Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Rick Derringer: Putting the Hoochie Koo Back in Rock and Roll
He hit #1 in 1965 with “Hang On Sloopy” with his band The McCoys, worked with Johnny & Edgar Winter, wrote “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” and more
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The Who Play ‘Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting’
In 1991, it was Elton John and Bernie Taupin’s turn to have their music honored with a tribute LP. Check out this great version of a signature tune – and John Entwistle’s final recording
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Aug 4, 2015: Billy Joel Closes Venue With Paul Simon
The Long Island native has had many memorable concerts at the venue. The “Piano Man” closed it—and reopened it 18 months later
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Freddie Mercury: Isolated Vocals on ‘We Are the Champions’
Our Classic Video features his isolated vocals on a Queen classic… a song you know so well you could win a karaoke championship with it
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Happy Anniversary to the Billboard Hot 100 Chart!
When they say a song is #1, the chart they are talking about is the Billboard magazine Hot 100. See what the very first chart topper was and some eye-opening totals
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Rodney Dangerfield – The Tonight Show
The man known for his “No Respect” line appeared on the NBC late night program 35 times, usually talking about his relationship with his doctor, dentist and wife
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August 3, 2006: Love’s Arthur Lee Dies
The frontman and leader of the 1960s Los Angeles band Love is one of classic rock’s stars that should have been and was admired by artists then and now.
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Paul McCartney’s All-Star ‘Rockestra Theme’: A Who’s Who
An assemblage of classic rock A-Listers – including members of Led Zeppelin, The Who and Pink Floyd – showed up at Abbey Road Studios in 1978 to record this song
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Our Favorite ‘Goodfellas’ Scene: The Copa
Martin Scorsese’s great direction is on full display in this scene from the legendary mobster pic
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August 2, 1987: Billy Joel Makes History In the USSR
The first major American rocker to bring a large-scale rock concert to the country when he accepted an invitation from the Kremlin to play several concerts on Russian soil
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