Rock and Roll Memories

When the Stray Cats Reunited After 10 Years

In 2018, Brian Setzer, Lee Rocker and Slim Jim Phantom gave their first North American performance in 10 years. It resulted in a new album and full blown tour

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Elton John Starts the Long Goodbye as Farewell Tour Begins: 2018

9 months after the Farewell Yellow Brick Tour was announced in grand fashion, the superstar hit the road. We look back at the first two shows

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The 5 Album of the Year Grammys From 1970-1974

Back in rock music’s recorded heyday, you used to have a keen interest in which 5 albums received nominations for this big category. One of these albums is unlike the others

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Bangles Perform Favorites at 2018 Concert

A Southern California radio station presented Totally ’80s Live and the co-headliners played all five of their Top 5 singles

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Glenn Frey (1948 – 2016): Tributes From Fellow Musicians

“He was like a brother to me; we were like family, and like most families, there was some disfunction. But, the bond we forged was never broken”

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When Stevie Nicks Gave Her First Concert Since Tom Petty’s Death

The friends and tour mates last played together in July 2017. One month to the day of his passing, Nicks returned to the stage

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2020’s Peter Green Tribute Concert, 5 Months Before He Passed

The evening was billed as “Mick Fleetwood and Friends Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac.” What a lineup!

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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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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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Stevie Wonder’s Higher Ground on ’72 Stones Tour

In music, careers can turn on a dime. In 1972, Wonder’s career turned when he was asked to join the Stones’ fifth American tour

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