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Three Dog Night Drummer, Floyd Sneed, Dies at 80

He performed on the group’s remarkable run of eleven Top 10 singles in the late ’60s and ’70s, including three #1s

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Thin Lizzy ‘Live & Dangerous’ Gets Massive Upgrade

The band’s acclaimed concert album, originally released as a 2-LP set in 1978, is getting a definitive super deluxe edition on 8 discs

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Listen to Elvis Presley Sing Classic Live Covers From ‘Elvis on Tour’ Box Set

The set celebrates the 50th anniversary of the King’s monumental 1972 concert trek, with a wealth of previously unreleased live and studio material

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Remember When a Catholic Nun Had a Rocking ’70s Pop Hit With ‘The Lord’s Prayer’?

The Australian Catholic nun’s surprise hit was just the second Top 10 single in the history of the Hot 100 performed by an active nun

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Bangles Perform Favorites at 2018 Concert

A Southern California radio station presented Totally ’80s Live and the co-headliners played all five of their Top 5 singles

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Atlanta Rhythm Section Founding Member Dies

Keyboardist Dean Daughtry was one of the members of the Classics IV who switched over to the Southern rock band

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Looking Back at Lindsey Buckingham’s Final Performance With Fleetwood Mac

The band, during 2018’s Grammy week, performed a preview of their “massive trek around the planet.” But he was ousted before the tour began

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Roberta Flack, Now With ALS, is Subject of ‘American Masters’ PBS Special

The beloved singer and former piano teacher was the first artist to win the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in consecutive years

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The Heartbreakers Talk About the Tom Petty Fillmore 1997 Concerts

A new short film features never-before-seen footage from the Petty estate vaults of the residency, accompanied by new interviews with the band

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Marshall Tucker Band Namesake Dies at 99 as 50th Anniversary Tour Continues

MTB paid their respects. “Though he was never a member of our band, we wouldn’t be here today without his historic name”

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