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John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ Turns 50: ‘Ultimate Collection’ Review
The original 10-track 1971 album has been expanded for this release to include…well, more than you could have possibly imagined
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Jeff Lynne’s ELO at the Hollywood Bowl in 2016
The spaceship touched down on Los Angeles as the re-tooled Electric Light Orchestra played their first of just 5 U.S. dates
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AXS-TV to Air Documentaries on Music’s Unsung Heroes
The network will air 6 films about the little-known figures who had a big impact on music, from session musicians and supporting vocalists, to iconic studios
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Listen to ’25 or 6 to 4′ From ‘Chicago at Carnegie Hall Complete’ Edition
They became the first non-classical group to perform 6 nights in a row there. All 8 shows in their entirety are coming for the first time in a 16-CD deluxe box
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‘Southern Man’ Memoir: Music and Mayhem in the American South
The book is the story of Phil Walden, a son of Macon, Georgia, and his passion for R&B and rock ’n’ roll in the South during the Sixties and Seventies
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Rolling Stones’ Colorful ‘She’s a Rainbow’: As Seen on TV
Though the song was only a modest success in 1967, it’s been re-discovered by Madison Avenue for use in numerous ad campaigns
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New John Bonham Biography Author Talks About ‘Beast’
The drumming legend is the subject of a first full narrative biography, Beast: John Bonham and the Rise of Led Zeppelin. Author C.M. Kushins offers some insight
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Emmylou Harris’ ‘Lost’ Concert LP With the Nash Ramblers
The all-star band’s 1990 Nashville concert was recorded and shelved and only recently rediscovered. “What a joy it was to share the stage with them,” she says
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‘The Jimmie Vaughan Story’ Reviewed: A Big Box of Blues
The 5-CD box features music spanning five decades, including collaborations with Eric Clapton, Billy Gibbons and, of course, brother Stevie Ray Vaughan
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Rory Gallagher Solo Debut Gets Expanded For 50th Anniversary
The 1971 album, newly mastered at Abbey Road Studios, includes a new mix, 30 prev. unreleased outtakes / alternate takes, BBC Radio recordings, a book and more
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