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11 Surprising 1970s Radio Hits (Part 4)

Our series continues with novelty songs, a German driving song, and one from a movie that scared the daylights out of us. Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting…

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1969’s Ill-Fated Altamont Festival: One of Rock’s Darkest Days

December 6, 1969, marked one of rock’s bleakest days. The free concert known as Altamont was an unmitigated disaster as everything that could possibly go wrong did

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10 Rock Legends With Just One Top 10 U.S. Single

Our look at the stars whose career features a significant outlier: all of them share a chart oddity… just one Top 10 U.S. pop hit

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From the Vaults: An Interview with Dick Clark

He brought rock ‘n’ roll into America’s living rooms, sometimes against the wishes of the parents of the kids who were his target audience.

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The Cowsills: ‘The Rain, the Park…’—Happy, Happy, Happy!

The feel-good song was as emblematic of its time as any of the psychedelic records that were starting to dominate rock in 1967.

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Jesse Colin Young Talks Youngbloods

The singer-songwriter discusses his early folk days and the history of the Youngbloods, from ‘Get Together’ to ‘Elephant Mountain’ and beyond

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Gordon Lightfoot on Writing His Hits: An Interview with the Legend

In commemoration of his passing, we present a recent interview in which Gordon Lightfoot discusses all eras of his career.

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17 Must-Reads For Every Hippie’s Bookshelf

If you were a hippie, or still are, we’re betting you are familiar with most of these classics, including several novels, guides, poetry books and more.