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Herb Alpert, 90, Adds 2026 Tour Dates With Reformed Tijuana Brass Band
He continues to commemorate the 60th anniversary of his historic album Whipped Cream & Other Delights performing hits like “The Lonely Bull,” “Spanish Flea,” “Taste of Honey” and his vocal smash, “This Guy’s In Love With You.”
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Dave Ball, of UK Synth-Pop Duo Soft Cell (‘Tainted Love’), Dies at 66
Along with singer Marc Almond, the pair achieved worldwide fame in 1981 with the smash single.
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Elliott Landy’s ‘The Band Photographs: 1968-1969’ Two-Volume Book Coming
The celebrated photographer took over 10,000 images of them while they all lived in Woodstock, NY, with many never before seen.
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Shine On: Pink Floyd’s ‘Wish You Were Here’ Gets 50th Anniversary Edition
The 2025 release, with previously unreleased alternate versions and demos, gives fans a new perspective into one of the band’s most iconic and best-loved albums.
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The Number One Singles of 1967: With Love
26 songs reached the top of the U.S. pop chart that year. And in many cases, there are some wild stories behind these rock, pop and R&B hits.
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Best Weekly Singles Charts of All-Time: October 1969 Edition
The Stones, Beatles and Elvis shared the spotlight this week along with some huge bubblegum hits. The full chart is about as good as it gets.
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Steve Martin, Alison Brown Release Banjo Album With Many Special Guests
The Grammy winners’ Safe, Sensible and Sane features Jackson Browne, Vince Gill, the Indigo Girls, Molly Tuttle, and others.
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Gentle Giant Frontman Turned Label Exec, Derek Shulman, Writes Memoir
My Improbable Journey From Stage Lights to Executive Heights features behind-the-scenes stories of his years as a musician and his second chapter as a successful record company executive.
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Radio Hits in October 1965: Seems Like Yesterday
A Beatles song – one of the most recorded songs ever – was #1 this week in 1965. A few months later an instrumental beat it for Record of the Year.
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