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Todd Snider, Singer-Songwriter Who Helped Popularize Americana Genre, Dead at 59
The well-respected artist died in Nashville two weeks after being assaulted in Salt Lake City.
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Smith’s Soulful 1969 Cover of ‘Baby It’s You’
They took a song that had already been a hit for the Shirelles and the Beatles, and made it their own. Whatever happened to Gayle McCormick & Smith?
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Radio Hits of 1970: Take a Second Look
Several pop culture touchstones debuted this year, and some of the year’s biggest singles included hits by a slew of one-hit-wonders plus some all-time classics.
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Rolling Stones Release 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.
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Nicolette Larson Gets Box Set, ‘Look In My Direction: The Warner Bros. Recordings’
The 4-CD collection is the first, definitive anthology of her recordings for the label in the late ’70s and early ’80s.
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David Coverdale, of Whitesnake and Deep Purple Fame, Announces Retirement: ‘Fare Thee Well’
The dynamic frontman recently turned 74. “It’s time for me to call it a day.”
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Robbie Robertson-Martin Scorsese Collaborations are Subject of Book, ‘Insomnia’
The Band guitarist and songwriter produced music for the filmmaker’s movies for four decades. The 2025 book is told in Robertson’s voice.
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1975: The Year in Music
The year gave us such classics as ‘Blood on the Tracks,’ ‘Born to Run,’ ‘Wish You Were Here’ and ‘Physical Graffiti.’
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Radio Hits in November 1967: Take a Look
It was a melting pot in the Top 10 on WABC this week, with plenty of all-time favorites topped by a band with a psychedelic name and an unusual path to #1.
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Burton Cummings, Randy Bachman Announce 2026 Tour as the Guess Who
The pair will be touring as the band name for the first time in 23 years after finally reaching an agreement to reacquire the rights to the name.
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