Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Watch Glenn Frey and Son, Deacon, Perform Together
We can only imagine the joy that Glenn Frey must’ve had when he shared the stage with his teenaged son. Years later, Deacon Frey joined Eagles’ touring lineup.
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The Bangles Get Authorized Biography, ‘Eternal Flame’
The 2025 book, named after one of the band’s most beloved songs, includes unprecedented access to founding members Debbi Peterson, Susanna Hoffs, and Vicki Peterson.
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When Paul Simon (Seemingly) Ended His Touring Days
It was the final concert of 2018’s “Homeward Bound – The Farewell Tour.” The acclaimed singer-songwriter has since performed on occasion and has announced a 2025 return.
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Is Smokey Robinson Underrated? An Appreciation
Now in his ninth decade, we look back at his legendary songwriting and recording achievements, and honors. Yet, it’s possible that he’s still underrated
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Paul Simon Sets Return to Stage With 2025 Tour
“A Quiet Celebration” marks a return to the stage for more than just a one-off date for the first time since his much-ballyhooed 2018 farewell tour.
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1975: The Year in Music
The year gave us such classics as ‘Blood on the Tracks,’ ‘Born to Run,’ ‘Horses’ and ‘Physical Graffiti.’
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Lorne Michaels Gets Biography: ‘The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live’
With unprecedented access to Michaels and the entire SNL apparatus, the author takes readers behind the curtain for the lively, up-and-down, definitive story of how he created and maintained the institution that changed comedy forever.
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‘Dueling Banjos’ From ‘Deliverance’: An Unlikely Hit
The song, featured prominently in the 1972 thriller, was used without the permission of its composer. There’s actually only one banjo used.
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Eric Clapton & Friends Play 2020 Ginger Baker Tribute Concert
Some friends! Also performing were Steve Winwood, Ronnie Wood, Roger Waters, and more. The setlist honored the drummer’s work in Cream and Blind Faith.
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Black Oak Arkansas’ ‘Dandy’ Days on Stage
Taking their name from their hometown, the Southern rock band were a popular concert draw with a charismatic frontman, and hit with a well-chosen cover.
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