Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Jack Russell, Who Led Rockers Great White, Dies at 63
What will always stand out as a stain on Russell and the band’s career was their concert on the night of February 20, 2003
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Greg Kihn, Who Scored With ’80s Hit ‘Jeopardy,’ Dies at 75
The 1983 single was parodied a year later by “Weird Al” Yankovic as “I Lost on Jeopardy”
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Last Waltz Tour ’24 Includes Heartbreakers’ Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench
The run also celebrates the legacy of The Band’s co-founder Robbie Robertson, and immediately follows the one-night-only concert celebration in his honor
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Radio Hits August 1965: How Does it Feel?
The Beach Boys, the Beatles and Bob Dylan were all climbing the charts. No less than 5 of the songs in the Top 10 were performed by the same musicians
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Elvis Presley ‘Memphis’ Box: Definitive Collection of Hometown Recordings
The release features 111 tracks on 5-CDs, spanning his earliest sessions at Sun Studio, his creative rebirth at American Sound in 1969, at Stax in 1973, a spellbinding live show in ’74, and more
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11 Great Rock and Pop Summer Songs
Here are some favorites on our playlist that span several decades, to help you celebrate the season of barbecues, convertibles and beaches
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The Mark Knopfler ‘Going Home’ Single With 60 Rock Legends
A 2024 release of his song, “Going Home (Theme From Local Hero),” features a Who’s Who of rock musicians with the proceeds to help fight teen cancer
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Radio Hits in August 1968 Were a Gas
Top 40 was rocking in 1968 this week with a WLS Chicago Top 10 dominated by many classic rock favorites, including hits by The Doors, Cream and Steppenwolf
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Here Comes the Sun: Concert For Bangladesh Now Streaming
The GRAMMY® Award-winning 1971 album is from Harrison, Ravi Shankar, & friends (including such stars as Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and Ringo Starr)
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1973: The Year in Music
Many of the stars of the ’60s were still making great music, but increasingly, the identity of ’70s rock was being revealed by new names.
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