Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
August 23, 1970: Derek & the Dominos Start ‘Layla’ LP
Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock, Carl Radle and Jim Gordon convened with producer Tom Dowd at Criteria Studios in Miami to begin recording their debut album
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Brenda Lee Set a Record: ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ #1
It’s the third #1 pop hit for the Rock and Roll Hall and Country Music Hall of Famer and the longest climb to the top of the Hot 100
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Aug. 22, 1970: Creedence’s ‘Cosmo’s Factory’ Hits #1
CCR’s fifth LP topped the Album Chart for multiple weeks, yielded a slew of Top 5 hits and has sold more than four million copies
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Beach Boys’ Classic ‘Little Saint Nick’ Comes This Time Each Year
In October 1963, with their 3rd album of the year just released, America’s hottest group wanted to offer a holiday song to their new fans
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Dan Aykroyd as Julia Child on SNL: Stop the Bleeding!
In a sketch called “The French Chef” in Season Four, Akyroyd portrays the legendary teacher, author and TV host. “Save the liver…”
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Frank, Dean, and Sammy: Rat Pack Holiday Treats
It wouldn’t be a holiday season without some classic performances from the ensemble’s three leading members, separately and together
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Remember ‘Sweet Sweet Connie,’ Groupie Name-Checked in Grand Funk Hit?
The high school teenager from Little Rock was immortalized in the 1973 #1 single, “We’re an American Band,” produced by Todd Rundgren
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The Doors on ‘American Bandstand’
The Doors were enjoying a #1 hit when they joined Dick Clark in 1967 for two songs and an interview with America’s Oldest Teenager
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Aug 21, 1958: Ricky Nelson Cuts ‘Lonesome Town’
The star of a popular 1950s family sitcom whose rock ‘n’ roll music doesn’t get the credit it deserves for helping popularize the music
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When the Univ. of Georgia Marching Band Honored Gregg Allman
He established a scholarship at the University in 2014 and they paid tribute to the music legend at halftime. The week before, another Rock Hall member performed with the Univ. of Washington Marching Band
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