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Tributes For Robert Redford Led by Bob Woodward
The film giant shared top billing with many of Hollywood’s biggest names including Paul Newman, Jane Fonda, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand and Meryl Streep.
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The 44 (Count ’em!) Number One Singles of 1974
Only one song stayed at the top for three weeks or more. Top 40 radio programmers in the U.S. were still playing rock music alongside pop, R&B and disco.
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Bobby Hart, Co-Writer of Monkees Hits, Dies at 86
Among his songs with Tommy Boyce were “Last Train to Clarksville” and “(Theme From) The Monkees.”
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‘The Inside Story of New York’s Iconic Music Club, The Bottom Line,’ Book Due
The Greenwich Village venue set the standard as the industry’s intimate showcase facility, packing audiences into 400 seats for each of their two shows each night from the day it opened in 1974 until it closed in 2004.
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Led Zeppelin Issues ‘Physical Graffiti’ 50th Anniversary Releases
The 1975 original is generally regarded as one of the greatest double albums of all time.
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Urgent: Foreigner Releases Deluxe Edition of ‘4’
The 5-disc CD/Blu-ray set includes a booklet with over 60 exclusive photos, five previously unreleased songs, 14 early and alternate versions of various songs, 15 instrumentals, and 15 live performances, spanning the band’s 1981-82 world tour.
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Tedeschi Trucks Band Release ‘Mad Dogs & Englishmen Revisited’ With Leon Russell
The 2025 album marks 10 years since their iconic tribute performance at the Virginia-based LOCKN’ festival.
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Take Me Home: Phil Collins’ ‘No Jacket Required’ Gets 40th Anniversary Editions
The hugely successful 1985 title yielded 4 hit singles and earned 3 Grammy Awards including Album of the Year.
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Spinal Tap Sequel, ‘The End Continues,’ Opens
The long-awaited film from Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer and director Rob Reiner arrived Sept. 12, 2025.
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Dave Edmunds’ Wife Shares Another Health Update
The original news, on July 29, was a rambling and confusing post that was initially misconstrued since she stated that her husband “had died in my arms” from cardiac arrest while repeatedly writing that he was dead.
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