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Cheap Trick’s Rise: The Inside Story
The Epic Records executive, who signed the band and produced 3 of their albums, talks about their early days and quest for a pop hit. It eventually arrived courtesy of Japan
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10 Grammy Best New Artist Winners & Losers
Some of the winners will make you shake your head. Some Grammy trivia: Who won in 1970: CSN, Chicago or Led Zep? And you won’t believe who beat out Boston
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Doobie Brothers’ ‘Long Train Runnin’: Won’t You Boogie Down?
Some fans who have heard the tune 100s of times think it’s called “Without Love” since those words are repeated many times. The unusual way it became a song
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Dave Clark on ‘All the Hits’: ‘The Imperfections Made Them Perfect’
“We believed the song should have that same excitement of when we played live,” says Dave Clark, on recording the big DC5 hits like “Glad All Over.”
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Muhammad Ali: Greatest Showman of a Generation
During his peak years, the Champ was as big a rock star as any of ’em. If you are of a certain age, you already knew that
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Blues Image’s ‘Ride Captain Ride’: A Tale of 73 Men
The singer and the keyboardist were having trouble coming up with a lead lyric for the new song they were writing. The answer was sitting right in front of them.
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How Jimmy Page Got His Legendary Guitar Case Back
A teenaged fan goes to see his favorite band perform in 1972 and, incredibly, obtains a discarded case. Nearly 50 years later, he reunites it with its owner
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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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David Bowie: ‘In the ’70s, I Never Felt Like a Rock Star’
An interview with a senior label exec covering a range of topics: “I’m not a great singer,” Ziggy’s clothes + the answer to “Is it hard being David Bowie?”
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Peter Frampton Interview: Still Very Much Alive!
He recorded one of the best-selling albums in history, and he’s proud of it. But what really makes him happy is being acknowledged as a great guitarist.
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