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Jazz Fest 2021 Canceled Due to ‘Exponential Growth’ of Covid-19
The festival has been kayo’d for the second straight year due to the pandemic. The lineup was chock full of classic rock legends over its two weekends
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Colin Hay at Work in 2021: Tour and Covers Album
The longtime Men at Work frontman has recorded songs that he heard as a young man while working at his parents’ record shop
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Rolling Stones Offer Encouragement to Charlie Watts
Following the surprise announcement of the 80-year-old’s medical procedure, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Mick Jagger showed support for their drummer
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UB40 Lead Singer Retires After Suffering Stroke
Duncan, 63, replaced his brother, Ali, as the group’s lead vocalist in 2008, following a business dispute. A third brother, Robin, remains in the band
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Dusty Hill’s Wife Writes Heartfelt Farewell to ‘The Dust’
Actress Charleen McCrory wrote: “my love woke me up and we talked and as he was sweetly chatting with me he suddenly stopped and he was gone in an instant”
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Waddy, ‘Kootch’ on The Immediate Family: A Cover Band That Plays Original Material
We spoke with the two guitarists, who with fellow session greats Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel and Steve Postell released an album and are going on tour.
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ZZ Top Returns to Stage Following Dusty Hill’s Death
Two days after sharing the news of the passing of their “Compadre,” the two remaining members – Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard – resumed the band’s tour
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George Harrison’s Previously Unreleased Take of ‘Isn’t It a Pity’: Listen
1970’s All Things Must Pass becomes the latest release from The Beatles collectively and individually to receive a grand treatment
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NYC ‘Mega-Concert’ Sets Lineup: Springsteen, Simon, Santana, Journey, Costello and More
A music mogul was charged with securing the talent, with concerts in all 5 boroughs. Attendees will need a ticket and proof of a Covid-19 vaccination
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ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill Mourned By Fellow Rockers
Tributes called the legendary bassist a “beautiful soul” and “a rock and roll institution.” “Rest however you damn well choose!”
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