Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Rock Hard: 1977 Board Game Comes From Runaways’ Jackie Fox
The musician was part of the all-girl teen rock band when they were formed in 1975. She was still just 15 years old
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How Rock World Reacted to Charlie Watts’ Death
With news of the passing of the Rolling Stones legend in 2021, he was mourned by fellow musicians. One clip was both warm and comical
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Jon Anderson Releases Stunning New Album in Busy 2024
One of music’s most recognizable voices sounds phenomenal at age 79
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When Bill Withers ‘Punk’d’ the USC Trojans Football Team
The singer-songwriter had essentially retired from the spotlight decades ago. In 2009, he was invited to address the college team by then-head coach Pete Carroll
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Book on Greenwich Village Music Scene Coming From Author David Browne
The rise and heyday of its revolutionary music scene is based on new research and first-hand interviews with many of its legendary performers
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Marlo Thomas Pays Tribute to ‘My Sweetheart,’ Phil Donahue
The pair of TV stars wed in 1980
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Sugarloaf Sings About a ‘Green-Eyed Lady’
The band was best known for the 1970 hit and another Top 10 single, “Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You” (1974). Lead singer Jerry Corbetta died in 2016
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The Beatles ‘Monopoly’ Game Gets 2024 Edition
The acclaimed 2008 edition of the game has been updated
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Power Pop of the ’70s is Celebrated With Compilation
Looking For the Magic – American Power Pop in the Seventies picks 76 songs across 3-CDs from such acts as Raspberries, the Knack, Andrew Gold and Cheap Trick
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Lindsey Buckingham Box Set Arrives
20th Century Lindsey, features the solo albums Law and Order (1981), Go Insane (1984), and Out of the Cradle (1992), all with audio remastered in 2017 from the original master tapes, along with an 8-song compilation of non-album tracks
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