Fellow Child Stars’ Tributes to ‘Dennis the Menace’ Star Jay North
“The ‘Child Star Club’ is a small and always tightly connected group. It’s an experience that only a few can truly relate to and understand.”
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Dave Allen, Bassist and Founding Member of Gang of Four, Dies
Years after he left the band, he went on to a significant and successful career change.
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When We Were ‘Hooked on’ Blue Swede
The 1974 single, with the introductory chant of “ooga chaka,” topped the success of B.J. Thomas’ earlier hit, but was based on a very different version
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Danny Kortchmar on Playing With Carole, James, Jackson, & Don
Our interview with “Kootch” about his “new” band and of his phenomenal legacy as a session musician, songwriter and producer.
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A Visit to Stockholm’s ABBA Museum
Sweden’s equivalent of Graceland (slogan: “Walk in, Dance Out”), it’s just like their signature hits: pristine perfection.
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Original Beatles Drummer, Pete Best, Retires
He was hastily hired to join the band for concerts in Hamburg, Germany, in August 1960 until he was replaced by Ringo Starr in August 1962.
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Renowned Record Label Exec to Publish Book on ‘The Art of Rock Promotion’
Paul Rappaport, who enjoyed a storied career in rock radio promotion at Columbia Records during the genre’s glory days of multi-Platinum sales and sold-out arena tours, is also a natural born storyteller.
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Top Selling Albums of 1972: Rock’s Golden Era
Some of the biggest names in classic rock dominated the radio and sales charts throughout the decade. This year was no exception.
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Elton John, Brandi Carlile Release New Studio Album, ‘Who Believes In Angels’
The concept for Who Believes In Angels? was devised by the close friends along with songwriter and producer Andrew Watt. Bernie Taupin also contributed lyrics.
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The Hollies’ Allan Clarke on His Comeback: ‘It’s Still Me’
“Being with the Hollies was one of the greatest things that ever came into my life,” he says in our interview.
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