Posts From Greg Brodsky

Greg Brodsky

Greg Brodsky

Greg Brodsky, the founder and principal of Best Classic Bands, grew up listening to pop hits on New York’s Top 40 77WABC and later rock on the free-form station WNEW-FM. At Colgate University, he wrote music reviews, was a DJ at the school radio station and ran the campus record store. Greg’s first job was at business magazine Record World as assistant chart editor before moving to the writing side. He later worked for RCA Records, Atlantic Records, Warner Bros., Madison Square Garden and ESPN. Greg formed Best Classic Bands in 2015 when he recognized an opportunity to create a site devoted to the artists, music and pop culture of the classic rock era that so many still enjoy. He drives the company’s strategic development and has interviewed such great musicians as Burton Cummings, Ian Anderson, Nancy Wilson, and Jon Anderson, and behind-the-scenes legends like photographers Elliott Landy and Henry Diltz.

The World’s Best Covers Band: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers at the Fillmore

The 1997 residency shared the star’s deep affinity and knowledge of his musical predecessors and peers.

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10 Rock Legends With Just One Top 10 U.S. Single

Our look at the stars whose career features a significant outlier: all of them share a chart oddity… just one Top 10 U.S. pop hit.

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Andrew Bodnar, Bassist For Graham Parker Backup Band, the Rumour, Dies

From 1976-1980, they played on five consecutive albums, including the most successful and best known release, Squeezing Out Sparks.

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It’s a Wonderful Life: An Appreciation

The 1946 film, directed by Frank Capra and starring James Stewart and Donna Reed, can be fairly described as the most quintessentially American movie ever made.

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Let’s Dance: 12 Disco Songs By Classic Rock Stars

During the genre’s heyday on Top 40 radio, some of music’s biggest rock bands and pop stars recorded songs in that genre, many with spectacular success.

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10 (More) Big Rock Acts Without a Top 10 U.S. Single

In an era when Top 40 embraced rock music, these artists surprisingly never achieved a pop hit in America, including many Rock Hall members.

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Rob Reiner Tributes: Acclaimed Filmmaker of ‘Spinal Tap,’ ‘Stand By Me,’ ‘A Few Good Men,’ 78

He pivoted from his role as an Emmy Award-winning actor on the landmark TV sitcom, All in the Family, to a celebrated career behind the camera as a film director.

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12 Soaring Vocals of the ’60s: The Best That Could Happen

In a decade where Top 40 playlists were filled with songs from a variety of genres, these performances were truly special.

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‘Billy Jack’: One Tin Soldier Rides Away

The movie, directed, written and starring Tom Laughlin, had a long journey on its way to the screen. Its memorable song was recorded – and charted – multiple times.

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The Number One Singles of 1966: Good Vibes

Only one song stayed at the top for 3 weeks or more. And thus, no less than 37 singles reached #1 that year. Several musical acts had more than one.

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