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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
Read MoreTop 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
Read MoreDeep 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
Read MoreHappy 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
Read MoreJohnny 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
Read MoreYes ‘Fragile’ Gets Super Deluxe Edition
The band’s fourth album has been newly remastered with rare and unreleased recordings
Read MoreKinky 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
Read MoreNeil Young Cancels Remaining 2024 Tour Dates With Crazy Horse
They had played 15 dates but were impacted by illness to “a couple of us”
Read MoreGrateful Dead ‘From the Mars Hotel’ Gets 50th Anniv. Deluxe Edition
The 3-disc set features remastered audio and a previously unreleased live concert
Read MoreRadio 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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