Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Mick Bolton, Keyboardist With Mott the Hoople and Dexys, Dies
The musician, not to be confused with the UFO guitarist of the same name, originally set out to be a teacher. He later gave piano lessons to Linda McCartney
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Musicians We Lost in 2020
Dozens of our favorite artists have been taken from us in 2020, both due to the Covid-19 virus and other causes. We pay our respects.
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Rockers Pay Tribute to the Mountain Man, Leslie West
Peter Frampton recalled when his first U.S. tour when Humble Pie opened for Mountain. “Leslie’s playing and sound had me glued watching everything he did”
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2020 in Review: The Best New Albums by Classic Rockers
It’s time to stock up on the year’s best new albums, by such classic rock giants as AC/DC, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and many others
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Beatles Release Sneak Peek From Revealing ‘Get Back’ Documentary
Director Peter Jackson has shared a roughly five-minute clip as a “preview of what we’ve been working on.” The montage shows the group playfully rehearsing
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K.T. Oslin, ’80’s Ladies’ Country Star, Dies at 78
She was far from an overnight sensation. She was 45 years old when her debut for RCA Records reached #1 on the country chart and sold over a million copies
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Rock Hall Announces Museum Expansion
“It’s time to expand our physical space,” said the Museum’s CEO. The $100 million addition will create both internal and external gathering spaces
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2020 in Review: The Best Music Books of the Year
We put on our reading glasses and dug in to the year’s best books for fans of classic rock and related music. Happy reading!
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Ringo Starr’s Great New Song, Featuring Paul McCartney: Watch
“Here’s to the Nights,” from songwriter Diane Warren, also features Joe Walsh, Eric Burton, Sheryl Crow and Lenny Kravitz. It’s from his upcoming ep, Zoom In
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Eric Clapton, Van Morrison Anti-Lockdown Song Released
The classic rock legends have collaborated on “Stand and Deliver” to protest the British government’s decision and to help Save Live Music
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