Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff

Bon Jovi’s Game-Changing ‘Livin’ on a Prayer’

Guess who didn’t much care for the song that made the band a major force of rock for decades to come? And who’s just fine with it now…

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Santana, Counting Crows Set ‘Oneness’ Tour

The summer run spans 29 dates of outdoor venues

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Jenny Boyd Has New ‘Icons of Rock—In Their Own Words’ Book

As a 1960’s fashion model and former wife of Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood, she had access to interview some of the world’s most recognizable musicians

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Legendary Producer Bill Szymczyk Turns 82

He produced all the most important Eagles albums from 1974 on, winning the Grammy for Record of the Year for “Hotel California.”

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Totally Tubular Festival Tour to Feature ’80s Bands

The 2024 expanded summer tour will include Thomas Dolby, Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey, Modern English, Men Without Hats, Bow Wow Wow, the Plimsouls, and Tommy Tutone

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‘Gilligan’s Island’: An Appreciation

With the passing of Dawn Wells, only one of the seven stranded castaways is still with us. We look back at the ’60s TV sitcom

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Burt Bacharach Was Popular Music’s Masterful Composer

The award-winner teamed, often with lyricist Hal David, on such classics as “The Look of Love” and “(They Long To Be) Close To You.”

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Last Original Member of The Spinners, Henry Fambrough, Dies

He was in attendance when the group was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in November 2023, a full 37 years after they were first eligible

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Mojo Nixon, Roots-Rocker Known For Novelty Songs, Dies on Outlaw Country Cruise

The Sirius XM host and performer of the novelty songs as “Elvis is Everywhere” and “Don Henley Must Die,” died one day after his performance

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Bonnie Raitt Adds to 2024 ‘Just Like That’ Tour

The 13-time Grammy winner is supporting her latest studio album with another extensive tour

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