The '70s Metal Album That Helped Write The Blueprint For Power Metal
The blueprint for power metal came from a band that included legendary metal pioneers like Ronnie James Dio and Deep Purple's Ritchie Blackmore.
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4 Folk Musicians Who Discovered Their Signature Sound By Accident
From playing banjos upside down to overly protective technicians, a fateful alignment of happenstance provided these folk artists with their own unique sound.
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5 British Rock Bands That Helped Launch The Most Successful Solo Careers
Besides changing the trajectory of rock music, these British bands, including Genesis, the Police, and Black Sabbath, spawned some legendary solo careers.
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4 Flop Songs That Got A Second Chance In TV Commercials
Some songs aren't destined for fame, but others just had to wait for the right moment, or right TV commercial, to make them into smash hits.
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Born 79 Years Ago Today In England, He Helped Found Two Of Progressive Rock's Biggest Bands
Progressive rock may be past its heyday, but one of its most famous stars was a founder of two of the genre's most famous bands in the United Kingdom.
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One-Hit Wonders Whose Songs Survived Longer Than Their Brief Fame
Some songs get into the pop culture so deeply that we see them decade after decade, even songs by one-hit wonders like Ram Jam, Wild Cherry, and Baltimora.
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5 Classic Albums That Define The Sound Of '80s New Wave
From Duran Duran to the Police, these albums were foundational to the musical landscape of the '80s, as well as that most joyful and quirky of genres, new wave.
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1983 No. 1, An English Teaching Tool In China, Hit The Top 43 Years Ago Today
Few artists have a global impact, but one musician's song that made it to No. 1 in 1983 got so big that it even taught listeners English words in China.
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Quote Of The Day By Willie Nelson: 'Once You Replace Negative Thoughts With Positive Ones ...'
Outlaw country legend Willie Nelson found that changing his lifestyle wasn't enough; to find success and happiness, he had to change the way he thought.
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The Rare '70s Rock Album First Pressing Behind An Eerie Cover
What is the story behind the first press of Syd Barrett's "The Madcap Laughs" from 1970 and its unsettling, striped-floor cover shot, and why is it so rare?
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5 Country Rock Albums That Helped Change The Sound Of The '70s
Country Rock may have begun in the '60s, but came into its own in the '70s, and albums from the likes of the Eagles forged the unique sound of that decade.
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A Blues Legend Was Behind One Of The Greatest '80s Guitar Solos
This blues legend from Texas brought back the genre in the '80s with his band Double Trouble. He was also behind the guitar solo on a No. 1 David Bowie song.
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Not The Eagles Or The Byrds: The Forgotten Band That Helped Shape Country Rock
Counting former Byrds and a future Eagle among its members, this Southern California band influenced everyone from Tom Petty to Emmylou Harris.
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The 5 Best Rock Live Albums Recorded In Japan
Bands such as Judas Priest, Cheap Trick, and Scorpions recorded live albums in Japan that are so good they've become indelible parts of rock history.
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The Best Surprise Guest Appearances In Classic Rock Concert History
These surprise guest performances by acts like David Bowie, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, and the Rolling Stones were some of the best in classic rock history.
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The Classic Rock Double Album That Defined Teenage Alienation
Drawn from a band member's experiences as a youth in post-war England, this operatic 1973 album spoke to teenagers trying to find their way in a tough world.
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The Most Beautiful Female Voices Of The '50s
The instrumentation behind these female singers played second fiddle to their extraordinary voices, and helped popularize genres to the masses during the 1950s.
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1982 No. 1, Joe Cocker's Blockbuster Duet He Initially 'Hated,' Topped The Charts 44 Years Ago Today
This Joe Cocker duet went to No. 1 44 years ago, but he initially hated the song that would accompany the blockbuster film "An Officer and a Gentleman."
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