Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Herb Alpert, 90, Adds 2026 Tour Dates With Reformed Tijuana Brass Band
He continues to commemorate the 60th anniversary of his historic album Whipped Cream & Other Delights performing hits like “The Lonely Bull,” “Spanish Flea,” “Taste of Honey” and his vocal smash, “This Guy’s In Love With You.”
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The Best Classic Rock Albums of 2025
Legends such as Elton John, Ringo Starr, Boz Scaggs, Chrissie Hynde and many others released outstanding albums during the year.
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Lynyrd Skynyrd, Foreigner Announce 2026 Co-Headline Tour
The two classic rock bands have 19 dates together during the summer.
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Squeeze to Release ‘First’ Album, ‘Trixies’
The album was written by the teenage Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook at the start of their songwriting partnership.
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Richie Furay, Timothy B Schmit Deliver at 2018 Poco Show
The country rock star was celebrating the 50th anniversary of Poco. At the Troubadour in West Hollywood, he was joined by his one-time bandmate.
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1-2-3-4: Listen to The Beatles ‘Anthology’ 2025 Upgraded Expanded Edition
The landmark 1995 series has been restored and remastered in celebration of its 30th anniversary with updated releases on screen, as music collections and in print.
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Todd Snider, Singer-Songwriter Who Helped Popularize Americana Genre, Dead at 59
The well-respected artist died in Nashville two weeks after being assaulted in Salt Lake City.
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Smith’s Soulful 1969 Cover of ‘Baby It’s You’
They took a song that had already been a hit for the Shirelles and the Beatles, and made it their own. Whatever happened to Gayle McCormick & Smith?
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Radio Hits of 1970: Take a Second Look
Several pop culture touchstones debuted this year, and some of the year’s biggest singles included hits by a slew of one-hit-wonders plus some all-time classics.
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Rolling Stones Release Super Deluxe Edition of 1976’s ‘Black and Blue’
The album was their first following the departure of Mick Taylor who was eventually replaced by Ronnie Wood, one of several guitarists who auditioned for the band.
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