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What are the Top 5 songs that rock your world?

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New Doc Watson CD preserves a 1962 concert

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Sgt. Pepper - Who's on the album cover?

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Blues wall calendar and CD take us back to the 1920s

The origianal caption for this photo at the time of its March 4, 1964 publication in the New York City press read: “The Dave Clark Five, the latest British rock’n’rollers to visit these shores, demonstrate their joy at the spring-like weather in Central Park in this photograph. The five, who have recently leaped past The Beatles in popularity in their homeland, appear on the Ed Sullivan television show on March 8. The Beatles recently scored stateside triumphs on the show. Left to right are Rick Huxley, Denis Payton, Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson and Mike Smith.” Bettmann / Contributor / Bettmann / Getty Images.
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An appreciation for The Dave Clark Five

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Jocko of Sha Na Na shares the experience of a group turning 50

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Pink Floyd biographer Bill Kopp is the guest on Goldmine Magazine Podcast, Episode 18

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When records explain what's going on in the world

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Deal of the Week: '1000 Songs that Rock Your World'

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Author expresses his love for rock in '1000 Songs'

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Zep Drummer will get birthday radio tribute on Memorial Day

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Fred Foster's Monument had the right artists for success

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This Month in Music History

This Month in Music: Daltrey goes it alone

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This Month in Music: Dylan 'Brings It All Back Home'

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Rare Dylan folk festival performance in 1963 to be released

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'Hidden History of Mississippi Blues' celebrates the crossroads

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Nyahbingi is the root of all rhythms

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What’s old is new again, as console-style stereos return

Early Beatles photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries
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Head back to the Beatles' Hamburg

MOP-TOP HAIRSTYLES at their height of popularity: The Beatles appear on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ in 1964. Photo courtesy Universal Music Group/Copyright CBS Photography 1964
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Origin of Beatles’ mop-top style remains a hairy issue

Spock's Beard is (from top, left) Nick D’Virgilo (Lead Vox/Drums/Guitar/Keys), Alan Morse (Guitars/BGVs), Dave Meros (Bass/Keys/BGVs) and Ryo Okumoto (Keyboards). Photo courtesy of Spock's Beard
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Spock's Beard part 2: Spock 2.0

Currently, Spock’s Beard is (from top, left) Dave Meros (Bass/Keys/BGVs), Alan Morse (Guitars/BGVs), Nick D’Virgilo (Lead Vox/Drums/Guitar/Keys) and Ryo Okumoto (Keyboards). Courtesy of Spock's Beard
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Spock's Beard part 1: As the Beard grows

JIMI HENDRIX’S performance at the 1970 Isle of Wight festival came just a month before his untimely death. Courtesy Laurens Van Houten/Frank White Photo Agency
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Performers flex their might at the Isle of Wight

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Tommy James shares his stories of mobsters and drugs