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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: 100 Crucial Omissions
Every year, when the new inductees are announced, there is lots of grumbling from rock fans about omissions. Here’s our updated list…
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Interview: The Wrecking Crew Musicians Behind 100s of Hits
It was a labor of love for Denny Tedesco to document the LA studio musicians who played on hit singles by the Beach Boys, Sonny & Cher, Mamas and the Papas, and more.
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1970: The Year in 50 Classic Rock Albums
We looked back at hundreds of albums released that year and whittled the list down to 50 standouts. How many do you own?
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Devo Photo Exhibition Set in Conjunction With 50th Anniv. Tour
The band will visit an art gallery in each of the tour’s 19 cities where a curated portfolio of band images will be exhibited.
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Gary Wright: The Dream Weaver
The former Spooky Tooth leader collaborated with George Harrison and enjoyed two big solo hits of his own in 1976. He popularized the synthesizer in rock music.
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Sex Pistols Release ‘Live in the U.S.A. 1978’ Album
The concerts from their fateful tour are in full and correctly sequenced for the first time.
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Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass’ Swinging ‘Whipped Cream…’
The faux mariachi-style LP spent three years on the charts and appealed to seemingly every category of record buyer.
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An Interview With Creedence Members Stu Cook and Doug Clifford
The original CCR members talk about the group that was arguably the most popular American band from 1969 to 1971.
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Willie Nelson, 92, Releases Album of Rodney Crowell Songs
Oh What a Beautiful World is his 77th solo studio LP and his 154th overall.
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When Johnny Cash Played for 700 San Francisco Hippies
The recording is “probably the closest to what it actually sounded like to be in the audience for a Johnny Cash show in 1968.”
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