Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Remember The Tokens of ‘Lion Sleeps Tonight’ Fame?
Their most famous song was originally a hit in Africa, then found its way to American folk singers and finally went to #1 on the Hot 100
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The Beatles 1962-1966 Covers Album Arrives
We Can Work It Out on 3-CDs includes recordings from Peter and Gordon, the Supremes, the Mamas & the Papas, the Ventures, and the Fifth Dimension
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Sammy Hagar Responds to David Lee Roth About Joining His 2024 Tour: ‘You’re Not Invited’
Hours after David Lee Roth said that he’d like to participate in the Sammy Hagar “Best of All Worlds” 2024 tour with Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham and Joe Satriani, Hagar gave a tough response
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When the Rolling Stones Closed Their 2022 Tour
The band’s 60th anniversary was limited to 14 concerts, all in Europe and the U.K.
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Veteran Producer Pens Book About Making Hit Records in the Glory Days of Rock
Longtime music industry exec Tom Werman has written Turn It Up!: My Time Making Hit Records, about some of the biggest artists of the ’70s and ’80s
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The Cowsills Announce 2024 Tour, Release Christmas EP
The family singing group also confirmed their participation in the 2024 edition of the popular Happy Together tour of ’60s pop acts
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Beatles’ Roadie, Mal Evans, is Subject of 1st Full-Length Biography
The family and the estate of the Beatles confidant gave world-renowned Beatles scholar and author Kenneth Womack full access to his archives
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Bob Dylan’s Joyous ‘Budokan 1978’ Arrives, Completely
The 45th anniversary set of those first Japanese performances includes two entire concerts, featuring 58 tracks, 36 of which are previously unreleased
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John Lennon: A Lost Interview From 1973
In this Q-and-A that hasn’t appeared for decades, the musician talks about his upcoming recording plans, Apple business, the reunion question, and getting old
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Jann Wenner Has a Surprising Defender: Bob Dylan
At a concert in New York City with Wenner in attendance, Dylan told the audience “we’re trying to get him back in” the Rock Hall
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