Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Handicapping the 2019 Rock Hall Nominees!
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced its nominees for the 2019 class. We predict which artists we think will make the final cut.
Read More
Bob Seger Returns to Stage, Following Surgery
Thirteen months after abruptly suspending his 2017 tour for what he described as “intense spinal surgery,” the rocker opened his final tour, in his home state
Read More
The Beatles’ ‘White Album’ 50th Anniv. Set Arrives
The 1968 double album has been substantially expanded with 27 early acoustic demos and 50 session takes, most of which are previously unreleased in any form
Read More
Rock Hall 2019 Nominees: Nicks, Def Lep, Todd +
The 15 choices will be whittled down in December when the Hall of Fame announces its Class of 2019. Stevie Nicks has already been inducted with Fleetwood Mac
Read More
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.
Read More
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.”
Read More
Oct. 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.
Read More
‘ELO: UK Singles Vol. One: 1972-1978’: Contest
For our first contest in nearly a year, we’re giving away a boxed set collection of 7-inch singles of the first hits from the Electric Light Orchestra
Read More
Oct. 15, 1988: UB40’s Unusual Path to #1
20 years after Neil Diamond’s single of “Red Red Wine” was issued and five years after UB40 first released it as a single, the song finally went #1
Read More
The Story Behind the Drifters’ ‘Save the Last Dance For Me’
Doc Pomus wrote the lyrics from his wheelchair about watching his bride dance at their wedding. Dick Clark discovered the song’s huge potential
Read More