Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Nov 8, 1971: Led Zeppelin IV Release Date
“We had this old room with a big fireplace with all the equipment set up. You could wander down and start up. If somebody turned up, there would be a bit of jam”
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Canceled: When U2’s Bono Had a ‘Complete Loss of Voice’
Five songs into their performance in Berlin on September 1, 2018, Bono told the audience: “Something has happened… and I think we cannot go on”
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When Sonny Bono Was Elected to Congress
His beat went on from singing, writing and producing hit songs with his wife Cher to becoming the mayor of Palm Springs, CA and then a member of Congress
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Watch The Doors’ Spectacular ‘Light My Fire’ at 1970 Isle of Wight
The band hit the stage at 2 a.m. The legendary festival also featured such classic rock stars as Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Chicago, Free, and many more
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The Beatles ‘Revolution’ Video
If you haven’t seen the clip you’re in for a treat. It debuted our Classic Videos section.
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When MGM Records Dropped ‘Druggie’ Acts
Label President Mike Curb says he is purging acts whose music condones drug usage, and drops The Velvet Underground… but also The Cowsills. Huh?
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Jon Bon Jovi: Reluctant Wedding Singer
A video from 2016 went viral shows JBJ listening to one of his signature hits performed at a wedding where he’s a guest. Then the song’s singer eggs him on…
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Nov 7, 2016: Leonard Cohen, Poet and Storyteller—Obituary
Less than three weeks after releasing a new studio album, You Want It Darker, the legendary singer-songwriter passed. The signs were there
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November 6, 1941: Doug Sahm Born
Revered by critics and fellow musicians as a roots music sage, the Texan had a pop hit in 1965 with “She’s About a Mover” as the Sir Douglas Quintet
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John Lee Hooker Jams with the Stones and Clapton
One of the most influential blues artists of all-time shares the stage with some of his disciples in an electrifying performance from 1989.
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