How Ian Gillan put Deep Purple behind him and launched a new chapter of his career with Gillan
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The song George Martin considered his final major release: “Not bad to go out on”
George Martin may forever be linked with The Beatles, but he knew that he could close the chapter after making one final masterpiece.
John Lennon named one song he fell in love with just three days before his death
Before the superstar's tragic death, he shared in an interview how the discovery of a new wave single inspired the last album ...
Sting's longtime guitarist finds everything in the Police's catalog “playable,” but says this song is the band's most challenging to play
Dominic Miller also reveals whether there are any Police songs that prove tricky to recreate without the original lineup ...
The U2 show that almost dissolved into a fistfight: “I had to grab him”
U2 might have tried to make the world a better place when they played, but they could get a little bit too aggressive onstage ...
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Musician teaches kids in Bloomington-Normal and beyond about emotional balance in song and story
Jimmy Buffett's longtime bassist says if he weren't a musician, he’d be a psychologist. Jim Mayer not only continues to tour ...
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50 songs you won't believe are turning 50 this year
Stacker surveyed Billboard's Hot 100 chart in 1975 to highlight the top 50 songs turning 50 in 2025. See which hits made the ...
Music world rocked by deaths of 15 popular singers and figures
Marianne Faithfull, a popular singer and actress, died on Jan. 30. She was 78. Faithfull was best known for her version of ...
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Former hair rocker and current lawmaker pitches new Pa. state song—written by him
Critics say Pennsylvania’s state song is dull and uninspiring. Lawmakers have another chance to change it this session.
Laguna Woods seniors live out their rock ’n’ roll fantasies
In Laguna Woods retirement community, 19 residents got to live out their own rock ‘n’ roll fantasy at the Sing With the Band ...
Q&A: Raphael Saadiq On Bringing His 30-Year Career To A One-Man Show
Grammy winner Raphael Saadiq will be celebrating his incredibly diverse career with a one-man show. I spoke to him about that ...
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Betty Bonney, 100, Dies; Her Paean to Joe DiMaggio Was a Big-Band Hit
The song was also heard regularly on the band’s radio show and released in ... “Mom would recount stories of him bringing her to a bar in the middle of the day and saying, ‘Do your little ...