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What’s the latest info about about rock music and the most interesting and momentous events in its past? You can find it all here: breaking news, sales and airplay charts from the past, notable occasions, and our appreciations of recently departed artists and other musical figures of note
June 4, 2021: Clarence Williams III of TV’s ‘Mod Squad’ Dies
The actor teamed with his co-stars Michael Cole and Peggy Lipton in the counterculture series. He later portrayed Prince’s father in Purple Rain
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Joe Walsh’s ‘Prayers’: New Recordings Like You’ve Never Heard Him
The three-song EP is a collaboration with preeminent classical Sarod virtuoso and composer Amjad Ali Khan. The rock legend is donating all of his proceeds
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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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