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Anticipation Begins For 2025 Edition of Paul McCartney’s ‘Got Back’ Tour

The legend turned 83 on June 18. The 21 concerts will run from late September until late November.

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Willie Nelson Sings Merle Haggard on New Album, “Workin’ Man”

His 78th studio LP is the latest in his storied history of focusing entire albums on a single songwriter’s or artist’s work.

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Elliott Landy’s ‘The Band Photographs: 1968-1969’ Two-Volume Book Coming

The celebrated photographer took over 10,000 images of them while they all lived in Woodstock, NY, with many never before seen.

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Grateful Dead ‘Blues For Allah’ Gets 50th Anniversary Edition

The 1975 LP saw the Dead attempt something they never had before—and never would again. They would make the record almost entirely without pre-written material.

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Steve Martin, Alison Brown Set Banjo Album With Many Special Guests

The Grammy winners’ Safe, Sensible and Sane features Jackson Browne, Vince Gill, the Indigo Girls, Molly Tuttle, and others.

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Radio Hits in September 1971: Time to Celebrate

Some all-time classics by Rod Stewart, the Moody Blues and The Who were still climbing the chart while the Top 10 had a mix of pop, soul and rock favorites.

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Bill Murray Opens Concert Tour With ‘Like a Rolling Stone’

Never one to shy away from an open microphone to sing, he’s teaming up with Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia (aka “Blood Brothers”) to perform a series of shows.

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Jethro Tull Issues ‘Minstrel in the Gallery’ on Marbled Vinyl

The 1975 album saw the band going in a different direction from their previous work and returning to a blend of electric and acoustic songs.

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Sonny Curtis, Member of Buddy Holly’s Crickets & ‘I Fought the Law’ Writer, Dies

He also wrote ‘Love Is All Around,’ the theme from ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show.’

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The Long Journey Back for the Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham 1973 Duo Album

The original quickly faded from commercial view but never disappeared from the cultural conversation.

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