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Actor/singer Jim Nabors introduced the character on “The Andy Griffith Show” and then enjoyed further success in a spinoff–and on the album charts

The show was announced earlier that day and sold-out immediately. The 2023 edition of his “Got Back” tour also took him to Australia and Mexico

The Bronx-born guitarist, songwriter and band leader helped lead the transition from glam rock to punk

With friends Jeff Lynne and Eric Clapton aboard, and songs like “When We Was Fab” and “Got My Mind Set on You,” the album was a huge hit.

The lyrics are stocked with names and places, some of which may have been (and still are) unfamiliar to fans of the group. We break it down

The 2024 book’s title certainly got our attention

A “feverish poetic intensity persists” throughout the cycle of songs that comprise his 1968 work, even as those songs shift in pace and tone

The Velvets’ original recordings are definitive, but this CD manages to be the next best thing: a new live album from the original band.

Some of the biggest names in classic rock dominated the radio and sales charts throughout the decade. This year was no exception

The entrepreneur who gave us Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross and so many others looks back.