Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Remember When a Catholic Nun Had a Rocking ’70s Pop Hit With ‘The Lord’s Prayer’?
The Australian Catholic nun’s surprise hit was just the second Top 10 single in the history of the Hot 100 performed by an active nun
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Bangles Perform Favorites at 2018 Concert
A Southern California radio station presented Totally ’80s Live and the co-headliners played all five of their Top 5 singles
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Atlanta Rhythm Section Founding Member Dies
Keyboardist Dean Daughtry was one of the members of the Classics IV who switched over to the Southern rock band
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Looking Back at the Final Lindsey Buckingham Performance With Fleetwood Mac
The band, during 2018’s Grammy week, performed a preview of their “massive trek around the planet.” But he was ousted before the tour began.
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Roberta Flack, Now With ALS, is Subject of ‘American Masters’ PBS Special
The beloved singer and former piano teacher was the first artist to win the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in consecutive years
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The Heartbreakers Talk About the Tom Petty Fillmore 1997 Concerts
A new short film features never-before-seen footage from the Petty estate vaults of the residency, accompanied by new interviews with the band
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Marshall Tucker Band Namesake Dies at 99 as 50th Anniversary Tour Continues
MTB paid their respects. “Though he was never a member of our band, we wouldn’t be here today without his historic name”
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Carly Simon Releases 1995 Surprise Concert: Watch
The 2022 Rock Hall inductee’s performance at New York’s Grand Central Terminal will be released on CD, vinyl and Blu-ray for the first time
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Jethro Tull Reissues ‘Thick As a Brick’ For 50th Anniversary
The 1972 album is still revered as one of rock’s and progressive rock’s most pioneering titles. It featured a rock first, one continuous song on both sides
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Berry Gordy, Smokey Robinson Honored as 2023 MusiCares Persons of the Year
The pair of legends joined a prestigious list of recent honorees including 2022’s Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac, Dolly Parton, and Tom Petty
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