Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
March 29, 2016: Andy ‘Thunderclap’ Newman Dies
The pianist in the group that bore his name and recorded the indelible 1960s anthem “Something in the Air” was a protege of Pete Townshend
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Jeff Lynne’s ELO ‘Wembley or Bust’ Contest
The Rock Hall Class of 2017 star celebrates his recent concert at the Stadium with a live release in a variety of formats. Watch some of the performance and Enter to Win a copy!
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Jeff Lynne’s ELO Tour? It’s No Longer a Rumor!
We’ve been down this road before, waiting in vain for an announcement. But a new website promises fans first dibs on 2018 tour details.
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Fleetwood Mac World Tour: Details Slowly Emerge
As a full band, they did one concert in 2016 and just two more in 2017. That all changes in 2018, as a “massive trek around the planet” is being planned
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‘The Office’ Cast’s Opening Dance Scene to 1968 Hit Single
Over 9 seasons, we got to know the employees of a local branch of a fictitious paper company. Year 7 began with a scene choreographed to a 1968 hit single.
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Roger Daltrey Joined by Robert Plant, Eddie Vedder on “Baba O’Riley”
The 2024 lineup at Royal Albert Hall was a spectacular one with seven nights of concerts to benefit Teenage Cancer Trust.
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SNL ‘Superhero Party’ With Belushi, Aykroyd and Murray
In Saturday Night Live’s Season 4, the writers often made use of the entire cast within the same sketch. Such was the case here, with Belushi stealing the show
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Pretenders 2005 Rock Hall Induction and Chrissie Hynde Blast
The classic rock legend’s slam came close to the anniversary of Pretenders’ induction. “It’s absolutely nothing to do with rock ‘n’ roll.”
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‘My Cousin Vinny’ Court Scenes
Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei have many fish-out-of-water moments as New Yorkers in Alabama in the 1992 comedy. Her role as Mona Lisa Vito earned her an Oscar
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The Bob Dylan ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues’ Video: Then + Now
A 2022 clip pays homage to the iconic opening sequence of D.A. Pennebaker’s cinéma vérité documentary, Dont Look Back, chronicling Dylan’s 1965 U.K. tour.
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