Best Classic Bands | Jeff Tamarkin, Author at Best Classic Bands

Nobody says groovy anymore. But there was a time when they said it a lot–and sang it too. Here are some of the grooviest songs you’ve ever heard.

He recorded one of the best-selling albums in history, and he’s proud of it. Do you know what really makes him happy?

The smash hit was written while its author was hanging out in a flat in London, trying to escape from frustrating legal proceedings.

In 1978 an indie band brilliantly mashed together a popular TV theme song and a rock classic. The band’s lawyers were not amused.

“We believed the song should have that same excitement of when we played live,” he says, on recording the big DC5 hits like “Glad All Over.”

Their history—and their name—is somewhat convoluted, but one thing for certain is that this soft-rock group landed two big hits.

The guitarist, singer and songwriter formed the British blues band in London in 1965. “When I started, all the club bands were playing Motown”

Although she never made the Billboard charts, she was highly respected and consistently prolific for more than 50 years.

Some say it was little more than a ‘Sgt. Pepper’ ripoff. Others consider it one of their most original LPs. We gave a fresh listen.

Formed by blues fanatics in 1966 and gone by ’68, Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker redefined what a rock band was capable of doing.

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