Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
The Biggest Radio Hits of 1979
In a year when the Sony Walkman and the Happy Meal were introduced, plenty of classic rock acts enjoyed some of their biggest hits. What was #1?
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David Gilmour Announces Rehearsal Concerts Ahead of 2024 Tour
It’ll be a busy year with his first tour in eight years supporting the release of Luck and Strange, his first album since 2015
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Frankie Beverly, Leader of Funk Band Maze, Dies
He was the writer, producer and lead singer of the group that scored dozens of R&B hits in the ’70s and ’80s
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The Pogues’ Debut ‘Red Roses for Me’ Gets 40th Anniversary Reissue
The expanded edition includes B-sides and a bonus disc of the band’s BBC sessions from 1984
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Tributes For James Earl Jones, Iconic Voice of ‘Darth Vader’
While Jones’ career on the screen was notable enough, he was perhaps best known for his voice of two iconic film characters
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The Hollies’ ‘Long Cool Woman’: Admit It, You Don’t Know the Lyrics
It’s a song you’ve heard 100s of times. When it comes on the radio, you perk up because its instantly recognizable guitar introduces a welcome listen.
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Ringo Starr Joined By Joe Walsh as 2024 Tour With All Starr Band Resumes
Another busy year for the Starr who turned 84 in July
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Aerosmith Rocked Final Boston Concert in 2022
The show marked the band’s return after 2 1/2 years, due to the pandemic and Steven Tyler’s rehab
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America Releases ‘Live From the Hollywood Bowl 1975’ Album
The concert features never-before-heard recordings of their performance backed by a symphony conducted by the legendary George Martin
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Herbie Flowers, Prolific Bassist for Bowie, Elton, Reed, Nilsson & 3 Beatles, Dies
His bass lines included some of the most familiar in rock, among them in Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side,” Nilsson’s “Jump in the Fire,” Melanie’s “Candles in the Rain,” David Essex’s “Rock On,” and Bowie’s “Space Oddity.”
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