Welcome to ClassicRockHistory.com
If there is one site on the Internet that knows about classic rock, it is ClassicRockHistory.com. We know it because we have lived it as musicians, songwriters, performers, and journalists and of course fans. Classic rock is our life. This is not just a blog; it is our life. We are here to answer questions and deliver factual entertaining information on the story of Classic Rock and all musical genres connected to classic rock. If you want to learn about a particular band or artist, this is the place to do it.
ClassicRockHistory.com has been developed to offer a subjective and, at times, objective view of Classic Rock History. Subjectivity begins with lists. Objectivity begins with research and of most importantly, experience. Compiling lists is all about fun and nothing else. There is no way of being objective about Classic Rock History when deciding on the greatest bands, songs, singers, musicians, or concerts of all time unless the writer is just analyzing economic factors. Billboard charts are based on sales and airplay. ClassicRockHistory.com lists are based on emotion and observation and, of course, charts. We try to mix it up.
First and foremost, ClassicRockHistory.com is written by long-time music fans who enjoy expressing their experiences listening to music. It’s written not just by music fans who grew up in the 1960s, ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s but also by a younger group of journalists and fans who give a new perspective on the music that is covered on the site.
A major portion of the site is fueled by interviews with the rock stars that people are looking to learn about. It doesn’t get more real and factual than that.
Another major portion of ClassicRockHistory.com is our Top 10 Songs list. We are attempting to cover every rock and roll band and artist in classic rock history. Our top 10 song lists take a look at the band’s or artists’ best material as a showcase of their work. These lists help turn people on to bands they may know very little about. The lists also serve as a breeding ground for arguments by classic rock fans over which songs should be and should not be included. We have had many of those rock stars we are writing about both approve and disapprove of our selections.
ClassicRockHistoy.com is more than just top 10 song lists. We have thousands of articles on classic rock album reviews, concert reviews, and various feature articles. If you are a fan of Classic Rock, ClassicRockHistory.com is a site you will want to visit on a daily basis. We update our pages and deliver fun rock and roll articles daily. Our interviews are second to none.
ClassicRockHistory.com also reaches out beyond just classic rock music. As in our massive article, The Story of Classic Rock, the history of classic rock began with the blues. The great music of the blues expanded over time into the genres of jazz and R&B, which in turn helped spawn the sound of rock and roll in the 1950s. All types of music are included on ClassicRockHistory.com because it’s important to show the connections between musical genres both in the past and in the present.
Brian Kachejian: Editor and Chief
Brian Kachejian is an author and musician who has made a living playing rock and roll music for his entire life. He has lived it, he has played it, he has performed it and he has written about it. Brian Kachejian also holds BA and MA degrees in History and Social Sciences from Stony Brook University, New York. Brian Kachejian is also a New York State Certified public school teacher in the fields of History and Music. He is the recipient of the Stony Brook University 2006 URECA History Conference First Place Research Award. His award-winning work interpreted the impact politics and anti-culture had on musical trends of the 1970s.
About Our Journalists
Brian Kachejian
Brian Kachejian also has a reputation as a journalist whom musical artists enjoy speaking with. He has interviewed a vast variety of rock and roll musicians and songwriters, including blues legend Kenny Wayne Sheppard, 70s icon Leo Sayer, the brilliant Jim Vallance, who has written hundreds of classic rock hits, Roger Earle of Foghat, Don Brewer of Grand Funk Railroad, known as one of the most legendary classic rock bands of all time and so many more artists. As seen above, he is the founder of ClassicRockHistory.com and also serves as Editor-In-Chief.
Andrew Daly
Interviews are a mainstay on ClassicRockHistory.com. Many of our interviews have been conducted by legendary journalist Andrew Daly. He has interviewed some of the biggest rock stars in music history for our site, including David Coverdale of Whitesnake, Dave Davies of The Kinks, Robin Trower, Rick Emmet of Triumph, Geezer Butler Of Black Sabbath, Carl Palmer of ELP and hundreds more. Andrew Daly is a journalist with a spectacular reputation in the music business, also having written for Guitar Player magazine.
Scott Yanow
Scott Yanow is a well-respected journalist who has been working for 44 years. He has written for the magazines and newspapers Down Beat JazzTimes, Jazziz, Cadence, CODA, and the Los Angeles Jazz Scene. He was co-editor All Music Guide to Jazz. His unique writing for ClassiRockHisty.com presents the jazz fusion side of rock and roll.
Michael Miller
Michale Miller is a seasoned journalist and popular and prolific author with over 200 non-fiction books published over the past three decades. His best-selling music books include The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Music History and The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Music Theory. His contributions to ClassicRockHistory.com are among some of the site’s most popular articles.
Caroline Paone
Caroline is a music journalist who loves writing history-based articles and profiling artists. Her freelance credits include Guitar Player, Bass Player, Rock Beat, Flair, Gig, and Bass Frontiers magazines. She is a contributing writer for Guitar Girl Magazine and her work has appeared at Guitar.com, GuitarWorld.com, ClassicRockRevisited.com, vwmusicrocks.com, among others. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications & Journalism from SCSU.
Cameron B. Gunnoe
Cameron B. Gunnoe is an American writer and musician. He holds a B.A. from Concord University.
Erika Hansen
Erika Hansen has spent almost 20 years in the live entertainment industry booking concerts, promoting shows, and managing arenas and theaters. Outside of the music business, Erika is an 80s Metal podcaster, professional model, blogger, and interior design business owner.
John Tabacco
John Tabacco is an American composer, singer-songwriter, engineer, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist. He is co-founder of SA3 (a proprietary analog-to-digital conversion technology for sound and video) and has mixed and mastered music for all the major labels as well as hundreds of N.Y.-based artists for over the past thirty-five years. He also plays host to the popular free-form college radio show, CLAM RADIO on WUSB, 90.1fm, Stony Brook University.
Michele Johnson
Michele Johnson is a freelance writer focusing on entertainment articles. Michele Johnson’s video production team DMC Productions is on YouTube focusing on daily situational funny and heated topics.
Millie Zeiler
Millie Zeiler is an iconic music journalist and historian from Canada who covers all styles of music.
Ollie Dean
Ollie Dean is a British pop culture obsessive journalist who’s life revolves around music, TV, fashion, and gaming.
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You should ,given what you’ve just said there, consider doing a Classic Rock Top 10 Songs list of Cliff Richard, The Electric Light Orchestra, Gerry Rafferty and Deep Purple among others. How about them?
Hi Cyril, we have already done top 10 songs lists for all the artists you just mentioned. Just type there names in the search bar at the top of the page and you will find them.
We need to give the First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald some recognition. With an extensive catalog, it might be draining and difficult. But Lady Ella needs her legacy to continue with a well-thought-of top 10 list of her best songs. I (personally) would be grateful since I am a admirer of Ella Fitzgerald and ClassicRockHistory. Thanks in advance of she becomes listed and such.
Thanks for your thoughts and being a fan of the site. We will get to Ella for you as we agree 100% with everything you said about her.
Love your stuff. I have a weekly radio show/podcast called The First Note. We take a light humored trip back in time to listen to the origins of many popular songs. We have a heavy emphasis on Blues, Rock and Americansa You can check out the show/songlist at http://www.thefirstnotes.com