The Scene:

The Scene features a variety of articles that explore a wide range of subjects, all of then delving into the many aspects of rock ‘n’ roll music, its artists and players, the music business and classic rock culture

Seals and Crofts: Diamonds in the Rough

Their ’70s top 10 hits–“Summer Breeze,” “Diamond Girl” and “Get Closer”–told only part of the story. The soft-rockers had been around for years by then.

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Thank You, Peter Frampton

In 2019, the popular musician did a farewell tour, due to an incurable muscular disease. A 2020 edition in Europe was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic

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Jann Wenner Admits: Some Bands Have Never Been Considered for Rock Hall

The Rolling Stone magazine founder confesses that bands like Foreigner, REO Speedwagon, Styx and Boston never even come up.

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Roger McGuinn’s 2017 Tribute Performance to Tom Petty

The Byrds co-founder’s Oct. 5 concert was his first public occasion to talk about the death of his close friend. He shared a story of how they met and toured and dedicated two songs

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1981: The Year in 50 Classic Rock Albums

The biggest rock news of the year, without question, was the birth of MTV, But how did that translate to new albums? We went back and listened again.

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Elton John’s Longtime Manager on Early Days With ‘Reg’

“I get this phone call one day: ‘Oh, hi, it’s Reg.’” He managed the superstar for more than 25 years, but eventually it all ended in litigation

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Queen Tops U.K. All-Time Best-Selling Albums

Britain’s Official Charts Company revealed the Top 60 best-selling albums. The list of who’s not included is almost as interesting as who is

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Genesis’ Path to Success: Atlantic President Tells How

Before he became Atlantic Records’ President, Jerry Greenberg said: “I never heard one note of their music. But just from what I read in the English papers about them, I thought: ‘I’ve gotta have this group.’”

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Pete Townshend’s ‘Teenage Wasteland’

For years, he worked on an ambitious project called Lifehouse. It was intended to be another rock opera and a logical follow-up to Tommy. This song evolved into “Baba O’Riley”

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Def Leppard: 10 Things You Might Not Know

We take a deep dive to unearth some interesting tidbits about the band that perhaps have eluded all but the most devoted followers.

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