Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff

‘Animals Reimagined’: Members of Yes, Jethro Tull, More Play Pink Floyd

It follows the wildly successful Still Wish You Were Here project released earlier this year, another gathering of classic, prog and art rock superstars

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Chicago, Brian Wilson Set 2022 Co-Headlining Tour

The co-founder of the Beach Boys will turn 80 during the tour. He continues to perform with Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin

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Judy Collins Pays Tribute to Stephen Sondheim

She recorded his “Send in the Clowns” so beautifully in 1975. “We stand in awe of his power as a poet and a writer,” she wrote

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Deep Purple Returns With Covers Album: Listen

The band’s lineup on Turning To Crime remains Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Don Airey, and Steve Morse

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Hall & Oates ‘Live at the Troubadour’ Gets Vinyl, CD Editions

In 2008, the number-one selling duo in music history played stripped-back versions of their classic hits at the famed Los Angeles club

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McCartney Gets 2 Grammy Nominations For Recent Solo LP

Recorded in “Rockdown,” 2020’s McCartney III arrived decades after the first two in the series: McCartney and McCartney II

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Cat Stevens Releases ‘Teaser and the Firecat’ 50th Anniversary Box Set

The 1971 LP includes “Moonshadow,” “Peace Train” and “Morning Has Broken.” The new edition has prev. unheard studio demos and alternate mixes, plus live recordings

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Billy Hinsche—of Dino, Desi & Billy, Beach Boys Fame—Dead at 70

Following a run with the teen pinup trio in the mid-’60s, which gave them one top 20 hit, Hinsche became a valued auxiliary player with the Beach Boys.

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Dion Returns With All-Star Cast on New Album: Listen

The legend’s collection, features collaborations with Springsteen, Frampton, Gibbons, Knopfler, Clapton, Scaggs and more

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Bruce Springsteen Releases Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concert Film Set

Very little filmed footage of the band is available from the era. It’s a rare opportunity to see them give an explosive performance that became an instant classic

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