A real head-scratcher of a concert bill. But The Monkees wanted Jimi to open for them, and Hendrix’s manager thought it was a good idea. It didn’t last long
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A founding member of Argent, he also played for 18 years with The Kinks and was a bassist with the reconvened Zombies
The Beatles began when Paul heard John’s skiffle band play at a church party and were introduced after the show by a mutual friend
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The legend was best known for his 1979 hit, “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” but also performed on Bob Dylan’s Nashville Skyline
The Maestro scored films for many legendary directors. But it was the trio of mid-1960s “Spaghetti Westerns” for Sergio Leone for which he’s best known
Rock music began its rise with “That’s All Right,” a song Presley cut with producer Sam Phlllips. How much is legend and how much is fact?
Six weeks before Woodstock unfurled America’s freak flag to show the counterculture had truly taken hold, this all-star event rocked the Deep South
The deaths of two iconic classic rock stars on the same day two years apart are both fraught with questions, rumor and speculation about the causes and circumstances
The actor was a prominent member of the late ’60s TV sketch comedy series which rose to #1 in the ratings in its 2nd season. “Verrry interesting”