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Interview: British Invasion Songwriter Graham Gouldman on His Yardbirds, Hollies Hits
10cc’s co-founder started writing hits for bands like the Yardbirds, the Hollies and Herman’s Hermits at just age 19. He was just warming up.
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Richie Furay Interview: His Country-Rock Roots
He touches on many of his earlier bands. “We were creating a brand-new sound, basically”
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The Vaults: An Interview with Twang Guitar Innovator Duane Eddy
“I got tired of hearing those rock ’n’ roll licks on the high strings. It was always the same thing,” said Eddy, and so he invented a new style.
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A Late ’70s Interview with Bob Seger
“If I’m really committed to a song, I’ll work and work on it until it just can’t be improved.”—Seger on his work ethic
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Talent Legend John Hammond on Signing Bruce Springsteen
The Columbia Records executive discovered Billie Holiday, Aretha, Dylan, Springsteen – “I think he’s going to be a giant” – and more, in his unparalleled career
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Judy Collins Then, Judy Collins Now: Interview
We spoke with the remarkable singer about her long, amazing career.
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Director Michael Lindsay-Hogg Interview: The Beatles and Stones
The director behind the 1970 Beatles film, Let It Be, was there when cinematic innovation first came to the rock video medium.
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Remember Paper Lace and ‘The Night Chicago Died’?
The band enjoyed two huge singles in their native U.K. But their 1974 single was their only U.S. success, rendering them to “one-hit wonder” status.
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Ralph J. Gleason Book Explores the Life & Legacy of a Pioneering Music Critic: Author Interview
As the longtime music critic for the San Francisco Chronicle and a co-founder of Rolling Stone, Gleason had a unique perspective.
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Dave Edmunds Shares Two Chuck Berry Stories
“I don’t know if Chuck recognised I was copping his licks, or whether he was just feeling lazy, but he had me play all the guitar solos – to every song”
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