Articles by Steve Janowsky

Classic rock live albums are a strange dichotomy of musical brilliance and disappointing efforts. Some suffer from poor sound, while others display bands on less-than-stellar […]

Guitarist Robin Trower electrified an enthusiastic packed house at the B.B. King Blues Club and Grill on Saturday, Sept. 19, evoking images and sounds of […]

The vocalist or frontman is usually the focal point of any classic rock ensemble and though there have been so many prominent and talented ones, […]

Classic rock drummers are an essential component of a band’s success in both the studio and a live setting. Some are flashy while others keep […]

Les Paul, guitarist extraordinaire, inventor of the solid body electric guitar and multi-track recording died on August 12 at the age of 94 in a […]

Daryl Hall and John Oates, ’70s and ’80s blue-eyed soul hit makers, preformed at the Seaside Summer Concert Series on August 6 as part of […]

Classic rock bassists are usually complementary players that do not get in the way, but solidify a band’s sound as part of a rhythm section. […]

Badfinger, one of the true originators of power pop ascended the rock and roll success ladder in the late 1960s and early 1970s only to […]

Compiling a list of the top ten Classic Rock guitarists in history is an arduous task, but an enjoyable one. The requirements needed to make […]

The 40th anniversary of the Woodstock Festival is approaching in August and two bands (with a few original members) along with an artist who graced […]

Deep Purple is a seminal classic rock band that had several line-up changes, but has never failed to maintain musical excellence, integrity and virtuosity in […]