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‘Eagles: Breaking the Band’ Special Coming to Reelz
The program focuses on some of the factors that caused them to self-destruct at a time when they were the top selling American band of the rock era
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Herb Alpert Calls Leon Russell ‘A Special Talent’
Russell was one of the studio musicians that played on many of the Tijuana Brass LPs. Alpert says, “I’m glad he was in my life”
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‘Eric Clapton: Story of His Songs’ Coming to Reelz
The special focuses on three of the legend’s classic tunes and features interviews with the his band members, session musicians, producers and others
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Tina Turner: Documentary Debuts to Great Reviews; New Online Photo Exhibit
The feature-length Tina includes a wealth of never-before-seen footage, and interviews with the star and other key participants in her life story
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Yes’ Jon Anderson’s ‘Olias of Sunhillow’ Gets Expanded
His 1976 solo debut has been newly remastered from the original master tapes. “It was like going to music school for three months solid without breathing”
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Trini Lopez Documentary Coming; ‘If I Had a Hammer’ Singer Died in 2020
One of the most popular and influential Latino rock stars, he placed dozens of recordings on the charts in the ’60s, then expanded into the world of acting.
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Concert For Bangladesh Getting 50th Anniversary Event
The original 1971 concerts were organized by George Harrison and sitar maestro Ravi Shankar. Son Dhani and daughter Anoushka will perform in 2021
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Judy Collins to Release Anthology of Favorites
The White Bird collection includes such favorites as “Both Sides Now,” “Diamonds & Rust” with Joan Baez, “Send in the Clowns,” and “Chelsea Morning”
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Beach Boys 60th Anniversary Reunion Tour? Al Jardine Says Maybe
“We’re going to start with one [concert] and then, logically speaking, once you do one, you can do more—let’s put it that way,” said the co-founder.
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Brian May and Roger Taylor: More David Bowie-Queen Recordings
In an interview, the drummer recalls that the sessions produced “all sorts of old songs. We would do the odd thing like covering old Cream songs”
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