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Radio Hits of May 1973: Clowns to the Left of Me
Check out the videos from some all-time greats including Steely Dan, the Edgar Winter Group and Stealers Wheel’s “Stuck in the Middle With You.”
Read MoreBonnie Tyler of “It’s a Heartache” Fame Suffers Cardiac Arrest Following Surgery
The husky-voiced Welsh singer who also earned a worldwide pop hit with “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” had emergency intestinal surgery.
Read MoreThe Beatles’ Savile Row Headquarters Opening to Public
The famous location will feature seven floors of never-seen-before material from Apple Corps’ extensive archives, rotating exhibitions, fan store, and the recreation of the original studio where Let it Be was recorded.
Read MoreSamantha Fish to Release ‘Paper Doll Live’ Album
The LP captures the electrifying stage presence that has made her one of the most compelling performers in modern blues and roots music.
Read MorePaul McCartney Shares Ringo Duet From Personal Album, ‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane’
The album finds him writing about his childhood in post-war Liverpool, the resilience of his parents, and early adventures shared with George Harrison and John Lennon long before the world had ever heard of Beatlemania.
Read More‘Digging Your Scene: 1982-1987’ UK Compilation Due
The 4-CD set celebrates the “New Jazz” music of that era including tracks by Everything But the Girl, Alison Moyet, Swing Out Sister and The Blow Monkeys, whose 1986 hit inspired the compilation’s name.
Read MoreBest Weekly Singles Charts of All-Time: Radio Hits of May 1967
The airwaves were filled with some great pop vocals this week including two songs that paid tribute to other greats in their genre.
Read MorePair of Stevie Nicks-Themed Books Coming in 2026
The singer and songwriter, born May 26, 1948, became the first woman to have been inducted twice into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Read MoreThe 11 Number One Albums of 1969: CCR Were Rising
In a final year of the decade, three releases accounted for 33 of the year’s weekly chart toppers. The one with the most weeks at #1 may surprise you.
Read MoreThe Rolling Stones Announce ‘Foreign Tongues’ Studio Album
The news followed a customary teaser campaign that began a month earlier in which a “new” band named “The Cockroaches” released a first song.
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