Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Radio Hits in January 1969: Over and Over
We’ve got some fun facts and great videos of hits from The Doors, Dusty Springfield, BJ Thomas, Tommy James and the Shondells, and more.
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What’s Bob Dylan Got Planned For 2025?
A single date in March sold-out immediately and fans await his next move.
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1967 Rock Music Highlights: One Amazing Year
What a year for rock, pop and soul music! Here are some of the highlights when FM “underground” radio was starting to overtake AM Top 40.
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‘Jingle Jangle Morning,’ 1960s U.S. Folk-Rock Collection, Coming
The 3-CD set features 74 tracks including classics from Bob Dylan, the Byrds and Judy Collins, alongside recordings from the We Five, Scott McKenzie and Edgar Winter.
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Noted Presley Biographer, Peter Guralnick, Returns With ‘The Colonel and The King’ Book
The 2025 title “draws on a wealth of Tom Parker’s never-before-seen correspondence to reveal that this oft-reviled figure was in fact a confidant, friend, and architect of his client’s success.”
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Genesis’ ‘Lamb Lies Down on Broadway’ Gets 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition
The landmark record, originally released in 1974 at the pinnacle of the band’s early success, proved to be their final studio release with their charismatic frontman Peter Gabriel.
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Sly Stone Documentary From Questlove Opens at Sundance, Shares Trailer
“To be given the honor to explore his history and legacy is beyond a dream for me,” said the director.
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Top Albums of January 1977: Faster Than a Speeding Bullet
Nine months after its release, Bob Seger’s 2-LP live set finally enjoyed national acclaim thanks to the success of his band’s breakthrough studio album
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Eric Clapton Addresses His Own Mortality on New ‘Meanwhile’ Album
The title collects eight previously released singles plus six new recordings.
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Dylan Biopic, ‘A Complete Unknown,’ Earns 8 Oscar Nominations
It stars Timothée Chalamet and is set during Dylan’s days as a folk singer in the NYC music scene of the early ’60s, culminating with his transformational electric set at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.
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