Classic Rock

I asked for vinyl cut suggestions from our two Uriah Heep albums, and The Wizard was played as it received the most votes.

Uriah Heep in my opinion is right up there with the others. And they began during a time when fellow rockers like Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and King Crimson were also establishing their dominance in this new Progressive/Heavy Metal genre.

Next week All Request Saturday Night and The Capital City Blues Cruise with Scott Allman will have the weekend off as Classic Rock 94.9 WMMQ presents the Memorial Day 500,

Joe Cocker is a British singer with a raspy voice who sings his heart out while displaying spastic moves on stage during his performances. Joe did quite a few covers, some better than the originals. And Joe Cocker also did some original material as well usually with his song writing partner Chris Stainton...

Glenn was a Detroit native and got his early start in the music business in Detroit with a little help from a friend. He grew up in Royal Oak and went to Dondero High School.

This event happened at Lansing’s Northside Theater and was advertised as a 12 hour festival with headliner Dr. John.

Our requests always go in all directions on this show, and tonight we revisited some awesome music that hasn’t been played on the radio in a while.

King Crimson was formed in 1968 in London England. They were one of the early progressive rock bands helping to set the pace for others. The founder, guitarist and composer Robert Fripp has been the only member of the band with history day one through today...

There’s no doubt the airwaves were heavy Saturday Night, as in Heavy Metal. We featured early hard rockers Black Sabbath with Ozzy Osbourne. It was drummer Bill Ward’s birthday last Wednesday. Our vinyl cut on Larry’s turntable was from a brand new copy of the very first self titled Black Sabbath album, we featured The Wizard, and it rocked...

Ozzy was obsessed with drugs and was fired in 1979, many personnel changes happened after that, with Toni Iommi being the only constant member throughout the band's history.