Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff

‘Triumph: Rock & Roll Machine’ Documentary Returning to AXS TV

Says the director of the feature-length film about the Canadian power trio: “We wanted to know how and why the band dissolved at the peak of their powers”

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1979: The Year in 50 Classic Rock Albums

The tail end of the ’70s saw superb music being made by some of rock’s great veterans and by many who were new to the scene.

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Gladys Knight: Checking Off All the Boxes

The singer has checked off just about every box imaginable in her acclaimed career with plenty of #1 records and numerous honors.

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Phil Hartman Was ‘The Glue’ During His SNL Career

He began his career as an album cover designer. His SNL castmates referred to him as “the glue” because “he kind of held the show together.”

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When Eric Clapton Headlined the Greenwich Town Party

The annual event has had a knack of booking big name talent. Slowhand’s 15-song set featured a favorite he hadn’t played in decades.

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SNL’s ‘Wayne’s World’ Sketches: ‘We’re Not Worthy!’

It’s notoriously difficult for a non-regular to get a skit on the show but the likable Mike Myers was able to make an immediate impact.

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Dire Straits’ ‘Brothers in Arms’ Gets 40th Anniversary Editions

The expanded collection includes a previously unreleased full-length concert from the band’s San Antonio, Texas, tour stop in 1985.

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Radio Hits of May 1966

This week’s playlist on NYC’s Top 40 powerhouse 77WABC featured a typically great combination of pop, rock and soul at the top of the chart.

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Reflecting on Marmalade: ‘Reflections Of My Life’

From 1968-1976, they scored eight Top 10 hits in the U.K. This song ultimately earned them their worldwide fame. Its singer/writer fell on hard times.

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Billy Joel Cancels All Concerts Following Health Issues

The Piano Man’s May 2025 announcement followed the initial postponement two months earlier of many dates.

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