When is it time to call it a day? When I started Best Classic Bands in earnest in autumn 2014 and flipped the “on” switch for the website in June 2015, my intention was to celebrate the artists, music ...

Aerosmith will return to the stage with "California, Dream On: Aerosmith & Friends," at the Hollywood Bowl on Oct. 29, and ...

Singer-songwriter Stephen Bishop is coming out of retirement to perform a Farewell Tour in 2027 to coincide with the 50th ...

Robert Johnson was born on May 8, 1911, in Hazlehurst, Miss. He recorded 16 songs for Vocalion Records in San Antonio, Tex., in November 1936 and another 13 for Vocalion in Dallas in June 1937. He was ...

Eric Clapton has announced the first dates of his 2027 tour. So far, they're all in the UK including a 4-night residency at ...

It was Season Three of Saturday Night Live and the original cast – save for Chevy Chase who bolted for a movie career following the show’s first year – was still intact. The sketch comedy series was ...

Fellow chart nerds unite! Best Classic Bands readers can’t seem to get enough of our frequent takes at the classic rock era’s “year’s biggest” lists. So we’ve introduced (yet) another way of looking ...

Stevie Wonder celebrated the 50th anniversary of 1976's 'Songs in the Key of Life' with a 4-song EP featuring previously unreleased recordings from the album’s sessions.

Peter Max, the artist whose use of vibrant colors became synonymous with pop culture in the ’60s and whose work was later commissioned by such institutions as the 1994 World Cup, at least two Super ...

In the brief time Lowell George graced our planet with his unique presence, he was deeply loved by a large group of family and friends who knew him intimately and impressed many thousands of people ...

Rod Stewart has announced his last rock tour adding, for emphasis, “ever, ever.” The news arrived today (Sept. 28, 2026) via a brief video on his social media platforms. In August, the legendary ...

When Bob Dylan covered Rick Nelson’s 1972 hit “Garden Party” at his May 15, 2025, performance in Chula Vista, Calif.—his encore at Willie Nelson’s (no relation) 10th anniversary Outlaw Music ...