Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Feb 12, 2017: Al Jarreau, Jazz and R&B Vocal Great—Obituary
The seven-time Grammy-winning jazz and R&B singer had recently announced his retirement from touring. His biggest hit was “We’re In This Love Together”
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Feb 12, 1974: The Bottom Line Opens in NYC
Some of rock’s biggest stars played the Greenwich Village nightclub including Bruce Springsteen, whose 10-show run in 1975 is the stuff of legend
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When the Grateful Dead & Allman Brothers Jammed at the Fillmore
Few concert stages have ever been graced by this many classic rock legends at once. Who said: “I really enjoy playing with these guys”? Have a listen…
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February 10, 1971: Carole King Releases ‘Tapestry’
Her masterpiece set chart and sales records and was a signature album of the early 1970s while helping to launch the singer-songwriter movement
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Feb 10, 2020: Lyle Mays, of Pat Metheny Group—Obituary
The jazz pianist and composer earned 11 Grammy Awards. Metheny called his collaborator of 30 years “one of the greatest musicians I have ever known”
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Feb 9, 2021: Chick Corea, Legendary Jazz Composer and Keyboardist, Dies
The 23-time Grammy Award-winning musician died of a rare form of cancer that was only discovered recently. He was 79 years old
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Chris Cornell’s Wife: ‘He Would Not Intentionally Take His Life’
Vicky Cornell issued a statement: “I know that he loved our children and would not hurt them by intentionally taking his own life.”
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Feb 9, 2022: Ian McDonald, Founding Member of King Crimson and Foreigner, Dies
The multi-instrumentalist was an integral part of launching the celebrated prog rock band. Several years later, he earned Platinum success with Foreigner
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Feb 9, 2009: Robert Plant, Alison Krauss Nab 5 Grammys
Though Led Zeppelin had been largely snubbed by the Recording Academy, its singer scored big this night with an acclaimed collaboration
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Listen: Beatles’ Original Take of ‘Lucy in the Sky’
The second outtake from the mammoth Sgt. Pepper 50th Anniversary edition has been released. Hear a classic song in progress, like you’ve never heard it
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