Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Micky Dolenz Leads Tributes to Michael Nesmith: ‘I’m Heartbroken’
“I’m so grateful that we could spend the last couple of months together doing what we loved best – singing, laughing, and doing shtick”
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Michael Nesmith’s ‘Lost RCA Recordings’ Includes Alternate Take of ‘Different Drum’
Over 6 albums from 1970-1973, Nez blossomed as a singer, songwriter, bandleader, and producer under RCA Nashville legends Chet Atkins and Felton Jarvis
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2021 in Review: The Best New Albums by Classic Rockers
Recording legends such as Jackson Browne, Robert Plant, David Crosby, Lindsey Buckingham, John Sebastian, and many others, released outstanding LPs in ’21
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Bronski Beat Member Steve Bronski Dies at 61
An original member of the group that scored with the dance-pop hit “Smalltown Boy” in 1984 is dead. He later re-formed the band and recorded a new album.
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Robbie Shakespeare, Acclaimed Reggae Bassist, Dies
The Grammy winner once said, “No matter how much people hail Sly and Robbie as legends, there have been a lot of sleepless nights and ‘eatless’ nights, too”
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Steven Tyler Featured in New Reelz Music Series, ‘Frontmen’
Steven Tallarico grew up in a middle class Italian household and went on to become one of the most iconic and charismatic rock and roll frontmen ever
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Your December Calendar Revealed
A clever artist has designed a handy chart for you to use as your guide for how to spend your December. As if you didn’t know…
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The Doors’ ‘L.A. Woman’ Gets 50th Anniversary Edition
The 1971 classic includes “Love Her Madly,” “Riders on the Storm” and the title track. The collection includes 2 hours of prev. unreleased session outtakes
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Marshall Crenshaw Offers Expanded Editions of Earlier Albums: Listen
The acclaimed rock ‘n’ roll singer-songwriter has regained ownership of 5 acclaimed albums. Hear several new recordings he’s included in one of the reissues
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Carlos Santana Cancels Shows For ‘Unscheduled Heart Procedure’
The 74-year-old, who expanded rock music with Latin, jazz and Afro-Cuban styles with such songs as “Evil Ways” was scheduled to begin a Vegas residency
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