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Radio Hits of 1973: All Aboard
The Allman Brothers Band had their biggest pop hit. Elton John scored four. Jim Croce had two #1s, one posthumously. The year featured a great blend of pop, R&B and rock.
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Cat Stevens to Release 1974 Concert Album, ‘Saturnight: Live From Tokyo’
The little-known album never received a full global release – due to contractual reasons between A&M and Island Records.
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‘Motor City is Burning: A Michigan Anthology 1965-1972’ Arrives
Detroit is being celebrated for its vibrant, wildly eclectic music scene of the era with a 3-CD collection.
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Larry Tamblyn, Founder of The Standells (‘Dirty Water’), Dies
Since Opening Day in 1998, moments after the final out is recorded in a Boston Red Sox win at Fenway Park, the loudspeakers blare the 1966 hit single, the only one, in fact, from the garage band.
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Rush Are Celebrated With Career-Spanning Anthology, ’50’
This super deluxe set is bookended with the first ever reissue of their debut 1973 single and a live recording of the last song they ever performed together, at their final concert in 2015.
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Paul McCartney & Wings’ ‘Venus and Mars’ Gets 50th Anniversary Half-Speed Master
It’s the first of many celebratory Wings’ activities and releases coming in 2025.
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Neil Young Cancels Free Concert in Ukraine
The “Love Earth” tour will visit Europe, the U.K., U.S. and Canada.
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Eric Clapton ‘Unplugged’ Returns With Expanded Edition
The extended, remixed and remastered edition features him discussing the inspiration behind specific songs and performances just before he took the stage in 1992, seamlessly integrated with the performance footage.
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‘Jingle Jangle Morning,’ 1960s U.S. Folk-Rock Collection, Arrives
The 3-CD set features 74 tracks including classics from Bob Dylan, the Byrds and Judy Collins, alongside recordings from the We Five, Scott McKenzie and Edgar Winter.
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Blues Legend Bobby Rush Teams With Kenny Wayne Shepherd For Album, Tour
Born about 44 years apart, the pair joined forces in Memphis, Tenn., for the sessions that led to Young Fashioned Ways.
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