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The Rolling Stones’ 2022 Return to Hyde Park

It was their 2nd show there in a week. They had first played the venue in 1969 for a free concert that featured their new 20-year-old guitarist Mick Taylor

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Top 40 Hits in July 1966: Summer in the City

Many songs in this week’s Top 10 would become all-time classics. It wasn’t unusual for pop and rock bands to share the airwaves with popular vocalists

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Deep Purple Releases 3rd Single Ahead of ‘=1’ Album and Summer Tour With YES

Two of the U.K.’s most influential bands in their respective genres are touring together in 2024

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Happy Together 2024 Tour Opens With Parade of ’60s Hits

The 14th edition of the tour, named after the Turtles song, features recording artists who have earned many Top 10 hits

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Johnny Cash Newly Discovered 1993 Album, ‘Songwriter,’ Arrives

His son, John Carter Cash, stripped the recordings back to just Johnny’s powerful, pristine vocals and acoustic guitar, and invited some acclaimed musicians to the mix

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Yes ‘Fragile’ Gets Super Deluxe Edition

The band’s fourth album has been newly remastered with rare and unreleased recordings

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Kinky Friedman, Musician and Raconteur Known For Satire, Dies

The satirist, whose onetime band was called Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys, toured with Bob Dylan on the Rolling Thunder Revue

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Neil Young Cancels Remaining 2024 Tour Dates With Crazy Horse

They had played 15 dates but were impacted by illness to “a couple of us”

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Grateful Dead ‘From the Mars Hotel’ Gets 50th Anniv. Deluxe Edition

The 3-disc set features remastered audio and a previously unreleased live concert

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Radio Hits of 1971: A Great Year For Singles

It was an amazing year for music as rock, pop and R&B shared the airwaves. Solo hits from all four Beatles, joined 2 songs called “Superstar” near the top. What was #1?

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