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Watch Queen Concert Footage From 1976
An audience member at the band’s concert in NYC used a windup 8mm movie camera to shoot some tantalizing footage of a band on the rise
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Classic Rock Songs Starred in Super Bowl 50 Ads
Advertisers paid $5 million to make an impression that year. Music by Queen and Steven Tyler were also among the classic rock songs used
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When Mike Campbell Dedicated 2 Songs to Tom Petty
“I told a friend of mine how sad I was that I’ll never play these songs again with my friend. She said: ‘Some night you’ll play them for him”
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Public Image Ltd. Invades American Bandstand
The date was May 17, 1980. Two years earlier Rotten had turned rock music upside down and inside out as the frontman of punk progenitors the Sex Pistols. Now he was doing the same thing with Dick Clark
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SNL: ‘Godfather’ Sketch With John Belushi
Every guy’s favorite movie was spoofed during the sketch comedy series’ first season, with Belushi delivering a spot-on impersonation of Marlon Brando’s Don Corleone
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‘Father Christmas,’ the Greg Lake Enduring Holiday Classic
In 1975, “I Believe In Father Christmas” became a #2 hit in the U.K., blocked from the top spot by Queen. Lake wrote the song with a former bandmate
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The Beach Boys 4th of July Contest
1967 Sunshine tomorrow is the first-ever stereo mix of the group’s’ Wild Honey album and 54 sought-after 1967 rarities, with 2+ hours of unreleased live recordings, sessions and outtakes
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer ‘Works’ Reissues Contest
The prog rock legends are having their extensive catalog reissued. One Best Classic Bands reader will win the next three titles
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Win ‘The Midnight Special’ 11-DVD Set
Every time we share our feature on The Midnight Special TV series, our readers reminisce about the program. Now it’s time to give one of you a copy of the set
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Win: Pink Floyd ‘The Early Years’ 27-CD Box Set
The massive collection covers 1965-1972 and contains TV recordings, BBC sessions, unreleased tracks, outtakes and demos, with more than 12 hours of audio
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