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Foghat ‘Fool For the City’ Album Expanded For 50th Anniversary

The band’s Platinum-selling 5th album, from 1975, featured the rock anthems “Slow Ride” and the title track.

B.B. King May Be Gone But the Thrill Remains

In our tribute, we describe how he gave his all to blues music, and as a result became its preeminent ambassador the world round.

NEWS PLUS: News

Dave Mason Announces Retirement from Touring, Due to Health Concerns

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has had quite a career as a session player, band member and solo artist.

The Scene: The Classic Rock Legacy

Sugarloaf Sings About a ‘Green-Eyed Lady’

The band was best known for the 1970 hit and another Top 10 single, “Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You” (1974). Lead singer Jerry Corbetta died in 2016

The Scene: Rock and Roll Memories

When Music Went Mobile with 8-Track Tapes

Do you remember when it was a big deal to have an 8-track player in your car? Check out Ford’s 1966 Mustang ad featuring a “stereosonic tape player”…

NEWS PLUS: Top of The Pops (Charts)

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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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.