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10 Solos by Jazz Greats on Rock Songs

When classic rock acts need a certain sound, and have enough cash, prestige, or luck, they hire an iconic musician they feel would be perfect for the job

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Bob Seger ‘Live Bullet’: Old Time Rock ‘n’ Roll

Although he was a star locally, the Detroit rocker had been struggling for years to break out nationally—until he formed the Silver Bullet Band.

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Eagles Release Career-Spanning ‘To The Limit’ Collection

The set combines their greatest hits with beloved album tracks and classic live performances

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Best Weekly Singles Chart of All-Time: April 1969 Edition

Let these great songs from CCR, the Zombies, Glen Campbell, Edwin Starr, the 5th Dimension, an overlooked track from Steppenwolf and more, bring you back

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Burton Cummings Takes Drastic Measures Against Guess Who ‘Cover Band’

“This doesn’t stop this cover band from playing their shows,” he says, “it just stops them from playing the songs I own. If the songs are performed by the fake Guess Who, they will be sued for every occurrence.”

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First Jethro Tull Live Album, ‘Bursting Out,’ Gets ‘Inflated Edition’

The 1978 album is being reissued in an expanded 3-CD/3-DVD format, remixed by Steven Wilson

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Emerson, Lake & Powell Gets ‘The Complete Collection’

The 3-CD set includes the band’s one and only studio release, bonus tracks, their live album, and rehearsals

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1965 NME Concert Dream Lineup: Beatles, Stones, Kinks + more

Our Classic Video is like your own time machine with an incredible lineup of British Invasion acts performing at one concert

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J. Geils Talks About His Former Band: Last Interview

The guitarist, born John Geils, Jr., left the band several years before he passed. “I wish them well. I don’t know how they feel about me”

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Radio Hits of 1970: Take a Second Look

Several pop culture touchstones debuted this year, and some of the year’s biggest singles included hits by a slew of one-hit-wonders plus some all-time classics

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