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Heartbreakers’ Mike Campbell, Steve Ferrone to Reunite For Tour
The lead guitarist and drummer for the great rock band will share the stage for a series of dates in 2023, performing many Heartbreakers favorites
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New Book Focuses on the Rolling Stones’ 1972 ‘Exile’ U.S. Tour
The book focuses on the band’s tour behind ‘Exile on Main Street,’ still considered by many to be their greatest album.
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The Barnestormers, All-Star Combo, Announce Debut Album
The band is led by rock and soul singer Jimmy Barnes, former Squeeze member, Jools Holland, and Stray Cats drummer Slim Jim Phantom
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Tears For Fears Announce 2023 Tour
The British duo were one of the most iconic bands of the ‘80s with such hits as “Shout,” “Everybody Wants To Rule the World,” and “Mad World”
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Madonna, Talking Heads Pay Tribute to Sire Records Chief Who Signed Them
They were just two of the stars signed by Seymour Stein during his decades-long tenure with the label that he co-founded in 1966
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Paul Rodgers, Billy Gibbons Lead Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd at CMT Music Awards
The tribute comes on the 50th anniversary of Skynyrd’s first album. Slash and Warren Haynes will also perform on a pair of timeless hits
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Sire Records Founder Seymour Stein, Who Signed Talking Heads, Madonna, and The Ramones, Dies
The much-honored exec was an early champion of the punk and new wave music that was breaking out of the downtown New York City clubs
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Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Play First NYC Concert in 7 Years
The band performed at Madison Square Garden, their first of five area concerts this spring. The tour began Feb. 1 and continues into December
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Ray Shulman, One of 3 Brothers in Prog Rock Band Gentle Giant, Dies at 73
With his brothers Derek and Phil, and several other members, the band released 11 studio albums during the 1970s
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1 Dead, Dozens Injured as Roof Collapses at Concert
The Illinois city was in an indirect path of dangerous tornadoes. Roughly 260 people were attending the metal concert
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