Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr called former bandmate Rourke “a kind and beautiful soul…and a supremely gifted musician.”
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A tour coincides with the 60th anniversary of Nash’s first single with the Hollies. He’s also collaborated on a new album with Allan Clarke
He opened “i/o the Tour” in Kraków, Poland, with a 23-song set that included much of the new album and many favorites
The 73-year-old guitarist, songwriter and singer was in the midst of the Destroyers’ “50 Years of Rock” tour when his team had announced a “serious medical condition”
He guided the careers of many of music’s brightest stars to emerge from Manchester, U.K. during the British Invasion
The two bands will share a great double bill offering such favorites as “Black Coffee in Bed” and “Pretty in Pink”
Recordings made by some of the biggest classic rock artists of the era dominated the list of top-selling albums in the U.S.
The singer-songwriter’s posthumous albums are being released together with mono versions of all of the albums’ singles
Classic rock was in its heyday and many of its biggest names released #1 albums this year. But only one could be the year’s biggest
The Mael brothers are often described as “your favorite band’s favorite band.” The video for ‘The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte’ features Cate Blanchett