Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Remembering ’60s Guitar Hero Michael Bloomfield
Around the same time that Clapton and Page were getting their names known around London, and before anyone knew about Jimi, America had a homegrown guitar hero of its own
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Paul McCartney & Wings ‘Band on the Run’ Gets 50th Anniversary Edition
McCartney said: “This is ‘Band On the Run’ in a way you’ve never heard before.”
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Bon Jovi’s Game-Changing ‘Livin’ on a Prayer’
Guess who didn’t much care for the song that made the band a major force of rock for decades to come? And who’s just fine with it now…
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Santana, Counting Crows Set ‘Oneness’ Tour
The summer run spans 29 dates of outdoor venues
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Jenny Boyd Has New ‘Icons of Rock—In Their Own Words’ Book
As a 1960’s fashion model and former wife of Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood, she had access to interview some of the world’s most recognizable musicians
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Legendary Producer Bill Szymczyk Turns 82
He produced all the most important Eagles albums from 1974 on, winning the Grammy for Record of the Year for “Hotel California.”
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Totally Tubular Festival Tour to Feature ’80s Bands
The 2024 expanded summer tour will include Thomas Dolby, Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey, Modern English, Men Without Hats, Bow Wow Wow, the Plimsouls, and Tommy Tutone
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Burt Bacharach Was Popular Music’s Masterful Composer
The award-winner teamed, often with lyricist Hal David, on such classics as “The Look of Love” and “(They Long To Be) Close To You.”
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Last Original Member of The Spinners, Henry Fambrough, Dies
He was in attendance when the group was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in November 2023, a full 37 years after they were first eligible
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Mojo Nixon, Roots-Rocker Known For Novelty Songs, Dies on Outlaw Country Cruise
The Sirius XM host and performer of the novelty songs as “Elvis is Everywhere” and “Don Henley Must Die,” died one day after his performance
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