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Steve Cropper, of Booker T. & the MG’s, Releases 1st ‘Proper’ Solo Album in Years
“I haven’t heard myself this way since the ’60s,” says the guitar great, who was also a founding member of the Blues Brothers band.
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Bonnie Raitt Shines at Jazz Fest 2018
Just 2 days before her stunning announcement that she had to bow out of her dates with James Taylor due to surgery, the musician shone onstage
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The Who ‘Sell Out’ Super Deluxe Edition: Listen
The expanded edition of their 1967 album features previously unheard Pete Townshend demos, studio sessions, outtakes, unheard jingles and much more
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Mark Lindsay to Forgo Happy Together Tour 2021
The popular singer for Paul Revere and the Raiders cited the numerous ankle injuries that he has sustained throughout his life
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Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Opened Final Tour With Rarity
The band’s 40th Anniversary Tour in 2017 opened in Oklahoma City with a 21-song set, and a solid opening set from Joe Walsh
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Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. Record Lennon-McCartney Album
It’s the first studio album in three decades from the 7x Grammy winners and founding members and lead singers of the original 5th Dimension
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Joey Ramone Biopic Announced, Starring SNL’s Pete Davidson
Announced on the 20th anniversary of the punk icon’s death, the film is based on the memoir of the singer’s younger brother.
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Alligator Records Celebrates 50 Years of Genuine Houserockin’ Music
The Chicago-based independent blues label which has been making music with Hound Dog Taylor, Albert Collins, Johnny Winter, and scores of others since 1971
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Mick Jagger Shares New Song, ‘Eazy Sleazy’: Watch
The track with some much need optimism, was recorded during lockdown and features Dave Grohl. “We took it on the chin, the numbers were so grim”
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Watch John Lennon and Yoko Ono Perform ‘Give Peace a Chance’ From Plastic Ono Band Box
He once described his 1970 solo studio album as “the best thing I’ve ever done.” A deluxe audio box set features 159 new mixes
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