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Tom Smothers, of Folk-Comedy Duo the Smothers Brothers, Dies

The comedy-musical duo’s popular variety show was a great showcase for rock acts. But many of the sketches proved too controversial for the CBS sensors

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McCartney, Queen, The Who Headline 4 Spectacular Nights in 1979

Over the course of 4 nights during the Christmas holiday, a Who’s Who of British rock stars performed to raise money for war-torn Cambodia

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Bob Dylan’s ‘John Wesley Harding’: A Different Kind of Dylan

Following his 1966 motorcycle accident, Dylan went into seclusion. Fans wondered what he would do when he emerged. They were surprised.

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Label Exec Reflects on Signing John Lennon to Solo Deal

Mike Sigman interviews many execs who shaped the industry, in a book for HITS magazine. In our excerpt: former Geffen Records chief Eddie Rosenblatt discusses signing John Lennon and the fateful night of December 8, 1980

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11 Surprising 1970s Radio Hits

It’s amazing that these songs from The Kinks, George Harrison, Rick Dees and more not only were played on Top 40 radio but became smash hits. Their stories…

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Remembering 2x Rock Hall Member Curtis Mayfield

The two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee left the hitmaking soul group the Impressions in 1969 and created classics like “Super Fly.”

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That Haunting Female Vocal On ‘Gimme Shelter’

When you hear “Rape, murder, it’s just a shot away” on this Rolling Stones hit, does it give you chills? It’s Merry Clayton, who was just 20-years-old at the time