Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
The Beatles 1966 Tokyo Photo Book Available
Rarely seen photos from throughout their stay – in what became their final tour – comprise Hello Goodbye: The Beatles in Tokyo, 1966, in a very limited edition from Genesis Publications
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Blues Great Taj Mahal to Release 47th Album
The veteran bluesman and Americana pioneer will release his first new album in four years, consisting of previously unreleased music from 1998.
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Leon Russell Memorials Held in Oklahoma and Tenn.
Friends and family of the singer,-pianist-songwriter, who died Nov. 13, gathered in two locations to pay tribute. Bruce Hornsby was among those attending.
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John Wetton Official Bootleg Vol 1 is Released
The lead singer and bassist for many classic rock acts has released an archived collection of many of his group and solo projects
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5th Dimension 3-CD Singles Collection Due
A new 3-disc retrospective brings together more than 60 tracks by one of the biggest hitmaking pop/R&B groups of the ’60s and early ’70s.
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Zappa News: Frank Vinyl Reissues, Dweezil Tour
Five classic albums by the eclectic legend are being reissued on vinyl. Meanwhile, his talented son is heading out on the road again.
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Rickie Lee Jones Announces North American Tour
The “Chuck E.’s in Love” singer will team with another vocalist, Madeleine Peyroux, for a joint outing throughout the month of March.
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Bruce Springsteen to Narrate Audiobook of Memoir
He discusses not only his music—including how he preps for those marathon 4-hour shows—but his experiences with depression, his troubled relationship with his father + more
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Jeff Buckley You And I—Extended Edition Released
[caption id="attachment_32175" align="alignleft" width="237"] Jeff Buckley (Photo courtesy of Columbia/Legacy)[/caption] Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings has released You And I—Extended Edition—a special streaming-only expanded version of Jeff Buckley’s first studio sessions for Columbia Records. The recording was released yesterday, November
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Milt Okun, Music Impresario & Producer, Dead at 92
The man who produced such greats as John Denver, Laura Nyro and Peter, Paul & Mary, and who started a music publishing empire, has died.
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