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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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New Book, ‘The Rolling Stones on Tour,’ Celebrates ‘the Greatest Live Band of All Time’
A visual feast for fans, the title is illustrated with hundreds of rarely seen photographs, artworks and ephemera from the Rolling Stones archives: including tour posters, ticket stubs, backstage passes, concert fliers and much more.
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New Home Announced for ‘The Beatles Story’ in Liverpool, Opening in 2028, via Apple Corps
“If you’d told us this was going to happen when we were hanging out and getting started we’d never have believed it.”—Paul McCartney
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Eagles Announce More Concerts in 2027
Their run at Sphere in Las Vegas now totals 76 concerts.
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Guitarist Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter to Publish Memoir About His Unparalleled Career From Rock to the Defense Industry
From Rock to Rockets: My Life as a Hall of Fame Guitar Slinger, Mad Scientist of Sound, and Citizen Warrior for National Defense, traces his two distinct careers.
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Jeff Slate to Release ‘A World Called Desire: The Townshend Tapes Redux’
“Hearing the tracks now, more than thirty years later, what felt dated in 1993 feels timeless now.”
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‘On the Records’ Book: 80 Musicians on Beloved and Overlooked Albums
The essays, ranging from such musicians as Brian Eno, Erykah Badu, Dolly Parton, Chris Stapleton, and Tina Weymouth, each reveal an album that has resonated deeply with them and inspired their work.
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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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‘High Noon’ for Blondie: 1st Studio Album of New Material in 9 Years and Last With Clem Burke
“This album is classic Blondie — an amalgamation of all our different influences and eras into something new,” says Debbie Harry. “This music feels grounded in the present, shaped by who we are and how we’re living now.”
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Eric Clapton Reveals First Concert Dates of 2027 Tour
“Slowhand” will turn 82 on March 30.
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