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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

Geoff Stephens, Prolific British Songwriter, Dead at 86

His many hit compositions included “Winchester Cathedral,” “There’s a Kind of Hush,” “The Crying Game” and “Daughter of Darkness.”

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Tony Rice, Influential Bluegrass Guitarist, Dead at 69

Said country/bluegrass great Ricky Skaggs in a tweet, “”Tony Rice was the single most influential acoustic guitar player in the last 50 years.”

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Rockers Pay Tribute to the Mountain Man, Leslie West

Peter Frampton recalled when his first U.S. tour when Humble Pie opened for Mountain. “Leslie’s playing and sound had me glued watching everything he did”

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Beatles Release Sneak Peek From Revealing ‘Get Back’ Documentary

Director Peter Jackson has shared a roughly five-minute clip as a “preview of what we’ve been working on.” The montage shows the group playfully rehearsing

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K.T. Oslin, ’80’s Ladies’ Country Star, Dies at 78

She was far from an overnight sensation. She was 45 years old when her debut for RCA Records reached #1 on the country chart and sold over a million copies

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Rock Hall Announces Museum Expansion

“It’s time to expand our physical space,” said the Museum’s CEO. The $100 million addition will create both internal and external gathering spaces

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Ringo Starr’s Great New Song, Featuring Paul McCartney: Watch

“Here’s to the Nights,” from songwriter Diane Warren, also features Joe Walsh, Eric Burton, Sheryl Crow and Lenny Kravitz. It’s from his upcoming ep, Zoom In

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Eric Clapton, Van Morrison Anti-Lockdown Song Released

The classic rock legends have collaborated on “Stand and Deliver” to protest the British government’s decision and to help Save Live Music

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New Book on Myth of ‘Hollywood Eden’ From Rock Author Joel Selvin

The journalist / rock author tells of a group of young musicians who came together at the dawn of the ’60s to create the lasting myth of the California dream

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Led Zeppelin’s Stern Pinball Machines: All the Bells and Whistles

In this pinball concert experience, players are transported back to the band’s early days and tour the world with 10 of their iconic songs

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