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Rock Hall 2020 Nominees Include Benatar, Doobie Brothers, Judas Priest
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its nominees today (Oct. 15) for the Class of 2020. The 16 choices (in alphabetical order) are: Pat Benatar Depeche Mode Doobie Brothers Whitney Houston Kraftwerk Dave Matthews Band MC5 Motörhead Nine Inch
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Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival to Make Vinyl Debut
The 6-LP set features 40 live performances by Clapton, and fellow greats Beck, Wood, Santana, Walsh, Winwood, and B.B. King, among many others
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Hagar, Felder, Benatar, More Play ’17 Acoustic Benefit
Sammy Hagar and James Hetfield’s 4th annual Acoustic-4-A-Cure was another star-studded event, all for a good cause. Check out some of the video highlights
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Dr. John Album with Big Band to Be Released
The album is described as “a unique take on the music of Dr. John, as he’d never released a big band record quite like this one during his lifetime/career.”
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Paul McCartney Joins Ringo Starr on John Lennon Cover: Listen
For Ringo’s 20th studio album, he’s also joined by Joe Walsh, Edgar Winter, and other friends. The centerpiece is “Grow Old With Me”
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Steve Miller Releases Vault Collection: Listen
The rarities set, Welcome to the Vault, features 52 audio tracks, with 38 previously unreleased recordings, including alternate takes of many favorites
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Rick Wakeman Going For the One Final ARW Tour
As he starts a solo tour, he told SiriusXM: “We have been talking about doing one final farewell tour, to say thank you, and that would be next year and 2021”
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Gene Clark Solo Album, ‘No Other,’ Deluxe: Listen
The 1974 release has been described as “a psychedelic rock, folk, country and soul record that famously cost a small fortune to make.”
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Peter Asher to Publish ‘Beatles A to Zed’ Book
The Peter and Gordon singer shares his memories and insights about the Fab Four, weaving his reflections into a whimsical alphabetical journey.
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King Crimson’s ‘In the Court…’ 50th Anniversary Editions Due
Pete Townshend called the 1969 debut, which featured Robert Fripp and the late Greg Lake among its personnel, “an uncanny masterpiece.”
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