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Eric Clapton Pays Emotional Tribute to John Mayall, ‘My Mentor’
“He found me and took me into his home and asked me to join his band, and I stayed with him and I learned all that I really have to draw on today”
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Radio Hits in 1982: Top 40 Was Still Rockin’
Songs by Fleetwood Mac (group and solo) and Rod Stewart were among the biggest Top 40 hits as were certain smashes by the Alan Parsons Project and Survivor
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Tributes For John Mayall, British Blues Legend, Dead at 90
The musician mentored such guitarists as Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Mick Taylor. He had retired from touring in 2021
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Farm Aid 2024 Sets Lineup Led By Willie Nelson, Neil Young
Also performing are fellow board members John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews (with Tim Reynolds), as well as Mavis Staples, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, and more
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New Photo Book, ‘Jukebox,’ Covers Hippie Era to Punk & Beyond
For over 50 years music journalist and former Rolling Stone senior writer Michael Goldberg has also been photographing musicians
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Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir, Last of the Original Four Tops, Dead at 88
The Motown group’s hits included “Reach Out I’ll Be There,” “I Can’t Help Myself” and “Bernadette.”
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Revisiting Woodstock 99 via the ‘Peace, Love, and Rage’ Documentary
The 3-day festival promoted the unity and counterculture idealism of the 1969 original but instead devolved into riots, looting and sexual assaults
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Radio Hits July 1973: On the Road to Shambala
Classic rock acts dominated the Top 40 this week in 1973 with all-time greats by Three Dog Night, George Harrison, the Doobie Brothers and Jim Croce
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Jerry Miller, Moby Grape Guitarist, Dies at 81
Jerry Miller, lead guitarist in the 1960s San Francisco band Moby Grape, has died. The band was championed but fell victim to legal troubles.
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Tributes For ‘The Most Hilarious Man,’ Bob Newhart
The beloved comedic actor was mourned by Billy Crystal, Carol Burnett, Judd Apatow, and others
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