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.

Graham Parker Displays His Tender Side: 2016 Review

GP brought his Duo tour with longtime bandmate Brinsley Schwarz to NYC and performed a career retrospective of his songs including several overlooked gems

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Rolling Stones Tour Sponsor Aims to Retire Your Risk

The nonprofit organization, Alliance for Lifetime Income, helps Americans plan for their retirement and live life to the fullest with protected income

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Joe Smith, Colorful Head of Warner Bros., Elektra Labels, Dies

The longtime exec headed 3 major labels and was instrumental in the careers of some of music’s biggest names. He capped his career by interviewing legends

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Gerry Stickells, Tour Manager For Queen, Hendrix, Dies

“I was just unemployed, basically. That’s the truth. I hooked up with Jimi Hendrix when the Jimi Hendrix Experience was formed and it just went from there”

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Jon Anderson Talks ‘1000 Hands’ Solo LP, Tour, ARW

His voice sounds terrific on his album, 30 years in the making. He’s got big plans: “You always want to put on a good show. I want to really get it right”

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Ringo Starr–A Star Among All-Starrs: NYC Review

The lineup’s current edition, with Rolie, Lukather, Gouldman and Hay, was as exuberant and polished a concert as an audience could hope for

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Best Classic Bands: Third Anniversary

We’re celebrating year three of the best classic rock news, features, reviews, retro charts and more! Thank you for your support! Please tell your friends

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Jan 8, 2022: Michael Lang, Who Gave Us Peace, Love and Music With the 1969 Woodstock Festival, Dies

He was the principal force behind the legendary festival, that for generations past, present and future became known simply as Woodstock

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Jan 7, 2025: Peter Yarrow, of Famed ’60s Folk Trio Peter, Paul and Mary, Dies

The group topped the U.S. album chart several times. They enjoyed success with their recording of “Blowin’ in the Wind” and reached #1 with “Leaving on a Jet Plane” later in the decade.

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Nov 21, 2024: Restaurateur Alice Brock, Who Inspired Arlo Guthrie Song, Dies

In the recording, spanning more than 18 minutes, the songwriter recounts his exaggerated but largely true story of protesting the Vietnam War draft.

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