Dire Straits’ ‘Swinging’ Breakthrough Debut LP
“Sultans of Swing” was immediately distinctive in both sound and story. The album proved the band to be one of the most refreshingly creative of its day.
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Huey Lewis’ Last Known Performance After Hearing Loss: 2018
He canceled his tour earlier that year, telling The Today Show, “I can’t hear music.” Six months later, he sang a favorite for the first time in 8 months
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Roger Waters Releases Brooding ‘The Dark Side of the Moon Redux’
“I’m immensely proud of what we have created, a work that can sit proudly alongside the original, hand-in-hand across a half-century of time.”
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Todd Rundgren’s ‘Hello, It’s Me’: Wild Success Story
The musician has a long list of credits as a producer (Bat Out of Hell) and engineer. Here’s the inside story of how one song took off to become his biggest solo hit
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Van Halen Releases ‘The Collection II’ Box Set
The set includes newly remastered versions of four multi-platinum studio albums, along with a selection of rarities recorded between 1989 and 2004
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When Phil Collins Opened His 1st U.S. Tour in 12 Years
He sat throughout most of these performances, due to hip and back surgeries, but still treated his fans to songs from his extensive catalog
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Queen + Adam Lambert Begin North American Rhapsody Tour
“Our last tour featured our most ambitious production ever. So we decided to rip it apart and get even more ambitious,” says Brian May
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Steve Miller Interview: His Recordings Vault, Why ‘Abracadabra’ Grabs Ya, and More
“We used to set up our equipment and jam for an hour or two, and a lot of that would get recorded and then you wouldn’t even think about it.”–Steve Miller
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Focus Performs Magic on ‘Hocus Pocus,’ From TV’s ‘The Midnight Special’
The ground-breaking Dutch progressive rock band formed in 1970 and earned a surprising international hit in 1972-1973
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The 11 #1 Albums of 1969: CCR Were Rising
In a final year of the decade, three releases accounted for 33 of the year’s weekly chart toppers. The one with the most weeks at #1 may surprise you
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