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  Southern (Rock) Man: Marshall Tucker Band's Doug Gray on Their Rich Past and Busy Present

  February 21 at 4 a.m.

  For many people, remembering where they were and what they were doing on any given New Year’s Eve is an effort hampered by time, memory, or alcohol. But Doug Gray recalls exactly where he was more than four decades ago when the year 1978 rolled into 1979: Onstage at the...

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  Classic Rock Warriors Wishbone Ash Don a New Coat of Arms

  February 18 at 4 a.m.

   Though not as well known among classic rock aficionados in the United States as their home base in England or even Europe, for more than 50 years prog rockers Wishbone Ash have carved out their own place in rock history and attracted some very, very rabid fans. Known as pioneers...

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  Posthumous Memoir of Music Exec Tells Tales of T. Rex, Pink Floyd, Wham! and More...

  February 14 at 4 a.m.

  Have a Cigar! The Memoir of the Man Behind Pink Floyd, T. Rex, The Jam, and George Michael By Bryan Morrison 224 pp. Quiller Publishing $39.95 Of all the inductees into this year’s class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it’s the one of oldest vintage that stands...

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  A Farewell To A King: Rush's Neil Peart Passes Away

  January 13 at 5 a.m.

  Suddenly you were gone From all the lives you left your mark upon Neil Peart, drummer and lyricist for the band Rush, died of brain cancer last week. He was 67. Peart was still jokingly referred to as "the new guy" by bandmates Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, despite joining...

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  Year-end Ruminations on Classic Rock, "Farewell" Tours, Aging, and Concert Resolutions

  Friday, December 13, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  Since a former Houston Press music editor dubbed me “Classic Rock Bob” ages ago, it’s no surprise that the majority of shows I attended in 2019 fell squarely into that genre. But there were a bit fewer than last year, which was even fewer than the year before. And that’s...

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  Don Felder Checks Out of the Hotel California and Into the Dosey Doe for Two Intimate Shows

  Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  The title of Don Felder’s most recent solo album is pretty straightforward: American Rock ‘n’ Roll. In the leadoff title track, the singer/guitarist gives a bit of a history lesson on the genre with namecheck sampling ranging from Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, Aerosmith, and Bob Seger to Tommy Lee, Slash,...