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Ken Hensley, Uriah Heep Founding Member, Dies at 75
The keyboardist and singer wrote much of the hard rock band’s material including “Easy Livin’,” “Lady in Black,” “Stealin’,” and “Look at Yourself”
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Harry Chapin Documentary Released: Watch Trailer
When In Doubt, Do Something follows one of music’s great humanitarians from childhood throughout his tragically short life
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Baron Wolman, Who Photographed Rock Legends, Dies at 83
He was Rolling Stone’s first chief photographer. “There was an excitement to concerts. You try to see something in the face, the body language, the lighting.”
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Stevie Wonder Performs Hits, New Songs at Detroit Campaign Rally
The legend served as a warmup to the event’s headliners, former President Barack Obama and presidential candidate Joe Biden.
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Grateful Dead’s ‘American Beauty’ Goes Deluxe For 50th Anniv.
In addition to the original album, the reissue includes a previously unreleased show from 1971, during which the band debuted five new tunes.
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Elvis Costello Releases ‘Hey Clockface’ Album: It’s Time
The LP was recorded in Helsinki, Paris and New York. “I sang live on the studio floor. I’d had a dream of recording like this, one day”
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Neil Young ‘After the Gold Rush’ Gets 50th Anniversary Edition
His 3rd studio LP, with such classics as “Southern Man,” “Don’t Let it Bring You Down,” and “Only Love Can Break Your Heart,” is being modestly expanded
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Stevie Nicks Releases ’24 Karat Gold’ Concert: Watch
The film features a setlist of fan favorites from Nicks’ solo career and as a member of Fleetwood Mac. It’s also available on CD and vinyl
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Joni Mitchell’s Archives Series’ Early Years: Listen to ‘Both Sides Now’
The legend is opening her vault for the first time to create a series of boxed sets, featuring deep dives into unreleased content from different eras of her storied career
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Rolling Stones Exhibitionism Returning as ‘Unzipped’
Following successful runs in London, New York, Chicago, Las Vegas, and elsewhere, the sensational traveling museum exhibit has been rebranded
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