Remember Kiki Dee? English Singer Rocketed to Stardom in the ’70s
The English singer was introduced to U.S. audiences in 1974 with “I’ve Got the Music in Me.” Two years later, she joined Elton John for a #1 smash.
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Herb Greene, Renowned Rock Photographer Who Shot San Francisco Greats, Dies
His famous subjects included the Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan and Jefferson Airplane.
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10 1970s Classic Rock Songs You Won’t Forget
You don’t need to spin some of the biggest rock songs of all time. Just hit that button in your brain and voila! They play!
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Los Lobos’ ‘How Will The Wolf Survive?’: Songs of Passion
“The title song is about people who are living along that fine line between extinction and…staying alive.”
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Radio Hits of March 1972: La, La, La-La-La-La
A prominent songwriter had a #1 hit with a cover. Listeners were confused by a tune they thought was Neil Young. And T. Rex’s only U.S. hit.
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Eric Clapton Announces More 2025 Tour Dates
Slowhand will turn 80 on March 30. He’s got 22 shows on his calendar.
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Eric Clapton, Cat Stevens, Gary Brooker Play Benefit Concert Just Before 2020 Lockdown
It was the 3rd major all-star benefit concert in London in less than a month. Other performers included Tom Jones and Rick Wakeman.
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Dylan Biopic, ‘A Complete Unknown,’ 0 For 8 at Academy Awards
It’s set during Dylan’s days as a folk singer in the NYC music scene of the early ’60s, culminating with his transformational electric set at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.
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Jethro Tull ‘Thick As a Brick’: Don’t Sit This One Out
Equal parts ambitious and meticulous, the band’s 1972 best-seller is a smartly produced collage whose appeals remain undimmed.
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Joey Molland, Last Member of Classic Badfinger Lineup, Dies at 77
Along with the group’s primary songwriters Pete Ham and Tom Evans, and Mike Gibbins, the power pop band scored with such hits as “Come and Get It” and “Day After Day.”
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