When the song started taking off at FM radio, Atlantic’s Jerry Greenberg made an edit for AM radio. They put it out “and the record explodes…”
Author: Greg Brodsky
Greg Brodsky
Best Classic Bands Founder/CEO Greg Brodsky earned his first professional bylines as a reporter for the music trade weekly Record World. He still has all his vinyl albums and enjoys going to flea markets and garage sales to grow his collection.
Filmmaker Alison Ellwood does a great job capturing the all-girl group’s surprising, early success and subsequent disappointment
After a year-plus like no other, when the group took the stage, the audience let out a pent-up, emotional round of applause
The documentarian is best known for his film about the heavyweight championship boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman held in Zaire in 1974
He stood trial in 1969-70, along with Abbie Hoffman and others, for their roles in sparking anti-war riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention
The title, from music journalist and biographer Peter Ames Carlin, covers the growth of the much-admired label, its colorful executives and historic roster
Do you have a bucket list of artists you must catch in concert? Our reviewer did and reports on the “fulfillngness” of finally seeing Wonder
When the sports world first heard he was suffering memory loss, it was a gut punch. For it was the 24-year-old ace who took the Miracle Mets to the top in ’69
With new interviews and rare footage, the 2-part series on Epix features intimate portraits of the artists from the fertile ’60s-’70s Los Angeles music scene
That voice, his guitar playing, those incredibly descriptive lyrics, and the experience of seeing the legend perform CCR and solo favorites, made for a great night