Melanie, the chart-topping folk singer of “Brand New Key” and “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)” who performed at theWoodstockfestival in 1969, died on Tuesday. She was 76. Billy James, the singer’s rep, confirmed her death toRolling Stone, but did not provide a cause of death...
In 1970, The Who were pretty much at their peak and this film captures them during what is considered their greatest concert ever. The chemistry that Pete Townhsend, Roger Daltry, John Entwistle and of course the legendary Keith Moon display on stage is a far cry from the acrimony that wo...
Two weeks later,Pink Floydperformed there; The Who returned to the venue later in the year, as did Floyd in 1971. ThenThe Rolling Stonesalso included it on the “Goodbye Britain” tour that preceded their departure for tax exile status and theExile On Main St.album. ...
"We recorded my first song, ‘It Was You’, in late 1963 at the home studio of Barry Gray, who wrote music for children’s TV puppet series like Thunderbirds and Fireball XL5. Dick James, The Beatles’ co-publisher at the time, heard ‘It Was You’ and signed me to his company. ...
Joni Mitchell neither attended nor performed at Woodstock, but after seeing reports about the festival that weekend, she wrote a song about it. Her own version of "Woodstock," featuring just her electric piano and mutli-tracked vocals, was released as the B-side to "Big Yellow Taxi" and on...
Stevie Wonder famously performed “Happy Birthday” at the 1986 concert commemorating the first national Martin Luther King Jr. Day. He also performed it for the late Queen Elizabeth II in 2012 at her Diamond Jubilee Concert. “My Sharona” by The Knack Doug Feiger, guitarist and lead singer ...
The musicians' careers took different paths, but they intersected again when Love performed in San Francisco in 1967. "A friend told us about this incredible guitar player called Jimi Hendrix, and we obviously didn't put it together it was the same guy," Echols said. "A few nights later...
The musicians' careers took different paths, but they intersected again when Love performed in San Francisco in 1967. "A friend told us about this incredible guitar player called Jimi Hendrix, and we obviously didn't put it together it was the same guy," Echols said. "A few nights later...
The musicians' careers took different paths, but they intersected again when Love performed in San Francisco in 1967. "A friend told us about this incredible guitar player called Jimi Hendrix, and we obviously didn't put it together it was the same guy," Echols said. "A few nights later...
The Band played at Woodstock in 1969, and went on to become the first North American rock band to appear on the cover of Time magazine. Other albums included (but are not limited to) The Band, Stage Fright, Cahoots, and Rock of Ages. They performed before the largest rock concert ...