Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Stevie Wonder’s Higher Ground on ’72 Stones Tour
In music, careers can turn on a dime. In 1972, Wonder’s career turned when he was asked to join the Stones’ fifth American tour
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Rolling Stones Release ‘Licked Live in NYC’ Collection
The Stones continue to mine their live archives with this collection from a concert at Madison Square Garden in 2003 as they were celebrating their 40th anniversary
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Rolling Stones Perform Beatles Cover at 1st Liverpool Show in 50 Years
The band continues to celebrate their 60th anniversary. A new collection includes reproductions of the first 18 7” vinyl singles and extended play records
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Boz Scaggs Continues 2022 Tour
In 2019, the beloved singer, songwriter and guitarist had postponed his Out of the Blues tour due to undisclosed health reasons
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Bon Jovi Founding Bassist, Alec John Such, Dies
He was one of six members of the band selected for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. “We are heartbroken”
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Happy Together Tour Resumes in 2022
The 12th edition of the tour, named after the Turtles song, features recording artists who have earned dozens of Top 10 hits
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Brian May, Rod Stewart, Elton John Perform at Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Concert
The guitarist famously performed “God Save the Queen” from the Buckingham Palace roof at the Golden Jubilee in 2002. The event marked 70 years of the monarchy
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Meat Loaf’s 1971 Debut, Stoney and Meatloaf, Gets Expanded Reissue
6 years before he achieved stardom, he teamed with his fellow star in ‘Hair,’ Shaun Murphy, a.k.a. Stoney, a powerhouse blues singer, for an LP on Motown
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When Phil Collins Began His Comeback Tour
In 2017, the musician began his first solo tour in over a decade, with his teenaged son. Less than a week later, it was postponed when he had a nasty fall
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Julian Lennon Issues His Recording of ‘Imagine’
The performance was for Global Citizen’s Stand Up For Ukraine fundraiser. He answered the question, “Why now, after all these years?
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