Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
It’s Sir Roger Now: The Who’s Daltrey is Knighted
“It’s strange, it’s an experience that I’ve never had before, I’m very humbled by it.”
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Stevie Wonder’s Higher Ground on ’72 Stones Tour
In music, careers can turn on a dime. In 1972, his career turned when he was asked to join the Stones’ fifth American tour.
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More Stars Offer Tributes to Brian Wilson
Fellow Beach Boys Mike Love and Al Jardine, as well as Bob Dylan, Carole King and Paul McCartney were among the fellow greats celebrating the “musical and spiritual giant.”
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Brian Wilson, Beach Boys’ Co-Founder, and One of Popular Music’s Most Significant Forces, Dies
The mastermind producer and songwriter had been suffering from dementia.
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Remembering Gene Wilder, With Some Classic Film Clips
The rubber-faced actor starred in a long list of comedy roles in such beloved Mel Brooks movies as Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein and The Producers.
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Grammy-Winning Debut From Christopher Cross Gets Expanded Edition
The 1979 album introduced the classics “Ride Like the Wind” and “Sailing,” and went on to sweep the GRAMMYs, winning Album, Song, and Record of the Year, as well as Best New Artist.
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Doobie Brothers’ Busy 2025: Tour, Reunion Album
The band will be supporting the release of Walk This Road with a global tour with Michael McDonald.
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Randy Bachman Adds to BTO 2025 Tour
The legend’s set also includes favorites from the Guess Who.
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‘The Story of Spinal Tap’ Book Due: A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever
Director Rob Reiner and co-creators Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer provide the behind-the-scenes story of the making of the groundbreaking film and its upcoming sequel, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues.
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Bonnie Tyler and That Distinctive, Husky Voice
The Welsh singer disobeyed her doctor after surgery and ultimately earned a series of hit singles including “It’s a Heartache,” “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” and “Holding Out for a Hero.”
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