Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Pulp Fiction: Some Favorite Scenes
When someone asks you if you’ve seen “Pulp Fiction,” there’s only one correct answer
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‘Run, Rudolph, Run’: Chuck Berry Holiday Favorite
Did you know that the 1958 song was written by the same composer of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”? Berry’s version has gotten its first official video
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Sept 1, 2016: Freddie Mercury Honored in London
To commemorate what would have been his 70th birthday, a commemorative blue plaque was affixed to his first London home, presented by the English Heritage charity
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Paul McCartney ‘Wonderful Christmastime’: The Mood Is Right
The 1979 single has become a regular feature on holiday playlists.
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Sept 1, 2011: Green Day Singer Booted Off Plane
Even the biggest rock stars can suffer those WTF? moments. It happened to Billie Joe Armstrong. “Pull your pants up or you’re coming off the plane!”
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Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers’ Christmas Video
Every classic rocker needs to pen a holiday classic and TP’s “Christmas All Over Again” fits the bill.
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Aug. 30, 1969: Texas International Pop Festival
The last big summer rock festival of 1969 took place near Dallas and featured a lineup that included Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin and Santana
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Dolly Parton’s Holiday Album and Its Perfect Title
The collection, with many duets including one with Willie Nelson, was the beloved singer-songwriter’s first Christmas album in 30 years
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August 30, 1976: City Riots Inspire Clash Song
Joe Stummer and Paul Simonon of the punk band The Clash get caught up in the Notting Hill Carnival Riot on this day, and it inspires their first single.
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Deck The Halls: Tarzan, Tonto & Frankenstein
A recurring Saturday Night Live sketch featured the “singing” talents of three fictional characters played by Kevin Nealon, Jon Lovitz and Phil Hartman
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