Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Dan Aykroyd as Julia Child on SNL: Stop the Bleeding!
In a sketch called “The French Chef” in Season Four, Akyroyd portrays the legendary teacher, author and TV host. “Save the liver…”
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Remember ‘Sweet Sweet Connie,’ Groupie Name-Checked in Grand Funk Hit?
The high school teenager from Little Rock was immortalized in the 1973 #1 single, “We’re an American Band,” produced by Todd Rundgren
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Frank, Dean, and Sammy: Rat Pack Holiday Treats
It wouldn’t be a holiday season without some classic performances from the ensemble’s three leading members, separately and together
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The Doors on ‘American Bandstand’
The Doors were enjoying a #1 hit when they joined Dick Clark in 1967 for two songs and an interview with America’s Oldest Teenager
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When the Univ. of Georgia Marching Band Honored Gregg Allman
He established a scholarship at the University in 2014 and they paid tribute to the music legend at halftime. The week before, another Rock Hall member performed with the Univ. of Washington Marching Band
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Aug 21, 1958: Ricky Nelson Cuts ‘Lonesome Town’
The star of a popular 1950s family sitcom whose rock ‘n’ roll music doesn’t get the credit it deserves for helping popularize the music
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Remember The Knack?
Doug Fieger rocketed to fame in 1979 as frontman for The Knack, powered by the mega-hit single “My Sharona”
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The Darlene Love Classic ‘Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)’
The standout track on Phil Spector’s 1963’s Christmas compilation has been ranked #1 on Rolling Stone’s list of Greatest Rock and Roll Christmas Songs.
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August 18, 1978: The Who Release ‘Who Are You’
The Who’s 8th studio album was their first in three years. Three weeks’ after its release, the band were in for a shock. Watch the recording of the title track
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August 18, 1979: Nick Lowe, Carlene Carter Marry
The English late-’70s new wave and some of country music’s finest heritage connected when rocker Lowe married rocking country artist Carter
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