Tag "best classic bands"
March 30, 1967: The ‘Sgt. Pepper’ Photo Shoot
Paul McCartney had an idea for the Beatles’ next album cover. He explained it to the artist and photographer and they went to work.
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The Mean Joe Greene Coke Commercial: ‘Hey Kid, Catch’
Coca-Cola’s contour bottle might be the most famous package in the history of consumer products. Here is one of the company’s most memorable TV spots
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Remembering Beloved Actress (and Singer) Patty Duke
An icon of America’s baby boomer teenage years as star of The Patty Duke Show passed away after a rich, full life of acting, awards and activism
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Revisiting the Rolling Stones’ ‘Ruby Tuesday’
The song was written, for the most part, by Keith Richards in 1966, inspired by Linda Keith, his girlfriend at the time, who had recently left him
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Mar 29, 2020: Alan Merrill, ‘I Love Rock ‘N Roll’ Writer, Dies
He recorded the song with his UK-based band, the Arrows, in 1975. Joan Jett first saw them perform it on TV while visiting England with the Runaways
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March 29, 2016: Andy ‘Thunderclap’ Newman Dies
The pianist in the group that bore his name and recorded the indelible 1960s anthem “Something in the Air” was a protege of Pete Townshend
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David Byrne and Choir Sing David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’
In 2018, the former Talking Heads frontman released a video of his cover of the classic, accompanied by a Canadian vocal choir
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Badfinger’s ‘Come and Get It’: Polishing the Apple
They enjoyed a batch of hits but none bigger than this one, written and produced by Paul McCartney and released on The Beatles’ Apple Records. Enjoy this great live version
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Mar 29, 2021: Jerry Burgan, Co-Founder of We Five (‘You Were on My Mind’), Dies
The San Francisco-based folk-rock group scored their big hit in 1965 paralleling the rise of the electric sound from what had been traditional acoustic folk
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Eagles Add Vince Gill for Festival Dates
Following the recent announcement that Glenn Frey’s son would perform with the Eagles this summer, now country giant Vince Gill has been added to the lineup
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