When Hugh Hefner Championed Rock Music

For more than a year, 1969-70, Hef invited the top rock and soul acts of the day to perform on national TV. Here are more than a dozen of those clips.

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All-Star Lineup Set For Gary Brooker Tribute Concert

The 2023 concert will feature Eric Clapton, Roger Taylor, Mike Rutherford, and more, and benefit his preferred charities

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When the Rolling Stones Opened Their 2021 Tour, Minus Charlie Watts

The 13-date tour was originally scheduled to take place in 2020. The storyline, however, was the absence of the man who kept the beat for nearly 6 decades

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Journey Sets 50th Anniversary Freedom Tour With Toto

The two classic rock bands have announced the first 30 dates of their 2024 North American tour

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Terry Kirkman, Co-Founder of the Association, and Composer of ‘Cherish,’ Dies

His biggest hit was nominated for three Grammys and he co-wrote and sang many of the group’s other classics.

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Eagles’ ‘The Long Run’: The Making of a Classic

“’The Long Run’ was a pretty painful birth because we were like, ‘How the f*** are we going to top “Hotel California”‘?”–Joe Walsh

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The Important Half: John Lennon, ‘Julia’ and Singing to Reach

“The song, inspired by John’s late mother, “is brave, because in the delivery we hear a singer willing to be transported.”

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Santana ‘Abraxas’: Post-Woodstock Latin Magic

When it came to recording their second album, the band wanted to expend more effort, and make a better-sounding record, than their somewhat rushed debut.

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Blondie: ‘Parallel Lines’—An International Smash

The LP, which included the smash “Heart of Glass,” would transform the group from boutique act into a worldwide sensation. Our Album Rewind…

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Ray Charles’ ‘What’d I Say’: An Accidental Classic

A consummate, road-tested professional, Charles sat down at his Wurlitzer electric piano and improvised a blues-based boogie-woogie riff.

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