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10 Hit Jazz Singles of the ’60s
Back in the day, record labels released jazz tunes as singles, and sometimes they became huge hits. We revisit 10 classics of the genre from the 1960s.
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Talking Heads’ David Byrne—The Lost Tapes: A Vintage 1979 Interview
“We said, well, we’re not going to do this or that. We’re not going to do drum solos, wear clothes like such and such, and all that. And that just sort of left us with what we are.”–Byrne
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Captain & Tennille: Married ’70s Hitmakers
The couple scored with such hits as the #1 singles “Love Will Keep Us Together” (1975) and “Do That To Me One More Time” (1979).
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11 Great Fleetwood Mac Songs (From the Early Years)
Before they became global superstars in the mid-’70s, the British rock band had limited U.S. success with their great blues rock songs.
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15 Great Kinks Songs (Beyond the Hits)
To many listeners, their singles discography begins with such songs as “You Really Got Me,” continues with “A Well Respected Man,” and concludes with “Lola.” There’s so much more.
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New Radicals – Remember Them?
Just as the Los Angeles band was making a mighty impact with their 1998 single, “You Get What You Give,” they called it quits. One of the more unique one-hit wonders.
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13 Classic Triple Albums: When Rockers Expanded the Limits
In the classic rock era, some of the greatest artists expanded the limits of what was being released on vinyl. We look back at some of the best 3-LP sets.
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Boxing, the Sweet Science, in 15 Songs
It should come as no surprise that boxing has inspired the songs, some factual, others fictional, about the sport and its practitioners.
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12 Essential Neil Diamond Songs
In just a few years time, he had evolved from a mid-20s songwriter honing his craft at New York’s famed Brill Building to successful recording artist in his own right.
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Tommy James Interview: The Music, Mob & ‘Mony Mony’
“We’re looking up into the New York sky and first thing my eyes fall on is the Mutual of NY insurance company sign. It just flashes MONY MONY.”
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