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Otis Redding’s ‘Dock of the Bay’ Legacy

The song was recorded 18 days before his death. In March 1968, for the first time, a song released posthumously hit #1. The sad tale of a bittersweet success

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January 8, 2018: Eric Clapton Performs at Charity Gig

Slowhand performed for an intimate crowd of 1,700 in Guildford, U.K. at the annual Paul Jones and Friends concert, organized by the former Manfred Mann vocalist

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Remembering Def Leppard Guitarist Steve Clark

A fatal combination of alcohol along with legal and illegal drugs took the guitarist’s life while he was on a leave of absence from the band

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