Jeff Tamarkin, Author at Best Classic Bands

‘Brandy’ by Looking Glass (It’s a Fine Song)

For one week only, in the summer of 1972, it was the best-selling, most often played single in the United States of America.

The Scene: How the Song Came to Be

When Liberace Was “Feelin’ Groovy”

The famed entertainer performed it on national television in 1968. Our look back at the song’s history. (Its composer, Paul Simon, hates it.)

FEATURES: Spotlight Feature

Wavy Gravy—The Hippie Icon Who Fed the Crowd at Woodstock

From poet to peace activist to clown that launched institutions that aided thousands, he was perennially dedicated to uplifting others.

FEATURES: Interviews

The Animals: Interview with the 5 Original Members—The Breakup

After the original band split, Eric Burdon started a new Animals and then declared War, while another member discovered a hotshot guitarist named Jimi.

FEATURES: Interviews

Donovan Interview: His Greatest Hits

The Scottish singer-songwriter and Rock Hall inductee examines some of his biggest songs including “Season of the Witch” and “There is a Mountain.”

The Scene: The Classic Rock Legacy

The Knickerbockers ‘Lies’: Sounding Like the Beatles Was Enough

The melodic, uptempo song was so reminiscent of the Beatles that many listeners hearing it on their local Top 40 radio station thought at first that it might actually be the Brits, recording under an assumed name.