Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
When The Rolling Stones’ 2019 Tour Began, at Last
With a limber Mick Jagger looking as fit as ever, the Stones finally kicked off the 2019 edition of their “No Filter” tour, at Soldier Field in Chicago
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Mark Volman of The Turtles Shares News of Progressive Neurological Disorder
He reveals he has dementia in his memoir, Happy Forever: My Musical Adventures With The Turtles, Frank Zappa, T. Rex, Flo & Eddie, and More
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Jeff Lynne, Dhani Harrison Sing Wilburys’ Favorite: 2019
Jeff Lynne’s ELO opened their 2019 North American tour with a 20-song set of favorites. He was joined by his former bandmate’s son on “Handle With Care”
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Ann Wilson of Heart: Her 10 Favorite Live Albums
While gems from fellow classic rock legends like Deep Purple and The Who are on the list, some of the others may surprise you
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Remember the Maxell ‘Blown-Away Guy’?
The humble cassette had plenty of pluses and minuses but one thing we can all agree on: how cool was the leather-clad guy in their ads?
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Queen’s Homage to Space Exploration, “’39”
The band’s guitarist, Brian May, can do many things well, one of which is to write songs. This one, about time travel, presaged his PhD in astrophysics
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Cat Stevens Evokes ’70s Heyday on New Studio Album, ‘King of a Land’
The album arrived amidst a wave of celebratory activity for 2023 in which the singer-songwriter turns 75. He’s begun a brief tour
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Songwriters Hall of Fame 2023 Inducts Jeff Lynne, Gloria Estefan
Joe Walsh praised his friend’s “unmatched talent to bring a great song to life”
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‘The Beatles by Terry O’Neill’ Photo Book Arrives
The book includes 100s of previously unseen photographs of the Fab Four at the height of Beatlemania and individually through the next four decades
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Cat Stevens Opens Brief 2023 Tour
When the acclaimed singer-songwriter announced a pair of October 2022 shows, he wrote they “would lead to more international touring in 2023”
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