The Marshall Tucker Band was formed in Spartanburg South Carolina in 1972 This southern rock band is one of my personal all time favorite classic rock n roll bands. I remember seeing them live at a local high school athletic field in the early eighties where the security was 20 foot high chain link fences around the parameter which we (about 100 of us) crashed the fence to the ground and stormed the stage! It was the best concert I [...]
The Who is an English Rock band formed in London England in 1964 by Roger Daltrey, Pete Townsend, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon known for their high energy rock n roll and their instrument demolishing on stage. They have enjoyed twenty seven top forty singles seventeen top ten albums and selling over one hundred million albums in their career. The Who have charted eighteen gold, twelve platinum, and five multi platinum albums in the U.S. A number of their songs [...]
Rossington Collins Band Formed by prior members of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd band Gary Rossington and Allen Collins in 1979. The Rossington Collins Band was a short lived band only putting out two albums before disbanding in 1982. This song “Don’t Misunderstand Me” Was their biggest hit and hit the billboard charts at number 55. Another one of my favorite Southern Rock N roll bands Rossington Collins band shows that as humans we can bounce back from nearly any [...]
Guns N’ Roses, An American rock n roll band formed in L.A. in 1985, The original members in 1986 were Axl Rose (Lead Vocals), Slash (Lead Guitar), Duff McKagan (Bass), Izzy Stradlin (Rythem Guitar), and Steve Adler (Drums) Although the band is still preforming today Only Axl Rose remains as an original member. Selling over 100 million albums worldwide this classic rock n roll band is the Bomb. I remember watching them receive a music award on TV back some [...]
Formed in L.A. in 1968 Three Dog Night was a seven man Rock Band that in their first seven years had an incredible twenty one top 40 hits and three of those hit went to number one, “Black n White” “Mama Told Me not to come” and “Joy To The World” All three songs were preformed by one of the three different lead singers in the band. Three Dog Night is probably best known for their three part harmony by [...]
Billy Squier Was born in Wellesley Massachusetts on May 12 1950 Taking piano lessons at an early age Billy Squier decided to play guitar and bought his first guitar from a neighbor for $95.00. Billy Squier formed the band Piper in the early seventies the band put out two albums “Piper, and “Can’t wait” Piper had opened for Kiss on their 1977 tour. Billy Squier went solo and released his debut album TOTT (The Tale of The Tape) in 1980 [...]
An American Classic Rock n Roll band The B-52s were formed in Athens Georgia in 1976 Their new wave punky sound has long been a favorite party band. They have many accolades to their credit including preforming “Love Shack” in the 1994 movie “The Flintstones” As the story goes the original members Kate Pierson, Ricky and Cindy Wilson, Fred Schneider and Keith Strickland formed the B52s after drinking a flaming volcano bowl at a Chinese restaurant. They played their first [...]
ELO (Electric Light Orchestra) In 1970 Jeff Lynne Wrote the first of many of ELO’s songs called the 10538 Overture which was on their debut album “The Electric Light Orchestra” released in 1971 in the U.K. and the album was named “No Answer” when released in 1972 in the U.S. Their concept was to use Violins, Cellos, wood wind and other classical instruments to add a classical overtone to the bands Rock N Roll music. In their career ELO put [...]
Arlo Guthrie, Born in Brooklyn New York in 1947 the son of folk singer Woody Guthrie who passed away in 1967 from Huntington’s disease, He is best known for his political activism songs like “Alice’s Restaurant” I’ve heard this song on the radio every thanksgiving since I was old enough to listen, and it remains to this day an all time favorite classic rock n roll Folk song. Enjoy this video of Arlo Guthrie singing the motorcycle song.
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