Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
July 26, 2001: Court Shuts Down Napster
In 1999, the peer-to-peer music file sharing network Napster launched. Two years later a federal appeals court ruled that its network must cease operations.
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Watch The Beatles—Well, Paul McCartney, Anyway—Sing ‘Yesterday’ on ‘Ed Sullivan’
“Thank you… thank you very much. We’d like to carry on now with a song from our new album in England and it’ll be out in America shortly.
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July 25, 2020: Peter Green, Fleetwood Mac Co-Founder, Dies
The guitarist and songwriter – he wrote such songs as “Black Magic Woman” – co-founded the group with Mick Fleetwood in 1967
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Rick Astley Reenacts ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ 35 Years Later
The British singer scored a #1 hit with the 80s dance-pop song. He also performs an AC/DC favorite—while playing the drums
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July 25, 1964: The Animals Release ‘Rising Sun’
The American folk song became the biggest single for the R&B-flavored British Invasion band, but a songwriting credit caused problems
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Ringo Starr, Beach Boys Sing a Beatles Favorite in 2019
When the Starr celebrated the 30th anniversary of his All Starr Band, he got a little help from his friends Mike and Bruce
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July 24, 1978: “Sgt. Pepper’s” Disastrous Movie Opens
The best-laid plans of music moguls to make a film starring three of the best-selling musical acts of the day failed. A box-office bomb and total stinker.
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July 23, 2018: Paul McCartney Returns to Abbey Road
After he walked across the crosswalk made famous by the Beatles on the iconic album cover, he played a 23-song set of Beatles and Wings favorites
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When Neil Diamond Surprised Firefighters With Performance
The singer-songwriter came out of his self-imposed retirement from performing live due to his diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease to thank his Colorado neighbors
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John Hall of Orleans: Still the One
The singer and songwriter’s career includes writing the Top 5 hits “Still The One” & “Dance With Me” with his band Orleans and then turning to politics
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