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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
Radio Hits of April 1970: As Easy as ‘ABC’
Days before four students were shot and killed at Kent State Univ., U.S. audiences were blissfully listening to these songs.
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Radio Hits of April 1969: How Sweet It Is
The hippie counterculture musical Hair was a Broadway smash and had 2 huge singles this week. There were also hits from The Zombies, Glen Campbell and Blood, Sweat & Tears.
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John Cafferty & Beaver Brown Band Issue Studio Album, 1st in Nearly 4 Decades
In 1982, the Rhode Island rocker was commissioned to write and perform the soundtrack for a film that turned out to be Eddie and the Cruisers.
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Watch Alice Cooper as King Herod in Star-Studded ‘Jesus Christ Superstar Live’
NBC’s original 2018 broadcast earned five Emmy Awards. The classic rock legend was joined by John Legend and Sara Bareilles.
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Jackson Browne Adds Dates to 2025 Tour
The singer-songwriter has earned six Top 20 singles in his career including “Doctor My Eyes” and “Running on Empty.”
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Alice Cooper, Judas Priest Set 2025 Co-Headlining Tour
The shock rock legend and the heavy metal trailblazers have announced a 22-city run for fall.
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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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