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Elvis Presley Shines on Covers From New ‘Back in Nashville’ Collection
The new 4-CD box is designed to showcase Elvis and his core band as they sounded live in the studio, during the actual sessions
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‘Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan’ Film Coming to AXS-TV
Tomorrow is a Long Time is a documentary of her Standing in the Doorway album, which coincided with the Bard’s 80th birthday
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Eric Clapton Revisits Several Favorites on ‘Lockdown Sessions’
The live, mostly acoustic, performance comes in a variety of formats and features his longtime bandmates Nathan East, Steve Gadd and Chris Stainton
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Music of Cream Sets 2022 Tour
The group, featuring Ginger Baker’s son, drummer Kofi Baker, and Eric Clapton’s nephew, guitarist and lead vocalist, Will Johns, celebrates Cream’s legacy
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UB40 Founding Member Astro – Terence Wilson – Dies
The British reggae band earned three #1 hits, including “Red Red Wine” that featured a “toast” from Astro. He and the original lead singer began a spinoff group
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Pretenders’ First 2 Albums Get 40th Anniversary Deluxe Editions
The remastered originals will also feature previously unreleased live recordings from the era, as well as demos and rarities
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Blondes Have More Fun: Rod Stewart’s New Album, ‘Tears of Hercules’
It’s the 31st studio album from the two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. A busy year ahead for the classic rock legend
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Ronnie Wilson of Funk Group the Gap Band Dies
Along with his brothers Charlie and Robert, the group amassed fifteen Top 10 R&B hits, spanning a dozen years beginning in the late ’70s
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s New Live 1970-1997 Box
The collection on 10 LPs or 5 CDs from the prog rock greats features “five of their biggest and most important shows.” It follows a recent studio box set
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Genesis Adds More 2022 Dates to Reunion Tour
Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks have announced even more shows for 2022. More to come? The U.S. leg begins November 15
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