I have to admit, I’m a bit of a trivia geek. So when you combine biographies, interviews and tons of other fascinating random facts with my other vice, classic rock, well- you get a helluva website. It’s called, simply, classicbands.com. I recently got the chance to chat with Jim Pollock, the main webmaster over at classicbands.com and he shared the following-
In 1998, we wanted to share our love of the music that provided the soundtrack
to his youth: Rock and Roll from the ’50s, ’60s, ’70s and early ’80s. After a
two year period of research and development, the domain name ClassicBands.com
was registered and the website went online on November 2nd, 2000. Content came
together slowly, starting with biographies of Rock and Roll artists of the
Classic Rock era,followed by Rock trivia, artist’s birthdays and U.S. and U.K.
record charts.The quality of the website took a giant leap forward when Mr.
Gary James, who has spoken with over 1200 entertainment personalities, agreed to
include his fascinating interviews at ClassicBands.com. Since that time, over
300 interviews with the artists who actually made the music, have been added.
Gary James has sat down with the likes of Gene Simmons, Cliff Richard, Eric
Burdon, Fabian, Gene Pitney, Paul Revere, Dave Clark and members of The Doors,
Creedence Clearwater Revival, Chicago and hundreds more. He has also looked into
the circumstances surrounding the deaths of John Lennon, Jim Morrison, Kurt
Cobain and Elvis Presley, with in-depth talks with informed authors and experts.
Gary promises our readers that the best is yet to come.Some of the challenges the website has faced over the years is the
accuracy of the content. On several occasions, artists themselves have made
contact to correct or make additions to their profile. Respect for copyright is
always a prime consideration, and on the rare instance that an offence occurs,
action is swiftly taken to correct the situation and apologies are issued. For
those who are planning or currently have a website, we would highly recommend a
similar policy. Simply copying and pasting material from other sources is a
recipe for trouble.Classicbands.com is constantly growing. Readers continue to suggest new
material and make recommendations. All of their proposals are considered. New
additions include a web poll where viewers can register their opinions, a Rock
and Roll quote of the week and a section called “Who Sang That Hit“, where
readers can look up who recorded a song and where it peaked on the U.S. Top 40.The subject of Rock and Roll covers a wide variety of musical tastes and
interests and while you can’t please everyone, we will continue to explore as
many genres as possible, from Rock-a-billy, British Invasion, Disco, Bubble Gum
and Hard Rock. As Billy Joel wrote: “It’s All Rock and Roll To Me.”
The site really is amazing. It’s a got very clean layout, extremely organized categories and most of all- tons of amazing classic rock information! Visit classicbands.com, I think you’ll like it as much as I do!
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