Classic Rock
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Classic Rock

ByRockinTown

Classic rock usually refers to the music that was popular in the 1960s and 1970s and includs the likes of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Pink Floyd, and many others. Classic rock songs are considered to be influential and still popular today. Here are some of our favorite Classic Rock Artists.

Asia

Supergroup #12 or Asia came about when Carl Palmer (formerly of ELP), Steve Howe (of Yes fame), John Wetton (King ...
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10 Classic Aerosmith Songs

Early Aerosmith got slammed for being a second-rate Rolling Stones. Singer Steve Tyler possessed more than a passing resemblance to ...
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Genesis

Genesis

The Genesis story covers three distinctly different periods: Genesis with Peter Gabriel, then the post-Gabriel Genesis and finally the ‘80s ...
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The Clash

“The Clash… the only band that matters.” The importance of The Clash cannot be overstated. They were a lightning rod ...
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The Police - Outlandos d'Amour

The Police: Legacy Tracks

The band’s fifth album, “Synchronicity,” was known for “Wrapped Around Your Finger” and “King Of Pain,” both major hits, but ...
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White Stripes

The duo, White Stripes, hailed from Detroit in the late ’90s. Former Country/Rock drummer (with Goober and the Peas) turned ...
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Everclear

When Art Alexakis left L.A. he moved to his new girlfriend’s hometown, Portland, OR. There the singer/guitarist hooked up with ...
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Heart’s Best

Heart (led by Ann and Nancy Wilson) had two iterations. The first came in the mid-70’s when they jumped on ...
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13 Halloween Songs That Slay

No Halloween is complete without the “Monster Mash” (Bobby “Boris” Pickett) and “Thriller” (Michael Jackson). But here are 13 also ...
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Dire Straits

MTV IS TEACHER APPROVEDIt’s doubtful MTV would have ever used the above as an advertising slogan when they launched in ...
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