‘Running on Empty’: Jackson Browne’s Romance of the Road

The 1977 LP was Browne’s most surprising, least typical album, a game-changer that updated his identity from folk-rock troubadour to rock headliner

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John Prine’s 2018 Intimate Concert of Stories and Songs

The 45-minute performance, featured such Prine favorites as “Sam Stone” and “Christmas in Prison,” as well as a newer one, “When I Get to Heaven”

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Denny Laine: The Bittersweet Benefit Concert—Review

The Troubadour concert featured many stars and members of his band to raise funds for his medical expenses. He died one week later

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The DC5’s Mike Smith: Most Underrated Singer in Classic Rock?

The songwriter and keyboardist for the British Invasion group the Dave Clark Five also boasted a versatile singing voice and led the band to many hits

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Wings Guitarist Denny Laine Dies; Paul McCartney Pays Tribute To ‘A Great Talent’

The Rock Hall member had been in-and-out of hospitals, most recently for a collapsed lung

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‘Let It Bleed’: The Rolling Stones’ Turbulent Masterpiece

The album captures the band at its creative apogee through a dark masterpiece that mirrors the violent ’60s milieu in which it was created.

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‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ Clips Hit Another Milestone

Through 2023, the “really big show” has amassed more than 2 billion views across all streaming channels

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Band on the Run: The LP That ‘Saved’ McCartney

The recording sessions were plagued with problems, but Paul McCartney and Wings made the best of it. The result: one of his most beloved LPs.

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The Inspiration For Deep Purple’s ‘Smoke on the Water’

Every rock fan knows the classic riff but what exactly is Deep Purple’s best known song about? We take you behind the scenes in 1971.

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The Blended Shane MacGowan: On the Death and Life of a Genius

The music of MacGowan and the Pogues is some of the most urgent you’ll ever experience. That immediacy is stunning.

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