Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
July 22, 1977: Elvis Costello Issues Debut Album, ‘My Aim Is True’
The English singer-songwriter was not backed by his longtime band, The Attractions, on his first LP and did a clever stunt to get noticed by his future label
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July 22, 2019: Art Neville, New Orleans Funk Icon—Obituary
‘Poppa Funk,’ as he was known, first recorded in the 1950s, then became a symbol of New Orleans R&B with the Meters and his brothers for five decades.
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2017 in Review: A Farewell to Those Who Left Us
We’ve lost so many giants of the music world in 2017. Here we take a look back at some of those who are now gone, but who gave us so much.
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July 21, 1979: Robert Palmer Releases ‘Bad Case’
His second Top 20 single set him up for future Top 10 hits, Grammys and MTV video popularity before he died in 2003
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Happy Birthday, Carlos Santana
Born in Mexico, he first started playing in Tijuana clubs as a youth. As the leader of one of the best-selling acts of all time, Santana remains the king of Latin rock
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Happy Birthday, Brian May: Rock Star, Rocket Scientist, Knight
So what has the birthday boy been up to? He still leads Queen and 2023 saw him receive a big honor. He also helped NASA as Dr. Brian May
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July 19, 1986: Genesis, Peter Gabriel Top Chart
When Gabriel left Genesis in 1975, neither of them likely expected that 11 years later they’d have the #1 and #2 singles together on the U.S. chart
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Remember Emitt Rhodes, One-Man-Band Artist?
The singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist found acclaim with his 1970 self-titled album, but soon went over four decades in between albums
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The Billy Joel Guest at His 100th MSG Show in 2018: Springsteen
The Boss joined a list of stars who played with Billy on the MSG stage, including Steve Miller, Paul Simon, Foreigner, and many others.
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July 18, 2018: Adrian Cronauer, ‘Good Morning, Vietnam’ DJ, Dies
His manic on-air persona made him popular among the troops, although Cronauer later said that little about Williams’ depiction of him was wholly accurate.
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