Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Is Smokey Robinson Underrated? An Appreciation
Now in his ninth decade, we look back at his legendary songwriting and recording achievements, and honors. Yet, it’s possible that he’s still underrated
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Paul Simon Sets Return to Stage With 2025 Tour
“A Quiet Celebration” marks a return to the stage for more than just a one-off date for the first time since his much-ballyhooed 2018 farewell tour.
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1975: The Year in Music
The year gave us such classics as ‘Blood on the Tracks,’ ‘Born to Run,’ ‘Horses’ and ‘Physical Graffiti.’
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Lorne Michaels Gets Biography: ‘The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live’
With unprecedented access to Michaels and the entire SNL apparatus, the author takes readers behind the curtain for the lively, up-and-down, definitive story of how he created and maintained the institution that changed comedy forever.
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‘Dueling Banjos’ From ‘Deliverance’: An Unlikely Hit
The song, featured prominently in the 1972 thriller, was used without the permission of its composer. There’s actually only one banjo used.
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Eric Clapton & Friends Play 2020 Ginger Baker Tribute Concert
Some friends! Also performing were Steve Winwood, Ronnie Wood, Roger Waters, and more. The setlist honored the drummer’s work in Cream and Blind Faith.
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Black Oak Arkansas’ ‘Dandy’ Days on Stage
Taking their name from their hometown, the Southern rock band were a popular concert draw with a charismatic frontman, and hit with a well-chosen cover.
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New Book Series Puts Beatles Recording History in Context
Their road to stardom has rarely been described with such attention to what was going on around them: the British music scene and stars they followed to reach their goal, making a record themselves.
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Beatles in India: Photos From Pattie Boyd
A rare group of photographs documenting the group’s historic visit to Rishikesh, India, in 1968, surfaced in a portfolio compiled by George Harrison’s former wife.
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Sly Stone Documentary From Questlove Makes Streaming Debut on Hulu
“To be given the honor to explore his history and legacy is beyond a dream for me,” said the director.
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