Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Dave Ball, of UK Synth-Pop Duo Soft Cell (‘Tainted Love’), Dies at 66
Along with singer Marc Almond, the pair achieved worldwide fame in 1981 with the smash single.
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Best Weekly Singles Charts of All-Time: October 1969 Edition
The Stones, Beatles and Elvis shared the spotlight this week along with some huge bubblegum hits. The full chart is about as good as it gets.
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A-Ha’s ‘Take On Me’ MTV Unplugged Transforms the Song
A song you’ve heard countless times; its 1985 video has an astonishing number of views on YouTube. A touching acoustic version transforms the song.
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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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Steve Martin, Alison Brown Release Banjo Album With Many Special Guests
The Grammy winners’ Safe, Sensible and Sane features Jackson Browne, Vince Gill, the Indigo Girls, Molly Tuttle, and others.
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Radio Hits in October 1965: Seems Like Yesterday
A Beatles song – one of the most recorded songs ever – was #1 this week in 1965. A few months later an instrumental beat it for Record of the Year.
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Rockers Offer Tributes to Ace Frehley, Guitarist Who Co-Founded Kiss, Dead at 74
Gene Simmons wrote, “No one can touch his legacy.” Peter Criss added, “Ace influenced and touched the hearts of millions [in] the Kiss Army.”
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David Gilmour Triumphs With New ‘Luck and Strange’ Concert Album and ‘Live at the Circus Maximus’ Film
The souvenirs of his sold-out tour are available on CD, vinyl, Blu-ray and DVD, following the limited theatrical release of Live at the Circus Maximus, Rome.
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Life is a Carnival: Robbie Robertson Celebrated at 2024 All-Star Tribute Concert
The event was held 14 months after the 2023 death of the legendary musician.
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