An influential master guitarist fluent in many genres, he was a star of television and the record charts, a Country Music Hall of Fame inductee and more
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The much-honored and influential performer had his songs covered by many classic rockers, perhaps most prominently The Who with “Young Man’s Blues”
Every time we share our feature on The Midnight Special TV series, our readers reminisce about the program. Now it’s time to give one of you a copy of the set
The massive collection covers 1965-1972 and contains TV recordings, BBC sessions, unreleased tracks, outtakes and demos, with more than 12 hours of audio
The song went Top 5 for the Latin rock band in 1970 and helped power them into the mainstream. It had almost been a hit two years earlier
The performer had suffered a heart attack earlier that year. His legacy includes hit songwriting credits for others including “Superstar” and “This Masquerade”
The clip for the band’s masterpiece – voted the U.K.’s favorite song of the past 60 years – is almost as iconic as the song itself
After much speculation, longtime lead singer Steve Perry did attend the band’s induction, though he didn’t perform. Neal Schon: “I got too choked up”
The band’s first greatest hits collection was the U.S.’s biggest selling album of the 20th century, among its many firsts
The song captured the era lyrically, musically and sonically. While it has stood the test of time as a rock anthem, US audiences ignored it upon its release