Recordings made by some of the biggest classic rock artists of the era were side-by-side with popular disco releases on the year’s U.S. sales charts
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He co-wrote and played the signature guitar opening on the classic track. Before that he co-wrote a 1967 psychedelic favorite
The rejuventated musician returned to Madison Square Garden for the first time in 4 decades, offering hit after hit and plenty of new memories
The anthemic call-and-response chorus, sung repeatedly over a twin-Les Paul guitar riff, has to rank as one of rock’s all-time greatest earworms
The composer of one of the greatest countercultural anthems never made it to the festival that served as the song’s subject.
The editions, spanning their five-decade career, are being released in conjunction with their 50th anniversary tour.
No less than 25 different titles were at #1 for at least one week in the U.S. The two artists with the most weeks at the top might surprise you
Grace Slick addressed the sea of humans, “You have seen the heavy groups. Now you will see morning maniac music. Believe me, yeah, it’s a new dawn.”
When the history of heavy rock is traced today, it invariably points to him as one of the origin points—it was no accident that he called his band Mountain.
Many are still creating brilliant music. Here is a brief guide to the status of most of the artists who performed at the legendary 1969 festival