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Radio Hits in April 1971: Give ’em a Hand
Songs from the Grass Roots, Marvin Gaye, Three Dog Night will bring you back. And when’s the last time you heard “Chick-A-Boom”?
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Insider Has New Book, Based on Interviews With The Beatles and Their Inner Circle
“There was never any effort on my part to make it negative and nobody’s ever questioned that it was true,” says Peter Brown, the former COO of Apple Corps Ltd., of ‘All You Need is Love: An Oral History of the Beatles’
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Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry, New Orleans R&B Mainstay, Dies at 87
His hit songs have been used in numerous films, including ‘Diner’ and ‘Forrest Gump.’
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John Fogerty Adds to 2024 Tour With George Thorogood
“George and I have done shows together before but for years we’ve talked about doing a full tour together. This summer we decided time is short, we better do this now!”
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The Top Albums in April 1976
In a month when Apple Computer was formed, the Eagles, Fleetwood Mac and Peter Frampton were dominating the U.S. sales charts
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CSNY Live at Fillmore East 1969 To Be Released
Early in their career as a foursome, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young performed four concerts over two nights that September.
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Carl Palmer Gets Career-Spanning Box Set
Fanfare For the Common Man, a 3-CD/Blu-ray collection, features music by the Carl Palmer Band, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Asia and various other Palmer-affiliated bands and artists
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Happy Birthday, Tony Orlando, Now Retired From Touring
The singer of “Tie a Yellow Ribbon,” “Knock Three Times” and other huge hits has said goodbye to the road.
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John Sinclair—Activist, Writer, Manager of MC5, Subject of Lennon Song—Dead at 82
The counterculture hero was the subject of a song written and recorded by John Lennon
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Foreigner Adds Dates to 2024 Farewell Tour
Foreigner continues its farewell with a co-headlining tour with Styx that also includes special guest John Waite, followed by shows with Loverboy and Lita Ford
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