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Jeff Lynne’s ELO Tour? It’s No Longer a Rumor!

We’ve been down this road before, waiting in vain for an announcement. But a new website promises fans first dibs on 2018 tour details.

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March 13, 2017: Tommy LiPuma, Veteran Producer & Executive, Dies

The multiple Grammy winner and music business executive worked with everyone from McCartney to Miles Davis to Barbra Streisand. He was 80

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Remembering Eric Carmen, Raspberries Singer of ‘Go All the Way’ and Solo Star

He led the power pop band to a series of ’70s hits including the infectious “Go All the Way,” and later scored several solo hits including “All By Myself” and “Hungry Eyes.”

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March 11, 2016: ELP’s Keith Emerson Dies

The keyboardist died at his Santa Monica home from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He left quite a legacy. His bandmate, Greg Lake, died later that year

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March 11, 1970: CSNY Release ‘Deja Vu’

The story behind the iconic LP includes laborious sessions + flashes of inspiration. But how much of it was CSNY all together?

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The Sex Pistols’ Short-Lived Record Label Deal

The band had been dropped by EMI Records. The A&M label signed the Pistols with a PR stunt, and then…. Find out what happened and who profited.

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March 9, 1987: U2 Releases ‘The Joshua Tree’

U2’s fifth album is the one that boosted them to superstardom. Here’s the backstory, a famous “first” and details about its success

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March 8, 1968: Fillmore East Opens

For some three years, New York City venue became known as “the church of rock,” presenting some of music’s greatest acts

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Mar 7, 1970: Bridge Over Troubled Water LP Hits #1

If you’re going to end your collaboration, make an album as fine as Simon & Garfunkel’s final release. The Recording Academy agreed.

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March 6, 2016: Wife of Ex-Eagle Randy Meisner is Shot Dead

A gunshot to the head took the life of Lana Rae Meisner. The musician was cleared once authorities viewed interior surveillance footage

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