Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Spinners: Complete Atlantic Singles Arrives
The collection includes the classics “I’ll Be Around,” “One of a Kind (Love Affair)” and “Then Came You,” the #1 duet with Dionne Warwick
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‘Back to the Future’ Musical Opens on Broadway
The original movie, starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, was 1985’s highest-grossing film. The production is from from the original creators
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Buffy Sainte-Marie, Oscar Winner For ‘Up Where We Belong,’ Retires From Live Performances
The Canadian-born singer-songwriter cited health concerns. In 1983, she became the first indigenous North American to win an Academy Award
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Stevie Wonder and ‘Innervisions’: Reaching Higher Ground
On his 16th album in a decade Wonder needed a strong album. He nailed it. Like its predecessor, this one earned a wide audience and generated 3 hit singles
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Happy Birthday, Tony Bennett!
The American icon had a long history of collaborating with fellow A-List stars before he retired from the stage in 2021. Our salute on his birthday
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Paul Reubens, aka Pee-wee Herman, is Mourned—Dead at 70
“Pee Wee got his wish to fly,” wrote Steve Martin in a tribute to the comic actor, who kept his cancer diagnosis secret for six years.
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Lady Gaga Pays Tribute to Tony Bennett: ‘I Will Miss My Friend Forever’
“I will miss singing with him, recording with him, talking with him, being on stage together.”
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When Fleetwood Mac Played 2017’s Classic East in NYC, With Lindsey Buckingham
Two weeks after their headlining gig at Classic West, they were triumphant at Citi Field. It was their next-to-last performance with Buckingham
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New Velvet Underground Book Due, ‘Loaded: The Life (and Afterlife)’
Loaded: The Life (and Afterlife) of the Velvet Underground, from celebrated author Dylan Jones, includes interviews and material from all the major players
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Remembering Animal House’s ‘Fat, Drunk and Stupid’ Flounder
Actor Stephen Furst played the hapless Delta house fraternity pledge Kent Dorfman as his character became the butt of numerous pranks by the upperclassmen
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