Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff

Remember Paper Lace and ‘The Night Chicago Died’?

The band enjoyed two huge singles in their native U.K. But their 1974 single was their only U.S. success, rendering them to “one-hit wonder” status

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‘Louie Louie,’ the Kingsmen and the FBI: Only in America

It all seems so silly now, especially since no one seemed to know the words to the song.

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The History-Making ‘Come and Get Your Love,’ From Redbone

In 1974, the group became the first Native American band to achieve a Top 5 single on the Hot 100. The song received its first official video in 2020

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Dave Edmunds Shares Two Chuck Berry Stories

“I don’t know if Chuck recognised I was copping his licks, or whether he was just feeling lazy, but he had me play all the guitar solos – to every song”

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Alice Cooper Adds Dates to Busy 2024 Tour

The rocker has new U.S. dates on top of his tour with Rob Zombie, along with many other shows overseas

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The Doobie Brothers’ ‘What a Fool Believes’: Behind Their #1 Hit

The song almost didn’t happen. Michael McDonald’s sister told him it sounded like ‘circus music’ and to forget it. Good thing he didn’t listen to her!

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Mark Knopfler Releases 10th Solo Studio LP, ‘One Deep River’

The album was produced by the singer-songwriter-guitarist and his longstanding collaborator Guy Fletcher

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The Rolling Stones’ ‘Tumbling Dice’: Admit It, You Don’t Know the Lyrics

You’ve sung it at a bar and in your car. You’ve even shouted them at the top of your lungs at a Stones concert. But do you know them all?

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The Moody Blues Overdue 2018 Rock Hall Induction

The group members were genuinely humbled following their decades-long snub. Watch their speeches and performances of several favorites

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When Eric Clapton Surprised With Electric ‘Layla’ at Tokyo’s Budokan

Slowhand’s set at the legendary venue – his first concert of 2019 – included an electric version of a favorite, which he’s been doing acoustically for years

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