Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson’s ‘Pancho & Lefty’: Masters at Work
Austin met Bakersfield on this meeting of consummate country stars in the early ’80s, produced with Chips Moman, designed to look backward and forward at the same time.
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Neil Young’s ‘Comes a Time’: Direct From The Heart
He became mostly restrained and melancholy for this 1978 release, drawing on folk and country idioms. It includes recordings made over several years.
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Kansas’ ‘Leftoverture’: A Prog/Arena Rock Magnum Opus
Their fourth album made Kansas one of the top U.S. mainstream rock bands and helped pave the way for the style now known as “arena rock.”
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Tom Petty, in 1996 Interview, Runs Down a Dream: ‘I Want To Play the Fillmore’
“I never sought to be a personality or a celebrity. I just want to be a musician.”—TP clarifies his life goals in a long-ago chat
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Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash and Aftermath
Only four years after their debut album, the Florida band suffered a devastating loss when their chartered plane ran out of fuel, killing six people.
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Rolling Stones Perform Hits, New Album at NYC Club
The Stones gave a live preview of Hackney Diamonds when they played at an invitation-only club concert
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U2 Adds 2024 Concerts to Vegas Residency
“U2: UV Achtung Baby Live at the Sphere” is being described as “the world’s most exciting all-new-state-of-the-art venue”
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The Zombies Mesmerize Young and Old Alike at 2023 Concert
Still led by founders Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent, the British Invasion band performed both their early classics and newer material.
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Sly Stone Publishes Memoir, ‘Thank You’
“For as long as I can remember folks have been asking me to tell my story, [but] I wasn’t ready. I had to be in a new frame of mind to become Sylvester Stewart again”
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Paul McCartney, 81, Opens 2023 ‘Got Back’ Tour
The legend opened the tour in Adelaide, Australia, his first of seven shows Down Under, with a 39-song set that spanned his Beatles, Wings and solo career
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