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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
The Top Selling Albums of 1979: End of an Era
Recordings made by some of the biggest classic rock artists of the era were side-by-side with popular disco releases on the year’s U.S. sales charts
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Radio Hits in August 1967: Summer of Love
A memorable season resonated this week on New York’s WABC as a Beatles fave held the top spot followed by hits from The Doors, the Monkees + Stevie Wonder
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Book on Greenwich Village Music Scene Coming From Author David Browne
The rise and heyday of its revolutionary music scene is based on new research and first-hand interviews with many of its legendary performers
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Marlo Thomas Pays Tribute to ‘My Sweetheart,’ Phil Donahue
The pair of TV stars wed in 1980
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The Number One Singles of 1972: Nothing But Blue Skies
Three songs stayed at the top for four weeks or more. And thus, no less than 30 singles reached #1 that year. Listen to some great vocals
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The Beatles ‘Monopoly’ Game Gets 2024 Edition
The acclaimed 2008 edition of the game has been updated
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The Number One Albums of 1974: Room at the Top
No less than 25 different titles were at #1 for at least one week in the U.S. The two artists with the most weeks at the top might surprise you
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Power Pop of the ’70s is Celebrated With Compilation
Looking For the Magic – American Power Pop in the Seventies picks 76 songs across 3-CDs from such acts as Raspberries, the Knack, Andrew Gold and Cheap Trick
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Lindsey Buckingham Box Set Arrives
20th Century Lindsey, features the solo albums Law and Order (1981), Go Insane (1984), and Out of the Cradle (1992), all with audio remastered in 2017 from the original master tapes, along with an 8-song compilation of non-album tracks
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Jack Russell, Who Led Rockers Great White, Dies at 63
What will always stand out as a stain on Russell and the band’s career was their concert on the night of February 20, 2003
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