Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Mar 14, 2023: Queen’s Brian May is Knighted
The guitarist and songwriter joined a short list of British music stars who have been so honored over the years
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When Robert Plant and Brian Johnson Joined Paul Rodgers on Stage
Three all-time great voices shared the stage, albeit briefly, to perform a classic rock standard during Rodgers’ 2017 U.K. “Free Spirit” tour
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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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March 14, 1983: The Band Bon Jovi is Formed
With his song “Runaway” getting some airplay and a record deal inked, Jon Bon Jovi puts together a group that will make music under his name.
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‘Father Christmas,’ the Greg Lake Enduring Holiday Classic
In 1975, “I Believe In Father Christmas” became a #2 hit in the U.K., blocked from the top spot by Queen. Lake wrote the song with a former bandmate
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Mar 13, 2023: Jim Gordon, World-Class Drummer—And Convicted Killer—Dies
He was one of the elite Hollywood studio musicians known as the Wrecking Crew and member of landmark rock bands including Derek and the Dominos
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March 13, 2017: Tommy LiPuma, Veteran Producer & Executive, Dies
The multiple Grammy winner and music business executive worked with everyone from McCartney to Miles Davis to Barbra Streisand. He was 80
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When John Lennon, Nilsson Were Kicked Out of the Troubadour
During his infamous “lost weekend” away from Yoko Ono, the former Beatle was not on his best behavior. Especially this night with his pal, Harry Nilsson
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March 11, 2016: ELP’s Keith Emerson Dies
The keyboardist died at his Santa Monica home from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He left quite a legacy. His bandmate, Greg Lake, died later that year
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March 11, 1970: CSNY Release ‘Deja Vu’
The story behind the iconic LP includes laborious sessions + flashes of inspiration. But how much of it was CSNY all together?
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