Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Carole King 1973 Live in Central Park Concert Album Released For 50th Anniversary
The previously unreleased performance captured King at her critical and commercial peak, basking in the enormous popularity of Tapestry.
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When Eric Clapton Headlined the Greenwich Town Party
The annual event has had a knack of booking big name talent. Slowhand’s 15-song set featured a favorite he hasn’t played in decades
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Revisiting the 2016 Mudcrutch Tour
The band, a precursor to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released a second studio album and did a brief tour of smaller venues
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Doobie Brothers’ 50th Anniversary Tour to Continue Without Tom Johnston
Their big 50th anniversary celebration was originally delayed for 15 months due to the pandemic. They were finally inducted into the Rock Hall in 2020
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Foo Fighters Introduce New Drummer as Busy 2023 Begins
The band is ready to begin a tour and releasing their first album since the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins in 2022
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Stephen Stills, Neil Young Share the Stage: 2016
The 3x bandmates performed at Stills’ annual benefit. We’ve got great videos of many of their favorites including “For What It’s Worth” and “Heart of Gold”
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Donna Summer Documentary, ‘Love To Love You,’ Arrives
The “Queen of Disco” was in the right place at the right time when she teamed with producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte
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Gilda Radner Documentary, ‘Love, Gilda’: You’ll Laugh, You’ll Cry
The beloved comedian became a cultural icon the moment audiences first laughed with her on the 1975 debut episode of Saturday Night Live
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Listen to an Early Extended Version of Pete Townshend’s ‘Baba O’Riley’
A 45th anniversary expanded edition of The Who founder’s 1972 debut solo album features a nearly 10-minute instrumental version of the Who’s Next classic
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Paul Simon Returns With New Musical Work, ‘Seven Psalms’
“This is a journey, for me, to complete,” Simon says. “This whole piece is really an argument I’m having with myself about belief, or not.”
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