Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
ELO’s ‘Don’t Bring Me Down… Bruce!’
Most classic rock acts have a misheard lyric. It goes with the territory. So what did Jeff Lynne do when concert audiences started singing along to his big hit?
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Grateful Dead ‘Blues For Allah’ Gets 50th Anniversary Edition
The 1975 LP saw the Dead attempt something they never had before—and never would again. They would make the record almost entirely without pre-written material.
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Radio Hits in September 1971: Time to Celebrate
Some all-time classics by Rod Stewart, the Moody Blues and The Who were still climbing the chart while the Top 10 had a mix of pop, soul and rock favorites.
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Bill Murray Opens Concert Tour With ‘Like a Rolling Stone’
Never one to shy away from an open microphone to sing, he’s teaming up with Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia (aka “Blood Brothers”) to perform a series of shows.
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Jethro Tull Issues ‘Minstrel in the Gallery’ on Marbled Vinyl
The 1975 album saw the band going in a different direction from their previous work and returning to a blend of electric and acoustic songs.
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The Long Journey Back for the Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham 1973 Duo Album
The original quickly faded from commercial view but never disappeared from the cultural conversation.
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Jim Croce Celebrated With ‘Definitive Croce’ Set
The collection, on 3-CDs or 3-LPs, combines the singer-songwriter’s three Gold studio albums that were released in 1972 and 1973.
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Watch Steve Winwood and Tedeschi Trucks Band Perform a Sly Stone Medley
The legend joined his hosts for a pair of shows before starting his own brief solo tour.
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Heart Shares First Dates of 2026 Tour
Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson have dozens of dates on their calendar following Ann’s recovery from cancer.
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Filmmaker, Journalist Cameron Crowe Sets Book Tour For Memoir, ‘The Uncool’
The writer and/or director of such acclaimed films as Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Jerry Maguire, and Almost Famous, was an unlikely rock and roll insider at age 15.
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