Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
John Mellencamp Extends U.S. Tour
The heartland singer picks up where he left off in 2015 as he continues his Plain Spoken tour with U.S. and Australian dates
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The pop-rock-R&B-funk legend’s staff had said that he was suffering from the flu. In a bizarre twist: on his final performance, he had covered a signature tune from another all-time rock icon who died this year
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Bonnie Raitt Announces Fall Tour Dates
Riding high on her well-received ‘Dig In Deep’ album, the classic blues rocker has been selling out shows and satisfying fans.
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ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill Fractures Shoulder; Tour Dates Postponed
A fractured shoulder suffered by the band’s bassist has caused them to reschedule shows on their current tour.
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Sony Buys Michael Jackson’s Share of Beatles Copyrights + More
Sony has bought out the Jackson estate’s share of its music publishing partnership that owns the copyrights to songs by The Beatles.
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Musician Friends to Salute Keith Emerson
A Los Angeles concert will pay tribute to the late Keith Emerson by performing his music from throughout the legendary keyboard player’s career.
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Aerosmith’s Joe Perry Working on Solo Album
In between Hollywood Vampires activities the guitarist is recording with Iggy Pop, David Johansen and Terry Reid.
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Pete Zorn Dead; Folk-Rock Instrumentalist Was 65
The sideman who played variety of instruments with U.K. folk-rockers like Richard Thompson, Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span is dead at 65
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Michael Schenker to Issue ‘Live in Madrid’ CD/DVD
The legendary guitarist and his Temple of Rock band perform a career-spanning concert coming out as audio + visual documents.
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