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Brian Wilson ‘SMiLE’ Book from Veteran Beach Boys Author
The book charts the inception and ultimate failure to materialize of the Beach Boys’ planned 1967 ‘SMiLE’ album.
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Complete Johnny Cash Lyrics Book Coming
The comprehensive and definitive 720-page book collects—for the first time—every one of his song lyrics alongside never-before-seen reproductions of handwritten pages from his own notebooks.
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Top Selling Albums of 1968: Here’s To You!
Three acts had multiple albums among the year’s biggest, several of which are a vital part of any classic rock collection.
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Vince Gill Readies 2025 Spring-Summer Tour
It was 50 years ago this summer when the highly acclaimed musician, songwriter, vocalist, and producer left his home in Oklahoma and began touring.
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Queen’s Brian May Joins Rising Star at Coachella For Spectacular Performance of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
Benson Boone was also joined by a choir to give a sensational version of Freddie Mercury’s complex song.
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Happy Together 2025 Tour Shares More Dates
The 15th edition of the tour, named after the Turtles song, features recording artists who have earned many Top 10 hits.
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John Lennon and Yoko Ono ‘One to One’ Concert Documentary Arrives
The film features newly transferred and restored 16mm footage including Lennon’s only full-length concert performances after The Beatles, as well as previously unseen and unheard personal archives.
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Radio Hits in April 1971: Give ’em a Hand
Songs from the Grass Roots, Marvin Gaye, Three Dog Night will bring you back. And when’s the last time you heard “Chick-A-Boom”?
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Noted Presley Biographer, Peter Guralnick, Returns With ‘The Colonel and The King’ Book
The 2025 title “draws on a wealth of Tom Parker’s never-before-seen correspondence to reveal that this oft-reviled figure was in fact a confidant, friend, and architect of his client’s success.”
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The Top Albums in April 1976
In a month when Apple Computer was formed, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac and Peter Frampton were dominating the U.S. sales charts.
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