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The Best Aerosmith Songs: 20 Rock Classics Which version of Aerosmith do you prefer: The hungry rock & rollers of the 70s? The unstoppable superstars of the 80s and 90s? Or the...
The Rolling Stones’ Historic 1971 London Marquee Gig In March 1971, everything was in place for the release of The Rolling Stones‘ Sticky Fingers the following month. So why did they go on...
‘Crown Prince Of Dance’: Why Rufus Thomas Was Stax Soul Royalty The bald guy with grey sideburns slumped in a T-shirt on the back of the album cover looks bushed, and, yes, kinda old. He’s apparently...