Greg Brodsky, Author at Best Classic Bands

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Greg Brodsky

Best Classic Bands Founder/CEO Greg Brodsky earned his first professional bylines as a reporter for the music trade weekly Record World. He still has all his vinyl albums and enjoys going to flea markets and garage sales to grow his collection.

FEATURES: Listicles

11 Surprising 1970s Hit Songs (Part 6)

Our series continues with more songs that feature unusual topics or performances that somehow were embraced by Top 40 programmers.

The Scene: Key Players

Danny Kortchmar on Playing With Carole, James, Jackson, & Don

Our interview with “Kootch” about his “new” band and of his phenomenal legacy as a session musician, songwriter and producer.

The Scene: How the Song Came to Be

‘Dirty Water,’ The Standells’ Garage Rock Classic

Since Opening Day in 1998, moments after the final out is recorded in a Boston Red Sox win at Fenway Park, the loudspeakers blare the 1966 hit single, the only one, in fact, from the band.

FEATURES: Spotlight Feature

When Eddie Murphy Became a Star With ’48 Hrs.’

The comedian was just 19 when he joined Saturday Night Live as a featured player. He soon became the series’ breakout star and Hollywood beckoned.

NEWS PLUS: News

Former E Street Band Member, Suki Lahav, Violinist on ‘Jungleland,’ Dies

While the track from Born to Run is best known for Clarence Clemons’ sax solo, it’s her delicate violin, along with Roy Bittan’s piano that memorably opens the song.

NEWS PLUS: Top of The Pops (Charts)

The Number One Singles of 1975: Each Has a Story

39 different songs reached the top of the U.S. chart this year, though programmers were airing less from rock acts. One star continued a run with 4 more.

The Scene: The Art of the Playlist

10 (More) Re-Released Singles That Became Hits

Sometimes the timing just wasn’t right. When many of these classic rock songs first went to radio they flopped. The stars were aligned the second time.

NEWS PLUS: RIP – Rock In Perpetuity

Longtime Boston Lead Singer Tommy DeCarlo Dies on Anniversary of Brad Delp’s Death

In a 2017 interview with Best Classic Bands, the band’s mastermind, Tom Scholz, was asked about the audition process. “He sang ‘Don’t Look Back’ and just blew our socks off. He had never been in a band before. Now you look at him and you would swear he’s been doing it since he was a teenager.”