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    Day 1

    (started at Friday 5/23/25)

    –2 PM–

    Abracadabra – STEVE MILLER BAND

    Achilles Last Stand – LED ZEPPELIN

    Addicted To Love -ROBERT PALMER

    After Midnight – ERIC CLAPTON

    After Midnight (’88) – ERIC CLAPTON

    Against The Wind – BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND

    Ain’t Talkin’ ’bout Love – VAN HALEN

    Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More – ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND

    Alabama Get Away -GRATEFUL DEAD

    All Along The Watchtower – JIMI HENDRIX

    All Day And All Of The Night – KINKS

    All Down The Line -ROLLING STONES

    –3 PM–

    All Night Long – JOE WALSH

    All Right Now – FREE

    All She Wants To Do Is Dance – DON HENLEY

    Already Gone – EAGLES

    Amanda – BOSTON

    American Girl – TOM PETTY/HEARTBREAKERS

    American Woman – GUESS WHO

    And The Cradle Will Rock – VAN HALEN

    Angie – ROLLING STONES

    Animal – DEF LEPPARD

    Another One Bites – The Dust QUEEN

    Anthem – RUSH

    Any Way You Want It – JOURNEY

    –4 PM–

    Authority Song – JOHN MELLENCAMP

    Baba O’Riley – WHO

    Babe I’m Gonna Leave You – LED ZEPPELIN

    Baby Hold On – EDDIE MONEY

    Baby, I Love Your Way (live) – PETER FRAMPTON

    Back In Black – AC/DC

    Back In The Saddle AEROSMITH

    Back On The Chain Gang – PRETENDERS

    Bad Company – BAD COMPANY

    Bad Medicine – BON JOVI

    Bad Moon Rising – CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REV

    Bang A Gong (Get It On) – T REX

    –5 PM–

    Bark At The Moon – OZZY OSBOURNE

    Barracuda – HEART

    Beast Of Burden – ROLLING STONES

    Beautiful Girls – VAN HALEN

    Because The Night – PATTI SMITH GROUP

    Beginnings – CHICAGO

    Behind Blue Eyes – WHO

    Best Of Both Worlds – VAN HALEN

    Bicycle Race – QUEEN

    Big City Nights – SCORPIONS

    –6 PM–

    Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen – SANTANA

    Black Water – DOOBIE BROTHERS

    Bloody Well Right – SUPERTRAMP

    Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) STYX

    Blue Morning, Blue Day – FOREIGNER

    Bohemian Rhapsody – QUEEN

    Born In The U.S.A. – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

    Born On The Bayou – CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REV

    Born To Be Wild – STEPPENWOLF

    Born To Run – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE

    Boys Are Back In Town – THIN LIZZY

    –7 PM–

    Brass In Pocket (I’m Special) – PRETENDERS

    Break On Through (To The Other Side) – DOORS

    Breakdown – TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS

    Breaking The Law – JUDAS PRIEST

    Bringin’ On The Heartbreak – DEF LEPPARD

    Brown Eyed Girl – VAN MORRISON

    Brown Sugar – ROLLING STONES

    Bungle In The Jungle – JETHRO TULL

    Burnin’ For You – BLUE OYSTER CULT

    Burning Down The House – TALKING HEADS

    Bye Bye Love – CARS

    Call Me The Breeze – LYNYRD SKYNYRD

    Can’t Find My Way Home – BLIND FAITH

    –8 PM–

    Can’t You Hear Me Knocking – ROLLING STONES

    Can’t You See – MARSHALL TUCKER BAND

    Carry On Wayward Son – KANSAS

    Casey Jones – GRATEFUL DEAD

    Cat Scratch Fever – TED NUGENT

    Caught Up In You – .38 SPECIAL

    Centerfold – J. GEILS BAND

    Cheap Sunglasses – ZZ TOP

    China Grove – DOOBIE BROTHERS

    Cinnamon Girl – NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE

    Closer To The Heart – RUSH

    Cold As Ice – FOREIGNER

    –9 PM–

    Cold Shot – STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN & DOUBLE TROUBLE

    Come Sail Away – STYX

    Come Together – AEROSMITH

    Come Together – BEATLES

    Comfortably Numb – PINK FLOYD

    Communication Breakdown – LED ZEPPELIN

    Cover Me – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

    Cowgirl In The Sand – NEIL YOUNG

    Crazy Little Thing Called Love – QUEEN

    Crazy On You – HEART

    Crazy Train – OZZY OSBOURNE

    Day 2

    (5/24/25)

    –10 AM–

    Crumblin’ Down – JOHN MELLENCAMP

    Crystal Ship, The – DOORS

    Dance The Night Away – VAN HALEN

    Dancing Days – LED ZEPPELIN

    Dancing In The Street – VAN HALEN

    Day Of The Eagle – ROBIN TROWER

    Dazed And Confused – LED ZEPPELIN

    De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da – POLICE

    Deacon Blues – STEELY DAN

    Desperado – EAGLES

    Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap – AC/DC

    Dirty Laundry – DON HENLEY

    –11 AM–

    Do You Feel Like We Do (live) – PETER FRAMPTON

    Don’t Come Around Here No More – TOM PETTY/HEARTBREAKERS

    Don’t Do Me Like That – TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS

    Don’t Fear The Reaper – BLUE OYSTER CULT

    Don’t Look Back – BOSTON

    Don’t Stand So Close To Me – POLICE

    Don’t Stop – FLEETWOOD MAC

    Don’t Stop Believin’ – JOURNEY

    Don’t Tell Me You Love Me – NIGHT RANGER

    Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) – ROLLING STONES

    –12 PM–

    Dream On – AEROSMITH

    Dream Police – CHEAP TRICK

    Dream Weaver – GARY WRIGHT

    Dreamer – SUPERTRAMP

    Dreams – FLEETWOOD MAC

    Dreams – VAN HALEN

    Dude (Looks Like A Lady) – AEROSMITH

    Dust In The Wind – KANSAS

    D’yer Mak’er – LED ZEPPELIN

    Easy Livin – URIAH HEEP

    Edge Of Seventeen – STEVIE NICKS

    Eruption/You Really Got Me – VAN HALEN

    –1 PM–

    Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic – POLICE

    Everybody’s Everything – SANTANA

    Evil Ways – SANTANA

    Evil Woman – ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA

    Fame – DAVID BOWIE

    Fat Bottomed Girls – QUEEN

    Feel Like A Number – BOB SEGER & THE SILVER B

    Feel Like Makin’ Love – BAD COMPANY

    Feelin’ Alright – TRAFFIC

    Feelin’ Alright – JOE COCKER

    Feelin’ Satisfied – BOSTON

    Feels Like The First Time – FOREIGNER

    –2 PM–

    Find Your Way Back – JEFFERSON STARSHIP

    Finish What Ya Started – VAN HALEN

    Fire – JIMI HENDRIX

    Fire and Ice – PAT BENATAR

    Fire Down Below – BOB SEGER & THE SILVER B

    Flirtin’ With Disaster – MOLLY HATCHET

    Fly Like An Eagle – STEVE MILLER BAND

    Flying High Again – OZZY OSBOURNE

    FM (No Static At All) – STEELY DAN

    Follow You Follow Me – GENESIS

    Fool For The City – FOGHAT

    Foolin’ – DEF LEPPARD

    –3 PM–

    Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) – STYX

    For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) – AC/DC

    Foreplay/Longtime – BOSTON

    Forever Man – ERIC CLAPTON

    Fortunate Son – CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL

    Four Sticks – LED ZEPPELIN

    Foxey Lady – JIMI HENDRIX

    Free Bird – LYNYRD SKYNYRD

    Free Fallin’ – TOM PETTY

    Free For All – TED NUGENT

    –4 PM–

    Freeze-Frame – J. GEILS BAND

    Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding – ELTON JOHN

    Funk #49 – JAMES GANG

    Get Back – BEATLES

    Get Off Of My Cloud – ROLLING STONES

    Getting In Tune – WHO

    Gimme Shelter – ROLLING STONES

    Gimme Three Steps – LYNYRD SKYNYRD

    Girls Got Rhythm – AC/DC

    Girls, Girls, Girls – MOTLEY CRUE

    Gold Dust Woman – FLEETWOOD MAC

    –5 PM–

    Good Lovin’ Gone Bad – BAD COMPANY

    Good Times Bad Times – LED ZEPPELIN

    Good Times Roll – CARS

    Goodbye Stranger – SUPERTRAMP

    Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – ELTON JOHN

    Grand Illusion – STYX

    Great Gig In The Sky – PINK FLOYD

    Green Grass & High Tides -OUTLAWS

    Green River – CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REV

    Hair Of The Dog – NAZARETH

    Hang Fire – ROLLING STONES

    Have A Cigar – PINK FLOYD

    –6 PM–

    Head Games – FOREIGNER

    Heart Of Gold – NEIL YOUNG

    Heartache Tonight – EAGLES

    Heartbreaker – PAT BENATAR

    Heartbreaker/Living Loving Maid – LED ZEPPELIN

    Heartless – HEART

    Heavy Metal – SAMMY HAGAR

    Hello Goodbye – BEATLES

    Hello, I Love You – DOORS

    Hells Bells – AC/DC

    Her Strut – BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND

    Hey Joe – JIMI HENDRIX

    –7 PM–

    Hey Jude – BEATLES

    Hey You – PINK FLOYD

    Highway Star – DEEP PURPLE

    Highway To Hell – AC/DC

    Hitch A Ride – BOSTON

    Hocus Pocus – FOCUS

    Hollywood Nights – BOB SEGER & THE SILVER B

    Holy Diver – DIO

    Honky Cat – ELTON JOHN

    Honky Tonk Women – ROLLING STONES

    –8 PM–

    Hot For Teacher – VAN HALEN

    Hotel California – EAGLES

    House Is Rockin’, The – STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN & DOUBLE TROUBLE

    Houses Of The Holy – LED ZEPPELIN

    How Many More Times – LED ZEPPELIN

    Hungry Heart – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

    Hush – DEEP PURPLE

    Hysteria – DEF LEPPARD

    I Am The Walrus – BEATLES

    I Can’t Drive 55 – SAMMY HAGAR

    I Can’t Quit You Baby – LED ZEPPELIN

    –9 PM–

    I Hear You Knocking – DAVE EDMUNDS

    I Just Want To Make Love To You – FOGHAT

    I Love Rock ‘n Roll JOAN – JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS

    I Need A Lover – JOHN MELLENCAMP

    I Need To Know – TOM PETTY/HEARTBREAKERS

    I Shot The Sheriff – ERIC CLAPTON

    I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – U2

    I Want You To Want Me (Live) – CHEAP TRICK

    I Won’t Back Down – TOM PETTY

    Ice Cream Man – VAN HALEN

    I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide – ZZ TOP

    I’m Your Captain (Closer To Home) – GRAND FUNK

    Immigrant Song – LED ZEPPELIN

    Day 3

    (5/25/25)

    –8 AM–

    I’ve Seen All Good People – YES

    Jailbreak – THIN LIZZY

    Jamie’s Cryin’ – VAN HALEN

    Jamming – BOB MARLEY

    Jessica – ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND

    Jesus Is Just Alright – DOOBIE BROTHERS

    Juke Box Hero – FOREIGNER

    Jump – VAN HALEN

    Jumpin’ Jack Flash – ROLLING STONES

    Jungle Love – STEVE MILLER BAND

    Junior’s Farm – PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS

    Just What I Needed – CARS

    –9 AM–

    Karn Evil 9 – EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER

    Kashmir – LED ZEPPELIN

    Katmandu (Live Bullet) – BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND

    Keep Your Hands To Yourself – GEORGIA SATELLITES

    Killer Queen – QUEEN

    Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door – GUNS N’ ROSES

    Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door – BOB DYLAN

    L.A. Woman – DOORS

    La Grange – ZZ TOP

    Layla – DEREK & THE DOMINOS

    –10 AM–

    Learning To Fly – TOM PETTY/HEARTBREAKERS

    Learning To Fly – PINK FLOYD

    Let It Be – BEATLES

    Let Me Roll It – PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS

    Let My Love Open The Door – PETE TOWNSEND

    Let’s Go – CARS

    Let’s Spend The Night Together – ROLLING STONES

    Levon – ELTON JOHN

    Life In The Fast Lane – EAGLES

    Life’s Been Good – JOE WALSH

    –11 AM–

    Like A Rolling Stone – BOB DYLAN

    Limelight – RUSH

    Listen To The Music – DOOBIE BROTHERS

    Live And Let Die – PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS

    Livin’ On A Prayer – BON JOVI

    Living In The U.S.A. – STEVE MILLER BAND

    Locomotive Breath – JETHRO TULL

    Lola – KINKS

    Lonely Is The Night – BILLY SQUIER

    Long Run, The – EAGLES

    Long Time Gone – CROSBY, STILLS & NASH

    –12 PM–

    Love In An Elevator – AEROSMITH

    Love Is A Battlefield – PAT BENATAR

    Love Is Alive – GARY WRIGHT

    Love Me Two Times – DOORS

    Love Reign O’Er Me – WHO

    Love Stinks – J. GEILS BAND

    Love The One You’re With – STEPHEN STILLS

    Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’ – JOURNEY

    Low Rider – WAR

    Lucky Man EMERSON, – LAKE & PALMER

    Lunatic Fringe – RED RIDER

    Magic Man – HEART

    –1 PM–

    Magic Power – TRIUMPH

    Mary Jane’s Last Dance – TOM PETTY/HEARTBREAKERS

    Maybe I’m Amazed (live) – PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS

    Mercedes Benz – JANIS JOPLIN

    Message In A Bottle – POLICE

    Midnight Rambler – ROLLING STONES

    Midnight Rider – ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND

    Miss You – ROLLING STONES

    Mississippi Queen – MOUNTAIN

    Misty Mountain Hop – LED ZEPPELIN

    Money For Nothing – DIRE STRAITS

    –2 PM–

    Moneytalks – AC/DC

    Monkey Man – ROLLING STONES

    More Than A Feeling – BOSTON

    Movin’ On – BAD COMPANY

    Moving In Stereo – CARS

    Must Of Got Lost – J. GEILS BAND

    My Best Friend’s Girl – CARS

    My Generation – WHO

    My Head’s In Mississippi – ZZ TOP

    My Kinda Lover – BILLY SQUIER

    My Old School – STEELY DAN

    –3 PM–

    Never Been Any Reason – HEAD EAST

    New World Man – RUSH

    New Year’s Day – U2

    Night Moves – BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND

    No One Like You – SCORPIONS

    No One To Depend On – SANTANA

    November Rain – GUNS N’ ROSES

    Old Man – NEIL YOUNG

    Old Man Down The Road – JOHN FOGERTY

    Old Time Rock & Roll – BOB SEGER & THE SILVER B

    On The Road Again – CANNED HEAT

    Once Bitten Twice Shy – GREAT WHITE

    –4 PM–

    One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer – GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS

    One Of These Nights – EAGLES

    One Way Out (live) – ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND

    Only You Know And I Know – DAVE MASON

    Over The Hills And Far Away – LED ZEPPELIN

    Owner Of A Lonely Heart – YES

    Oye Como Va – SANTANA

    Paint It, Black – ROLLING STONES

    Panama – VAN HALEN

    Paradise City – GUNS N’ ROSES

    Peace Of Mind – BOSTON

    –5 PM–

    Peaceful Easy Feeling – EAGLES

    People Are Strange – DOORS

    Photograph – DEF LEPPARD

    Piece Of My Heart – JANIS JOPLIN W/BIG BROTHER

    Pinball Wizard – WHO

    Pink Houses – JOHN MELLENCAMP

    Point Of Know Return – KANSAS

    Pour Some Sugar On Me – DEF LEPPARD

    Pretender, The – JACKSON BROWNE

    Pride (In The Name Of Love) – U2

    Pride And Joy – STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN & DOUBLE TROUBLE

    Prove It All Night – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND

    Radar Love – GOLDEN EARRING

    Day 4

    (5/26/25)

    –10 AM–

    Rain Song – LED ZEPPELIN

    Ramble On – LED ZEPPELIN

    Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man – BOB SEGER SYSTEM

    Ramblin’ Man – ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND

    Rebel Rebel – DAVID BOWIE

    Rebel Yell – BILLY IDOL

    Reeling In The Years – STEELY DAN

    Revolution – BEATLES

    Revolution 1 – BEATLES

    Riders On The Storm – DOORS

    –11 AM–

    Ridin’ The Storm Out – REO SPEEDWAGON

    Rock And Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution – AC/DC

    Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo – RICK DERRINGER

    Rock ‘n’ Roll Woman – BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD

    Rock Of Ages – DEF LEPPARD

    Rock On – DAVID ESSEX

    Rock Steady – BAD COMPANY

    Rock The Casbah – CLASH

    Rock The Nation – MONTROSE

    Rock This Town – STRAY CATS

    Rockin’ Down The Highway – DOOBIE BROTHERS

    Rockin’ Into The Night – .38 SPECIAL

    Rough Boys – PETE TOWNSEND

    –12 PM–

    Roxanne – POLICE

    Ruby Tuesday – ROLLING STONES

    Runnin’ Down A Dream – TOM PETTY

    Runnin’ With The Devil – VAN HALEN

    Running On Empty – JACKSON BROWNE

    Saturday Night Special – LYNYRD SKYNYRD

    Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting – ELTON JOHN

    School’s Out – ALICE COOPER

    Shakin’ – EDDIE MONEY

    Shapes Of Things – YARDBIRDS

    Sharp Dressed Man – ZZ TOP

    Shattered – ROLLING STONES

    She’s A Beauty – TUBES

    –1 PM–

    She’s Not There – SANTANA

    She’s So Cold – ROLLING STONES

    Shine On You Crazy…(Pt. 1-5) – PINK FLOYD

    Shock The Monkey – PETER GABRIEL

    Shoot To Thrill – AC/DC

    Smoke On The Water – DEEP PURPLE

    Smokin’ In The Boys Room – MOTLEY CRUE

    Snortin Whiskey – PAT TRAVERS

    Somebody To Love -JEFFERSON AIRPLANE

    Somebody To Love – QUEEN

    Something About You – BOSTON

    –2 PM–

    Something In The Air – THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN

    Song Remains The Same, The- LED ZEPPELIN

    Space Oddity – DAVID BOWIE

    Speak To Me/Breathe – PINK FLOYD

    Spirit Of Radio, The – RUSH

    Starship Trooper – YES

    Start Me Up – ROLLING STONES

    Stay With Me – FACES

    Straight On – HEART

    Stranglehold – TED NUGENT

    –3 PM–

    Subdivisions – RUSH

    Sugar Magnolia – GRATEFUL DEAD

    Suite: Judy Blue Eyes – CROSBY, STILLS & NASH

    Sultans Of Swing – DIRE STRAITS

    Sunshine Of Your Love – CREAM

    Sweet Child O’ Mine – GUNS N’ ROSES

    Sweet Emotion – AEROSMITH

    Sweet Home Alabama – LYNYRD SKYNYRD

    Sympathy For The Devil – ROLLING STONES

    Take It Easy – EAGLES

    Take It To The Limit EAGLES

    –4 PM–

    That Smell – LYNYRD SKYNYRD

    The Stroke – BILLY SQUIER

    The Thrill Is Gone – B.B. KING

    The Weight – THE BAND

    There’s Only One Way To Rock – SAMMY HAGAR

    Time – PINK FLOYD

    Time For Me To Fly – REO SPEEDWAGON

    Tom Sawyer – RUSH

    Too Hot To Handle – UFO

    Too Late For Love – DEF LEPPARD

    Too Much Time On My Hands – STYX

    Touch Me – DOORS

    –5 PM–

    Train Kept A-Rollin’ – AEROSMITH

    Travelin’ Band – CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL

    Treat Me Right – PAT BENATAR

    Truckin’ – GRATEFUL DEAD

    Tumbling Dice – ROLLING STONES

    Turn It On Again – GENESIS

    Turn Me Loose – LOVERBOY

    Turn To Stone – JOE WALSH

    Turn To Stone – ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA

    Tush – ZZ TOP

    Two Tickets To Paradise – EDDIE MONEY

    Unchained – VAN HALEN

    –6 PM–

    Urgent – FOREIGNER

    Voodoo Child (Slight Return) – JIMI HENDRIX

    Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) – STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

    Walk Away – JAMES GANG

    Walk On The Wild Side – LOU REED

    Walk This Way – AEROSMITH

    We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions – QUEEN

    Welcome To The Jungle – GUNS N’ ROSES

    We’re An American Band – GRAND FUNK

    We’re Not Gonna Take It – TWISTED SISTER

    What Is Hip – TOWER OF POWER

    What’s Your Name – LYNYRD SKYNYRD

    When The Levee Breaks – LED ZEPPELIN

    –7 PM–

    When The Whip Comes Down – ROLLING STONES

    Where Have All The Good Times Gone – VAN HALEN

    Whipping Post – ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND

    White Wedding – BILLY IDOL

    Whole Lotta Love – LED ZEPPELIN

    Who’ll Stop The Rain -CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL

    Wild Horses – ROLLING STONES

    Wild Night – VAN MORRISON

    Wish You Were Here – PINK FLOYD

    Witchy Woman – EAGLES

    Won’t Get Fooled Again -WHO

    Woodstock – CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG

    –8 PM–

    Working Man – RUSH

    Yellow Submarine – BEATLES

    You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet – BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE

    You Can’t Always Get What You Want – ROLLING STONES

    You Got That Right – LYNYRD SKYNYRD

    You Shook Me – LED ZEPPELIN

    You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC

    Your Time Is Gonna Come – LED ZEPPELIN

    You’re My Best Friend -QUEEN

    You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’ – JUDAS PRIEST

    Zombie Zoo – TOM PETTY/HEARTBREAKERS

    Zoo, The – SCORPIONS

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  • Artist of The Week: Lynyrd Skynyrd!

    Artist of The Week: Lynyrd Skynyrd!

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    Lynyrd Skynyrd (/lɛnərd ˈskɪnərd/LEN-ərd SKIN-ərd)[2] is an American Southern rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1964. The group originally formed as My Backyard and comprised Ronnie Van Zant (vocals), Gary Rossington (guitar), Allen Collins (guitar), Larry Junstrom (bass), and Bob Burns (drums). The band spent five years touring small venues under various names and with several lineup changes before deciding on “Lynyrd Skynyrd” in 1968. The band released its first album, (Pronounced ‘Lĕh-‘nérd ‘Skin-‘nérd), in 1973. By then, they had settled on a lineup that included bassist Leon Wilkeson, keyboardist Billy Powell, and guitarist Ed King. Burns left and was replaced by Artimus Pyle in 1974. King left in 1975 and was replaced by Steve Gaines in 1976. At the height of their fame in the 1970s, the band popularized the Southern rock genre with songs such as “Sweet Home Alabama” and “Free Bird“. After releasing five studio albums and one live album, the band’s career was abruptly halted on October 20, 1977, when their chartered airplane crashed, killing Van Zant, Steve Gaines, and backup singer Cassie Gaines, and seriously injuring the rest of the band.

    Lynyrd Skynyrd reformed in 1987 for a reunion tour with Ronnie’s brother, Johnny Van Zant, as lead vocalist. They continued to tour and record with co-founder Rossington, Johnny Van Zant, and Rickey Medlocke, who first wrote and recorded with the band from 1971 to 1972 before his return in 1996. Over the years, other founding members of the band have died either during—or after—their time in the band. In January 2018, Lynyrd Skynyrd announced its farewell tour,[3] and continued touring until 2022. Members were still working on the band’s fifteenth album at the time of Rossington’s death in 2023,[4] after which no founding members remained in the band.

    In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Lynyrd Skynyrd No. 95 on its list of the “100 Greatest Artists of All Time”.[5][6] Lynyrd Skynyrd was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 13, 2006.[7] As of 2023, the band has sold more than 28 million records in the United States. AllMusic called them “the definitive Southern rock band”.[1]

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  • Artist of The Week: Joe Walsh

    Artist of The Week: Joe Walsh

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    Bio from Wikipedia:

    Joseph Fidler Walsh (born November 20, 1947)[2] is an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. In a career spanning more than 50 years, he has been a member of three successful rock bands: James GangEagles, and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band. Walsh was also part of the New Zealand band Herbs. In the 1990s, he was a member of the short-lived supergroup The Best.

    Walsh has also experienced success both as a solo artist and as a prolific session musician, being featured on a wide array of other artists’ recordings. In 2011, Rolling Stone placed him at the No. 54 spot on its list of “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”.[3]

    In the mid-1960s, after attending Kent State University, Walsh played with several local Ohio-based bands before reaching a national audience as a member of the James Gang, whose hit song “Funk #49” highlighted his skill as both a guitarist and singer. Roger Abramson, a concert producer and artist manager, signed the James Gang to a management agreement with BPI in Cleveland. After leaving the James Gang in 1972, he formed Barnstorm with Joe Vitale, a college friend from Ohio, and Kenny Passarelli, a bassist from Colorado, where Walsh had moved after leaving Ohio. While the band stayed together for three albums over three years, its works were marketed as Walsh solo projects. The last Barnstorm album, 1974’s So What contained significant guest contributions from several members of the Eagles, a group that had recently hired Walsh’s producer, Bill Szymczyk.

    At Szymczyk’s suggestion, Walsh joined the Eagles in 1975 as the band’s guitarist and keyboardist following the departure of their founding member Bernie Leadon, with Hotel California being his first album with the band.[4] In 1998, a reader’s poll conducted by Guitarist magazine selected the guitar solos on the track “Hotel California” by Walsh and Don Felder[5] as the best guitar solos of all time. Guitar World magazine listed it at eighth of the Top 100 Guitar Solos.[6]

    Besides his work with his several bands, he has released twelve solo studio albums, six compilation albums and two live albums. His solo hits include “Rocky Mountain Way“, “Life’s Been Good“, “All Night Long“, “A Life of Illusion” and “Ordinary Average Guy“.

    As a member of the Eagles, Walsh was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, and into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2001. The Eagles are considered to be one of the most influential bands of the 1970s, and they remain one of the best-selling American bands in the history of popular music.[7] His creative contribution to music has received praise from many of the best rock guitarists, including Led Zeppelin‘s Jimmy Page, who said, “He has a tremendous feel for the instrument. I’ve loved his style since the early James Gang.”[8] Eric Clapton said that “He’s one of the best guitarists to surface in some time. I don’t listen to many records, but I listen to his.”[8] The Who‘s guitarist, Pete Townshend, said “Joe Walsh is a fluid and intelligent player. There’re not many like that around.”[3][8]

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  • Eric Clapton

    Eric Clapton

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    Eric Patrick ClaptonCBE (born 30 March 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and of Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time.[2] Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone‘s list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time[3] and fourth in Gibson‘s “Top 50 Guitarists of All Time”.[4] He was also named number five in Time magazine’s list of “The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players” in 2009.[5]

    After playing in a number of different local bands, Clapton joined the Yardbirds in 1963, replacing founding guitarist Top Topham. Dissatisfied with the change of the Yardbirds sound from blues rock to a more radio-friendly pop rock sound, Clapton left the Yardbirds in 1965 to play with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, with whom he played on one album. After leaving Mayall in 1966, Clapton formed the power trio Cream with drummer Ginger Baker and bassist Jack Bruce, in which Clapton played sustained blues improvisations and “arty, blues-based psychedelic pop”.[6] After Cream broke up, he formed blues rock band Blind Faith with Baker, Steve Winwood, and Ric Grech, recording one album and performing on one tour before they broke up, leading Clapton to embark on a solo career in 1970. Alongside his solo career, he also performed with Delaney & Bonnie and Derek and the Dominos, with whom he recorded “Layla“, one of his signature songs. He continued to record a number of successful solo albums and songs over the next several decades, including a 1974 cover of Bob Marley‘s “I Shot the Sheriff” (which helped reggae reach a mass market.[7]), the country-infused Slowhand album (1977) and the pop rock of 1986’s August. Following the death of his son Conor in 1991, Clapton’s grief was expressed in the song “Tears in Heaven“, which appeared on his Unplugged album, and in 1996 he had another top-40 hit with the R&B crossover “Change The World“, and in 1998 released the Grammy award winning “My Father’s Eyes“. Since 1999, he has recorded a number of traditional blues and blues rock albums and hosted the periodic Crossroads Guitar Festival. His most recent studio album is 2018’s Happy Xmas.

    Clapton has been the recipient of 18 Grammy Awards, and the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. In 2004 he was awarded a CBE at Buckingham Palace for services to music.[8][9][10] He has received four Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. In his solo career, Clapton has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time.[11] In 1998, Clapton, a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, founded the Crossroads Centre on Antigua, a medical facility for recovering substance abusers.[12]

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  • Eagles

    Eagles

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    The Eagles are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971. The founding members were Glenn Frey (guitars, vocals), Don Henley (drums, vocals), Bernie Leadon (guitars, vocals) and Randy Meisner (bass guitar, vocals). With five number-one singles, six number-one albums, six Grammy Awards, and five American Music Awards, the Eagles were one of the most successful musical acts of the 1970s. Their albums Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) and Hotel California rank first and third, respectively, among the best-selling albums in the United States, with 38 million and 26 million album units in sales.[1] The Eagles are one of the world’s best-selling bands, having sold more than 200 million records, including 100 million albums sold in U.S alone.[2][3] They were ranked number 75 on Rolling Stone‘s 2004 list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.[4]

    Their debut album, Eagles (1972), spawned three top 40 singles: “Take It Easy“, “Witchy Woman“, and “Peaceful Easy Feeling“. Desperado (1973) was less successful, only reaching number 41 on the charts; neither of its singles reached the top 40. However, its songs “Desperado” and “Tequila Sunrise” became two of the band’s most popular tracks. On the Border (1974) added guitarist Don Felder and produced two top 40 singles: “Already Gone” and the Eagles’ first number one, “Best of My Love“.

    Their 1975 album One of These Nights included three top 10 singles: “One of These Nights“, “Lyin’ Eyes“, and “Take It to the Limit“, the first hitting the top of the charts. Guitarist and vocalist Joe Walsh also joined the band in 1975, replacing Leadon. The Eagles continued that success and hit their commercial peak in late 1976 with the release of Hotel California, which would go on to sell more than 26 million copies in the U.S. alone and more than 42 million copies worldwide. The album yielded two number-one singles, “New Kid in Town” and “Hotel California“. Meisner left the band in 1977 and was replaced by Timothy B. Schmit. They released their last studio album for nearly 28 years in 1979 with The Long Run, which spawned three top 10 singles: “Heartache Tonight“, “The Long Run“, and “I Can’t Tell You Why“, the lead single being another chart-topping hit.

    The Eagles broke up in July 1980 but reunited in 1994 for the album Hell Freezes Over, a mix of live and new studio tracks. They toured consistently and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. In 2007, the Eagles released Long Road Out of Eden, their first full studio album in 28 years and their sixth number-one album. The next year they launched the Long Road Out of Eden Tour in support of the album. In 2013, they began the extended History of the Eagles Tour in conjunction with the band’s documentary release, History of the Eagles.

    Following Glenn Frey’s death in January 2016 and a one-year hiatus, the Eagles re-formed in 2017, with Deacon Frey and Vince Gill sharing lead vocals for Frey’s songs.[5]

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  • Bad Company!

    Bad Company!

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    Bad Company are an English rock supergroup formed in Albury, Surrey in 1973 by singer Paul Rodgers, guitarist Mick Ralphs, drummer Simon Kirke and later adding bassist Boz Burrell.[1] Peter Grant, who managed the rock band Led Zeppelin, also managed Bad Company until 1982.

    Bad Company enjoyed great success throughout the 1970s. Their first three albums, Bad Company (1974), Straight Shooter (1975), and Run with the Pack (1976), reached the top five in the album charts in both the UK and the US.[2][3] Many of their singles and songs, such as “Bad Company“, “Can’t Get Enough“, “Good Lovin’ Gone Bad“, “Feel Like Makin’ Love“, “Ready for Love“, “Shooting Star“, and “Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy“, remain staples of classic rock radio. They have sold 20 million RIAA-certified albums in the US and 40 million worldwide.[4]

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  • Weekday Afternoons w/Zander!

    Weekday Afternoons w/Zander!

    Live Cuts On Thunder

    Each weekday, right before 5pm, Zander features an iconic live in-concert performance from some of your favorite Thunder classic rockers.