Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash and Aftermath
Only four years after their debut album, the Florida band suffered a devastating loss when their chartered plane ran out of fuel, killing six people.
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Rolling Stones Perform Hits, New Album at NYC Club
The Stones gave a live preview of Hackney Diamonds when they played at an invitation-only club concert
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U2 Adds 2024 Concerts to Vegas Residency
“U2: UV Achtung Baby Live at the Sphere” is being described as “the world’s most exciting all-new-state-of-the-art venue”
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The Crazy World of Arthur Brown’s Incendiary ‘Fire’
He took the title of his one hit seriously, even putting flaming items on his head while he performed. But he never made the charts again after his 1968 smash.
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Sly Stone Publishes Memoir, ‘Thank You’
“For as long as I can remember folks have been asking me to tell my story, [but] I wasn’t ready. I had to be in a new frame of mind to become Sylvester Stewart again”
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Paul McCartney, 81, Opens 2023 ‘Got Back’ Tour
The legend opened the tour in Adelaide, Australia, his first of seven shows Down Under, with a 39-song set that spanned his Beatles, Wings and solo career
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Label Exec Reflects on Gary Richrath of REO Speedwagon
The Epic Records exec shares his memories of the late guitarist and signing REO. “Gary was a shredder in the early days”
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Huey Lewis on Hearing Loss: ‘There is Hope’
The popular singer-songwriter, whose health issues have prevented him from singing for over 5 years, remains hopeful it will one day be resolved
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‘Please Please Me to With the Beatles’ Book is Next in Series
The title, focusing on the group’s often overlooked early albums, is author Bruce Spizer’s 15th book on The Beatles
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Bob Dylan Book, With Deep Dive Into His Archives, Due
The title features over 600 images including never-before-circulated draft lyrics, writings, photographs, drawings and other ephemera now housed at the Bob Dylan Center
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