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Greg Brodsky

New York

Founder/CEO at Best Classic Bands

Founder-CEO of Best Classic Bands. Always looking to add to my vinyl collection.

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  • Founder of Garage Rock Band The Standells ('Dirty Water') Dies - Best Classic Bands

    1 month ago | bestclassicbands.com | Greg Brodsky

    Since Opening Day in 1998, moments after the final out is recorded in a Boston Red Sox win at Fenway Park, the loudspeakers blare “Dirty Water,” a 1966 hit single, the only one, in fact, from a garage band called the Standells. The Fenway Faithful sing along to the lyrics from songwriter Ed Cobb.

  • The Nine #1 Albums of 1981: Take It On the Run - Best Classic Bands

    1 month ago | bestclassicbands.com | Greg Brodsky

    Some of the stories making headlines in 1981: A minor league baseball game was finally suspended after the 32nd inning, tied at 2-2, at 4:07 a.m. Among the players were future Hall of Famers, Cal Ripken, Jr. and Wade Boggs. Bob Marley died of cancer on May 11 at age 36. There were assassination attempts on President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II. Raiders of the Lost Ark arrived in theaters on June 12. Charles, the Prince of Wales, married Lady Diana Spencer on July 29.

  • Roberta Flack, '70s Singer Who Made History, Dies at 88 - Best Classic Bands

    1 month ago | bestclassicbands.com | Greg Brodsky

    Roberta Flack, the first recording artist to win the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in consecutive years, died today (February 24, 2025). In 2022, the singer revealed that she had been diagnosed with ALS and was no longer able to sing. The beloved singer scored with a pair of #1 singles, “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and “Killing Me Softly With His Song” in 1972 and 1973. Both went on to win Record of the Year honors.

  • Renowned Record Label Exec to Publish Book on 'The Art of Rock Promotion' - Best Classic Bands

    Jan 9, 2025 | bestclassicbands.com | Greg Brodsky

    Paul Rappaport, who enjoyed a storied career in rock radio promotion for decades at Columbia Records during the genre’s glory days of multi-Platinum sales and sold-out arena tours, is publishing a book, Gliders Over Hollywood: Airships, Airplay, and The Art of Rock Promotion.

  • Peter Yarrow, of Famed '60s Folk Trio Peter, Paul and Mary, Dies - Best Classic Bands

    Jan 7, 2025 | bestclassicbands.com | Greg Brodsky

    Peter Yarrow, the singer and songwriter who, with Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers, was a member of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, which was immensely popular throughout the 1960s, died today (January 7, 2025), at his home in Manhattan while in hospice care. His death at age 86, following a lengthy battle with bladder cancer, was announced by his children, Bethany and Christopher Yarrow. Travers died 15 years earlier, in 2009, at age 72. Stookey, the trio’s sole surviving member, is 87.

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Greg Brodsky
Greg Brodsky @Greg_Brodsky
8 Aug 24

What a terrific show with 3 great vocalists!

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Review: The Doobie Brothers' 2024 Tour With Opener Steve Winwood (📷: Emma Goldschmidt/MSG Entertainment) https://t.co/mH00tlgxKr https://t.co/ILlR4fIYu7

Greg Brodsky
Greg Brodsky @Greg_Brodsky
14 Jun 24

Looks like a winner!

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Elvis Presley ‘Memphis’ Box: Definitive Collection of Hometown Recordings https://t.co/IzvYGln77s https://t.co/kYOZ5Ctp0v

Greg Brodsky
Greg Brodsky @Greg_Brodsky
7 Jun 23

On my roof today at 1:45P on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. https://t.co/05o1190Yk5