Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Billy Crystal’s Moving, Funny Muhammad Ali Eulogy in 2016
Watch the actor-comedian gave a brilliant tribute to his “big brother” of 42 years. “Didn’t he make all of our lives a little bit better than they were?”
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Justin Hayward Shares New Single, 2025 Tour Dates
The Moody Blues legend has also released a cover of the Dream Academy’s “Life In a Northern Town,” in association with producer-conductor Mike Batt.
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Radio Hits in March 1977: Singles Making ‘Moves’
Top 40 radio featured plenty of rock artists but the sounds were a bit softer. Bob Seger and Kansas had their first hits. Check out the list.
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Jon Anderson is Busy in 2025: Tour, Live Album of Classic YES
“The first time I heard the Band Geeks I truly freaked out; they sound just like the classic YES of the seventies, the YES that I know and love.”
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Praise For Memoir By J. Geils Band’s Peter Wolf, From Bob Dylan
Each chapter in Waiting on the Moon: Artists, Poets, Drifters, Grifters and Goddesses reads as its own short story.
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James Taylor Adds Dates to 2025 Tour
The legendary singer-songwriter turns 77 on March 12.
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Radio Hits in March 1970
The Beatles’ influence was all over the Top 40 this week, joined by big hits from the Jackson 5 and Bobby Sherman. Thought of Frijid Pink lately?
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Jethro Tull Releases New Studio Album, ‘Curious Ruminant’
The 2025 title follows the band’s recent burst of recording activity with releases in 2022 and 2023.
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YES Thrills With New ‘Close To the Edge’ Super Deluxe Edition
The set features what many consider to be the band’s classic lineup of Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman, and Bill Bruford. Full details here.
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Radio Hits in March 1975: Keep on Rollin’
Some of music’s biggest stars of the ’70s were heading to #1. This week’s chart was also a great mix of pop, rock and R&B songs.
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