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Joe Walsh 2023 VetsAid With Jeff Lynne’s ELO, Stephen Stills to Livestream
Another star-studded lineup for the 7th annual edition of the benefit concert, and the first to be held outdoors
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Carly Simon’s Breakthrough to Superstardom: ‘You’re So Vain’
Watch the singer-songwriter perform a previously unheard verse of her huge 1972 hit from a ‘Carly Simon No Secrets’ classic albums special
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10 Rock Legends With Just One Top 10 U.S. Single
Our look at the stars whose career features a significant outlier: all of them share a chart oddity… just one Top 10 U.S. pop hit
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Paul McCartney Publishes ‘The Lyrics’ Book Expanded Paperback Edition
The career-spanning book, a #1 New York Times bestseller, has been updated to now total 161 songs across its 624 pages.
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Stacks and Stacks of Vinyl: Tower Records in the ’70s
Go back in time (before “big box stores” and the Internet) and watch film footage of when Tower Records’ Sunset Blvd store was an adventure in vinyl album shopping.
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Hootie & The Blowfish Announce 2024 Tour
The foursome sets out on the “Summer Camp with Trucks” tour with special guests Collective Soul and Edwin McCain
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Bernie Taupin Takes Jab at Jann Wenner in His Rock Hall 2023 Induction Speech
Between 1970-76, John and Taupin made an astonishing 14 albums including Tumbleweed Connection, Madman Across the Water, Honky Chateau, and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
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‘Expressway to Your Heart’: It’s Much Too Crowded
The group was founded by 3 white guys from NYC who grew up listening to the R&B vocal groups of the ’50s. The song launched the careers of Gamble and Huff
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Jimmy Page Gives Surprise Performance at Rock Hall 2023 Induction
“Link Wray and ‘Rumble’ stand alone at the pinnacle in the world of instrumentals and I was thrilled to stand on stage in New York to induct one of my heroes”
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Radio Hits in November 1976: More Cowbell!
A novelty hit topped this week’s chart but there were huge rock hits from Frampton, Boston, Kiss, Rod Stewart and Steve Miller. More cowbell, anyone?
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