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Radio Hits in November 1968: Fantasy Will Set You Free

An amazing week for some all-time greats on the Top 40 including songs by Steppenwolf, Stevie Wonder and CCR. And we answer the question: Who was Derek?

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Mike Pinera, Guitarist for Blues Image & Iron Butterfly, Dies at 76

He played the second guitar solo toward the end of the 1970 hit, “Ride, Captain, Ride.”

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Restaurateur Alice Brock, Who Inspired Arlo Guthrie Song, Dies

In the recording, spanning more than 18 minutes, the songwriter recounts his exaggerated but largely true story of protesting the Vietnam War draft

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It’s Beatlemania! Beatles ’64 U.S. Albums Return To Vinyl in Mono

Out of print on vinyl since 1995, they have been reissued in a new 8-LP box set and individually

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All Around the World: Oasis Again Add Dates to Reunion Tour

The band’s 2025 world reunion tour has been met with “phenomenal demand”

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The Number One Singles of 1981

Top 40 radio wasn’t rocking too hard, as programmers were favoring lighter sounds that were also succeeding on rival Adult/Contemporary stations

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Andy Paley, Composer and Producer Who Collaborated With Brian Wilson, Dies

“I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would work with Brian and Darlene Love, or that Jerry Lee Lewis would one day record a song I’d written with him in mind.”

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Christine McVie is Subject of New Biography, ‘Songbird’

The book comes from the author of biographies of Freddie Mercury, David Bowie and Marc Bolan

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Rod Stewart Sets ‘One Last Time’ 2025 Tour, With Cheap Trick

The tour has been playing to audiences in Europe and Asia. It’s confirmed for 20 shows across amphitheaters and arenas.

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New Book Celebrates 50 Years of TV’s ‘Happy Days’

The coffee-table art book includes photos of candid moments between cast and crew, scenes from the show, shots that capture the energetic set, and a look at some of the vintage collectibles.

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