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It was 61 years ago today (March 22nd, 1961) that Ricky Nelson recorded "Hello Mary Lou." The song, which was written by Gene Pitney, was the B-side to Nelson's Number One hit "Travelin' Man,"...

Kenny Rogers' close friends, family and band members gathered at Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday (March 20th) to pay their respects to the singer who died two years ago to the day. ...

It was 42 years ago today (March 22nd, 1980), that Pink Floyd's "Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)" became a surprise Number One hit in 1980, topping the Billboard Hot 100 charts for four weeks. ...

Eagles bassist Timothy B. Schmit has tapped Fleetwood Mac legend Lindsey Buckingham to supply guitar on his new single, "Simple Man." The track is the first teaser from Schmit's latest solo set, t...

Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets has rolled out a 28-city North American fall run. Rolling Stone reported that the band -- led by Pink Floyd's co-founding drummer -- has added eight new stops to ...

Pete Townshend revealed that he helped Paul McCartney understand the intricacies of home recording, which lead to his one-man-band solo debut, McCartney. In the May issue of Uncut, the Who leader reca...

It was 53 years ago Sunday (March 20th, 1969) that John Lennon and Yoko Ono married in Gibraltar -- only eight days after Paul McCartney wed first wife Linda Eastman in London. Directly after the wedd...

Despite Dolly Parton's request earlier this week to be removed from this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees, the Hall has declined to pull her nomination. In a post on social media y...

Eddie Van Halen's ex-wife, Valerie Bertinelli says that she had nothing to do with David Lee Roth splitting with Van Halen back in 1985 and claims it was "Diamond" Dave who had an issue with her. ...

THE STONES DONATE TO UKRAINE WAR VICTIMS The Rolling Stones are among the UK elite to put their money where their mouth is with a sizable donation to the Disasters Emergency Committee humanitarian app...