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Gilda Radner Documentary, ‘Love, Gilda’: You’ll Laugh, You’ll Cry
The beloved comedian became a cultural icon the moment audiences first laughed with her on the 1975 debut episode of Saturday Night Live
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Listen to an Early Extended Version of Pete Townshend’s ‘Baba O’Riley’
A 45th anniversary expanded edition of The Who founder’s 1972 debut solo album features a nearly 10-minute instrumental version of the Who’s Next classic
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Paul Simon Returns With New Musical Work, ‘Seven Psalms’
“This is a journey, for me, to complete,” Simon says. “This whole piece is really an argument I’m having with myself about belief, or not.”
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Dire Straits’ ‘Sultans of Swing’: An Unlikely Hit
They were playing a kind of old-school Dylanesque rock that radio stations assumed fans no longer cared for. Then the fans told them otherwise.
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Andy Rourke, The Smiths Bassist, Dies at 59
Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr called former bandmate Rourke “a kind and beautiful soul…and a supremely gifted musician.”
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Graham Nash Releases Studio Album, ‘Now,’ in Busy 2023
A tour coincides with the 60th anniversary of Nash’s first single with the Hollies. He’s also collaborated on a new album with Allan Clarke
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Peter Gabriel Opens 2023 Tour, His First in 7 Years
He opened “i/o the Tour” in Kraków, Poland, with a 23-song set that included much of the new album and many favorites
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George Thorogood ‘Recovering Nicely’ From ‘Serious Medical Condition’
The 73-year-old guitarist, songwriter and singer was in the midst of the Destroyers’ “50 Years of Rock” tour when his team had announced a “serious medical condition”
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10cc, Herman’s Hermits Manager, Harvey Lisberg, Writes Memoir, “I’m Into Something Good”
He guided the careers of many of music’s brightest stars to emerge from Manchester, U.K. during the British Invasion
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Squeeze, Psychedelic Furs Set 2023 U.S. Tour
The two bands will share a great double bill offering such favorites as “Black Coffee in Bed” and “Pretty in Pink”
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