A Resilient Joni Mitchell Stuns at the Hollywood Bowl: Review
The acclaimed singer-songwriter avoided a best-of setlist, instead reaching for many deep cuts.
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The Number One Singles of 1976
Top 40 programmers were featuring less songs from rock acts. There were lots (and lots) of disco hits as audiences were taking to the dance floor
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When Robbie Robertson Reunited With The Band Photographer Elliott Landy
At the U.S. premiere of the documentary, Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band, the musician offered his praise: “He was part of the family”
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Interview: Glenn Frey Collaborator Jack Tempchin
You may not recognize the name but you certainly know his songs. Not one but two Eagles hits helped him live the good life
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Author David Browne on His New Book on the Greenwich Village Music Scene
Everyone thinks it all started with Dylan at Newport in the summer of ’65, but in fact, Village folkies had already started plugging in months before that.
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Producer Jack Douglas on John Lennon, Cheap Trick
After producing classic albums by Aerosmith, Jack Douglas helped a band from Illinois gets its start. Then came December 1980
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Johnny Cash ‘Unchained’ With Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
For one of his final recordings, he teamed with the great rock band. “I was with a bunch of people and we had fun,” he said.
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Remember the Left Banke and Their Hit, ‘Walk Away Renée’?
The group’s biggest hit, 1966’s ‘Walk Away Renee,” was written by a band member who became infatuated with the girlfriend of another.
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Peter Noone on Life With and After Herman’s Hermits
“When we got to America, it went from 2 to 20 to 200 to 2,000 to 20,000 screaming girls in weeks. It was the power of radio”
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Eagles Keep the Faithful Satisfied at Las Vegas’ Sphere: Review
Everyone came for and duly received a solid two-hour set filled with their seemingly endless array of hits.
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