Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Dire Straits Gets Live 1978-1992 Box Set
The collection, on 8-CDs or 12-LPs, offers many previously unreleased concert performances
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Simon Kirke Interview: Bad Company, Rodgers and Ralphs
“It’s not a given that if you’re talented, you’ll be successful. There are so many people that are much better than me playing drums that never got the break”
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Jazz Fest 2024 Sets Star-Studded Lineup
The organizers of the popular festival have booked another broad-ranging list of artists
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David Crosby Helped Define ’60s Rock With The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash
The 2x Rock Hall inductee had a series of well documented health issues over the years. In 2022, he announced he was retiring from touring
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Top Albums of January 1977: Faster Than a Speeding Bullet
Nine months after its release, Bob Seger’s 2-LP live set finally enjoyed national acclaim thanks to the success of his band’s breakthrough studio album
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Elton John Joins Short List of EGOT Winners
The list of EGOT career winners is just 19 individuals who have earned a competitive Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award
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Radio Hits of 1968: It’s a Gas, Gas, Gas
What a year! With all-time classics among the year’s best with songs by the Rascals, Steppenwolf, Grass Roots, the Doors, the Beatles, the Stones, and more
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The Legendary L.A. Lounge Duo Seen in ‘Swingers’
For 40 years and six nights a week, Marty & Elayne performed their old-school, show business set at the Dresden, as he sang “Stayin’ Alive” in an un-ironic style
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John Fogerty Talks About Writing ‘Proud Mary’
50 years after he began writing one of his most-beloved tracks, the musician shared how the song came to be
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Listen to Steve Miller Band’s Live Reggae Version of ‘The Joker’ From 1977
The concert captures the band at their peak, with such favorites as “Rock’n Me,” “Jet Airliner” and “Fly Like an Eagle”
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