Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
The Top Albums of December 1968
See what other albums were keeping The Beatles company at the top of the sales chart.
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Dick Van Dyke 100th Birthday Celebration Hits Theaters
The actor, singer, dancer, and comedian turned 100 in December 2025.
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‘The Inside Story of New York’s Iconic Music Club, The Bottom Line’—New Book
The Greenwich Village venue set the standard as the industry’s intimate showcase facility, packing audiences into 400 seats for each of their two shows each night from the day it opened in 1974 until it closed in 2004.
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Jazz Fest 2026 Sets Star-Filled Lineup Led by Eagles, Stevie Nicks
The organizers of the popular festival have booked another broad-ranging list of artists.
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Remember David Gates, Who Led the ’70s Group Bread?
He was the songwriter, guitarist, producer and primary vocalist for the popular band that broke through with the #1 single, “Make It With You.”
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It’s Sir Roger Now: The Who’s Daltrey is Knighted
“It’s strange, it’s an experience that I’ve never had before, I’m very humbled by it.”
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ZZ Top Expands 2026 ‘The Big One’ Tour
Billy F Gibbons has his own tour at the start of the year. The “Little Ol’ Band From Texas” then has U.S. shows, many with Dwight Yoakam, followed by a summer run in Europe.
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Toto, Christopher Cross, Romantics Set 2026 Tour
The veteran hitmakers have a summer run of 32 performances at amphitheaters.
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Radio Hits in December 1969: Leaving a Decade Behind
As the ’60s ended, some memorable songs dominated the chart including favorites from Three Dog Night, Blood, Sweat & Tears and the Fifth Dimension.
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Yusuf/Cat Stevens U.S. Book Tour is Cancelled: ‘It’s Befuddling to Us All’
The tour, “An Evening of Tales, Tunes and Other Mysteries,” was to be “an intimate night where stories, songs, and truths intertwine.”
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