage with John Lennon
W ith his enormous catalog of hit songs and even larger public persona, Elton John has kept audiences enthralled since he ...
The musician Paul Stanley called the “personification of rock and roll danger”
Paul Stanley is no stranger to shock rock. As a member of Kiss he has been known to set a guitar alight now and then, but there's someone even he looks up to.
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50 years after prompting ban of rock shows, REO Speedwagon returns
In 1974, Rochester Parks officials cited mess and chaos following an REO Speedwagon show as justification to ban rock ...
Countdown was the great awakening for my generation
It arrived with no fanfare. Twenty-five minutes on Friday evening in black and white. But watching the very first episode of Countdown on November 8, 1974 — 50 years ago — lit a fuse in me that burned ...
Renowned guitarist Lenny Kaye celebrates his love of lyrics, literature and history with rare CT show
Patti Smith Group guitarist Lenny Kaye is “Celebrating 60 Years of Rock & Roll & Literature” with a solo show Nov. 8 at Small ...