Author name: Charlie Gillingham

🎶 Retired, recharged, and rocking harder than ever — I’m Charlie Gillingham. Founder of Classic Rock Artists, I live for legendary riffs, timeless tracks, and the stories that keep them alive. Let’s turn it up and keep the classics rolling!

Singer David Bowie stands backstage at The Film Society of Lincoln Center's Tribute to Susan Sarandon at Avery Fisher Hall May 5, 2003 in New York City, years before his final project Blackstar would mark the end of his legendary career.
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David Bowie Secret Musical Found After His Death

Classic rock news just revealed one of the most fascinating discoveries in music history—David Bowie’s final project was far more ambitious than anyone imagined. When archivists unlocked David Bowie’s private New York study, they discovered handwritten notes for a completely unknown 18th-century musical called “The Spectator.” While the world thought his swan song was Blackstar, the Starman was secretly crafting something entirely different during his final months, exploring criminal gangs, public executions, and London’s seedy underbelly. The notes were found plastered across his study walls—sticky notes containing character names and plot points, frozen exactly as Bowie left them.

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Robert Plant Saving Grace album cover featuring buffalo silhouette against sunset sky with CD.
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Robert Plant Tour 2025: Saving Grace Makes Historic US Debut

Robert Plant tour 2025 launches October 30 with his acoustic band Saving Grace, marking their historic US debut. The intimate theater tour features reimagined Led Zeppelin classics like “Ramble On” and “Four Sticks” alongside folk covers, with Canadian stops in Toronto (Nov 10) and Vancouver (Nov 19). Tickets start at $151.

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Robert Plant Saving Grace album cover featuring buffalo silhouette against sunset sky with CD.
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Robert Plant Saving Grace Releases “Chevrolet” from New Album

Robert Plant Saving Grace has just released “Chevrolet,” the third single from their upcoming September 26 album. The Led Zeppelin legend’s latest collaboration transforms Donovan’s 1965 “Hey Gyp” into mesmerizing folk-rock, featuring vocalist Suzi Dian and an acoustic ensemble. This marks Plant’s first US tour with the band, starting October 30 in West Virginia.

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Professor of Rock host in black hat and red glasses discussing Bad to the Bone George Thorogood with vintage album cover showing George Thorogood and the Destroyers performing on stage.
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Bad to the Bone: George Thorogood’s Legendary Rock Riff

Discover the incredible story behind Bad to the Bone George Thorogood created! This legendary track wasn’t even a hit when it dropped in 1982, yet it became rock’s most iconic riff and stutter. From being rejected by Muddy Waters to conquering MTV and movie soundtracks, learn how a Delaware guitarist’s tribute to Keith Richards became every rebel’s anthem. Professor of Rock reveals the fascinating journey of how one guitar riff changed rock history forever.

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