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Happy Birthday, Monkee Micky Dolenz!!!
Happy Birthday to the Monkees' Micky Dolenz, who turns 78 today (March 8th)!!! Micky Dolenz will always be best remembered for singing lead on such group classics as "(Theme From) The Monkees," "(...
Music News Mar 07, 2023

Flashback: The Dave Clark Five Debut On 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
It was 59 years ago tonight (March 8th, 1964) that the Dave Clark Five (DC5) made their debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. The group was the second British Invasion act to infiltrate the U.S. shores, foll...
Music News Mar 07, 2023

New Paul McCartney Book Reveals Stories Behind The Songs
Out now by noted author Luca Perasi is Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind The Songs (Vol. 1), according to The Daily Beatle. Perasi received raves for his 2013 tome Paul McCartney: Rec...
Music News Mar 07, 2023

Peter Gabriel Rolls Out North American Tour Dates
Peter Gabriel has just rolled out 12 North American tour dates for September and October -- with the promise of another dozen cities to be announced soon. As it stands now, Gabriel will launch the tre...
Music News Mar 07, 2023

Hollywood Vampires Post New Video Of Johnny Thunders Classic
Nearly four years since its initial release on the Hollywood Vampires' 2019 album, Rise -- the band has posted a video for "You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory." The black and white video,...
Music News Mar 06, 2023

Flashback: Simon & Garfunkel's 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' Tops Albums Chart
It was 53 years ago this week (March 7th to 13th, 1970) that Simon & Garfunkel's final studio album, Bridge Over Troubled Water, began it's 10-consecutive-week run on top the Billboard 200...
Music News Mar 06, 2023

Billy Gibbons Salutes Gary Rossington
ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons took time out to pay tribute to his sadly departed friend, the late-Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington. Rossington, the last remaining original member of the band, die...
Music News Mar 06, 2023

The Who Drops 'Imagine A Man' Live At Wembley
The Who have dropped "Imagine A Man," the latest teaser from their new live set, The Who With Orchestra Live At Wembley. The collection will be issued as a two-CD/Blu-ray or three-LP set on March 31st...
Music News Mar 06, 2023

Report: McCartney, The Rolling Stones, & U2 Might Play Ukraine Benefit Gig
Plans are said to be in the works for a major "Live Aid-like" benefit concert in support of the Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelensky. According to The Sun, organizers are hoping to attract Paul Mc...
Music News Mar 06, 2023

Lynyrd Skynyrd Co-Founder Gary Rossington Dead At 71
Guitarist Gary Rossington, the last remaining original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, died on Sunday (March 5th) at the age of 71. Rossington had been sidelined from the band's recent dates following e...
Music News Mar 05, 2023
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