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YES Thrills With New ‘Close To the Edge’ Super Deluxe Edition
The set features what many consider to be the band’s classic lineup of Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman, and Bill Bruford. Full details here.
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Herb Greene, Renowned Rock Photographer Who Shot San Francisco Greats, Dies
His famous subjects included the Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan and Jefferson Airplane.
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Eric Clapton Announces More 2025 Tour Dates
Slowhand will turn 80 on March 30. He’s got 22 shows on his calendar.
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Dylan Biopic, ‘A Complete Unknown,’ 0 For 8 at Academy Awards
It’s set during Dylan’s days as a folk singer in the NYC music scene of the early ’60s, culminating with his transformational electric set at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.
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The 9 Number One Albums of 1981: Take It On the Run
Each of the releases had a different story to tell. Many were from artists who had paid their dues for years. Others were from superstars returning to the top.
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Tributes For Gene Hackman, One of Filmdom’s Greatest Actors
One noted director called him “a great actor, inspiring and magnificent in his work and complexity. I mourn his loss, and celebrate his existence and contribution.”
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Sold-Out Dickey Betts Memorial Concert to Live Stream For Free
The tribute concert to be held, fittingly, in Macon, Georgia, will feature many of his bandmates, close friends and family.
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Robert John, Who Topped the U.S. Singles Chart in 1979, Dies at 79
In 1979, a year dominated by disco, the singer broke through with “Sad Eyes,” after scoring an earlier hit with a cover of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.”
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Lavish, Illustrated Book is Focused on the Music of Carlos Santana
The authorized bio includes hundreds of images from Carlos’ archives, as well as new interviews with the guitarist and his collaborators.
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Top Radio Hits 1967: As Good as It Gets
We celebrate the amazing year in music with vintage clips including faves by the Hollies, Aretha, the Turtles and Strawberry Alarm Clock. See what was #1.
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