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Carole King 1973 Live in Central Park Concert Album Released For 50th Anniversary
The previously unreleased performance captured King at her critical and commercial peak, basking in the enormous popularity of Tapestry.
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Doobie Brothers’ 50th Anniversary Tour to Continue Without Tom Johnston
Their big 50th anniversary celebration was originally delayed for 15 months due to the pandemic. They were finally inducted into the Rock Hall in 2020
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Foo Fighters Introduce New Drummer as Busy 2023 Begins
The band is ready to begin a tour and releasing their first album since the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins in 2022
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Donna Summer Documentary, ‘Love To Love You,’ Arrives
The “Queen of Disco” was in the right place at the right time when she teamed with producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte
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Gilda Radner Documentary, ‘Love, Gilda’: You’ll Laugh, You’ll Cry
The beloved comedian became a cultural icon the moment audiences first laughed with her on the 1975 debut episode of Saturday Night Live
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Paul Simon Returns With New Musical Work, ‘Seven Psalms’
“This is a journey, for me, to complete,” Simon says. “This whole piece is really an argument I’m having with myself about belief, or not.”
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Andy Rourke, The Smiths Bassist, Dies at 59
Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr called former bandmate Rourke “a kind and beautiful soul…and a supremely gifted musician.”
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Graham Nash Releases Studio Album, ‘Now,’ in Busy 2023
A tour coincides with the 60th anniversary of Nash’s first single with the Hollies. He’s also collaborated on a new album with Allan Clarke
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Peter Gabriel Opens 2023 Tour, His First in 7 Years
He opened “i/o the Tour” in Kraków, Poland, with a 23-song set that included much of the new album and many favorites
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George Thorogood ‘Recovering Nicely’ From ‘Serious Medical Condition’
The 73-year-old guitarist, songwriter and singer was in the midst of the Destroyers’ “50 Years of Rock” tour when his team had announced a “serious medical condition”
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