Voices of Classic Rock
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Voices of Classic Rock is a rock music ensemble featuring singers and musicians from classic rock groups popular in the 1970s and 1980s.
Voices of Classic Rock was formed in 1998.{{cite web
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| title = Voices of Classic Rock Perform and Record Hi-Def TV Special at St. Maarten Heineken Regatta
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In 2001, following the September 11 attacks, they released a version of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic".{{cite news
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| title = When pop performers try to ease a nation's grief, does it really help?
| work = Reading Eagle
| page = A13
| date = October 2, 2001
| accessdate = July 10, 2015 }}
Membership
Singers and musicians who have performed as part of Voices of Classic Rock include:
- Mike Reno, singer with Loverboy
- Bobby Kimball, singer with Toto
- John Cafferty, singer with John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band
- Joe Lynn Turner, singer with Rainbow and Deep Purple{{cite news
| url = http://www.deita.ru/culture/primorskij-kraj_03.11.2010_158091_vo-vladivostok-priezzhaet-ocherednaja-legenda-khard-roka.html
| title = Vladivostok comes another hard-rock legend: Joe Lynn Turner will perform in the city on November 12 (Во Владивосток приезжает очередная легенда хард-рока: Джо Линн Тернер выступит в городе 12 ноября)
| author = Primorsky Krai
| date = November 3, 2010
| accessdate = November 20, 2010 }}
- Benjamin Orr, singer and bassist of The Cars{{cite news
| url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aq0nAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_M8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2436,2364910&dq=the-voices-of-classic-rock&hl=en
| title = Rock musician Benjamin Orr dies
| work = Spartanburg Herald-Journal
| page = B2
| date = October 5, 2000
| accessdate = November 20, 2010 }}
- Pat Travers, singer and multi-instrumentalist{{cite news
| title = Pat Travers still monster of rock
| work = The Daytona Beach News-Journal
| author = Rick de Yampert
| page = 01D
| date = September 6, 2002
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- Glenn Hughes, bassist and singer with Deep Purple and Black Sabbath
- Spencer Davis, multi-instrumentalist{{cite news
| title = Playing blues lets Travers feel good
| work = Reno Gazette-Journal
| page = H.10
| date = August 8, 2007
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- Gary U.S. Bonds, singer and songwriter
- Mickey Thomas, singer with Jefferson Starship{{cite news
| title = Orlando's own 'N Sync returns home for a performance at the Waterhouse Centre (formerly Orlando Arena) in May
| work = Orlando Sentinel
| page = 6
| date = March 24, 2000
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- Jimi Jamison, singer with Survivor
- Nick Gilder, singer
- Barry Dunaway, bassist with Pat Travers, Yngwie Malmsteen
- Alex Ligertwood Singer Santana
- Larry Hoppen, guitarist and vocalist for Orleans
- Fergie Frederiksen, singer for Toto
- Peter Rivera, singer and drummer with Rare Earth
- Ronnie Hammond, singer with Atlanta Rhythm Section
References
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Category:American rock music groups
Category:Musical groups established in 1998
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