This fall, an opportunity will be presented to you to see two music legends in concert together — sort of — when the Roy Orbison and…
This piece originally ran for a previous birthday celebration on behalf of Sir Paul McCartney, so here it is again for his 77th … Back in…
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Fresh off an extended and triumphant world tour, Guns N’ Roses announced eight new U.S. arena shows for the fall on Monday. The run of additional…
Slash on Guns N’ Roses’ Future and His Lifelong Bond with the Guitar (The Interview)
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Janis Joplin was called “the greatest white urban blues and soul singer of her generation” by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which inducted her in 1995. Joplin’s powerful, gritty vocals made songs like “Piece of My Heart,” “Ball and Chain,” “Summertime” and “Me and Bobby McGee” uniquely her own. Joplin, who died in 1970 at age 27 of an accidental drug overdose, burst on the music scene in 1966 as vocalist of San Francisco’s Big Brother and the Holding Company. The band’s manager, Chet Helms, encouraged its members to make Joplin their lead singer. Joplin’s triumphant performances at…
