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Warren Haynes talks Gov’t Mule’s New Years shows: ‘Its kind of become tradition’

Gov’t Mule is once again set to ring in the new year at New York’s Beacon Theatre, with shows set for Dec. 30 and Dec. 31, and the venue is certainly one place frontman Warren Haynes is familiar with.“The Beacon Theater is the place that I played more ...
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On This Day, Dec. 30, 1999: George Harrison and wife Olivia were attacked by home intruder

On This Day, Dec. 30, 1999 ...The Beatles' George Harrison and his wife, Olivia Harrison, were attacked in their Friar Park estate by a 34-year-old mentally ill intruder named Michael Abram.Abram punctured George's lung with a kitchen knife and stabbed him more than 40 times. Abram was finally ...
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The Year in Music 2024: In other news …

There certainly were a lot of big things happening in music in 2024. Here's a roundup of some of the other music stories that made headlines this year:- The four members of R.E.M. – Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck and Bill Berry – ...
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The Year in Music 2024: After a year of highs and lows, Elton Johns still standing

Elton John's first official year off from touring the world didn't leave the Rocket Man any less busy, but he had to deal with some major ups and downs throughout 2024. Thankfully, there seemed to be more highs than lows — here's a rundown.The highs:In January, ...
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Building used for the Doors’ Morrison Hotel cover destroyed by fire

A building that once housed the Morrison Hotel, made famous on the cover of The Doors' fifth studio album of the same name, was destroyed by fire on Thursday, Variety reports.According to the outlet, 17 fire companies responded to the blaze at the building, which ...
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On This Day, Dec. 27, 1980: John Lennon & Yoko Ono hit #1 with Double Fantasy

On This Day, Dec. 27, 1980 ...John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s fifth studio album, Double Fantasy, hit #1 on the Billboard 200 and went on to spend eight weeks in the top spot.The album was released in November and initially didn’t perform well, but ...
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Foreigner’s Mick Jones turns 80

A happy 80th birthday to Foreigner founder Mick Jones.Jones got his first break in music in the 1960s as a member of Nero and the Gladiators and later played in such bands as Spooky Tooth and the Leslie West Band. He formed Foreigner in 1976, with multi-instrumentalist ...
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Watch Bonnie Raitt, Sting, Elton John & more in two CBS Grammy specials

The Grammys are coming up on Feb. 2, but before we find out the 2025 winners, CBS is giving viewers a look back at winners past with two Grammy specials, airing Dec. 27 and Dec. 29.Grammy Greats: The Stories Behind the Songs focuses on past ...
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Michael Bolton shares update a year after brain surgery: Heres to fresh starts

On Jan. 5 of 2024, Michael Bolton told fans that he had to undergo brain surgery. Now, a year later, he seems healthy and happy.Back in January, Michael wrote on Instagram, "Just before the holidays, it was discovered that I had a brain tumor, ...
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The Year in Music 2024: Bon Jovi celebrates 40th anniversary with new album & more

Bon Jovi had a very busy year, as they celebrated the 40th anniversary of the release of their self-titled debut album. To mark the occasion, the band debuted an archival site, dropped a new album, told their secrets in a docuseries and more.Among the highlights:- ...
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