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Grateful Dead ‘From the Mars Hotel’ Gets 50th Anniv. Deluxe Edition
The 3-disc set features remastered audio and a previously unreleased live concert
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Pete Townshend Performs With the Broadway Cast of The Who’s ‘Tommy’ Musical
The original 1993 production, based on Townshend’s 1969 rock opera, was nominated for 10 Tony Awards, winning five
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Radio Hits in March 1965: No Phone, No Pool, No Pets
The British Invasion was in full swing as many of these acts shared the spotlight with U.S. pop and soul singers. No surprise who was #1
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The Stray Cats Announce 2024 Tour, Their First in 5 Years
Brian Setzer (guitar, vocals), Lee Rocker (upright bass, vocals) and Slim Jim Phantom (drums, vocals) have announced a summer tour
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Happy 80th Birthday, Diana Ross!
Lauded as one of the greatest entertainers of all time, Diana Ross has a phenomenal number of big singles and has received almost every honor imaginable
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Roger Daltrey Joined by Robert Plant, Eddie Vedder on “Baba O’Riley”
The lineup at Royal Albert Hall was a spectacular one with seven nights of concerts to benefit Teenage Cancer Trust
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Radio Hits of 1973: All Aboard
The Allman Brothers Band had their biggest pop hit. Elton John scored four. Jim Croce had two #1s, one posthumously. A great blend of pop, R&B and rock were the top radio hits of 1973
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New Blues Brothers Book: ‘Making of an American Film Classic’
Judy Belushi says author Daniel de Visé has done “a remarkable job of pulling together a credible telling of a complicated story”
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Top Selling Albums of 1971: Superstars
Recordings made by some of the biggest classic rock artists of the era dominated the list of top-selling albums in the U.S.
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Laurel Canyon is Celebrated in New Music Anthology
I See You Live On Love Street – Music From Laurel Canyon 1967-1975, a 3-CD collection includes Stephen Stills, Linda Ronstadt, and the Mamas & the Papas among its 72 songs
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