Tag "best classic bands"
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.”
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John Fogerty Expands 2026 Tour, Adding Dates With Steve Winwood
The pair of legends will team for more than a dozen shows.
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Harry Chapin Inspiration for ‘Taxi’
‘Cat’s in the Cradle’ may have been his biggest hit, but this one resonated with listeners, perhaps due to its real-life connection.
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Augie Meyers, Founding Member of the Sir Douglas Quintet and Texas Tornados, Dies
The Doug Sahm-led Tex-Mex group with the English-sounding name scored several hit singles in the ’60s.
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12 Rock Songs With Drum Intros You Recognize Instantly
Our feature includes classics from the B-52’s, Queen, Cream, the Police, and Rush.
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‘Country Joe’ McDonald, Who Urged the Crowd at the ’69 Woodstock Festival to ‘Gimme an F,’ Dies
His signature anti-Vietnam War song, “The Fish Cheer/”I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die-Rag,” came after he served a three-year stint in the U.S. Navy.
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Micky Dolenz on The Monkees’ Early Days: The ‘Lost’ Interview
Dolenz: ‘It was probably the closest thing to musical theater on TV. It was about this band that wanted to be famous, but on the show we never were famous.’
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11 Movies That Rock: Woodstock to Spinal Tap
From Almost Famous to The Last Waltz, from School of Rock to Wayne’s World, these films share one thing in common – they all rock!
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15 Classic Rock Recordings of Rodgers & Hart Songs
James Taylor, Elvis Costello, Linda Ronstadt and Joni Mitchell are just some of the artists who’ve remade their tunes.
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Talking Heads Release Demos & Live Collection, ‘Tentative Decisions’
Their earliest years are being explored with an unprecedented look at the rapid evolution of the original trio—David Byrne, Chris Frantz, and Tina Weymouth—through a trove of newly unearthed recordings.
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