The Doobie Brothers: “These are the better days”

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‘Smokey and the Bandit’ Star Paul Williams Talks Burt Reynolds, Sobriety and Why the 1977 Blockbuster Makes Him Feel ‘like a Beatle’

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Photo: Paul Williams | By Ethan Alter, Yahoo Entertainment | Han Solo may be the galaxy’s best... Read More → ‘Smokey and the Bandit’ Star Paul Williams Talks Burt Reynolds, Sobriety and Why the 1977 Blockbuster Makes Him Feel ‘like a Beatle’

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Bobby Brown Recalls Out-of-Control Spending as Teen Millionaire, Paying a Stranger $50K On the Spot for Their Car

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Bobby Brown mag | By Suzy Byrne, Yahoo Entertainment, Bobby Brown, in 1986, flexed in more ways than one as a... Read More → Bobby Brown Recalls Out-of-Control Spending as Teen Millionaire, Paying a Stranger $50K On the Spot for Their Car

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Meet USA Secretary of State and Guitarist Antony Blinken

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Photo: Secretary of State Antony Blinken (official) | Stephen Colbert’s guest on his show on May 18th was... Read More → Meet USA Secretary of State and Guitarist Antony Blinken

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Music Therapy Helps Former College Athlete Recover From Addiction

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By Ariana Freeman, CBS News | After nearly losing her life to illicit drugs, a music program for addicts... Read More → Music Therapy Helps Former College Athlete Recover From Addiction

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Heavy Metal and Bluegrass Guitarist John 5 on His Musical Obsessions

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Film at 11: How a Minnesota Station Found Old Footage of a Very Young Prince

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Why Rock Hall of Fame Nominees MC5’s ‘Kick Out the Jams’ Still Packs a Punch, 50 Years Later

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Lyndsey Parker, Yahoo Music (10/29/18) | On Oct. 30 and 31, 1968, protopunk protest band MC5 made the bold,... Read More → Why Rock Hall of Fame Nominees MC5’s ‘Kick Out the Jams’ Still Packs a Punch, 50 Years Later

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Humans Evolved to Play Music

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Photo: Denver’s Josie Quick | David George Haskell, Wired | A gesture as simple as holding the violin is... Read More → Humans Evolved to Play Music

American Idol: What to Know About Abigail Brooks’ TikTok Singing

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(Photo of Abigail Brooks from her Facebook page; by American Idol) By Jennifer O’Brien, ScreenRant | The... Read More → American Idol: What to Know About Abigail Brooks’ TikTok Singing

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Keith Richards on the Rolling Stones and a Solo Reunion

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Reflections: Bad Bunny’s Influence on Local Latino Culture

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Photo: Bad Bunny | By Lauren Archuleta, Westword / Denverite | When I was four years old, Tex-Mex superstar... Read More → Reflections: Bad Bunny’s Influence on Local Latino Culture

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History Buff Dan Treanor on “The Day the Music Stopped a War

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Dan Treanor wrote on Facebook, 1/27/22: The day the music stopped a war. Music was a huge part of everyday... Read More → History Buff Dan Treanor on “The Day the Music Stopped a War

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Chris K Hits the Button on the Head: The Recorded Music Industry Has Always Been About the Consumer, Not the Musician

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Chris Kresge on Facebook, 1/31/22: ““If music did not pay, it would be given up.” So wrote... Read More → Chris K Hits the Button on the Head: The Recorded Music Industry Has Always Been About the Consumer, Not the Musician

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