Best Classic Bands Staff, Author at Best Classic Bands

The Scene: Do You Remember Rock and Roll Radio?

AT40: When Casey Kasem Delivered the Hits

Fans tuned in each week for the popular syndicated program “heard in the fifty states and around the world,” and for great stories from its legendary host

NEWS PLUS: Top of The Pops (Charts)

Best Weekly Singles Charts of All-Time: Radio Hits in June 1967

With summer just around the corner, the biggest songs this week included all-time greats from the Airplane, Turtles, Aretha and Scott McKenzie.

NEWS PLUS: Top of The Pops (Charts)

Top-Selling Albums of 1980: A New Decade

The top 30 includes two classic rock LPs that are among the biggest of all time.

The Scene: Rock and Roll Memories

Stevie Wonder’s Higher Ground on ’72 Stones Tour

In music, careers can turn on a dime. In 1972, his career turned when he was asked to join the Stones’ fifth American tour.

NEWS PLUS: News

More Stars Offer Tributes to Brian Wilson

Fellow Beach Boys Mike Love and Al Jardine, as well as Bob Dylan, Carole King and Paul McCartney were among the fellow greats celebrating the “musical and spiritual giant.”

NEWS PLUS: RIP – Rock In Perpetuity

Brian Wilson, Beach Boys’ Co-Founder, and One of Popular Music’s Most Significant Forces, Dies

The mastermind producer and songwriter had been suffering from dementia.

FEATURES: Spotlight Feature

Remembering Gene Wilder, With Some Classic Film Clips

The rubber-faced actor starred in a long list of comedy roles in such beloved Mel Brooks movies as Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein and The Producers.

NEWS PLUS: News

Grammy-Winning Debut From Christopher Cross Gets Expanded Edition

The 1979 album introduced the classics “Ride Like the Wind” and “Sailing,” and went on to sweep the GRAMMYs, winning Album, Song, and Record of the Year, as well as Best New Artist.