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The Mighty Manfred Mann: From ‘Do Wah Diddy Diddy’ to ‘Blinded By the Light’
They underwent frequent personnel changes, including several lead singers—and they were named after the keyboardist—but they kept producing hits.
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The Number One Singles of 1967: With Love
26 songs reached the top of the U.S. pop chart that year. And in many cases, there are some wild stories behind these rock, pop and R&B hits.
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Best Weekly Singles Charts of All-Time: October 1969 Edition
The Stones, Beatles and Elvis shared the spotlight this week along with some huge bubblegum hits. The full chart is about as good as it gets.
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An Interview with Dion: The Bronx, the Blues & Beyond
“If you are looking to retire you’ve probably been in the wrong job. I do what I love now.”—Dion
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A-Ha’s ‘Take On Me’ MTV Unplugged Transforms the Song
A song you’ve heard countless times; its 1985 video has an astonishing number of views on YouTube. A touching acoustic version transforms the song.
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The Crazy World of Arthur Brown’s Incendiary ‘Fire’
He took the title of his one hit seriously, even putting flaming items on his head while he performed. But he never made the charts again after his 1968 smash.
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Steve Martin, Alison Brown Release Banjo Album With Many Special Guests
The Grammy winners’ Safe, Sensible and Sane features Jackson Browne, Vince Gill, the Indigo Girls, Molly Tuttle, and others.
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Radio Hits in October 1965: Seems Like Yesterday
A Beatles song – one of the most recorded songs ever – was #1 this week in 1965. A few months later an instrumental beat it for Record of the Year.
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17 Classic Chuck Berry Covers
The legend, who may have invented rock and roll, died at 90 in 2017. To celebrate his legacy, we’ve chosen 17 of his best, by some of his biggest fans.
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Rockers Offer Tributes to Ace Frehley, Guitarist Who Co-Founded Kiss, Dead at 74
Gene Simmons wrote, “No one can touch his legacy.” Peter Criss added, “Ace influenced and touched the hearts of millions [in] the Kiss Army.”
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