Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
More Tributes: Tom Cruise Honors ‘My Dear Friend’ Val Kilmer
He portrayed such real-life figures as Jim Morrison and Doc Holliday and perfected fictional characters like Batman and Iceman in the two Top Gun pictures.
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Happy Birthday, Tony Orlando, Now Retired From Touring
The singer of “Tie a Yellow Ribbon,” “Knock Three Times” and other huge hits has said goodbye to the road.
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Johnny Tillotson, ‘Poetry in Motion’ Singer, Dies at 86
The singer of such hits as “Poetry in Motion” and “Talk Back Trembling Lips” was 86.
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New Fleetwood Mac Book ‘All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track’
The 608-page book is packed with hundreds of photographs (some rarely seen) and fascinating behind-the-scenes details.
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Queen LP ‘A Night at the Opera’ Celebrated in New Book
Author Gillian Gaar “explores the story of a band operating at the peak of their creative powers, launching them into global superstar status.”
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Mike Campbell Memoir, ‘Heartbreaker,’ Scales New York Times Best Sellers List
The 464-page book, written with Ari Surdoval, is the first memoir from any of the Heartbreakers.
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When TV’s Gomer Pyle Sang ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’
Actor/singer Jim Nabors introduced the character on “The Andy Griffith Show” and then enjoyed further success in a spinoff—and on the album chart.
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Alison Krauss & Union Station Return With ‘Arcadia,’ 1st New Album In 14 Years
They’ll be supporting the album with a significant tour, the band’s first run of shows together in more than ten years.
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Fleetwood Mac Releases 1975 to 1987 Studio Albums Box Set
The collection includes the multi-platinum albums Fleetwood Mac (1975), Rumours (1977), Tusk (1979), Mirage (1982) and Tango In the Night (1987).
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Genesis Closes 2022 Farewell Tour With Final Concert in London
Perhaps this was truly it—and this time it appears that it is, due to Phil Collins’ health issues. The reunion tour featured a mix of hits and album cuts.
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