The ‘Legacy’ Band Trend
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2024 10:19 am
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As anyone who’s recently attended a show by Foreigner or Lynyrd Skynyrd knows, it’s become as common as a guitar solo to see a classic rock & roll outfit without any original members in the lineup. But what few may realize is that the template for that concept may have started 80 years ago today — with the death of a big-band musician.
As anyone who’s recently attended a show by Foreigner or Lynyrd Skynyrd knows, it’s become as common as a guitar solo to see a classic rock & roll outfit without any original members in the lineup. But what few may realize is that the template for that concept may have started 80 years ago today — with the death of a big-band musician.