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Good ‘Sports’: How Huey Lewis and the News Hit a Home Run

The album remains one of the band’s most memorable efforts, and confirmation that they were decidedly in the game.

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George Harrison Solo Catalog Reissues Continue

His son, Dhani Harrison, oversees the agreement between Dark Horse Records and BMG.

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The 44 (Count ’em!) Number One Singles of 1974

Only one song stayed at the top for three weeks or more. Top 40 radio programmers in the U.S. were still playing rock music alongside pop, R&B and disco.

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Bobby Hart, Co-Writer of Monkees Hits, Dies at 86

Among his songs with Tommy Boyce were “Last Train to Clarksville” and “(Theme From) The Monkees.”

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‘The Inside Story of New York’s Iconic Music Club, The Bottom Line,’ Book Due

The Greenwich Village venue set the standard as the industry’s intimate showcase facility, packing audiences into 400 seats for each of their two shows each night from the day it opened in 1974 until it closed in 2004.

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Led Zeppelin Issues ‘Physical Graffiti’ 50th Anniversary Releases

The 1975 original is generally regarded as one of the greatest double albums of all time.

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Supertramp: ‘Crime of the Century’—Success at Last

Even before they set foot in the studio to begin recording, the band “knew we had a hit,” said Roger Hodgson.

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‘Late for the Sky’—The Jackson Browne Confessional Masterpiece

He achieved a poetic force with the eight songs comprising the album, their lyrics demanding a closer listen.

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Wings Anthology Coming, Curated by Paul McCartney

The collection coincides with the release of the book, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run, which also arrives in November.

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Urgent: Foreigner Releases Deluxe Edition of ‘4’

The 5-disc CD/Blu-ray set includes a booklet with over 60 exclusive photos, five previously unreleased songs, 14 early and alternate versions of various songs, 15 instrumentals, and 15 live performances, spanning the band’s 1981-82 world tour.

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