Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
John Mellencamp’s Early Recordings as Johnny Cougar Get Compilation
American Dream (The Mainman Recordings 1976-1977) also contains rare bonus tracks and previously unreleased material.
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‘Ringo: A Fab Life’ Book Biography Coming
It’s author, Tom Doyle, previously wrote Man on the Run: Paul McCartney in the 1970s.
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Peter Gabriel Shares Next Track From 2026 Album, o\i
As with its 2023 predecessor, i/o, the classic rock legend is sharing a new track on each full moon.
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Classic Rock Legends Booked For October Festival
Three days… an incredible lineup featuring some of music’s biggest stars of all-time! Check your calendar!
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5th Dimension Gets ‘Let the Sunshine In’ Box Set
The collection of 135 recordings includes the chart-topping “Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In” and “Wedding Bell Blues” plus top ten hits “Up, Up, And Away,” “Stoned Soul Picnic,” “One Less Bell To Answer,” and “(Last Night) I Didn’t Get To Sleep At All.”
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Musician Matthew Sweet Health Update Following ‘Debilitating’ Stroke
As donations to his GoFundMe page continue, he writes, “I was in an ambulance and I heard a man yell, ‘Sir you’ve had a stroke.'”
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Hollywood Vampires (Cooper, Perry, Depp) Add to 2026 Tour, First in 3 Years
The supergroup’s setlists have included Alice Cooper and Aerosmith tracks while also paying homage to many departed rockers with a variety of covers.
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Ambrosia Founding Keyboardist Christopher North Dies
His death at 75 followed a long battle with throat cancer. He performed on their 1980 hit single, “Biggest Part of Me.”
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Eric Clapton Sets 2026 Crossroads Guitar Festival
The stellar lineup for the 2-day event includes Pete Townshend, Billy Gibbons, Gary Clark Jr. and Tedeschi Trucks Band.
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How Dr. Hook Got on the ‘Cover of the Rolling Stone’
A band records a song about its burning desire to make it to the cover of the leading music magazine. We’ve got the backstory. Do you know who wrote it?
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