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Today in rock history; MTV is born, George’s concert for Bangladesh and more

    Today in rock history; MTV is born, George’s concert for Bangladesh and more

Today in rock history: on this date in 1980, post-punk giants Siouxsie and the Banshees released its third album, Kaleidoscope. Breaking away from the more jagged punk sound of earlier

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An Encore for the Native Americans Who Shook Up Rock ’n’ Roll – The New York Times

    An Encore for the Native Americans Who Shook Up Rock ’n’ Roll – The New York Times

Plenty of rock ’n’ roll songs have been banned from the airwaves because of their lyrics, but “Rumble” was the first to be banned because of its very sound. Recorded

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The Story of the ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ | Articles @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com

    The Story of the ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ | Articles @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com

The song entered the local Memphis country charts on February 11 at #2. It later rose to #1, where it remained for three more months.On March 3rd, ‘Blue Suede Shoes’

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Past, Present and Future: Graham Nash on 50 Years of Making Music | Chicago Tonight | WTTW

    Past, Present and Future: Graham Nash on 50 Years of Making Music | Chicago Tonight | WTTW

• Graham Nash turned 75 in February 2017. He was born in Blackpool, Lancashire, and grew up in Manchester, England.• In a Library of Congress interview, he said a Bill

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13 Crazy Terry Gilliam Stories to celebrate the Time Bandits anniversary

    13 Crazy Terry Gilliam Stories to celebrate the Time Bandits anniversary

From being the only American in Monty Python to becoming the only director to, ummm, to take 17 years to

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The evening I discussed dish-washing with George Harrison | Life and style | The Guardian

    The evening I discussed dish-washing with George Harrison | Life and style | The Guardian

It was the early 90s and I was at a loose end. I phoned a former employer and crossed my

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Badfinger At Infinity Hall – Hartford Courant

    Badfinger At Infinity Hall – Hartford Courant

Badfinger is one of those great rock bands that suffers because it did such a good job of sounding like

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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame acquires iconic Prince outfit | cleveland.com

    Rock & Roll Hall of Fame acquires iconic Prince outfit | cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, like most organizations, has had a hard time getting its

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Lost George Harrison Beatles song for Ringo found by wife Olivia inside piano bench – The i newspaper online iNews

    Lost George Harrison Beatles song for Ringo found by wife Olivia inside piano bench – The i newspaper online iNews

A lost George Harrison song from 1970, appealing for The Beatles to play together once again, has been discovered by

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The Beatles documentary: Inside Apple Corps with the staff who worked there | The Independent

    The Beatles documentary: Inside Apple Corps with the staff who worked there | The Independent

It was when the hungry and belligerent Hell’s Angel Pete Knell threatened to smash his fist into John Lennon’s face at the office Christmas Party that it finally became apparent

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