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For a band with such a rich and vast musical archive like the one belonging to The Grateful Dead, when a search for a show recording comes up completely empty, it's almost hard to fathom. But that appears to the be the case for a Grateful…
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Far above Cayuga's Waters stands Barton Hall, a fieldhouse on Cornell University's campus where the Grateful Dead performed one of their most revered concerts, one reared against the arch of heaven. Dead & Company has been keeping the…
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On December 14, 2002, Phish made their first - and to date - only appearance as the musical guest on NBC's Saturday Night Live. The band performed two songs and even got involved in one of the sketches. An animated segment also featured…
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When it comes to indelible anthems of the ‘60s that are called upon to impart the times and mood in film and television, few are as a popular as The Chambers Brothers’ iconic 1967 hit, “Time Has Come Today.” Now the band’s lead singer and…
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Long considered the definitive account of the meteoric rise and crash-and-burn of the progenitors of funk-rock, Sly & The Family Stone: An Oral History (Permuted Press), has just returned to print in a new, updated edition by…
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Hachette Books has announced the March 14 publication of Leon Russell: The Master Of Space And Time's Journey Through Rock & Roll History, a comprehensive new biography of the legendary musician, composer, and performer Leon Russell by…
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When TMZ first reported on February 12 that De La Soul's Dave "Trugoy the Dove" Jolicoeur had passed away, there was an outpouring of respect and support throughout social media. And for good reason, the 54-year-old Long Island native was…
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Burt Bacharach, one of the most accomplished pop composers of the 20th century, having created 52 top 40 hits, passed away at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 94. Burt Bacharach, photo courtesy of CNN. Burt Bacharach was a…
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Songwriter, singer and guitarist Tom Verlaine embodied the ideals of punk in more ways than one. From turning down a record deal from Clive Davis to inspiring the Ramones themselves, the famed frontman of the band Television left an…
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