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Santana Sets Vegas Dates, New Album
He’s finishing a new album that includes a collaboration with Steve Winwood on “Whiter Shade of Pale” and a reunion with Rob Thomas who sang on the smash, “Smooth”
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Mike Campbell Reschedules Dirty Knobs Tour to 2022
The release of his longtime side band’s Wreckless Abandon album (and tour) had been delayed due to health issues and the pandemic
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Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood Says He Battled Cancer During Lockdown
In an April 2021 interview, the guitarist revealed he had been diagnosed for the 2nd time in 3 years, and attributed his fate to a “higher power”
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Wolfgang Van Halen Releases Solo Debut as Mammoth WVH
The 30-year-old plays every instrument and reveals a beautiful singing voice on his solo album as Mammoth WVH
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Peter Frampton Shares Some Favorites on ‘Forgets the Words’ LP
On his new instrumental album, he chose 10 favorite songs for the follow up to his Grammy Award-winning album, and offers insights to many of them
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Steve Cropper, of Booker T. & the MG’s, Releases 1st ‘Proper’ Solo Album in Years
“I haven’t heard myself this way since the ’60s,” says the guitar great, who was also a founding member of the Blues Brothers band.
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The Who ‘Sell Out’ Super Deluxe Edition: Listen
The expanded edition of their 1967 album features previously unheard Pete Townshend demos, studio sessions, outtakes, unheard jingles and much more
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Mark Lindsay to Forgo Happy Together Tour 2021
The popular singer for Paul Revere and the Raiders cited the numerous ankle injuries that he has sustained throughout his life
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Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. Record Lennon-McCartney Album
It’s the first studio album in three decades from the 7x Grammy winners and founding members and lead singers of the original 5th Dimension
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Joey Ramone Biopic Announced, Starring SNL’s Pete Davidson
Announced on the 20th anniversary of the punk icon’s death, the film is based on the memoir of the singer’s younger brother.
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