Sometimes the timing just wasn’t right. When many of these classic rock songs first went to radio they flopped. The stars were aligned the second time
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The first single from 1971’s Madman Across the Water is “one of our finest moments lyrically and melodically” and includes Paul Buckmaster’s soaring orchestral arrangements.
This is the first Beatles guitar solo that shreds, and it’s hard to fathom/estimate how many kids decided they wanted to be guitar heroes upon hearing Harrison’s thrilling break.
Though eligible since 2003, it took the rock band a while to be nominated. The evening proved to be their final performance with Ric Ocasek
The pair formed the band in Gainesville, Fla., as teens. One of his brothers is Bernie Leadon, a founding member of Eagles
“The song was something that I wrote watching people in nightclubs. You’d see these dudes go over and start rapping to chicks,” said the band’s Donnie Iris.
Here are some of the best of the best from fellow songwriters, guitarists and other artists who were inspired by his greatness
He was an American guitar hero before there was such a thing. In 1967 he put together a new but short-lived band that combined blues, soul and rock.
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
17 years after rock royalty honored George at the Hall of Fame, director Joel Gallen updated the clip of Prince’s blistering solo on “While My Guitar…”