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The Rolling Stones 1969 US Tour is Subject of New Book, ‘Is Everybody Ready for the Next Band?’
The title is based on previously unpublished first-hand accounts of those who attended the band’s first American tour in three years.
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Bob Dylan, Turning 85, Adds Dates to 2026 Tour
He now has dozens of concerts scheduled for spring and summer. He’ll turn 85 on May 24.
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Totally Tubular Festival Sets 2026 Tour of ’80s Music Stars
The lineup features Thomas Dolby & The Lost Toy People, A Flock of Seagulls, The Motels and many others.
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Radio Hits of April 1969: How Sweet It Is
The hippie counterculture musical Hair was a Broadway smash and had 2 huge singles this week. There were also hits from The Zombies, Glen Campbell and Blood, Sweat & Tears.
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‘Pet Sounds’ at 60: Beach Boys’ Masterpiece Gets Sessions Highlights Set
The 1966 LP is widely regarded as one of the greatest recordings of all time, redefining what an album could be and forever altering the course of popular music.
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Willie Nelson to Release ‘Dream Chaser,’ His 79th Solo Studio Album
The title arrives one month after the legend turns 93.
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New Book Examines Impact of Dylan & the Beatles on Each Other, and the World
“More than a music biography, this is a front-row seat to the forces that shaped an era,” says a press release on the title.
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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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Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi Lead Music America Concerts Celebrating Nation’s 250th Birthday
The Songs that Shaped Us will also feature performances by Jackson Browne, Mavis Staples, Kenny Chesney, Dion, Darlene Love, and many others.
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Moya Brennan, Singer & Harpist with Ireland’s Clannad, Dies
Bono described her voice as “one of the greatest the human ear has ever experienced.”
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