Many iconic British rock bands were inspired by American music. The Beatles and The Rolling Stones each began their careers by covering Chuck Berry. And Brian Jones famously named his band after the ...
According to an October 2025 Ranker poll, fans think The Beatles are the greatest classic rock band of all time. Ranker, ...
The 1960s were the most creative, turbulent and transformative era in rock history. Fueled by aversion to the Vietnam War, racial tensions, marijuana and LSD, the rock acts of the decade made a ...
Part of the 1960s British pop invasion that began with The Beatles, The Zombies took a lot longer for success to catch up ...
Singer-songwriter and guitarist Terry Reid, a British powerhouse once courted by rock titans Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, has died. He was 75. Reid's death was confirmed to USA TODAY on Tuesday, Aug.
A drummer for the 1960s British band the Pretty Things, “the high priest of lunacy” set a high bar for fiery performances and offstage misbehavior. By Alex Williams Viv Prince, a drummer for the ...
DRUMS WEEK 2025: Nothing exists in isolation or appears out of thin air and this is true of the British drummers who changed rock to hard rock, leading eventually to heavy metal. Bill Ward, John ...