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Journey’s Rock Hall 2017 Induction: Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’
Though Steve Perry did not perform, the singer of their biggest hits gave a heartfelt speech and also singled out his now-longtime replacement
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ELO Lights Up Their Rock Hall 2017 Induction
Two of the four members being inducted were no-shows but it didn’t dampen the enthusiasm as Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood celebrated their honor, following a touching speech by George Harrison’s son, Dhani
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April 7, 1962: Mick and Keith Meet Brian Jones
In a new London club devoted to American blues, two fans met a third on this date. Soon they started making their own blues. Soon they’d be world-famous.
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Apr 7, 2020: John Prine, Beloved Singer-Songwriter—Obituary
The beloved musician and singer-songwriting legend was a victim of the Covid-19 virus. One prominent rocker called him “a national treasure”
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Remembering Steve Farmer, Amboy Dukes Songwriter-Guitarist
He was perhaps best known as the composer, with Ted Nugent, of the band’s “Journey to the Center of the Mind,” a #16 pop hit in 1968
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