Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
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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Glen Campbell’s ‘Wichita Lineman’: Achingly Beautiful
Campbell collaborated with songwriter Jimmy Webb on a string of hits in the late 1960s: “Galveston,” “By The Time I Get To Phoenix” and this gem
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Aug 17, 1968: Rascals ‘People Got to Be Free’ Hits #1
The third #1 pop single by the popular blue-eyed soul hit machine was a plea for tolerance. And right on time for the summer of ’68
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‘My Cousin Vinny’ Court Scenes
Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei have many fish-out-of-water moments as New Yorkers in Alabama in the 1992 comedy. Her role as Mona Lisa Vito earned her an Oscar
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Watch Tom Jones and Janis Joplin Tear It Up
A clip from a 1969 episode of the This Is Tom Jones variety series is a duet between the Welsh singing sensation and the blues goddess
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August 16, 1977: Elvis Presley Dies at 42
The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll had given up recording music, preferring to tour or stay in Vegas. To many who saw his performances it appeared he was in trouble
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