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Classic Rock News 4/23

Classic Rock News 4/23

Aerosmith’s 50th Anniversary tour, Bono gets an award, ZZ Top in Vegas, Judas Priest fans are angry, 10 artists that SHOULD be in the RRHOF next year + moreMORE

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Tony Visconti Recalls His Bittersweet Final Conversation With David Bowie

Tony Visconti Recalls His Bittersweet Final Conversation With David Bowie

In a new interview with The New York Post, legendary music producer Tony Visconti recalls the poignant final conversation he shared with his longtime collaborator, David Bowie. Visconti worked with Bowie from the 1960s until the music icon’s death in 2016. The 80-year-old producer said during their final conversation, Bowie was “whispering” to him on…

“We Are The World” Recording Session Drove Bob Dylan To A “Nervous Breakdown”

Forty years ago this week, the groundbreaking charity single, “We Are the World,” was released. The track was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, and went on to raise $80 million for Ethiopian famine relief. One of the lasting images of the legendary recording session – especially in the meme-driven world of social media…