Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Dave Edmunds’ Wife Shares Another Health Update
The original news, on July 29, was a rambling and confusing post that was initially misconstrued since she stated that her husband “had died in my arms” from cardiac arrest while repeatedly writing that he was dead.
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Best Weekly Singles Charts of All-Time: September 1973 Edition
Five all-time classic rock hits were in the Top 10 this week in 1973 on Boston’s Top 40 station WRKO. Could it get any better than this?
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‘Beatles For Sale to Help!’ is Next in Historian’s Book Series
The book is author Bruce Spizer’s 17th overall on the band and ninth in his album series.
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9/11: The Music Events That Helped Bring Us Back
Two music events—“America: A Tribute to Heroes” and “The Concert for New York City”—were organized following the tragic events of September 11, 2001.
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Remember Crazy Eddie, the “Insaaane” Music Retailer?
The chain’s TV ads with the crazy pitch man were so ubiquitous in the New York metropolitan area, Dan Aykroyd spoofed them on Saturday Night Live.
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This ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Flash Mob is the Best Thing You’ll See Today
It’s described by its creator as “the full song like you never dreamed of seeing or hearing it… with 30 musicians and singers in the streets of Paris.”
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Jeff Lynne’s ELO at the Hollywood Bowl in 2016
The spaceship touched down on Los Angeles as the re-tooled Electric Light Orchestra played their first of just 5 U.S. dates.
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Supertramp “Live in Paris ’79” Album is Reissued
The recording is a souvenir of the 10-month tour in support of their hugely successful Breakfast in America LP from that year.
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When Bruce Springsteen Broke His Own Record: 4-Hour Concert
Over the course of 16 days in 2016, he and the E Street Band set a new record for his longest U.S. gig ever, on four different occasions.
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Joni Mitchell Releases Passion Project, “Joni’s Jazz” Box Set
The career-spanning collection features recordings chosen by the legendary musician that reflect the genre’s profound influence on her music.
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