Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff

‘Ed Sullivan Show’: Some Legendary Music Clips

50+ years after the landmark program ended its run, performances of recording artists, Broadway stars, comedians, and more are being made available

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Paul McCartney’s Surprise 300-Seat 2016 Club Gig

It’s every fan’s dream to see their favorite classic rock act perform at the kind of venue they played when they were on their way up

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Lynyrd Skynyrd Is Celebrated With ‘Fyfty’ Collection

The career-spanning collection of 50 tracks on 4-CDs includes a previously unreleased performance of a classic at what proved to be Gary Rossington’s final concert

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When Paul Simon Dazzled on Opening Night of His Farewell Tour

Watch the beloved singer-songwriter as he began 2018’s Homeward Bound Tour with a full 25-song set of his memorable favorites

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When Bob Dylan Won the Nobel Prize for Literature

“He is probably the greatest living poet,” said the committee upon honoring the then-75-year-old American singer-songwriter with the prestigious award

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Rudolph Isley, Founding Member of the Isley Brothers, Dies

With his siblings Ronald and O’Kelly, he founded the celebrated R&B group who wrote and/or recorded such classics as “Shout,” “Twist and Shout” and “It’s Your Thing”

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The Stones & Brian Jones Documentary Coming

The film features revealing interviews with all the main players and previously unseen archive footage

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When David Lee Roth Opened a 2020 Vegas Residency

The longtime Van Halen frontman appeared at the House of Blues in Sin City, performing such favorites as “Jump,” “Panama,” and “California Girls”

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The Beach Boys’ ‘Good Vibrations’: Brian’s Masterpiece

1966 was a watershed year for the group, with the release of Brian Wilson’s genius album, Pet Sounds, and this song, recorded with the Wrecking Crew

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Jackson Browne on Making a New Album: ‘Your Standards Plague You’

The legend released Downhill From Everywhere at age 72. “It’s harder and harder, because your standards plague you.”

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