Classic-Tracks

Classic Tracks: Boston’s “More Than a Feeling”

By Dan Daley ⋅ Published: 09/01/2000 ⋅ Updated: 05/28/2026

To get Boston's 16-million-selling debut done, producer John Boylan and leader Tom Scholz had to pull the wool over Columbia Records' eyes.

By Tim Morse ⋅ Published: 01/01/2000 ⋅ Updated: 05/28/2026

The creator of this month's quirky Classic Track was born Thomas Morgan Robertson on October 14, 1958, in Cairo, Egypt.

By Blair Jackson ⋅ Published: 12/01/1999 ⋅ Updated: 05/28/2026

Though many American rock fans are familiar with T. Rex's "Bang A Gong (Get It On)," which made it to Number Ten in the...

By Blair Jackson ⋅ Published: 10/01/1999 ⋅ Updated: 05/28/2026

Legendary producer Tom Dowd sheds light on the recording of John Coltrane's classic rendition of "My Favorite Things."

By Blair Jackson ⋅ Published: 09/01/1999 ⋅ Updated: 05/28/2026

The first time I saw Heart perform, in 1975, they were second or third on the bill at a show headlined by the recently...

By Blair Jackson ⋅ Published: 07/01/1999 ⋅ Updated: 05/28/2026

When George McCrae's smash hit "Rock Your Baby" hit Number One in mid-1974, few could have predicted that it would usher in the Age...

By Blair Jackson ⋅ Published: 04/01/1999 ⋅ Updated: 05/28/2026

"For the Love of Money" made it to the Top 10 in the spring of 1974 (Number 9 pop, Number 3 R&B) and catapulted...

By Barbara Schultz ⋅ Published: 03/01/1999 ⋅ Updated: 05/28/2026

"The Tide Is High" may be a cover of The Paragons, but the song is now firmly Blondie's own; here's how it came to...

By Blair Jackson ⋅ Published: 02/01/1999 ⋅ Updated: 05/22/2026

A stinging critique of the 1980s even as they happened, Dire Straits' "Money For Nothing" had a lengthy genesis, as related here by engineer...