Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
‘Celebrating’ Motown Rock Band, Rare Earth
The group scored three big hits for the label during their heyday
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Mott the Hoople ‘All The Young Dudes’ Gets 50th Anniversary Edition
The 5-disc collection of their landmark album features newly remastered audio, rare tracks and previously unreleased takes
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Def Leppard and Journey Set 2024 Stadium Tour With Steve Miller Band, Heart and Cheap Trick
The summer’s biggest tour will play North American venues
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So, Is It a Tour? Heart Books More Concerts, First Shows Since 2019
Nancy Wilson was a surprise guest at Ann Wilson’s October 2023 concert. The pair are performing as Heart in December 2023 with more in 2024
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Radio Hits in December 1977: Getting Sentimental
A Queen song, synonymous with sports championships, topped the U.S. singles chart this week, which also included hits by Santana, Randy Newman and Fleetwood Mac
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John Prine’s 2018 Intimate Concert of Stories and Songs
The 45-minute performance, featured such Prine favorites as “Sam Stone” and “Christmas in Prison,” as well as a newer one, “When I Get to Heaven”
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Wings Guitarist Denny Laine Dies; Paul McCartney Pays Tribute To ‘A Great Talent’
The Rock Hall member had been in-and-out of hospitals, most recently for a collapsed lung
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‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ Clips Hit Another Milestone
Through 2023, the “really big show” has amassed more than 2 billion views across all streaming channels
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The Inspiration For Deep Purple’s ‘Smoke on the Water’
Every rock fan knows the classic riff but what exactly is Deep Purple’s best known song about? We take you behind the scenes in 1971.
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April Wine Leader, Myles Goodwyn, Dies at 75
The singer, guitarist, writer, producer and leader of the multi-Platinum selling rock band shaped and directed the group from its earliest beginnings
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