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
Author: Best Classic Bands Staff
He was one of the elite Hollywood studio musicians known as the Wrecking Crew and member of landmark rock bands including Derek and the Dominos
The multiple Grammy winner and music business executive worked with everyone from McCartney to Miles Davis to Barbra Streisand. He was 80
During his infamous “lost weekend” away from Yoko Ono, the former Beatle was not on his best behavior. Especially this night with his pal, Harry Nilsson
The keyboardist died at his Santa Monica home from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He left quite a legacy. His bandmate, Greg Lake, died later that year
The story behind the iconic LP includes laborious sessions + flashes of inspiration. But how much of it was CSNY all together?
In an interview with Guitar Player, he said, “It has run its course, we are done, and it would be fakery to go back and do it again”
The 25-year-old appears on the iconic cover of the 1965 LP, Bringing It All Back Home, in a striking red pantsuit, while seated and smoking a cigarette
The band had been dropped by EMI Records. The A&M label signed the Pistols with a PR stunt, and then…. Find out what happened and who profited.
U2’s fifth album is the one that boosted them to superstardom. Here’s the backstory, a famous “first” and details about its success