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The Number One Singles of 1973: Each One Has a Story
A great year for chart-topping singles included some of the era’s biggest stars as well as some forgotten classics.
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Stevie Wonder Sets ‘Songs in the Key of Life’ 50th Anniversary Tour
The 1976 title earned the legendary 76 year-old singer, songwriter, musician and producer the third of his three GRAMMY® Awards for Album of the Year.
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‘Eagles and Hotel California’ in New Book Celebrating 50 Years
The title “offers a definitive visual and narrative exploration of the record that captured the shift from ’60s idealism to ’70s disillusion.”
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Radio Hits in September 1972
This week on Los Angeles’ Top 40 KHJ included some all-time classic rock greats including hits by the O’Jays, Raspberries, Moody Blues and Three Dog Night.
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Black Oak Arkansas Get 1971-1973 Collection
The 5-CD set is the first volume in a series of complete recordings of the popular southern rock band and their inimitable frontman Jim Dandy.
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Jimmy Buffett Coral Reefers Band Documentary Opens
“Capturing these stories was especially important because, like Jimmy himself, many of the original players are no longer with us,” said the film’s director.
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Cat Stevens’ ‘Buddha and the Chocolate Box’ Gets Reissue
The 1974 release was one of his four consecutive albums to reach the top 3 on both sides of the Atlantic.
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10cc Box Set Coming, ‘The Stockport Shuffle: Complete UK Label Anthology 1972-1974’
The expanded overview of the art-pop titans’ first two albums features prev. unissued alternative versions, album session highlights, out-takes, rehearsals and BBC recordings.
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Linda McCartney to Be Honored by USPS With Postage Stamps of Her Photos
She rose to prominence by capturing some of the most memorable musicians of the 1960s in photographs that felt relaxed, intimate and full of life.
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Paul Simon Sets ‘The Quiet Celebration Concert’ Album
His surprising news in 2025 that he would return to the stage followed a self-imposed retirement after his 2018 “Homeward Bound” tour.
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