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Steve Martin and John Candy’s Holiday Classic
The hysterical and heart-warming 1987 film from director John Hughes pairs an uptight ad exec with a loud but lovable salesman
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Graham Bonnet on Rainbow: Since You Been Gone
The singer fronts his own band now and talks about buying the classic rock group’s albums for his audition because he didn’t know who they were.
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10 Rockers Who Scored Hits as Teenagers
Some went on to historically significant careers, with Grammy Awards, Platinum albums and induction into the Rock Hall
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John Hammond on Signing Aretha, Bob Dylan
The late Columbia Records talent executive also discovered Billie Holiday, Bruce Springsteen and more in his unparalleled career
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The Yardbirds, with Both Beck and Page, in ‘Blow-Up’
It’s a classic scene from a landmark ’60s film, and a rare look at that brief moment when Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page were in the same band
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The Heartbreak Kid: A Cringe-Inducing Classic
While still on his honeymoon, Charles Grodin’s character recognizes he’s made a mistake of epic proportions. The “there’s no deceit in the cauliflower” scene
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11 Great Not-So-Typical Guitar Leads
Guitar World Founding Editor Noe Gold identifies 11 classic rock guitar leads whose greatness isn’t speed & flash but melodicism, ingenuity and originality.
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10 (More) Classic Rock Bar Bet Questions
When Part 1 became one of our most-read stories of 2022, we knew we had to do a sequel. Here’s trivia on Fleetwood Mac, Jethro Tull and Billy Joel
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Dave Clark Is Still Glad All Over—An Interview With the British Invasion Legend
“Ed Sullivan contacted us, but I’d never heard of him so I turned it down. Then, I found out he was huge. I said to the guys, “Quit your jobs.”
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Tom Werman Talks About His ’70s Rock Signings: Ted Nugent, Cheap Trick, REO Speedwagon
Part 1 of our interview with the author of Turn It Up!: My Time Making Hit Records In the Glory Days of Rock Music (Featuring Mötley Crüe, Poison, Twisted Sister, Jeff Beck, Ted Nugent, Cheap Trick, And More) focuses on the first part of his career, at Epic Records.
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