Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
November 15, 1992: Ozzy Osbourne’s ‘Final’ Concert
It became the first time Black Sabbath and its original singer had performed together since Live Aid in 1985. Not The End it turns out…
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Nov 14, 1970: Santana Issues ‘Black Magic Woman’
The song went Top 5 for the Latin rock band in 1970 and helped power them into the mainstream. It had almost been a hit two years earlier
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Nov 13, 2016: Leon Russell, Musician and Songwriter—Obituary
The performer had suffered a heart attack earlier that year. His legacy includes hit songwriting credits for others including “Superstar” and “This Masquerade”
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When Men at Work Began a Lengthy Run at #1
It took seven months for the Australian band’s debut album, Business As Usual, to reach #1 in the US. It stayed there for months thanks to two big hits
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Nov 13, 2015: Paris Terrorism Includes Rock Concert
A concert by the Eagles of Death Metal at le Bataclan was targeted in the coordinated Paris terror attacks that killed 130
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Nov 12, 2022: Julian Lennon Chance Encounter With Paul McCartney
“It’s Amazing who you run into in an airport Lounge! None other than Uncle Paul….” He had recently issued his seventh studio album, Jude
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Nov 12, 2001: George, Paul, Ringo Meet For Last Time
At a Manhattan hotel, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr met with George Harrison for what would be the last time
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When Pink Floyd Continued Without Roger Waters
When the other band members wished to carry on as Pink Floyd in 1986 after Waters left the band, he sued to stop them from using the name
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Nov 11, 2015: Mötorhead Drummer Phil Taylor Dies
“Philthy Animal” did two stints on the drum kit with Mötorhead, his first during the band’s seminal late 1970s reign as the world’s loudest band
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Chicago Live 1971 Track: Exclusive Premiere
Recorded in Washington, D.C., “Goodbye”–previously unreleased–is from the new career-spanning 5-disc collection of live recordings by the R&R Hall of Famers.
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