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Jack Ponti, Producer, Songwriter and Early Jon Bon Jovi Collaborator, Dies
The pair first teamed in the late ’70s in the New Jersey band The Rest.
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The Doors Ready Huge 60th Anniversary Campaign: Albums, Book & More
Their big celebration kicks off with a new anniversary logo, a series of physical releases, an anthology book, and more.
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Lisa Marie Presley Memoir Arrives, in Collaboration With Her Daughter, Riley Keough
The publisher called From Here to the Great Unknown a “raw and riveting story [that] will give us a unique glimpse into one of America’s beloved families and the special bond between mother and daughter.”
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Chicago Issues Brilliant Archival 1971 Kennedy Center Live Album
The show explores all three studio albums the band had released since their 1969 debut
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Neil Young, Stephen Stills Play 2024 Harvest Moon Benefit Concert
The 3x bandmates have regularly shared the stage for charitable endeavors.
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Listen to Steve Miller Band’s Live Reggae Version of ‘The Joker’ From 1977
The concert captures the band at their peak, with such favorites as “Rock’n Me,” “Jet Airliner” and “Fly Like an Eagle”
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Focus Performs Magic on ‘Hocus Pocus,’ From TV’s ‘The Midnight Special’
The ground-breaking Dutch progressive rock band formed in 1970 and earned a surprising international hit in 1972-1973.
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Joni Mitchell Releases Archives Vol 4: Asylum Years (1976-80) Box
The collection includes live tracks from her time in Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue during the 1975-76 tour, along with previously unissued material from original stereo reels, cassette tapes, and much more
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The 11 Number One Albums of 1969: CCR Were Rising
In a final year of the decade, three releases accounted for 33 of the year’s weekly chart toppers. The one with the most weeks at #1 may surprise you
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Pete Townshend Releases ‘Live In Concert 1985-2001’ Box Set
The 14-CD set has been newly mastered by long-time Who engineer Jon Astley
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