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Will Jennings, Lyricist For ‘Tears in Heaven,’ ‘My Heart Will Go On,’ Dies

The award-winner also co-wrote “Up Where We Belong” for An Officer and A Gentleman, and collaborated with Steve Winwood on many songs including the #1 single, “Higher Love”

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Sergio Mendes, Pioneering Brazilian Music Star, Dies

The death of the producer, composer, keyboardist, vocalist and songwriter was announced by his longtime friend Herb Alpert

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Faces At The BBC — Complete Concert & Session Recordings 1970-1973 Box Set Arrives

The 9-disc set, much of it previously unreleased, has been remastered with the full participation of band members Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, and Kenney Jones

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Burton Cummings, Randy Bachman Announce Resolution of Guess Who Trademark Dispute

The group’s two most prominent members have settled their long-running dispute with fellow band members Garry Peterson and Jim Kale

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Brian May Reveals He Had a Stroke a Week Ago

The legendary guitarist and songwriter suffered “a small heart attack” four years earlier in 2020

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New Cheap Trick Biography, ‘American Standard,’ Arrives

The book, with a foreword by Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready, covers the band’s initial rise, with special focus on the ‘At Budokan’ story.

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1969 in Rock Music: A Look Back

Looking back at the year 1969 now, we have to admit that we were all very lucky to have this music in our lives—and we still are!

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Remembering Jimmy Buffett, ‘Margaritaville’ Singer Who Led the Parrot Heads

With his Coral Reefer Band, he established a laid-back style that ultimately led to a business empire

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Charlie Watts’ Final Concert: Rolling Stones’ 2019 Tour

The No Filter tour was marked by off stage headlines as much as for its artistic and financial triumph. Mick Jagger made a quick return after health issues

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Oasis ‘Definitely Maybe’ Gets 30th Anniversary Edition

The expanded collection includes tracks from the discarded original recording session along with outtakes from the definitive album

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