Kingdom Come were a British band of the 1970s, that played psychedelic, experimental progressive rock music. They were fronted by Arthur Brown, who gave them his theatrical style and voice. The combination ensured that the band was a hit on Britain's festival circuit, but lack of record sal...
The singer Melanie, one of only nine women who performed at Woodstock in 1969, died at the age of 76 on Jan. 23. She was best known for her 1970 song "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)," which was inspired by her experience at the festival. Melinda Wilson Jason Merritt, Getty Images ...
He was the opening act at the 1969 Woodstock Festival. Dig Deeper 24 Famous People Who Are Also Secretly Artists Also ranks #32 on The Best Acoustic Bands and Artists of All Time Also ranks #35 on The Best One-Hit Wonders of the 1970s 90 Linda Ulvaeus 129 votes Linda ...
While others might tout the hand-painted Strat that Jimi played, or the black Fender Stratocaster he later torched on stage in 1967 during “Wild Thing” at the Monterey International Pop Festival, the “Woodstock Strat” is Numero Uno, as far as this writer is concerned. According to Mitch ...
How Bob Marley brought reggae into the mainstreamOverview of Bob Marley's career, including footage of the One Love concert, which has been called the “Jamaican Woodstock.” See all videos for this article In 1969 Clapton and Baker formed the groupBlind Faithwith keyboardist-vocalistSteve Winwoo...
WatchMountain perform “Southbound Train” at Woodstock I heard your manager wouldn’t sign off on the band appearing in the film. That’s what I also heard. He probably didn’t get enough money—another stupid move we made. But [producer/engineer] Eddie Kramer called me and he found two...
The Monkees’ debut album, The Monkees spent 13 weeks at No. 1 and stayed on the Billboard charts for 78 weeks. The Monkees pioneered the music video format and paved the way for every boy band that followed. The show was a stylistically ambitious show, with a distinctive visual style ...
The band played on the second day at Woodstock though the performance appears neither on the soundtrack album nor in the film (incl. the extended edition). Allegedly their manager would not allow them to be filmed?! Bizarre. Ghoulz (2006/11) Top Alex Harvey & His Soul Band Alex Harvey ...
Woodstock '99 It was meant for Woodstock 1999 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the iconic Woodstock festival. But what ended up happening instead was adisaster marked by chaos and controversy. Overcrowding, heat, expensive food and water prices, and inadequate facilities created a hostile festiv...
Memorable for their performance at Woodstock, their hits included "Wooden Ships," "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes," and "Southern Cross." A statement issued about Crosby's death read, "It is with great sadness after a long illness, that our beloved David (Croz) Crosby has passed away. He was lo...