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Grand Funk Railroad Sets 2021 Tour
The high-energy five-piece group are ready to return to the road on the “Some Kind Of Wonderful” tour. The American band has significant radio success
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Guns N’ Roses Set 2021 Tour With Wolfgang Van Halen
Their tour returns with rescheduled dates and 14 new shows at stadiums and arenas across the U.S. The “Not in This Lifetime” tour had run from 2016 – 2019
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May 29, 2021: Gavin MacLeod, ‘Love Boat’ and ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show’ Star, Dies
The actor deftly transitioned from the one iconic series to the other, moving from the newsroom to the sea. The two shows aired for 16 consecutive seasons
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‘Still Wish You Were Here’: Members of Yes, Genesis, More Play Pink Floyd
Rick Wakeman, Steve Hackett, Rod Argent and Todd Rundgren are among the stars performing on a tribute album to the 1975 classic
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Patrick Sky, Singer-Songwriter Popular in the ’60s, Dead at 77
A mainstay of the Greenwich Village folk music scene of the 1960s, he started out playing traditional songs but then wrote his own.
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Laura Nyro Reissues and Unreleased Recordings Due
Two collections of rarities and a boxed set containing Nyro’s original albums will spotlight the singer-songwriter’s hits and more.
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Willie Nelson Sets 2021 Outlaw Music Festival Dates
Willie and Family headline a lineup that includes Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Gov’t Mule, and Lucinda Williams
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John Hall, ex-Orleans Frontman, Releasing 6th Solo Album
The former leader of the band behind “Still the One” and “Dance With Me” served two terms as a United States Congressman from upstate New York.
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When The Byrds Gathered for a 1973 Reunion Album
The LP featured the classic line-up of Gene Clark, Chris Hillman, David Crosby, Roger McGuinn and Michael Clarke fully reunited for the first time since ’66
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Black Crowes to Resume Reunion Tour in 2021
Their big summer run, celebrating the 30th anniversary of their 1990 debut album, Shake Your Money Maker, was interrupted by the pandemic
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