Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
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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Will Jennings, Lyricist For ‘Tears in Heaven,’ ‘My Heart Will Go On,’ Dies
The award-winner also co-wrote “Up Where We Belong” for An Officer and A Gentleman, and collaborated with Steve Winwood on many songs including the #1 single, “Higher Love”
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Sergio Mendes, Pioneering Brazilian Music Star, Dies
The death of the producer, composer, keyboardist, vocalist and songwriter was announced by his longtime friend Herb Alpert
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Faces At The BBC — Complete Concert & Session Recordings 1970-1973 Box Set Arrives
The 9-disc set, much of it previously unreleased, has been remastered with the full participation of band members Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, and Kenney Jones
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Burton Cummings, Randy Bachman Announce Resolution of Guess Who Trademark Dispute
The group’s two most prominent members have settled their long-running dispute with fellow band members Garry Peterson and Jim Kale
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Brian May Reveals He Had a Stroke a Week Ago
The legendary guitarist and songwriter suffered “a small heart attack” four years earlier in 2020
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New Cheap Trick Biography, ‘American Standard,’ Arrives
The book, with a foreword by Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready, covers the band’s initial rise, with special focus on the ‘At Budokan’ story.
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1969: The Year in Rock Music
Looking back at the year now, we have to admit that we were all very lucky to have this music in our lives—and we still are!
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Remembering Jimmy Buffett, ‘Margaritaville’ Singer Who Led the Parrot Heads
With his Coral Reefer Band, he established a laid-back style that ultimately led to a business empire
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