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Book of Dreams: Bruce Springsteen’s life is now a ‘Little Golden Book’ biography

If you want to get a head start on convincing your young kids — or grandkids — that Bruce Springsteen is cool, then Random House books has your back.September 5 will see the release of Bruce Springsteen: A Little Golden Book Biography. Written for kids ages 4 to ...
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Eddie Van Halen’s son says “me just being alive and in the music business” is enough of a tribute

Despite the fact that all those involved have said that some kind of all-star tribute to the late Eddie Van Halen isn't going to happen, the question keeps coming up. However, Eddie's son Wolfgang Van Halen, the Grammy-nominated leader of his own band Mammoth WVH, says it's his ...
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Robert Plant made a companion of Paul McCartney-founded Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts

Robert Plant isn't from Liverpool, but he's received a special honor from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA). The school was founded by Paul McCartney in 1995 in the same building as the ex-Beatle's former childhood school.Plant visited LIPA in November for a session with the students, the ...
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Paul McCartney says he still checks in with John Lennon “mentally” while writing songs

Paul McCartney has just announced dates for a new leg of his Got Back tour, which will hit Australia, marking the first time he's toured there since 2017. In a new interview with Australian TV show 7.30 to promote the tour, Sir Paul reveals that his late Beatles bandmate John Lennon continues to be ...
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On This Day, August 2, 1962: Robert Allen Zimmerman legally changes his name to Bob Dylan

A 21-year-old Robert Allen Zimmerman legally changed his name to Bob Dylan.  In his book Chronicles, Dylan explained that he was inspired to change his name after he saw an article about jazz performer David Allyn and later some poems by Dylan Thomas. He considered the names Robert Allyn and Robert Dylan, ...
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Cher sells interest in her catalog; 25th anniversary celebration of “Believe” in the works

Cher is the latest music icon to cash in by selling her classic catalog.Billboard reports that the star has sold her interest in her past recordings and in songs she's written — including her share of late ex-husband Sonny Bono's catalog — for an undisclosed sum. The buyer ...
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Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band auctioning off tour ticket packages for charity

The Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band tour returns to North America later this month, and if you weren’t able to snag tickets when they first went on sale, there’s now another option to get them. While it may be costly, it’s all for a good ...
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Devo frontman Mark Mothersbaugh remembers Paul Reubens 

Devo frontman Mark Mothersbaugh is remembering the late Pee-wee Herman creator Paul Reubens, who passed away July 30 after a secret battle with cancer. He was 70.Mothersbaugh wrote the theme song and music for Reuben’s hit show Pee-wee’s Playhouse, which had a huge effect on Mothersbaugh’s career.  “I'd never done a ...
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Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway To Heaven” voted greatest acoustic song of all time

Picking the greatest anything is certainly open for debate, and that is likely to be the case with the results of Total Guitar’s recent poll, which aimed to pick the greatest acoustic song of all time.Topping the list is Led Zeppelin’s 1971 classic "Stairway to Haven," which some may ...
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Queen + Adam Lambert bringing Rhapsody Tour to Japan

Queen + Adam Lambert has added new dates to their Rhapsody Tour, which will keep them on the road through 2024. The new dates will bring them to Japan next February, kicking things off in Nagoya on February 4, Osaka on February 7 and Sapporo on February ...
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