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Radio Hits in December 1977: Getting Sentimental
A Queen song, synonymous with sports championships, topped the U.S. singles chart this week, which also included hits by Santana, Randy Newman and Fleetwood Mac
Read More‘A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector’: When Holiday Classics Met the Wall of Sound
Sixty years ago, an album redefined the Christmas song. Few heard it at the time, but today it is considered a true holiday classic.
Read More1969’s Ill-Fated Altamont Festival: One of Rock’s Darkest Days
December 6, 1969, marked one of rock’s bleakest days. The free concert known as Altamont was an unmitigated disaster as everything that could possibly go wrong did
Read More‘Running on Empty’: Jackson Browne’s Romance of the Road
The 1977 LP was Browne’s most surprising, least typical album, a game-changer that updated his identity from folk-rock troubadour to rock headliner
Read MoreJohn Prine’s 2018 Intimate Concert of Stories and Songs
The 45-minute performance, featured such Prine favorites as “Sam Stone” and “Christmas in Prison,” as well as a newer one, “When I Get to Heaven”
Read MoreDenny Laine: The Bittersweet Benefit Concert—Review
The Troubadour concert featured many stars and members of his band to raise funds for his medical expenses. He died one week later
Read MoreThe DC5’s Mike Smith: Most Underrated Singer in Classic Rock?
The songwriter and keyboardist for the British Invasion group the Dave Clark Five also boasted a versatile singing voice and led the band to many hits
Read MoreWings Guitarist Denny Laine Dies; Paul McCartney Pays Tribute To ‘A Great Talent’
The Rock Hall member had been in-and-out of hospitals, most recently for a collapsed lung
Read More‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ Clips Hit Another Milestone
Through 2023, the “really big show” has amassed more than 2 billion views across all streaming channels
Read MoreBand on the Run: The LP That ‘Saved’ McCartney
The recording sessions were plagued with problems, but Paul McCartney and Wings made the best of it. The result: one of his most beloved LPs.
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