Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Oct 20, 2015: Three Dog Night’s Cory Wells—Obituary
The co-founding vocalist for the hit-making rock band died at age 74 at his home in upstate New York. He sang lead on a #1 hit
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Oct. 20, 1950: Tom Petty’s Birthday
Elvis Presley inspired the young Petty to “follow that dream.” Then came The Beatles on TV. And guitar lessons by a future Eagles member
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Remember ’80s Band The Outfield?
The English band with an American-sounding name had significant success with their 1985 debut album, Play Deep, thanks to the hit single, “Your Love”
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Oct 19, 2017: ‘Free Fallin’ Inspires Tom Petty Fans on Ventura Blvd
On the eve of what would have been his 67th birthday, fans organized a Tom Petty Memorial Vampire Walk
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Oct 19, 2010: Elton John Slams Current Music
The musician took aim at what he felt was the sorry state of contemporary pop songwriting and how TV singing contests don’t yield lasting musical acts
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Happy Birthday, Chuck Berry!
One of the founding fathers of rock ‘n’ roll did a stint in prison in the early 1960s after an astonishing run of now-classic hit singles
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Oct. 17, 1969: The Kinks U.S. Tour Ban Ends
For reasons that are unclear and complicated, they were unable to play America from 1965 to ’69, with a first show back at the Fillmore East
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Oct 16, 2017: Tom Petty Laid to Rest at Private Service
Two weeks after the unexpected death of the rock icon, family and friends attended a private service in Pacific Palisades, CA
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Oct 16, 1966: Grace Slick Makes Airplane Debut
A heartthrob for men and role model for women within the 1960s counterculture, she sang the band’s two biggest hits: “Somebody to Love” and “White Rabbit.”
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October 15, 1966: ‘I’m A Believer’ Recording Session
The song was written by a now-well known songwriter, who performed on the recording. Monkees-mania was in full swing as the single had orders of over 1 million copies
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