Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Tributes For Robert Redford Led by Bob Woodward
The film giant shared top billing with many of Hollywood’s biggest names including Paul Newman, Jane Fonda, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand and Meryl Streep.
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Sugarloaf Sings About a ‘Green-Eyed Lady’
The band was best known for the 1970 hit and another Top 10 single, “Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You” (1974). Lead singer Jerry Corbetta died in 2016
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When Music Went Mobile with 8-Track Tapes
Do you remember when it was a big deal to have an 8-track player in your car? Check out Ford’s 1966 Mustang ad featuring a “stereosonic tape player”…
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Led Zeppelin Issues ‘Physical Graffiti’ 50th Anniversary Releases
The 1975 original is generally regarded as one of the greatest double albums of all time.
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Urgent: Foreigner Releases Deluxe Edition of ‘4’
The 5-disc CD/Blu-ray set includes a booklet with over 60 exclusive photos, five previously unreleased songs, 14 early and alternate versions of various songs, 15 instrumentals, and 15 live performances, spanning the band’s 1981-82 world tour.
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Take Me Home: Phil Collins’ ‘No Jacket Required’ Gets 40th Anniversary Editions
The hugely successful 1985 title yielded 4 hit singles and earned 3 Grammy Awards including Album of the Year.
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Spinal Tap Sequel, ‘The End Continues,’ Opens
The long-awaited film from Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer and director Rob Reiner arrived Sept. 12, 2025.
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Dave Edmunds’ Wife Shares Another Health Update
The original news, on July 29, was a rambling and confusing post that was initially misconstrued since she stated that her husband “had died in my arms” from cardiac arrest while repeatedly writing that he was dead.
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Best Weekly Singles Charts of All-Time: September 1973 Edition
Five all-time classic rock hits were in the Top 10 this week in 1973 on Boston’s Top 40 station WRKO. Could it get any better than this?
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‘Beatles For Sale to Help!’ is Next in Historian’s Book Series
The book is author Bruce Spizer’s 17th overall on the band and ninth in his album series.
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