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Freddy Cannon, Early Rocker With 3 Top Ten Singles, Dies

The singer and songwriter had 29 songs chart on the Billboard Hot 100 including “Palisades Park” and “Action.”

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Yes Releases Live 1976 Archival Release, ‘Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City’

The concert featured their formidable Relayer lineup—Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Alan White, and Patrick Moraz.

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Early David Bowie Music Coming via ‘The Shel Talmy Recordings’

The collection includes 10 previously unheard tracks, with contributions from Jimmy Page, then a guitar slinger for hire, and celebrated piano player Nicky Hopkins.

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Bob Dylan, 85, Adds Dates to 2026 Tour

Beyond the dozens of U.S. concerts scheduled for summer, he’s added dozens more in European in the fall. He turned 85 on May 24.

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Collection of Classic 1976-1986 Rock Songs on 3-CDs Coming

No Static at All: A Journey Into AOR includes 59 tracks from such stars of the era as Toto, Pat Benatar, Boston, and Robert Palmer.

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Strawberry Alarm Clock Releasing 1st Album of All-New Material Since the ’60s

The group, of ‘Incense and Peppermints’ fame, features five members of the 1967-69 lineup.

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Jeff Beck Gets Book Biography: ‘Blow by Blow’

The 2026 title draws on more than 30 hours of original interviews with Beck, along with extensive conversations with Jimmy Page, Johnny Depp, Clive Davis, and many others.

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Levon Helm’s Daughter Amy Removed from Managing His Woodstock ‘Barn’ Studio, in Dispute

Levon Helm Studios, the recording studio and live music venue founded by the late drummer and vocalist with The Band, is “in turmoil,” according to a new report.

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Black Oak Arkansas Getting 1971-1973 Collection

The 5-CD set is the first volume in a series of complete recordings of the popular southern rock band and their inimitable frontman Jim Dandy.

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Bonnie Tyler, Husky-Voiced Singer of “It’s a Heartache,” Dies at 75

The singer also earned pop hits with “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Holding Out For a Hero.”

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