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Getty ImagesBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band have just tagged eight stops onto their upcoming North American tours. Just added for the summer is a second night at Chicago’s Wrigley Field set for August 11th, a second night at Foxborough, Massachusetts’ Gillette Stadium on August 26th, and a third night at East Rutherford, New…

Getty ImagesIt was 62 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,” and was a substantial hit in its own right, peaking at Number Nine on the charts. “Hello Mary Lou,” which…

Getty ImagesIt was 43 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. The Wall, which was the band’s 11th studio album, was spearheaded by co-founder Roger Waters and released on…

Getty ImagesIt was 48 years ago today (March 22nd, 1975), that Led Zeppelin’s sixth album, Physical Graffiti, hit Number One on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The album, which marked the band’s only studio double set, was released on February 24th, 1975 and topped the charts for six straight weeks, staying in the Top 10…

Getty ImagesIt was 49 years ago today — March 22nd, 1974 — that the Eagles released their third album, On The Border. The album marked the first appearance of soon-to-be fifth member, guitarist Don Felder and featured a trio of major hits for the band. On The Border peaked at a respectable Number 17 on…

Getty ImagesDaryl Hall is set to serve as the opening act for longtime friend Billy Joel on July 7th, when the “Piano Man” hits London for the American Express presents BST Hyde Park concert. Hall will be joined on stage by his hometown buddy and current touring mate Todd Rundgren, who will also be Hall’s…

PRPhotos.comEric Clapton, Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason, Peter Gabriel and others have signed a petition urging a reversal of Frankfurt, Germany city council’s decision to cancel a May 28th concert by Roger Waters. The concert was cancelled, due to, “his alleged status as ‘one of the world’s most well-known Anti-Semites.” The Jerusalem Post reported upon the…

Getty ImagesNeal Schon’s Journey retrospective band, Journey Through Time, will release its first live CD and DVD on May 19th. The self-titled, career-spanning set was recorded in San Francisco on February 9th, 2018 in benefit of the victims of the 2017 California wildfires. In addition to Schon, the band consisted of Journey co-founder Gregg Rolie,…

Getty ImagesU2’s Adam Clayton believes that by reinventing some of the band’s oldest tunes on their new Songs Of Surrender collection, the songs have only now grown into what they were meant to be. Among the early tracks U2 has revisited some 40-years-on are such classics as “I Will Follow,” “Two Hearts Beat As One,”…