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The Poco Country-Rock Legacy: “Deliverin’,” With a Gallop

With its stellar vocal harmonies and instrumental dexterity, the album established Poco for decades to come and drew a blueprint for country-rock’s future

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When Johnny Cash Did Time ‘At Folsom Prison’

Performing for prison inmates was nothing new for the legendary singer, but his record label was nervous about making an album at one. Good thing they did

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Fine Young Cannibals’ ‘The Raw & the Cooked’: For One Year, They Drove Us Crazy

They only gave us two albums and then they were gone, but that hit-packed second one helped to define an era.

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John Fogerty Talks About Writing ‘Proud Mary’

50 years after he began writing one of his most-beloved tracks, the musician shared how the song came to be

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Leo Sayer ‘Just a Boy’: A Big Leap Forward

The singer-songwriter’s second LP found him at the cusp of a career that would lead to greater glories, while ensuring his stature on the singles charts.

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Listen to Steve Miller Band’s Live Reggae Version of ‘The Joker’ From 1977

The concert captures the band at their peak, with such favorites as “Rock’n Me,” “Jet Airliner” and “Fly Like an Eagle”

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16 Songs That’ll Make You Feel Groovy

Nobody says groovy anymore. But there was a time when they said it a lot–and sang it too. Here are some of the grooviest songs you’ve ever heard.

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Top Albums in January 1981

This week at the top of Record World’s sales chart: REO Speedwagon, Queen, Eagles, and John Lennon were among the top-sellers

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‘We Can Work It Out’ (An Anthology of Beatles Covers): Review

The 3-disc anthology collects covers of Beatles tunes by Mary Wells, the 5th Dimension, the Supremes, Count Basie and even Mae West!

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How the Rock World Reacted to David Bowie’s Death

Classic rock legends were in mourning for one of their own as tributes poured in. “The stars look very different today…”

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