Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff

McCartney, Eagles Lead All-Stars on ‘Margaritaville’ at 2024 Jimmy Buffett Tribute Concert

Keep The Party Going: A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett was held at the Hollywood Bowl to celebrate the legendary musician and songwriter.

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Cyndi Lauper’s ‘Unusual’ Path to the Walk of Fame

The colorful singer-songwriter made an “unusual” debut. She has won Grammy, Emmy and Tony awards and earned a trip on the Walk of Fame.

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1965 NME Concert Dream Lineup: Beatles, Stones, Kinks + more

It’s like your own time machine with an incredible lineup of British Invasion acts performing at one concert.

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Happy Together 2025 Tour Shares More Dates

The 15th edition of the tour, named after the Turtles song, features recording artists who have earned many Top 10 hits.

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John Lennon and Yoko Ono ‘One to One’ Concert Documentary Arrives

The film features newly transferred and restored 16mm footage including Lennon’s only full-length concert performances after The Beatles, as well as previously unseen and unheard personal archives.

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Radio Hits in April 1971: Give ’em a Hand

Songs from the Grass Roots, Marvin Gaye, Three Dog Night will bring you back. And when’s the last time you heard “Chick-A-Boom”?

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Noted Presley Biographer, Peter Guralnick, Returns With ‘The Colonel and The King’ Book

The 2025 title “draws on a wealth of Tom Parker’s never-before-seen correspondence to reveal that this oft-reviled figure was in fact a confidant, friend, and architect of his client’s success.”

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When Playboy Championed Rock Music

For more than a year, 1969-70, Hugh Hefner invited the top rock and soul acts of the day to perform on national TV. Here are more than a dozen of those clips.

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The Top Albums in April 1976

In a month when Apple Computer was formed, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac and Peter Frampton were dominating the U.S. sales charts.

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Cheap Trick’s ‘Dream’ 2016 Rock Hall Induction

After decades of eligibility, the rocking band finally got their ticket punched.

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