Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Dylan Biopic, ‘A Complete Unknown,’ 0 For 8 at Academy Awards
It’s 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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Neil Young to Open 2025 Tour With Free Concert in Ukraine
The “Love Earth” tour will visit Europe, the U.K., U.S. and Canada.
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Joey Molland, Last Member of Classic Badfinger Lineup, Dies at 77
Along with the group’s primary songwriters Pete Ham and Tom Evans, and Mike Gibbins, the power pop band scored with such hits as “Come and Get It” and “Day After Day.”
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New York Dolls Frontman David Johansen Dies at 75
He was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer in 2020, but made the decision to keep his illness private.
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Randy Bachman Adds to BTO 2025 Tour
The legend’s set also includes favorites from the Guess Who.
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Alison Krauss & Union Station Return With ‘Arcadia,’ 1st New Album In 14 Years
They’ll be supporting the album with a significant tour, the band’s first run of shows together in more than ten years.
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Supertramp “Live in Paris ’79” Album is Released
The album is a souvenir of the 10-month tour in support of their hugely successful Breakfast in America LP from that year.
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Tributes For Gene Hackman, One of Filmdom’s Greatest Actors
One noted director called him “a great actor, inspiring and magnificent in his work and complexity. I mourn his loss, and celebrate his existence and contribution.”
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Paul McCartney Tells Story of ‘Wings: A Band on the Run’ in New Book
The title is drawn from dozens of hours of interviews with the star and numerous key players in the band’s orbit.
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Sold-Out Dickey Betts Memorial Concert to Live Stream For Free
The tribute concert to be held, fittingly, in Macon, Georgia, will feature many of his bandmates, close friends and family.
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