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Tedeschi Trucks Band Sets 2024 ‘Deuces Wild’ Tour
The 12-piece group are led by the husband/wife duo of guitarist Derek Trucks and singer/guitarist Susan Tedeschi
Read MoreGeorge Harrison To Be Honored With Blue Plaque in U.K.
It will be one of the first to be located outside of London, under a new initiative
Read MoreGlen Campbell Duets Album, Featuring Carole King, Clapton, Due
Ghost on the Canvas Sessions updates the 2011 album, with contributions from such stars as Dolly Parton, Eric Clapton, Carole KIng, Elton John and more
Read MoreEagles ‘Greatest Hits’: #1 U.S. Album of All-Time
Not only is the 1976 collection the biggest album of all-time in the States, but their ‘Hotel California’ is in third place
Read MoreRod Stewart, Jools Holland Release Lively ‘Swing Fever’ Album
It’s been Stewart’s dream of making an album of the songs that were, in many ways, the rock ‘n’ roll of their day
Read MoreHuey Lewis Musical, ‘Heart of Rock and Roll,’ Coming to Broadway
The original production is inspired by the band’s many classic rock hits like “Power of Love,” “If This Is It,” and the title track
Read MoreRadio Hits of February 1968
A sonic blend of classic pop, R&B, psychedelic, bubblegum, and soul songs were on playlists across the U.S., topped by a sappy instrumental tune
Read MoreJohn ‘Duff’ Lowe, Bandmate of McCartney, Lennon and Harrison in The Quarrymen, Dies
In 1958, the group—Lennon, McCartney, George Harrison, drummer Colin Hanton, and Lowe, on piano—recorded a pair of songs in Liverpool. Lowe retained the only copy
Read MoreIllustrated Book Focusing on Music of Carlos Santana Due
The authorized bio includes hundreds of images from Carlos’ archives, as well as new interviews with the guitarist and his collaborators.
Read MoreRadio Hits in February 1967: B-Sides Rule
On the American Top 40 this week: plenty of favorites from Britain shared the charts with classics from the good old U.S. of A.
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