Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Jan 25, 2017: David Bowie Honored With Royal Mail Stamps
This was the first time the Royal Mail had dedicated an entire stamp issue to an individual music artist or cultural figure
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The Surprising Norman Greenbaum Hit, ‘Spirit in the Sky’
Here’s the backstory about his unlikely hit, which has enjoyed a life of its own on the radio, in movies and numerous TV commercials
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Jan 24, 2017: Allmans Drummer Butch Trucks Dies
A founding member, and one of the 2 drummers who drove the Southern Rock band’s sound, was the first of several 2017 deaths in the ABB family
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Jimi Hendrix Talks to Dick Cavett About Playing ‘Star-Spangled Banner’
Watch Jimi have fun with the TV show host as they discuss the Guitar God’s epic performance of the National Anthem at Woodstock the previous year
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Steven Tyler Returns to Stage After Health Scare
Less than four weeks after Aerosmith’s South American tour was abruptly ended due to Tyler’s medical issue, the frontman performed several songs at a benefit concert
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January 23, 1986: Rock Hall Inaugural Ceremony
“Black Tie” and “rock ‘n’ roll” aren’t often used in the same sentence. But on this day, the Rock Hall’s initial induction event matched those words
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The Underrated SNL ‘Loud Family’ Sketch
The late night program was clicking in Season 4. With 22 year-old Carrie Fisher as guest host, the series made a clever parody of a PBS reality series
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Sly and the Family Stone: Dance To the Music
The first hit from the multi-gender interracial American rock group introduced us to the band, both figuratively and literally, through its lyrics.
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Jan 23, 2018: Eric Clapton Performs ‘The Core’ For First Time in 40 Years
At a private concert in Paris, the legend surprised the audience during his 16-song set by playing the standout track from 1977’s Slowhand album.
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Stephen Bishop: ‘Charming Guy With Guitar’ in ‘Animal House’
The singer-songwriter, well known for his hit, “On and On,” was also in a memorable scene with John Belushi in National Lampoon’s Animal House
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