Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Nov 2, 1974: George Harrison Begins First Solo Tour
The former Beatle’s Dark Horse tour was a disappointment for some fans and critics. And likely the artist himself, who didn’t tour again until 1991
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Mama Cass Tribute: What a Set of Pipes!
The singer, once prominently a member of the singing quartet the Mamas & the Papas, tried a solo career when the group broke up
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Nov 2, 2021: Bob Dylan Opens First Tour in Nearly 2 Years
The 18 songs on opening night of the “Rough and Rowdy Ways” tour leaned heavily on material from his well-received 2020 album of the same name
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David Bowie Does a Great Mick Jagger Impression
You never knew when his keen sense of humor would appear. In 2002, he told an interviewer about the time he saw the Rolling Stones perform in 1963
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On This Day: Billboard Magazine First Published
Billboard is known as the “Music Business Bible” for its recorded music sales/airplay charts and trade reporting on the music industry
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Watch 1000 People Perform Bowie’s ‘Rebel Rebel’
One year after Rockin’ 1000 organized 1000 musicians to perform a Foo Fighters’ hit, they did it again with an incredible tribute to a Bowie favorite
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October 31, 1963: Ed Sullivan Sees Beatlemania
American TV host Ed Sullivan was at London’s Heathrow Airport on this day when The Beatles arrived back from Sweden, greeted by hundreds of screaming girls.
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Massive Crowd Sings ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
Ever wonder what it would sound like if 65,000 people broke out into a spontaneous sing-along of the Queen classic? Have a listen!
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Happy Birthday, Timothy B. Schmit!
The one member of the California country-rock band The Eagles that is from the state, he was also a member of Poco and has worked with many other acts.
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Watch Dave Edmunds’ Final Performance (2017)
The Welsh-born singer-guitarist had only performed and recorded sporadically over the previous decade. Watch him onstage with his good friend Brian Setzer
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