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The Number One Singles of 1966: Good Vibes
Only one song stayed at the top for 3 weeks or more. And thus, no less than 37 singles reached #1 that year. Several musical acts had more than one
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Pink Floyd ‘Atom Heart Mother’ Gets Expanded Edition
The expanded CD+Blu-ray package includes concert footage performed at Japan’s Hakone Aphrodite Festival in 1971
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Mott the Hoople ‘All The Young Dudes’ Gets 50th Anniversary Edition
The 5-disc collection of their landmark album features newly remastered audio, rare tracks and previously unreleased takes
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Def Leppard and Journey Set 2024 Stadium Tour With Steve Miller Band, Heart and Cheap Trick
The summer’s biggest tour will play North American venues
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So, Is It a Tour? Heart Books More Concerts, First Shows Since 2019
Nancy Wilson was a surprise guest at Ann Wilson’s October 2023 concert. The pair are performing as Heart in December 2023 with more in 2024
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Radio Hits in December 1977: Getting Sentimental
A Queen song, synonymous with sports championships, topped the U.S. singles chart this week, which also included hits by Santana, Randy Newman and Fleetwood Mac
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Wings Guitarist Denny Laine Dies; Paul McCartney Pays Tribute To ‘A Great Talent’
The Rock Hall member had been in-and-out of hospitals, most recently for a collapsed lung
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April Wine Leader, Myles Goodwyn, Dies at 75
The singer, guitarist, writer, producer and leader of the multi-Platinum selling rock band shaped and directed the group from its earliest beginnings
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Jeopardy! Contestants Fail to ID Led Zeppelin
On the November 29, 2023, edition of the popular game show, the contestants failed to identify the legends even though there was a photo of the band
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Peter Gabriel Caps Busy Year With Release of ‘i/o,’ His First New Studio Album in 2 Decades
Gabriel shared a new song on the occasion of every full moon throughout 2023, and performed the songs during his tour
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