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Getty ImagesAccording to reports, former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman will appear on the band’s long awaited new album. The Stones album has been in the works for a decade and includes tracks produced by Don Was and Andrew Watt. Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and Elton John have previously been named as guest artists contributing…

Getty ImagesIt was 48 years ago Saturday (June 10th, 1975) that the Eagles released their fourth album, the chart-topping One Of These Nights. The set, which knocked Paul McCartney & Wings’ Venus And Mars out from the top spot, spent five weeks at Number One on the Billboard 200 albums chart — including a whopping…

PRPhotos.comSaturday (June 10th) marks the 20th anniversary of the death of the great Ray Charles. Charles died of liver disease in his Beverly Hills home at the age of 73. His health had been in decline since the previous summer. Charles, whose real name was Ray Charles Robinson, was born in Albany, Georgia, on September…

Getty ImagesIt was 51 years ago today (June 9th, 1972) that Bruce Springsteen was signed to Columbia Records by record producer John Hammond. Over the course of his career, both as a talent scout and producer, Hammond played an integral role in discovering and shepherding the careers of such icons as Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin,…

Getty ImagesWolfgang Van Halen admitted he suffered from a severe case of the nerves before tackling Van Halen classics as at last year’s Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts. Wolfgang was among the few artists to play both shows held last September 3rd at London’s Wembley Stadium and September 27th at L.A.’s Kia Forum — with his…

Getty ImagesNeil Young is returning to the road, with the dates and venues set to be announced sometime today (June 9th). During a Zoom call with subscribers to his Neil Young Archives site, he said of the upcoming West Coast acoustic shows, “I don’t want to come back and do the same songs again. I’ll…

Getty ImagesNow running at the Morrison Hotel Galleries in Los Angeles and New York City is a new career-spanning Led Zeppelin photo exhibit. The showings, which run through June 22nd, feature the last edition signed prints by such late photographers Baron Wolman, Peter Simon, Peter Tarnoff, and Terry O’Neill. Other high-profile photographers sharing their work…

Getty ImagesIt was 45 years ago today (June 9th) that the Rolling Stones released their 1978 blockbuster, Some Girls. The album, which was competing on the charts and turntables around the globe with breakthrough punk and disco records, was able to absorb the musical influence of what was going down in the clubs and the…

Getty ImagesIt was 54 years ago today (June 8th, 1969) that Brian Jones, a founding member of the Rolling Stones, officially quit the band. Jones, a blues enthusiast, both named and led the original group, which included Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, and keyboardist Ian Stewart. Shortly after turning professional, Stewart, whose…