Lawrence Gowan Didn"t Have To Be Dennis DeYoung

Success for a modern Classic Rock band means change. Groups fire and hire members faster Dale Jr and Jimmy Johnson on their best days. Keyboardist Lawrence Gowan has kept the group Styx moving forward and outward.

Jeff Pilson Of Foreigner The Rocker Next Door

What is and isn't a Classic Rocker? What should the attitude be adjusted to or toward? Jeff Pilson of the group Foreigner. Is nothing more than the guy next door.

Tommy Shaw Talks Sammy Davis Jr and Mr Roboto

The early 1970's. Music had lost the Beatles. Zeppelin was spinning out of control. The closest thing to great American music was Canada's Guess Who. The roar of concert crowd wanted a new flavor. The mid-west gave fans of Classic Rock...Styx.

Don Felder's Evolution

Getting inside a rock band isn't always about catching your favorite group on YouTube or MTV. For Don Felder. The thought of getting anything music was nearly next to impossible. Mono music didn't haunt Felder. The evolution of stereo led the former guitarist for the Eagles toward a universe of success.

The Rolling Stones by A Rollingstone Magazine Reporter

Classic Rock's best story isn't always situated in the center of success. There can be no glory unless there's a story. Rollingstone Magazine reporter Robert Greenfield was the only writer allowed to put the experience into print.

John Waite's Greatest

John Waite. As the front man of The Baby's, Bad English and a solo career. He's invisibly poured more beats and rhythms into our Classic Rock life and style than most give him credit for.

38 Special Unlocks Their History

Classic Rock has had its fair share of unforgettable guitar riffs, drum solos and bent vocals. 38 Special became one of those bands that mastered the song hook...

Scott Burns Is A True Classic Rocker

What is and what does it take to be a Classic Rocker? What if the only musical instrument you've been given to play... is your heart? This Saturday. Scott Burns. Will be lifted 20 feet into the air. Then stay there. 24/7 until the start of the NASCAR Nationwide Series History 300 race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. 20 feet above those who have two feet. Scott Burns. A U.S. soldier. Lost his leg. And now fights for our nation in ways that seem invisible. But not to the men and women who've lost legs, arms, vision and soul fighting for our nation. Knowing the rights to our freedom. This Classic Rocker. Scott Burns will live twenty feet above those with two feet. For one week. The Purple Heart Homes Fund gives life back to those that sacrificed their life. That won't be just any man 20 feet above the earth at Charlotte Motor Speedway. That man loves America. Every dollar raised helps 7 military families. His goal is $75 thousand. Now its up to you to push it to 99.7 thousand and beyond.

Neal Schon Fronts Rock Against Trafficking

Remember when Classic Rocker's hung out and raised funds to provide for people in need. George Harrison, Bob Geoldoff, Live Aid and more. The world has change. And so has the cause. The front man of Journey. Neal Schon has put together an unheard of list of writers, performers and musicians. Steven Tyler, Slash, Heart, Sting and a reunited Police. And more... Rock Against Trafficking. The news comes in the wake of the Nigerian tragedy. 300 school girls kidnapped for the purpose of trafficking them. Neal Schon recently told Billboard Magazine that a festival of music live on stage is extremely possible.

Neil Young Records Vinyl on Jimmy Fallon

Jimmy Fallon set the stage.... For history to be made. Classic Rocker Neil Young has been extremely verbal about trying to convince fans of great music to move back to vinyl albums. To help promote the cause. Last night. Neil Young and Jack White recorded a vinyl record on The Tonight Show. Like the old days. They got one chance to make it right. A Deluxe Edition of Young’s latest record, ‘A Letter Home,’ is due out on May 27 on White’s Third Man record label. The whole thing was recorded in a 1947 Voice-o-Graph recording booth and features a number of covers from artists like Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan.

George Harrison's Guitar Is Up For Auction

A valuable piece of George Harrison's legacy is up for auction. The 1962 Rickenbacker 425 he used while playing I Want to Hold Your Hand on the TV show Ready Steady Go. If this was Pawn Stars and Rick had to call a friend. The video would show music legend Dusty Springfield talking to Harrison about the guitar. George Harrison's Rickenbacker is expected to pull in $400 to $600,000. A little history on the guitar. Harrison gave the guitar to music friend. George Peckham. Under the condition that he never modifies it. The auction will take place Saturday, May 17.

New Music From ASIA

If the average listener could see what remixed Classic Rock looks like. The total view would be that of a solid white line. Music is compressed so hard. That the reality of sound has disappeared. John Wetton from the ASIA has a way to get by all that compression

Rock Journalist Lisa Robinson There Goes The Gravity

Classic Rock isn't just incredible Jimmy Page guitar riffs, Michael Anthony bass rhythms and heavy thunder via Neil Peart's trap set. Someone has to be there to capture not the pictures but the experience...through words. The first lady of Rock Journalism. Lisa Robinson has stepped onto the stones of Rock for forty years. Her new book There Goes the Gravity. Sends everything you thought you knew... right into the hemisphere.

Ken Caillat The Making Of Rumors

We know the Rock Stars. Rarely. If ever. Does the fan. Get to know who and what made the music. Rumors from Fleetwood Mac. One of the biggest and best ever. Ken Caillat was the man at the board when Mick, Stevie and Lindsey put their thoughts and ideas into music.

The Babys Are Back

Remember the songs Isn't It Time and Every Time I Think Of You? The Baby's have been dubbed one of the great unsung bands of the 1970's, After thirty years of creative silence. The Baby's are back. Without the groups original lead singer John Waite and brilliant keyboardist Jonathan Caine. Without them. Can the band make an impact inside an already noisy music world. Guitarist Wally Stocker says their new collections of tunes on ‘I’ll Have Some of That’ is perfect mix for fans of classic rock and those just discovering it. The Baby's hit I Heart Radio June 24.

Sebastian Bach Bit By Face Book

Sebastian Bach. Just got bit by Face Book. The former front man of Skid Row split from fantasy and talked reality with 14 year old digital broadcaster Miles Shuman. Get the entire interview

3 Doors Down Acoustic Basement Tour

MTV once called it Unplugged. Today...the concept of keeping your music real. Has been labeled. Acoustic. 3 Doors Down has turned it into a tour. Appearing with 3 Doors Down Tue 06/03/14 Coquitlam, BC Hard Rock Casino Wed 06/04/14 Prince George, BC CN Centre Fri 06/06/14 San Antonio, TX Cowboys Dancehall Sat 06/07/14 Bonnyville, AB Bonnyville Centennial Centre Mon 06/09/14 Regina, SK Casino Regina Show Lounge Tue 06/10/14 Winnipeg, MB Club Regent Casino Wed 06/11/14 Apple Valley, MN Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater Sat 07/12/14 Springfield, MO Gillioz Theatre Sun 07/13/14 Cedar Rapids, IA Paramount Theatre Tue 07/15/14 Chicago, IL House Of Blues Thu 07/24/14 Jim Thorpe, PA Penn's Peak Sun 07/27/14 Hyannis, MA Cape Cod Melody Tent Tue 07/29/14 Westbury, NY The Space At Westbury Wed 07/30/14 Cohasset, MA South Shore Music Circus Appearing at "Newport Concert Series" / 3 Doors Down Fri 08/01/14 Newport, RI Newport Yachting Center Appearing with 3 Doors Down Sat 08/02/14 Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom Sun 08/03/14 Portland, ME Maine State Pier Tue 08/05/14 Hershey, PA Hershey Theatre Thu 08/07/14 Cincinnati, OH Taft Theatre Sun 08/17/14 Durham, NC Durham Performing Arts Center Tue 08/19/14 Charlotte, NC Fillmore Charlotte Wed 08/20/14 Norfolk, VA NorVa Sun 08/24/14 Midland, TX Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center Tue 08/26/14 Corpus Christi, TX Selena Auditorium Wed 08/27/14 Pharr, TX Pharr Events Center Fri 08/29/14 Charenton, LA Cypress Bayou Pavilion Sat 08/30/14 Beaumont, TX Jefferson Theatre Sun 08/31/14 Abilene, TX Paramount Theatre Wed 09/03/14 Lake Buena Vista, FL House Of Blues Fri 09/05/14 Tampa, FL Seminole Hard Rock Hotel Sat 09/06/14 Fort Myers, FL Barbara B. Mann Perf. Arts Hall Sun 09/07/14 Jacksonville, FL Florida Theatre Wed 09/10/14 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle Thu 09/11/14 Louisville, KY The Louisville Palace Theatre