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What’s the latest info about about rock music and the most interesting and momentous events in its past? You can find it all here: breaking news, sales and airplay charts from the past, notable occasions, and our appreciations of recently departed artists and other musical figures of note
Willie Nelson, 86, Continues Busy 2019: Tour, Album
He’s got a typically busy calendar with many dates with Alison Krauss, plus the annual Outlaw Music Festival with A-List guests
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Reggae Greats Cover Fleetwood Mac, Others
The new reggae label is co-founded by Ringo’s son Zak Starkey. Its debut release features covers of blues classics by Muddy Waters and others.
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Freddie Mercury’s Prev. Unreleased ‘Time Waits For No One’: Watch
4 decades after it was recorded comes the performance Dave Clark had longed to revive – stripping back the 96-track version to a version with just one
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Peter Frampton Finale: The Farewell Tour Opens
The classic rock legend is retiring from the road due to a rare and incurable muscular disease that causes the muscles to weaken slowly
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Mitch Ryder Releases New Guest-Filled Album: Listen
The album celebrates the music of Detroit and the songs of Ryder’s generation. It includes a new version of “Devil With A Blue Dress On.”
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Squeeze Reveal Opening Acts For 2019 U.S. Tour
The group will play songs from the extensive list of Tilbrook and Difford favorites as well as rare, lesser-known gems from their back catalogue
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Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine Shares Cancer Diagnosis
Treatment has already begun and has forced the band to cancel most of its shows this year. “I’ve faced obstacles before,” he says
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Jeff Beck Announces Brief Solo Tour
The concerts are in addition to two high profile performances, with Rod Stewart and Eric Clapton, that were previously announced
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John Lodge Readies Album; Tour With Yes Begins
“I want to share with you my deep cuts, songs that I have wanted to revisit, and songs which have become an important part of my life”
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Rory Gallagher’s New ‘Blues’ Collection: Listen
Eric Clapton credited Gallagher with ‘getting me back into the blues,’ and the Rolling Stones tried to get him to replace Mick Taylor.
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