Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Maui Fires Now U.S.’s Deadliest in Over a Century
“This is a devastating moment for Maui, and many are suffering unimaginable loss. Fleetwood’s on Front St. has been lost.” Stevie Nicks offered a message of hope
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Revisiting Opening Night of Mark Knopfler’s 2019 Tour
The former Dire Straits frontman toured with a 10-piece band in support of his album, Down the Road Wherever. Watch him perform several favorites
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Suzi Quatro, KT Tunstall Release Duets Album, ‘Face To Face’
The pair, representing two generations of rock, have joined forces with a new creative collaboration
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David Bowie ‘Ziggy Stardust’ Film, Soundtrack Get 50th Anniversary Editions
In 1973, he retired his famous alter-ego in front of stunned fans in London. The film and soundtrack have been fully restored
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Neil Young Releases 1977 ‘Lost’ Album, ‘Chrome Dreams’
The legendary “lost” album of 12 classic Young songs, recorded in the studio from 1974-1976, as he originally envisioned it
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Robbie Robertson on Levon Helm: ‘He Could Sing Better Than Anybody’
On AXS TV’s The Big Interview With Dan Rather in 2020, he spoke about his longtime Band-mate. “For all the years we were together, we never had a cross word. Ever.”
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Isaac Hayes: Stax, ‘Shaft,’ and Chef
The singer, songwriter, producer and actor revolutionized soul music, leading it out of the era of the three-minute single and into cosmically new territory
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Sixto Rodriguez, Who Found Fame Decades Later in ‘Searching For Sugar Man,’ Dies
The singer-songwriter from Detroit, Mich., finally found fame in the U.S. four decades after his early recordings were released
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Glen Campbell’s Early Session Career Recalled
The producer-director of The Wrecking Crew, the documentary of the renowned Los Angeles studio musicians from the 1960s, shares his personal thoughts and memories
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1971: The Year in Rock Music
There were still many familiar faces from the ’60s, but new artists, and new rock music subgenres, were beginning to take root.
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