Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Jesse Colin Young, of ‘Get Together’ Fame, Dies
As the frontman of the Youngbloods, he immortalized the ideals of the Woodstock generation with their recording of the Chet Powers composition.
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Otis Redding’s ‘Dock of the Bay’ Legacy
The song was recorded 18 days before his death. In March 1968, for the first time, a song released posthumously hit #1. The sad tale of a bittersweet success.
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Jimmy Page & the Black Crowes ‘Live at the Greek’ Expanded For 25th Anniv.
The collection now boasts 36 tracks including 16 previously unreleased performances.
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ZZ Top Drummer Frank Beard Steps Away From Tour: Health Issue
They have engaged fellow Texan and longtime tech member, percussionist and drummer, John Douglas, for the interim.
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The Mark Knopfler ‘Going Home’ Single With 60 Rock Legends
A 2024 release of his song, “Going Home (Theme From Local Hero),” features a Who’s Who of rock musicians with the proceeds to help fight teen cancer.
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Billy Crystal’s Moving, Funny Muhammad Ali Eulogy in 2016
Watch the actor-comedian gave a brilliant tribute to his “big brother” of 42 years. “Didn’t he make all of our lives a little bit better than they were?”
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Justin Hayward Shares New Single, 2025 Tour Dates
The Moody Blues legend has also released a cover of the Dream Academy’s “Life In a Northern Town,” in association with producer-conductor Mike Batt.
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Jon Anderson is Busy in 2025: Tour, Live Album of Classic YES
“The first time I heard the Band Geeks I truly freaked out; they sound just like the classic YES of the seventies, the YES that I know and love.”
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Praise For Memoir By J. Geils Band’s Peter Wolf, From Bob Dylan
Each chapter in Waiting on the Moon: Artists, Poets, Drifters, Grifters and Goddesses reads as its own short story.
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James Taylor Adds Dates to 2025 Tour
The legendary singer-songwriter turns 77 on March 12.
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