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Dolly Parton Shares Next Track From Her ‘Rockstar’ Album
The Rock Hall inductee is joined on the album by many of rock’s biggest names including Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Stevie Nicks, and Peter Frampton
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Radio Hits in September 1968: Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah-Nah-Nah-Nah
Los Angeles’ Top 40 powerhouse KHJ had some all-time greats in its Top 10 this week including The Beatles’ longest-running #1
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Top Radio Hits 1969: Pour a Little Sugar on It, Honey
As the decade came to a close, rock acts joined R&B artists for an amazing array of future classic rock greats, and a Broadway musical yielded 4 smash hits
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Beck, Bogert & Appice Previously Unreleased Live Box Set Arrives
“We surprised a lot of people who were expecting laid-back music…Mainly we appeal to people who like loud, raunchy, good-time music.”–Appice
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Radio Hits in September 1964: The Sun Was Rising
The countdown survey during this week on Chicago’s WLS featured some of classic rock’s most enduring songs from several British Invasion acts
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Jann Wenner Ousted From Rock Hall Board in Fallout From Interview
The once powerful Rolling Stone publisher made insensitive remarks in an interview with the New York Times to promote his new book, The Masters
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Steve Miller Releases ‘The Joker’ 50th Anniversary Set
J50: The Evolution of The Joker showcases his process as he expands and reimagines his craft, ultimately finding an original new sound that brought him to a wider audience
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Willie Nelson’s Busy Year at 90 Includes New Bluegrass Album
The studio LP features the legend performing 12 of his favorite self-penned classics with a bluegrass ensemble
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New Book Tells History of KMPX/KSAN, San Francisco’s Pioneering Underground FM Stations
The Jive 95: An Oral History of America’s Greatest Underground Rock Radio Station tells the story of its influential programming
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The 44 (Count ’em!) #1 Singles of 1974
Only one song stayed at the top for three weeks or more. Top 40 radio programmers in the U.S. were still playing rock music alongside pop, R&B and disco
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