Fifty years after high school, you can count on Gen X reunions to be lively affairs, especially if they are bolstered by nostalgic songs that we want to hear.
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Most musicians hit it big young, but sometimes, success in the business comes later in life — a rare occurrence to be sure, but not unheard of.
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Love songs have and always will be aplenty, but in 1977, the likes of Fleetwood Mac, the Bee Gees, and Debby Boone made that year an unrivaled musical lovefest.
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Musicians like Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Nicks, and Billy Idol were all inspired by other well-known rockers, yet their success eclipsed their heroes'.
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Some artists who got fired not only achieved success afterward but sometimes equaled or surpassed the success of their original groups, Grammys included.
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Thanks to Reddit, we found five radio stations that serve up a nostalgic blend of classic rock without relying on the same old selections.
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There's nothing like a great song on a roadie. For boomers, classic rock staples from bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Eagles are essential playlist picks.
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Rock was on a tear in 1965, with timeless songs by legends such as The Who and Otis Redding sealing their place in history, and which resonate even more today.
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By the turn of the '70s, Neil Diamond was riding high, but a new home and a rattling encounter led him to pour his heart out into this most personal of songs.
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Hidden tracks were utilized occasionally in the 1960s and 1970s but really took off as a practice in the 1990s with the widespread adoption of CDs.
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From a rejected theme for a famed franchise to a melancholy factory worker ballad, these are the underrated Blondie songs you should really give a listen to.
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These outros in songs by America, Joan Baez, Al Green, Bob Dylan, and The Smiths may be powerful or they may be poignant, but they stop us dead in our tracks.
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The thing that some of the best classic rock songs have in common is a chorus that makes every single hair on our bodies stand on end.
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Neil Diamond has recorded some all-time bangers, and only one of them is called "Sweet Caroline." From "Solitary Man" to "Kentucky Woman," here are our faves.
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When inspiration strikes, it can be swift. No one knows that better than songwriters who were struck with ideas for rock hits and wrote them in less than a day.
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Hardly anyone talks about these hits from Donovan, Climax Blues Band, Focus, Sonny and Cher, or David Bowie, but they were defining in the classic rock era.
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Throughout the decades of rock and pop, several artists declined a song, allowing another musician to step in, step up, and make one of their signature tracks.
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Chaotic relationships sunk musicians in every era, but among the rock stars that were big in the '80s, you'll find brutal examples.
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Deadheads mourned the loss of Jerry Garcia, but that wasn't the end of the band, nor the collection of songs that had become beloved by fans.
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While rock heroes need their fans, they also aren't necessarily always happy with fan behavior. These artists aren't afraid to call fans out.
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The '70s was a great time to become a rock star, and as part of acts like the Rolling Stones and Yes, these artists achieved it. But then, they gave it all up.
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The formative years of the baby boomers span decades, but from Elvis to David Bowie, these are the songs guaranteed to bring back memories of high school.
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Fans are always crushed when one of their favorite musicians dies, but death doesn't always have to be the end of a successful or promising legacy.
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Even at peak success, the pressures of fame, grinding tours, and internal friction drove these rock stars out of bands, but not without second thoughts.
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There's a mountain of songs that are tributes to New York, or at least about the city in some way, and some stand out above the rest.
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Whether they were Buddy Holly covers, Beatles collaborations, or reimagining of old folk music, these rock songs from 1964 have become timeless classics.
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Behind the scenes, many rock bands have to deal with a ton of drama. Some bandmates had to tame the feuds themselves or leave before the conflicts got worse.
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