Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff

Radio Hits in August 1972: School’s Out

A re-release of “Layla” was joined in the Top 10 this week with one of the all-time great rebellious classic rock anthems.

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Stevie Nicks Postpones 2025 Tour Due to Injury

The two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee will resume her schedule on October 1.

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Seals & Crofts Get Box Set, ‘The Warner Bros. Years 1969-1978’

The duo’s soft rock sound scored with such hits as “Summer Breeze,” “Diamond Girl” and “We May Never Pass This Way (Again).”

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When Fleetwood Mac Played 2017’s Classic East in NYC, With Lindsey Buckingham

Two weeks after their headlining gig at Classic West, they were triumphant at Citi Field.

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Fans at Dead & Company Golden Gate Park Concerts Invited to Celebrate Cannabis

Humboldt Family Farms has been asked to curate the first-ever legal sale of weed (and its sanctioned on-site usage) when the band performs in Golden Gate Park August 1-3, 2025.

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Remember Ronco’s ‘Mr. Microphone’ Gadget?

If you were watching TV in the ’70s and ’80s, TV ads and infomercials for Ron Popeil’s gadgets for his Ronco products were everywhere.

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The Number One Albums of 1970: Hello and Goodbye

In the same year that we greeted a new decade, we said farewell to two music legends. No less than 16 albums topped the U.S. sales chart.

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Original Alice Cooper Band Releases Reunion Studio Album

Alice, Neal Smith, Michael Bruce and Dennis Dunaway have reunited with their longtime producer, Bob Ezrin, with a posthumous appearance by guitarist Glen Buxton.

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Bob Dylan 1963-1970 Covers Album Arrives

The 63 recordings on 3 CDs include unique performances by a wide-ranging group of artists including Nilsson, Cher, Johnny Winter, Melanie, the Byrds, the Association and more.

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Elton John Releases 1977 ‘Live From the Rainbow Theatre with Ray Cooper’

The six-show residency were the first of 233 Elton-and-Ray only shows that would follow, and featured the live debut of deep cuts “Roy Rogers,” “Idol” and “I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford).”

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