Thin Lizzy’s ‘The Boys Are Back in Town’: Them Cats Are Crazy
The anthemic call-and-response chorus, sung repeatedly over a twin-Les Paul guitar riff, has to rank as one of rock’s all-time greatest earworms.
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Radio Hits of January 1965: British Invasion
Songs from the Dave Clark Five, Zombies and more. And demand for the Beatles on Top 40 was so great that radio DJs played both sides of their singles.
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13 Covers of Songs Made Famous by Elvis Presley
The King lives on in the records he made and the songs he made and the classics that others recorded.
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Peter Gabriel Surprises With 2026 Album, o\i
As with its 2023 predecessor, i/o, the classic rock legend will share a new track on each full moon.
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When Mets Fans Serenaded Billy Joel With ‘Piano Man,’ He Sang, Too
The local legend sang the National Anthem before Game 3 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field.
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Musician Deaths of 2025
Many of our favorite recording artists, as well as other celebrities, were taken from us in 2025. We pay our respects.
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Rumble Review: Vintage Rock from Robert Gordon & Link Wray
The rock ‘n’ roll revivalist and the actual early rock ‘n’ roller collaborated on studio albums and concert tours, including this one from 1978.
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Who Are They at 50
As they were about to resume their 2015 tour, John Swenson, the band’s first biographer, assessed their U.K. shows and accomplishments.
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Steve Winwood ‘Arc of a Diver’: Leaving the Past Behind
His most successful solo record, it allowed him to stand apart from the earlier work he had spawned with Traffic, Blind Faith and the Spencer Davis Group.
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Dan Fogelberg Interview: ‘Same Old Lang Syne’
The late singer-songwriter enjoyed big success in the 1970s and ’80s. In this interview he admits his holiday favorite came from messing with Tchaikovsky.
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