Perhaps, in hindsight, Led Zeppelin had the right idea: When your linchpin drummer dies, simply call it quits. Not so, the Who.

Craig Chaquico helped build the ’70s sound of Jefferson Starship, keyed on Marty Balin’s suave balladry, then joined Mickey Thomas in steering the group toward the pop charts. First, though, they rocked a little. You May Also Like: Marty Stuart, April 7, 2017: Shows I’ll Never Forget

Otis Williams, nicknamed “Big Daddy” for his imposing presence, stands as the only surviving original member of the Motown hitmaking juggernaut known as the Temptations. You May Also Like: The Temptations – All Directions (1972): On Second Thought The Temptations’ Psychedelic Era Came into Focus on ‘Puzzle People’

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Ask inductee Sammy Hagar who he thinks should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and his answer comes quickly: “Journey; I want to stick up for Journey,” says Hagar, inducted as a member of Van Halen in 2007. You May Also Like: No related posts.

Big Star is a band that you know, at least by sound and structure, even if you never knew them, you know? Roundly ignored across two early-1970s releases, their’s was the sound of the college-rock scene of a decade later. You May Also Like: No related posts.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees Hall and Oates are known for 34 charting hits, making them the most successful duo ever. John Oates says they may have made another kind of history, too. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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A New Jersey band, Laughing Soup Dish came together in 1981 and participated in the small but fiercely fanatic psychedelic garage rock movement of the decade. You May Also Like: Deerhoof, feat. Wadada Leo Smith – ‘To Be Surrounded By Beautiful, Curious, Breathing, Laughing Flesh Is Enough’ (2020)

When Tom “T-Bone” Wolk died in 2010, Hall and Oates lost more than just their long-time bassist. Over a collaboration that went back to 1981’s Private Eyes, he’d become so much more. You May Also Like: No related posts.