Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
‘Mind Games’ 50th Anniversary Box Set Earns Grammy Nomination
The 1973 album was celebrated with “an immersive, deep listening experience and in-depth exploration”
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Carly Simon’s Breakthrough to Superstardom: ‘You’re So Vain’
Watch the singer-songwriter perform a previously unheard verse of her huge 1972 hit from a ‘Carly Simon No Secrets’ classic albums special
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Art Garfunkel Has New Album Duet Partner: His Son, Art Jr.
“It felt like a dream. It was simply quite wonderful. I love working with him,” said Art Garfunkel Sr.
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Billy Joel Continues to Fill 2025 Calendar, Some With Sting, Nicks
With his MSG residency complete, the Piano Man continues to perform twice per month
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Jethro Tull Christmas Album Gets Expanded Edition
The original 2003 album was their last studio set to feature longtime guitarist Martin Barre
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All Around the World: Oasis Again Add Dates to Reunion Tour
The band’s 2025 world reunion tour has been met with “phenomenal demand”
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Remember the Left Banke and Their Hit, ‘Walk Away Renée’?
The group’s biggest hit, 1966’s ‘Walk Away Renee,” was written by a band member who became infatuated with the girlfriend of another.
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‘Expressway to Your Heart’: It’s Much Too Crowded
The group was founded by 3 white guys from NYC who grew up listening to the R&B vocal groups of the ’50s. The song launched the careers of Gamble and Huff
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Quincy Jones—American Music Giant Who Produced ‘Thriller’—Dead at 91
Long before his association with Jackson began in 1979, Jones was one of the music world’s most accomplished composers, arrangers, producers and bandleaders.
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Delbert McClinton, Texas Roots Musician, Enjoying Retirement
Now 84, he says, “I have had a decent career, and I have accomplished more than I ever dreamed I would”
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