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When Johnny Cash Played for 700 San Francisco Hippies

The recording is “probably the closest to what it actually sounded like to be in the audience for a Johnny Cash show in 1968.”

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Pink Floyd ‘Dark Side of the Moon’: 45 Million Sales. 1 Week at #1

Sales estimates put it as the 4th biggest seller of all time. It reached the top in the U.S. in just six weeks, though never returned.

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10 Cool Covers of Prince Songs

He was a prolific songwriter and often gifted songs to artists he admired. Some of these were huge hits; others simply demonstrate his musical genius.

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1972: The Year in Rock Music

In 1972 the music scene was increasingly dominated by new arrivals like Elton John, David Bowie and Eagles. But many ’60s favorites still hung around.

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Jimi Hendrix Engineer Eddie Kramer: ‘He Changed My Life’

“There was this amazing dynamic all rolled up into one human being, an amazing purity and presence.”—Kramer

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How the Rolling Stones’ ‘Steel Wheels’ Conquered Rock Radio (And the Birth of the Promo 12″ Single)

Columbia Records exec Paul Rappaport shares a story from his 2025 book, Gliders Over Hollywood: Airships, Airplay, and The Art of Rock Promotion.

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The Rolling Stones’ ‘Tumbling Dice’: Admit It, You Don’t Know the Lyrics

You’ve sung it at a bar and in your car. You’ve even shouted them at the top of your lungs at a Stones concert. But do you know them all?

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The History-Making ‘Come and Get Your Love,’ From Redbone

In 1974, the group became the first Native American band to achieve a Top 5 single on the Hot 100. The song received its first official video in 2020.