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August 14, 2020: Pete Way, UFO Founding Bassist, Dies
Way, vocalist Phil Mogg, guitarist Mick Bolton, and drummer Andy Parker formed UFO in 1969. His death followed the passing of another member by 2 months
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Bruce Hornsby’s New LP, ‘Non-Secure Connection’: Listen
It includes “Anything Can Happen” co-written with Leon Russell, who appears thanks to a demo that the pair recorded together more than 25 years ago
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Lindsey Buckingham Returns to Performing—Briefly
First came his firing from Fleetwood Mac, then heart surgery, then the pandemic. But finally, the singer-musician is performing again.
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Dire Straits Studio Albums Box Coming
The group’s classic rock hits include such favorites as “Sultans Of Swing,” “Romeo And Juliet,” “Money For Nothing” and “Walk Of Life”
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NRBQ Rarities Collection Due in October
The 15-track album, much of it previously unreleased, is described as “a journey with the ’Q through a different lens. A true, career-spanning release.”
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CREEM Magazine Documentary Now Streaming, DVD Due
CREEM: America’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Magazine celebrates the irreverent publication out of Detroit, 50 years after it debuted in 1969
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Singer-Songwriter and Author Jeff Slate Sets Live Release
The collection recorded during his #StayHome online concert series during the COVID-19 enforced lockdown includes a whopping 43-song tracklist
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Deep Purple Releases ‘Whoosh!’, 21st Studio LP
The band “stretched out in all directions without any limitation, letting their creativity go. They put the Deep back into Purple,” says producer Bob Ezrin.
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Rolling Stones Unveil Video for Prev. Unreleased 1974 Tune ‘Scarlet’
The previously unheard song, “Scarlet,” was recorded in October 1974 and featured Page on guitar alongside Keith Richards
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The Who Launching YouTube Live Video Series
The free ‘Join Together’ series launches this weekend with five live tracks from the Who’s 1982 Shea Stadium (New York) show.
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