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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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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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Best Classic Bands: It’s Burton Cummings’ Fault

The idea for Best Classic Bands started with an innocent Facebook post that resulted in a missed concert and a vow to do something about it

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John Lennon’s Supergroup The Dirty Mac: ‘Circus’ Performance

The clip is from the legendary 1968 concert film, The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, now released in newly restored, expanded editions

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The Concert For Bangladesh: Looking Back

George Harrison organized a pair of benefit concerts to aid the country of his friend Ravi Shankar. The all-star lineup provided some memorable moments

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When Eddie Murphy Became a Star With ’48 Hrs.’

The comedian was just 19 when he joined Saturday Night Live as a featured player. He soon became the series’ breakout star and Hollywood beckoned

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50 Years Ago: The Ill-Fated Altamont Festival

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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40 Years On: When 11 Fans Lost Their Lives at a Who Concert

In a 2019 documentary, The Who: The Night That Changed Rock, Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey give their first long-form TV interviews about the events of Dec. 3, 1979