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Keith Richards Rocks NYC Benefit Concert
He reunited with X-Pensive Winos members Steve Jordan, Waddy Wachtel and Ivan Neville for the annual Love Rocks NYC event
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Richie Podolor, Producer of Hits For Three Dog Night, Dies
His biggest early break was when he became recording engineer for Steppenwolf. He went on to produce the #1 hits “Joy to the World” and “Black and White”
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Robin Trower Readies New Album, Looks Forward to Touring Again
The guitarist, who first earned acclaim with Procol Harum in the 1960s, is releasing ‘No More Worlds to Conquer.’ He expects to return to the road
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Paul McCartney Sets 2022 Tour, ‘Got Back’
The “Got Back” tour begins nearly three years since the legend played what proved to be the final date of his “Freshen Up” tour. He turns 80 on June 18
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James Brown Documentary Coming to A&E
‘Say It Loud’ will premiere on A&E in 2023 timed to what would have been the so-called Godfather of Soul’s 90th birthday. Mick Jagger is an Exec Producer
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Scorpions Release 1st Studio Album in 7 Years, ‘Rock Believer’
It’s the group’s 19th studio effort. “We simply wanted to reactivate the original Scorpions DNA — great riffs, strong melodies”
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Bob Dylan Center to Open In Tulsa in May 2022
Located near the Woody Guthrie Center, the immersive experience will contain handwritten lyric manuscripts, previously unreleased recordings, films, photos and more
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‘Mysteries in the Music,’ Non-Fiction Book on Myths, Hoaxes, Due
Author Jim Berkenstadt, aka the Rock and Roll Detective, examines secrets, myths, legends, hoaxes, conspiracies, and wildly inexplicable events
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Faces’ Stewart, Wood and Jones Reuniting: LP, Concerts
Rod, Ronnie and Kenney have shared the stage numerous times since Faces called it quits well over 40 years ago. The drummer says they’ve recorded 14 songs
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Rockers Pay Tribute to Procol Harum’s Gary Brooker
Fellow musicians cited his singing, writing and performing skills. Turns out that Brooker used to help out a prominent producer to babysit his kids
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