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Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers’ Final Concert
We didn’t know that he soldiered on throughout the big 2017 tour with a fractured hip. Who could have known that their September 25 performance would be their last?
Read MoreLulu to Support Memoir, ‘If Only You Knew,’ With Tour: ‘Intimate Conversation With Stories and Songs’
The beloved singer’s career spans seven decades with such highlights as “Shout,” “To Sir With Love” and her recording of the theme song of the 1974 James Bond film, The Man With the Golden Gun.
Read More‘Power To The People’: John & Yoko Box Set With ‘One To One’ Concerts Coming
The massive collection features 123 tracks, including 90 never-before-heard and previously unreleased tracks. Other editions focus solely on the 1972 full-length performances at Madison Square Garden.
Read MorePaul McCartney Tells Story of ‘Wings: A Band on the Run’ in New Book
The title is drawn from dozens of hours of interviews with the star and numerous key players in the band’s orbit.
Read MoreRadio Hits in September 1964: The Sun Was Rising
The countdown survey during this week on Chicago’s WLS featured some of classic rock’s most enduring songs from several British Invasion acts.
Read MoreRolling Stones Announce Super Deluxe Edition of 1976’s ‘Black and Blue’
The album was their first following the departure of Mick Taylor who was eventually replaced by Ronnie Wood, one of several guitarists who auditioned for the band.
Read MoreWillie Nelson Sings Merle Haggard on New Album, “Workin’ Man”
His 78th studio LP is the latest in his storied history of focusing entire albums on a single songwriter’s or artist’s work.
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