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Tributes For JD Souther Who Co-Wrote Eagles’ ‘Heartache Tonight,’ ‘Best of My Love’
The singer-songwriter’s death at age 78 came one week before he was set to begin a tour with fellow singer-songwriter Karla Bonoff
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REO Speedwagon To Cease Touring Citing ‘Irreconcilable Differences’
The band said issues arose between Kevin Cronin and Bruce Hall as their 2024 summer tour came to a close
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Tito Jackson, Founding Member and Guitarist For The Jackson 5, Dies
Along with his brothers Michael, Jackie, Jermaine, Randy and Marlon, Tito helped lead the popular musical group to worldwide stardom
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Best Weekly Singles Charts of All-Time: September 1973 Edition
Five all-time classic rock hits were in the Top 10 this week in 1973 on Boston’s Top 40 station WRKO. Could it get any better than this?
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‘Blazing Saddles’ Returns For 50th Anniversary
Mel Brooks’ 1974 classic spoof of the Western genre stars Harvey Korman, Gene Wilder, Cleavon Little, Madeline Kahn, and the director himself
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The 44 (Count ’em!) Number One Singles of 1974
Only one song stayed at the top for three weeks or more. Top 40 radio programmers in the U.S. were still playing rock music alongside pop, R&B and disco
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John Lennon, Yoko Ono ‘Daytime Revolution’ Film: An Unforgettable Week in 1972
For one extraordinary week, the pair co-hosted The Mike Douglas Show, at the time the most popular show on daytime television
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The Biggest Radio Hits of 1979
In a year when the Sony Walkman and the Happy Meal were introduced, plenty of classic rock acts enjoyed some of their biggest hits. What was #1?
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David Gilmour Announces Rehearsal Concerts Ahead of 2024 Tour
It’ll be a busy year with his first tour in eight years supporting the release of Luck and Strange, his first album since 2015
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Frankie Beverly, Leader of Funk Band Maze, Dies
He was the writer, producer and lead singer of the group that scored dozens of R&B hits in the ’70s and ’80s
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