The first major American rocker to bring a large-scale rock concert to the country when he accepted an invitation from the Kremlin to play several concerts on Russian soil
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Plant and his band the Sensational Space Shifters performed at a charitable event recently. Watch them play a Led Zeppelin favorite in the upcoming special
Gotta hand it to the guy: Jumping onstage to sing along on a song that calls for your death is a pretty cool move. The crowd went wild
The notion of a 24-hour cable TV channel airing music videos was hardly an assured success when MTV launched. It proved to be a media game changer
Before he became a rock guitar god, he was a sideman for other artists. A new release spotlights Hendrix’s work with R&B artist Curtis Knight. A bandmate talks about his immediate impact
The founding member, organist on all of the band’s hits including “Born to Be Wild” and “Magic Carpet Ride,” died of a heart attack.
The guitarist and vocalist, a mainstay of the country-rock legends for nearly 40 years, wrote such Poco favorites as “Bad Weather” and “Heart of the Night.”
His biographer called Ahmet Ertegun “The Last Sultan.” Truly hip, smart and a devoted lover of music, he presided over the legendary label with style and grace
A store “where beautiful people can buy beautiful things” was one of the first ventures by The Beatles’ Apple Corps. It did not work out quite as planned.
The Bee Gees’ Barry, Robin and Maurice’s younger brother enjoyed a huge hit of his own but the trappings of success caught up with him