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52 Rock Moments from 52 Years

  By River of Rock • July 10, 2020 Classic Rock, Entertainment & Pop Culture, Modern Rock, Music Events
Karyn in Mississippi 2017

Earlier in 2020, we started this new feature called The Full Deck, in part because this is the year that both our founders reach that age of 52. Well today, July 10th, is … Read more…

Tagged   1960s music, 1970s music, 1980s music, 1990s music, 2000s music, 2010s music, 2020 articles, 2020s music

The Beatles in India

  By River of Rock • April 3, 2020 Classic Rock, Entertainment & Pop Culture, Rock History, World
The Beatles with Maharashi

In early 1968, all four members of The Beatles traveled to northern India to attend a Transcendental Meditation training course with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. While George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo … Read more…

Tagged   1960s music, 2020 articles, donovan, the beatles

Give the Gift of Music

  By River of Rock • November 29, 2017 Entertainment & Pop Culture
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New or old, loud or soft, simple or complex, from the great American genres of old to the great classic rock of the late 20th century to the innovative independent music of today, … Read more…

The Autumn Moon Lights My Way

  By River of Rock • September 20, 2016 Entertainment & Pop Culture, Newsletter

A Tribute to Led Zeppelin Classic Rock Review has launched the first of many artist-centric pages with a tribute page to Led Zeppelin. This page connects to our extensive reviews of Zeppelin’s albums … Read more…

Tagged   2016 articles, individual musicians, led zeppelin, little buffalo, river of rock newsletter, rock history

39 Years

  By River of Rock • August 16, 2016 Entertainment & Pop Culture, Newsletter
Elvis Presley and Robert Johnson

39 years ago today, on August 16, 1977, Elvis “left the building” for the final time. The death of the “king of rock n’ roll” came as a shock to most people and … Read more…

Tagged   2016 articles, elvis presley, individual musicians, river of rock newsletter, robert johnson, rock history

#1 “Summertime Blues”

  By River of Rock • July 3, 2016 Entertainment & Pop Culture, Rock History

“Summertime Blues” is our #1 song of summertime because of its versatility and the way it grew up right alongside the rock genre itself as it was frequently re-interpreted through the years. Originally … Read more…

Tagged   1950s music, 1960s music, classic rock song, eddie cocheran, rock history, top 9 list

#2 “Summer In the City”

  By River of Rock • June 30, 2016 Classic Rock, Entertainment & Pop Culture

Released on the 4th of July in 1966, “Summer In the City” is a summer anthem by The Lovin’ Spoonful. This soul-inspired, electric piano driven groove was a slight departure for the predominantly … Read more…

Tagged   1960s music, classic rock song, john sebastian, rock history, the lovin spoonful, top 9 list

#3 “Saturday in the Park”

  By River of Rock • June 25, 2016 Classic Rock, Entertainment & Pop Culture
Chicago in the early 1970s

Keyboardist Robert Lamm was inspired to write “Saturday In the Park” after visiting New York’s Central Park during a break from recording Chicago V. Lamm witnessed musicians, singers, dancers, jugglers and other performers, … Read more…

Tagged   1970s music, chicago, classic rock song, rock history, top 9 list

#4 “Boys of Summer”

  By River of Rock • June 21, 2016 Classic Rock, Entertainment & Pop Culture
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While driving on a California freeway, former Eagles’ drummer Don Henley spotted a Grateful Dead bumper sticker on a Cadillac Seville and was inspired to include this dichotomic image in a new song. … Read more…

Tagged   1980s music, classic rock song, don henley, rock history, top 9 list

#6 “Ice Cream Man”

  By River of Rock • June 13, 2016 Classic Rock, Entertainment & Pop Culture

The number six song on our Top 9 Summertime countdown extends across the spectrum from the innocent to the seedy. “Ice Cream” man was written and released in the early 1950s by Chicago … Read more…

Tagged   1950s music, 1970s music, classic rock song, top 9 list, van halen
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