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CSNY Make Magic on ‘Live at Fillmore East, 1969’
“We had no idea how long this was going to last. Or how big it would get,” Stephen Stills says. “All we knew is we had a hit, and we’d better get cracking”
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ABBA Releases ‘The Singles—The First Fifty Years’ Box Set
Available as a four-vinyl disc set and a double-CD, the 2024 collection “is a journey through some of the best pop music ever recorded.”
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Jack Jones, Crooner of ‘The Love Boat’ Theme Song, Dies
He was a steady presence on the Hot 100 throughout the ’60s with 20 charting hits and a pair of Grammy Awards
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When Paul McCartney Brought Johnny Carson a Birthday Cake
In 1968, Lennon and McCartney famously appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson but its host wasn’t there. Sixteen years later, Paul finally met Johnny.
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Alex Van Halen Publishes ‘Brothers’ Memoir, His ‘Love Letter’ to Eddie
“We shared the experience of coming to this country and figuring out how to fit in. We shared a record player, an 800-square-foot house, a mom and dad, and a work ethic”
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Randy Newman is Subject of New Biography From Noted Music Author Robert Hilburn
A Few Words in Defense of Our Country: The Biography of Randy Newman is told with its subject’s full cooperation
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‘John, Yoko and Me’ Book From Lennon-Ono Insider, Elliot Mintz
A friend of the couple since the early ’70s, he has served as an unofficial spokesman for the Lennon estate
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Foreigner is Finally Inducted Into Rock Hall
The hit-making band was finally nominated and selected in 2024, after more than two decades of eligibility
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Cher Turns Back Time at Rock Hall 2024 Induction
The star was finally inducted as a solo artist. “I never give up,” she said
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Vanilla Fudge Gets Atco Box Set, ‘Where Is My Mind: 1967-1969’
The 9-CD set also includes a live recording at the Fillmore West in 1969, as well as session outtakes and rare singles, all newly remastered from the original master tapes
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