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The Stray Cats Announce 2025 Tour

Brian Setzer (guitar, vocals), Lee Rocker (upright bass, vocals) and Slim Jim Phantom (drums, vocals) have announced a fall tour.

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The Number One Albums of 1970: Hello and Goodbye

In the same year that we greeted a new decade, we said farewell to two music legends. No less than 16 albums topped the U.S. sales chart.

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Original Alice Cooper Band Releases Reunion Studio Album

Alice, Neal Smith, Michael Bruce and Dennis Dunaway have reunited with their longtime producer, Bob Ezrin, with a posthumous appearance by guitarist Glen Buxton.

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Bob Dylan 1963-1970 Covers Album Arrives

The 63 recordings on 3 CDs include unique performances by a wide-ranging group of artists including Nilsson, Cher, Johnny Winter, Melanie, the Byrds, the Association and more.

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Elton John Releases 1977 ‘Live From the Rainbow Theatre with Ray Cooper’

The six-show residency were the first of 233 Elton-and-Ray only shows that would follow, and featured the live debut of deep cuts “Roy Rogers,” “Idol” and “I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford).”

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Michael Ochs, Music Photo Archivist, Dies at 82

His collection was said to number some three million images before he sold it to Getty Images in 2007.

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Radio Hits in 1982: Top 40 Was Still Rockin’

Songs by Fleetwood Mac (group and solo) and Rod Stewart were among the biggest Top 40 hits as were certain smashes by the Alan Parsons Project and Survivor.

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Joni Mitchell Shines in 2022 Newport Folk Festival Appearance

It was quite an evening as the then-78 year-old singer-songwriting legend was a special guest of Brandi Carlile, whose set closed the annual event.

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Bob Dylan Center Sets First Traveling Exhibit, at NYU

“How Many Roads: Bob Dylan and his Changing Times, 1961–1964” traces key moments from his early career and follows his rapid rise from an unknown performer to one of the most influential songwriters of his generation.

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Golden Earring Co-Founder George Kooymans Dies Following ALS Diagnosis

The Dutch rock group disbanded when he was first diagnosed with ALS but are returning for “One Last Night.”

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