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Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi Lead Music America Concerts Celebrating Nation’s 250th Birthday
The Songs that Shaped Us will also feature performances by Jackson Browne, Mavis Staples, Kenny Chesney, Dion, Darlene Love, and many others.
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Moya Brennan, Singer & Harpist with Ireland’s Clannad, Dies
Bono described her voice as “one of the greatest the human ear has ever experienced.”
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David Porter, Stax Records Songwriting Giant, Publishes His Memoir, ‘The Soul Man’
His compositions, written with Isaac Hayes, became hits for Sam and Dave, Carla Thomas, Johnnie Taylor and others.
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Rock Hall 2026 Inductees Led by Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Billy Idol, Sade, Oasis, and… Ed Sullivan
The names include artists from the worlds of metal, hip hop, soul, Latin, alt-country and, yes, even rock music.
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The ‘Lucky 13’ Number One Albums of 1968
Each of the LPs that claimed the top spot had a story to tell. The year began and ended with The Beatles on top with a whole lot of Simon & Garfunkel in between.
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Joe Jackson’s Busy 2026: New Rock Album, ‘Hope and Fury,’ and Tour
The Grammy-winning artist and his band will perform more than 80 shows across 14 countries.
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The (Brief) History of Buffalo Springfield
The group, with Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay, Bruce Palmer and Dewey Martin, enjoyed an intense 2-year run. Decades later, Young wrote, “We never reached our peak.”
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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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The Top Albums in April 1976
In a month when Apple Computer was formed, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac and Peter Frampton were dominating the U.S. sales charts.
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Star-Studded Peter Asher Documentary Due This Summer
A-Listers appearing in the film include James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Paul McCartney and many others who figure in Asher’s story.
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