Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
TunesMap: Liner Notes Reward Listening Experience
The new service offers passionate music fans easy access to related content to learn more about the artists they love, with news, photos and more
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Ringo Starr Gets Knighted: ‘It Means a Lot’
More than 20 years after his former bandmate Paul McCartney received the honor, Ringo Starr has been knighted. The ceremony took place this morning (March 20) at Buckingham Palace, where Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, did the honors. “It
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Nov 12, 2001: George, Paul, Ringo Meet For Last Time
At a Manhattan hotel, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr met with George Harrison for what would be the last time
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When Pink Floyd Continued Without Roger Waters
When the other band members wished to carry on as Pink Floyd in 1986 after Waters left the band, he sued to stop them from using the name
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Nov 11, 2015: Mötorhead Drummer Phil Taylor Dies
“Philthy Animal” did two stints on the drum kit with Mötorhead, his first during the band’s seminal late 1970s reign as the world’s loudest band
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Chicago Live 1971 Track: Exclusive Premiere
Recorded in Washington, D.C., “Goodbye”–previously unreleased–is from the new career-spanning 5-disc collection of live recordings by the R&R Hall of Famers.
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Nov 10, 1975: Queen Film ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Video
The clip for the band’s masterpiece – voted the U.K.’s favorite song of the past 60 years – is almost as iconic as the song itself
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Nov. 9, 1999: Eagles ‘Hits’ Century’s Top Seller
The band’s first greatest hits collection was the U.S.’s biggest selling album of the 20th century, among its many firsts
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Nov 8, 1971: Led Zeppelin IV Release Date
“We had this old room with a big fireplace with all the equipment set up. You could wander down and start up. If somebody turned up, there would be a bit of jam”
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When Sonny Bono Was Elected to Congress
His beat went on from singing, writing and producing hit songs with his wife Cher to becoming the mayor of Palm Springs, CA and then a member of Congress
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