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Top 40 Hits in June 1968 Were Jumpin’
As summer began, future classic rock hits were being played alongside a wild assortment of soul, country and instrumental favorites
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Joni Mitchell is Magical on ‘The Asylum Albums (1976-1980)’ Box
The 2024 collection showcases the acclaimed singer-songwriter at her most daring across Hejira (1976), Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter (1977), Mingus (1979), and the live album Shadows and Light (1980)
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All-Star Tribute Album Showcases Tom Petty’s Songwriting Legacy
The record includes Dolly Parton’s reimagined version of “Southern Accents” and Chris Stapleton’s rocking cover of “I Should Have Known It,” among its performances
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Jethro Tull Releases Expanded 1978 Live Album, ‘Bursting Out’
The 1978 album has been reissued in an expanded 3-CD/3-DVD format, remixed by Steven Wilson
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Donald Sutherland Tributes Led By Son, Kiefer
The acting legend entertained us in scores of him including M*A*S*H, Ordinary People and National Lampoon’s Animal House
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Paul McCartney Adds Dates to 2024 Tour
The legend turned 82 in June. The new edition of the tour now covers South America, Mexico, Europe and the U.K.
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The Number One Albums of 1971: 14 Stories
The year was marked by great releases by the Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart, and others. But the sales chart was dominated by a singer-songwriter
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Tributes to Willie Mays, Baseball’s ‘Say Hey Kid’
He was long considered baseball’s unofficial Greatest Living Player
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Squeeze Adds Dates to 50th Anniversary Tour in 2024
The band led, as always, by Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford is best known for such songs as “Tempted,” “Pulling Mussels (From a Shell)” and “Goodbye Girl”
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‘Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution’ Docuseries Airing on PBS
The surprising and overlooked history of the genre is the subject of a 3-part series, produced by the BBC
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