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...
“I Can See for Miles,” released in 1967, was the group’s onlyBillboardtop ten single). It was the 1969 rock operaTommy—and a memorable performance atWoodstockthat summer—that made the Who a world-class album-rock act. In the process, Townshend was recognized as one of rock’s ...
The Who’s performance at theWoodstock Music and Art Fairin 1969 launched the band into rock music lore, although Townshend later professed his distaste for the experience. The band continued to achieve success throughout the 1970s, including with the critically acclaimed albumWho’s Next(1971),...
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 ...
When I sang this part live on stage, I would often become furious, thrashing at my guitar until I could thrash no more, frantically forgiving my mother, her lover, my grandmother, her lovers, and most of all myself." ---Chapter Nine, Acid in the Air "Seeing Jimi play for the first...
Aretha Franklin won a record eight consecutive Grammys for Best R&B Vocal Performance from 1967 to 1974. The Queen of Soul was the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. She sang at historic events in U.S. history like the memorial for Martin Luther King Jr. and the...
Townshend originally wrote “We’re Not Gonna Take It” as an anti-fascist song prior to conceiving Tommy, while “See Me, Feel Me” was inspired in part by memories of his abusive grandmother and released alone as a single after the Who’s triumph at Woodstock. With its heraldic, ...
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(1969). Wilson was also behind the kit during Paul Butterfield Blues Band’s performance at Woodstock. The drummer moved on to his own group, Full Moon, in the early ‘70s. He also became a prolific session musician, working with many artists on the famous Stax record label. In 1992, ...
(1969). Wilson was also behind the kit during Paul Butterfield Blues Band’s performance at Woodstock. The drummer moved on to his own group, Full Moon, in the early ‘70s. He also became a prolific session musician, working with many artists on the famous Stax record label. In 1992, ...