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2022 in Review: The Best Music Books of the Year
The year’s best music-related reads include bios and memoirs associated with Chuck Berry, Charlie Watts, Bob Dylan, Eagles, plus much more!
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Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Alternate Collection’: Fascinating Variations on 6 Best-Selling Albums
Some of the recordings (especially many of the concert tracks) are as good as—or arguably even better than—the familiar ones.
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Paul Simon Tribute Concert, ‘Homeward Bound,’ Coming to TV
The two-hour special features performances and tributes by such stars as Garth Brooks, Sting, Susanna Hoffs, Stevie Wonder, and others
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Guitarist Johnny Echols Interview on Love’s ‘Forever Changes’
“The album was unexpected. You are dealing with regular TNT explosions and all of a sudden, you’ve got an atomic bomb.”—Johnny Echols
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David Crosby Releases Live Album With the Lighthouse Band
The 16-song collection, recorded in 2018, draws from his late period renaissance and touches on his career as a member of CSN and CSNY
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Pat Benatar Musical, ‘Invincible,’ Reimagines ‘Romeo and Juliet’
The inventive new work, five years in the making, weaves her legendary catalog and new songs throughout a reimagining of Shakespeare’s tragedy
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Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Only the Strong Survive’: A Soulful Side Trip
The new album—more a heartfelt tribute to the music Springsteen grew up with than an attempt to reinvent it—is a home run.
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Pattie Boyd Publishes ‘My Life in Pictures’ Book
It’s described as a deluxe visual treasure trove of photographs, letters, diaries and more from the iconic fashion model, photographer, and muse
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‘Cheers’ Stars Mourn Kirstie Alley, Following Her Private Cancer Battle
She earned the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in the long-running sitcom, part of NBC’s Must-See TV lineup
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Stax Records Founder Jim Stewart, Who Introduced Soul Legends, Dies at 92
In a 15-year span, Stax placed 167 singles on the Hot 100, and 243 on the R&B chart, including hits by Otis Redding and house band Booker T. & the MG’s
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