Tag "best classic bands"
When Bill Murray Reprised ‘Groundhog Day’ Role in Super Bowl Ad
In the 1993 romantic comedy, he portrays weatherman Phil Connors who is sent to Punxsutawney, Pa., to cover the annual festivities, and is caught in a time warp
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60 Years Ago: The Beatles Earn First U.S. Number One Single
Beatlemania was in full force as “I Want to Hold Your Hand” became the band’s first single to top the U.S. charts.
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Feb 1, 2018: Dennis Edwards, Temptations Lead Vocalist, Dies
Though not one of the original “Classic 5,” he joined the popular Motown singing group in 1968 and sang lead on such hits as “I Can’t Get Next to You”
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Jan 31, 2017: Asia Singer/Bassist John Wetton—Obituary
The prog legend, also a member of UK, Uriah Heep, King Crimson, and for his extensive solo catalog, died following a battle with cancer
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Jan 29, 1969: Glen Campbell Variety Show Debuts
Despite the so-called “rural purge” of TV shows in the late ’60s, CBS launched The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour to capitalize on his appeal
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Jan 29, 2022: Tributes For ‘WKRP’s Howard Hesseman
Although he’s perhaps best known for WKRP, he acted in more episodes in Head of the Class. This Is Spinal Tap star Michael McKean paid tribute to his friend
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Jan 29, 2021: Original Animals Guitarist, Hilton Valentine, Dies
The British Invasion group scored a #1 hit on both sides of the Atlantic with “House of the Rising Sun,” which begins with his well known intro
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Jan 28, 2016: Two Jefferson Airplane Deaths on Same Day
What are the odds? First it was announced that founding member Paul Kantner had died. Then we learned that the band’s original female singer had also passed
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Jan 28, 2023: Tom Verlaine, Co-Founder of Television Band, is Mourned
He was the singer, songwriter and guitarist, alongside Richard Lloyd, in the influential ’70s era rock band
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Jan 28, 2017: Black Sabbath Keyboardist Geoff Nicholls Dies
For 25 years, 1979-2004, he was an essential component of one of metal’s greatest bands, playing on all of their albums of that era
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