Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff

August 29, 1987: Los Lobos Hits #1 with ‘La Bamba’

Three weeks atop the Hot 100 with their soundtrack single from the Ritchie Valens biopic helped boost the profile of one of American music’s finest bands

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Cheap Trick and… The Move/ELO’s Roy Wood? Watch

One of the stops on the band’s 2018 U.K. tour was in Birmingham, the hometown of many musicians including The Move and ELO co-founder

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William Shatner Christmas Album Features Top Rockers

The album features guests Iggy Pop, Ian Anderson, Judy Collins, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, Rick Wakeman and more.

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August 29, 2016: Phil Collins Performs at US Open

“I can now tell people I’ve played the US Open,” the longtime Genesis singer-drummer joked. It soon led to a burst of new tours

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When Bob Dylan Got The Beatles High

Dylan didn’t just have a musical influence on The Beatles. When they first met, he also turned them onto marijuana. “We got high and laughed our asses off.”

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Eddie Murphy’s Mister Robinson’s Christmas… FTW!

The comedian’s parody of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood on Saturday Night Live offered a Christmas-themed sketch with the comic genius dressed as Santa

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Remembering Stevie Ray Vaughan

Recently sober and enjoying a creative and personal blossoming, the guitarist, singer and songwriter died in a helicopter accident at just 35

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SNL Holiday Favorite: Schweddy Balls

“No one can resist my Schweddy Balls.” The Saturday Night Live sketch features Ana Gasteyer, Molly Shannon and Alec Baldwin as Pete Schweddy

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August 26, 1970: Hendrix’s Electric Lady Studios Opens

Jimi Hendrix wanted to build a recording studio that was designed with the needs, comfort and spirit of creative musical artists in mind. He succeeded.

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SNL ‘Exorcist’ Parody With Richard Pryor

The brilliant sketch of 1974’s #2 most popular movie aired during the comedy series’ first season. Watch the actor’s great comedic performance. We’ve also got the film’s original trailer

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