Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Don Felder Talks About Making ‘Hotel California’
It’s a song you’ve heard countless times and know note-for-note. The guitarist talks about writing it and recording the iconic interplay he did with Joe Walsh
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Alanis Morissette’s ‘Jagged Little Pill’ Broadway-Bound
Following an acclaimed tryout, the musical, arriving in Fall 2019, comes with a distinctive pedigree of Grammy-, Tony- and Olivier Award winners
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Ginger Baker Mourned by Rock Legends
The Cream drummer who died October 6, 2019, at 80, was described as “an innovator,” “an incredible musician” and a “wild man” by his classic rock peers
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Rod Stewart Surprises Bride and Groom at Vegas Wedding
When an engaged couple’s travel plans were dashed, Caesars Palace in Las Vegas made sure they had a memory of a lifetime, with a surprise guest
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We Love You Beatles: ‘Abbey Road’ Tops Sales Charts
The instant success of the release of the 50th anniversary editions of the group’s 1969 studio album instantly evoked memories of Beatlemania
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Fleetwood Mac Announces Final Date of 2018-2019 Tour
The band had to postpone several spring concerts when Stevie Nicks took ill. They resume the tour with 8 concerts in October and November
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Lou Gramm Pulls Out of Foreigner Reunion Tour: Illness
Two days before the band’s “Then & Now” tour was scheduled to begin, the vocalist had to cancel due to “a severe respiratory infection, dehydration + fatigue
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Simple Minds Celebrate 40 Years with Best Of CD, Tour
The band earned 21 Top 20 singles in the U.K. including the #1 U.S. smash, “Don’t You (Forget About Me),” used prominently in The Breakfast Club
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Mott the Hoople Cancels 2019 Tour: Ian Hunter Tinnitus
A new leg of the 1974 reunion tour was scheduled to begin October 21. “I’m afraid I’m not very well,” Hunter wrote. “I’ve had to cancel everything”
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Dolenz, Rundgren, Molland Begin Beatles Tribute Tour
Several classic rock greats are performing songs from the White Album, as well as their own hits. See who’s involved and watch some early clips
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