Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Epic Songs of 1973: AXS TV’s The Top 10 Revealed
AXS TV’s series counts down 10 great rock songs of the year, including favorites by Steely Dan and the Allman Brothers Band
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June 5, 2016: ABBA Perform Together After 30 Years
An impromptu performance at a Stockholm party was the first time the 4 members sang together in public since 1986. We’ve got video of the historic occasion
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Blacktop Mojo Cover Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Dreams’
The Southern rock band from Palestine, Tex. offers a blend of post-grunge, classic rock and metal, somewhere between Soundgarden and Lynyrd Skynyrd
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June 4, 1992: Public Selects Elvis Presley Stamp
The public voted overwhelmingly in favor of remembering the King as a young rocker (vs an older Vegas image) on his commemorative stamp
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June 3, 2017: Gregg Allman Funeral
A private service was held for the Southern rock legend, while thousands of fans lined the streets of Macon, Georgia to pay tribute
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June 3, 1972: Jethro Tull ‘Thick as a Brick’ Hits #1
Tull parodied both progressive rock and concept albums, while at the same time succeeding as a notably successful example of both
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June 2, 1973: Paul McCartney & Wings Have #1 LP, Single
His post-Beatles output is so vast it’s easy to forget how successful and prolific he was. But it wasn’t until decades later, that the album was made whole
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June 2, 2020: Don Henley Testifies Before Congress
“I [have] a sense of duty to those who paved the road for me and my contemporaries and for those who will travel this road after us”
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June 2, 1941: Charlie Watts Born in London
Drummer for the Rolling Stones since 1963, Watts was at heart a jazz player and an impeccable dresser. Check out “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” from his perspective
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June 1, 1968: Simon & Garfunkel’s ‘Mrs. Robinson’ is #1
Director Mike Nichols had been listening to the duo’s music before, during and after filming his movie + invited Simon to submit a few songs for the soundtrack
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