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Remember David Gates, Who Led the ’70s Group Bread?
He was the songwriter, guitarist, producer and primary vocalist for the popular band that broke through with the #1 single, “Make It With You.”
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It’s Sir Roger Now: The Who’s Daltrey is Knighted
“It’s strange, it’s an experience that I’ve never had before, I’m very humbled by it.”
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Triumph Announces First Tour in 30 Years, ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Machine Reloaded,’ For 50th Anniversary
The “Rock & Roll Machine Reloaded” marks the return of the power trio – Rik Emmett, Mike Levine, and Gil Moore.
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ZZ Top Expands 2026 ‘The Big One’ Tour
Billy F Gibbons has his own tour at the start of the year. The “Little Ol’ Band From Texas” then has U.S. shows, many with Dwight Yoakam, followed by a summer run in Europe.
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Toto, Christopher Cross, Romantics Set 2026 Tour
The veteran hitmakers have a summer run of 32 performances at amphitheaters.
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Radio Hits in December 1969: Leaving a Decade Behind
As the ’60s ended, some memorable songs dominated the chart including favorites from Three Dog Night, Blood, Sweat & Tears and the Fifth Dimension.
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Yusuf/Cat Stevens U.S. Book Tour is Cancelled: ‘It’s Befuddling to Us All’
The tour, “An Evening of Tales, Tunes and Other Mysteries,” was to be “an intimate night where stories, songs, and truths intertwine.”
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When 11 Fans Lost Their Lives at a Who Concert
In a documentary, Townshend and Daltrey give their first long-form TV interviews of the events of Dec. 3, 1979. They finally returned in 2022.
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Radio Hits in December 1977: Getting Sentimental
A Queen song synonymous with sports championships topped the U.S. singles chart this week, which also included hits by Santana, Randy Newman and Fleetwood Mac.
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Watch Academy Award-Winning ‘War is Over’ Short Film, Inspired by John & Yoko Song
The film is set in an alternate WWI reality where, as a senseless war rages on, two soldiers on opposite sides of the conflict play a game of chess.
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