Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Radio Hits in August 1967: Summer of Love
A memorable season resonated this week on New York’s WABC as a Beatles fave held the top spot followed by hits from The Doors, the Monkees + Stevie Wonder
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When Bill Withers ‘Punk’d’ the USC Trojans Football Team
The singer-songwriter had essentially retired from the spotlight decades ago. In 2009, he was invited to address the college team by then-head coach Pete Carroll
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Book on Greenwich Village Music Scene Coming From Author David Browne
The rise and heyday of its revolutionary music scene is based on new research and first-hand interviews with many of its legendary performers
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Marlo Thomas Pays Tribute to ‘My Sweetheart,’ Phil Donahue
The pair of TV stars wed in 1980
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Remembering ‘The Midnight Special’: Rock Edition
The late night TV series aired 450 episodes for nearly a decade and was often the only opportunity for music fans to see their favorite recording acts perform
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Sugarloaf Sings About a ‘Green-Eyed Lady’
The band was best known for the 1970 hit and another Top 10 single, “Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You” (1974). Lead singer Jerry Corbetta died in 2016
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The Beatles ‘Monopoly’ Game Gets 2024 Edition
The acclaimed 2008 edition of the game has been updated
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The Number One Albums of 1974: Room at the Top
No less than 25 different titles were at #1 for at least one week in the U.S. The two artists with the most weeks at the top might surprise you
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Power Pop of the ’70s is Celebrated With Compilation
Looking For the Magic – American Power Pop in the Seventies picks 76 songs across 3-CDs from such acts as Raspberries, the Knack, Andrew Gold and Cheap Trick
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Lindsey Buckingham Box Set Arrives
20th Century Lindsey, features the solo albums Law and Order (1981), Go Insane (1984), and Out of the Cradle (1992), all with audio remastered in 2017 from the original master tapes, along with an 8-song compilation of non-album tracks
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