Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Remember The Tokens of ‘Lion Sleeps Tonight’ Fame?
Their most famous song was originally a hit in Africa, then found its way to American folk singers and finally went to #1 on the Hot 100
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The Beatles 1962-1966 Covers Album Arrives
We Can Work It Out on 3-CDs includes recordings from Peter and Gordon, the Supremes, the Mamas & the Papas, the Ventures, and the Fifth Dimension
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Sonny Geraci of The Outsiders & Climax: Top 10 x 2
Most artists are lucky to have a top 5 hit with one band. Sonny Geraci reached that plateau with two different groups in two different decades.
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Sammy Hagar Responds to David Lee Roth About Joining His 2024 Tour: ‘You’re Not Invited’
Hours after David Lee Roth said that he’d like to participate in the Sammy Hagar “Best of All Worlds” 2024 tour with Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham and Joe Satriani, Hagar gave a tough response
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When the Rolling Stones Closed Their 2022 Tour
The band’s 60th anniversary was limited to 14 concerts, all in Europe and the U.K.
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Veteran Producer Pens Book About Making Hit Records in the Glory Days of Rock
Longtime music industry exec Tom Werman has written Turn It Up!: My Time Making Hit Records, about some of the biggest artists of the ’70s and ’80s
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Radio Hits in November 1968: Fantasy Will Set You Free
An amazing week for some all-time greats on the Top 40 including songs by Steppenwolf, Stevie Wonder and CCR. And we answer the question: Who was Derek?
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The Cowsills Announce 2024 Tour, Release Christmas EP
The family singing group also confirmed their participation in the 2024 edition of the popular Happy Together tour of ’60s pop acts
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Beatles’ Roadie, Mal Evans, is Subject of 1st Full-Length Biography
The family and the estate of the Beatles confidant gave world-renowned Beatles scholar and author Kenneth Womack full access to his archives
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When Regis Philbin Had the First Big Winner on ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’
When the reality series made its premiere on August 16, 1999, it was as a two-week summer program for ABC. Its success was largely due to its affable host
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