Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
The History-Making ‘Come and Get Your Love,’ From Redbone
In 1974, the group became the first Native American band to achieve a Top 5 single on the Hot 100. The song received its first official video in 2020
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Dave Edmunds Shares Two Chuck Berry Stories
“I don’t know if Chuck recognised I was copping his licks, or whether he was just feeling lazy, but he had me play all the guitar solos – to every song”
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Alice Cooper Adds Dates to Busy 2024 Tour
The rocker has new U.S. dates on top of his tour with Rob Zombie, along with many other shows overseas
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The Doobie Brothers’ ‘What a Fool Believes’: Behind Their #1 Hit
The song almost didn’t happen. Michael McDonald’s sister told him it sounded like ‘circus music’ and to forget it. Good thing he didn’t listen to her!
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Mark Knopfler Releases 10th Solo Studio LP, ‘One Deep River’
The album was produced by the singer-songwriter-guitarist and his longstanding collaborator Guy Fletcher
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The Rolling Stones’ ‘Tumbling Dice’: Admit It, You Don’t Know the Lyrics
You’ve sung it at a bar and in your car. You’ve even shouted them at the top of your lungs at a Stones concert. But do you know them all?
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The Moody Blues Overdue 2018 Rock Hall Induction
The group members were genuinely humbled following their decades-long snub. Watch their speeches and performances of several favorites
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When Eric Clapton Surprised With Electric ‘Layla’ at Tokyo’s Budokan
Slowhand’s set at the legendary venue – his first concert of 2019 – included an electric version of a favorite, which he’s been doing acoustically for years
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Top Selling Albums of 1968: Here’s To You!
Three acts had multiple albums among the year’s biggest, several of which are a vital part of any classic rock collection
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McCartney, Eagles Lead All-Stars on ‘Margaritaville’ at Jimmy Buffett Tribute Concert
Keep The Party Going: A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett was held at the Hollywood Bowl on April 11, 2024
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