Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Aug 6, 1970: Festival For Peace at Shea Stadium
Very little has been documented about this event which featured some of the biggest classic rock acts: Janis Joplin, CCR, Steppenwolf, Paul Simon and more
Read More
Pulp Fiction: Some Favorite Scenes
When someone asks you if you’ve seen “Pulp Fiction,” there’s only one correct answer
Read More
Loverboy ‘Working For the Weekend’: A Guilty Pleasure
Rock fans have been singing this bona fide rock anthem since 1981 as they get ready for Friday night. Our Classic Video…
Read More
Tom Jones and Aretha Franklin Show How It’s Done
Watch as two of music’s greatest voices treat a 1970 television audience to a medley of their songs on This Is Tom Jones
Read More
Aug 6, 1965: Small Faces Release Debut UK Single
The precursor to Faces were born in 1965. The East London quartet, specializing in high-energy R&B covers + a handful of originals, soon found a devoted audience
Read More
Rick Derringer: Putting the Hoochie Koo Back in Rock and Roll
He hit #1 in 1965 with “Hang On Sloopy” with his band The McCoys, worked with Johnny & Edgar Winter, wrote “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” and more
Read More
The Who Play ‘Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting’
In 1991, it was Elton John and Bernie Taupin’s turn to have their music honored with a tribute LP. Check out this great version of a signature tune – and John Entwistle’s final recording
Read More
Aug 4, 2015: Billy Joel Closes Venue With Paul Simon
The Long Island native has had many memorable concerts at the venue. The “Piano Man” closed it—and reopened it 18 months later
Read More
Freddie Mercury: Isolated Vocals on ‘We Are the Champions’
Our Classic Video features his isolated vocals on a Queen classic… a song you know so well you could win a karaoke championship with it
Read More
Happy Anniversary to the Billboard Hot 100 Chart!
When they say a song is #1, the chart they are talking about is the Billboard magazine Hot 100. See what the very first chart topper was and some eye-opening totals
Read More