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Mike Campbell in 2024: Album, Tour Featuring the Heartbreakers’ Steve Ferrone
His band, The Dirty Knobs, have a summer run to support Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits
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Blondie Co-Founder Chris Stein Publishes Memoir
The guitarist, songwriter and photographer co-founded the new wave band in 1974. Under a Rock arrived in June 2024
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Judas Priest: Busy 2024 Continues With More ‘Invincible Shield’ Tour Dates
The heavy metal giants are supporting their first studio album in six years with dates in Europe and North America
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Asia, Focus Set For ‘Heat of the Moment’ 2024 Tour
The summer run also features Martin Turner (ex Wishbone Ash) and Curved Air. The concerts will be MC’d by artist Roger Dean
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Mark James, Songwriter of ‘Suspicious Minds’ and Other Hits, Dies
He also co-wrote “Always on My Mind,” a #1 hit for Willie Nelson that won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year
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Joni Mitchell ‘Traveling’ Book Explores Her Life and Career
The 2024 title is from NPR music critic Ann Powers
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‘Lost’ YES Album, ‘Talk,’ Gets 30th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set
The 1994 album, the progressive rock band’s 14th studio release, featured three founding members: Jon Anderson, Chris Squire and Tony Kaye, plus Trevor Rabin and Alan White
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Robert Plant, Alison Krauss Release ‘When the Levee Breaks’ as 2024 Tour Begins
The pair are reunited again for one of the year’s big outings
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Dolly Parton Has a Broadway Musical Coming (And Its Name is Perfect)
She certainly has plenty of material to draw from: 25 of her singles have topped the Country chart
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Only 5 Albums Were Number One in 1977
Albums from two of rock’s biggest names accounted for 43 of the year’s 52 weeks, a staggering total. They remain among the biggest sellers of all time
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