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Getty ImagesEarly-’70s hit-maker Gilbert O’Sullivan is gearing up for his next string of North American dates. The singer/songwriter is set for a nine-city March run, hitting Houston, Philadelphia, New York City, Boston, Chicago, Nashville, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. O’Sullivan is best remembered for his five Top 40 hits, including 1973’s Top Ten favorite…

PRPhotos.comHappy Birthday to Yoko Ono, who turns 89 today (February 18th)!!! Yoko was born in Tokyo to a musician turned extremely successful banker Eisuke Ono, who was a descendant of the Emperor of Japan. Yoko’s mother, Isoko Ono, is the granddaughter of Zenjiro Yasuda, of the famed Yasuda banking family. Despite her contributions to the…

PRPhotos.comIt was 63 years ago today (February 18th, 1959) that the late Ray Charles recorded his classic song “What’d I Say.” The song originally started out as a jam to kill time at a dance, after Charles realized that he and the band had run through their entire repertoire and still had an additional 12…

Getty ImagesIt was 50 years ago Saturday (February 19th, 1972) that Harry Nilsson’s “Without You” began its four-week run at the top of the charts. The song was Nilsson’s second major hit, following 1969’s “Everybody’s Talkin’,” and went on to win the 1972 Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. It was featured on his…

PRPhotos.comSet for release on April 23rd for Record Store Day is the first vinyl version of Pete Townshend’s Face The Face. The collection, which was first issued on CD and DVD back in 2016, captures Townshend’s short-lived 16-piece Deep End band featuring David Gilmour — along with Simon Phillips who would serve as the Who’s…

Getty ImagesIt looks like a whole new cross-section of Van Halen tunes might be entering the Circle’s setlist — with the great Michael Anthony finally tackling some early David Lee Roth-era tunes in concert. During Sammy Hagar’s residency show on February 12th at the Strat Hotel, Casino & SkyPod, Michael Anthony treated the Las Vegas…

Getty ImagesThe Eagles will hit the road without Deacon Frey — Glenn Frey’s son — who’s been a part of the band since 2017. Deacon is sitting out of the upcoming shows under doctor’s orders with no illness specified. A message was posted to fans on social media, which reads: Due to illness, Deacon Frey…

PRPhotos.comMötley Crüe, Def Leppard, Poison, and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts have added five new cities onto their “Stadium Tour” for 2022. The long-delayed trek will now also hit Toronto on August 8th; Indianapolis on August 16th; Vancouver on September 2nd; Edmonton and September 4th; with a new final date of September 9th in Las…

PRPhotos.comOn May 20, Train will be releasing their first album in 5 years. The title track, “AM Gold,” was released this week as a single. About that, frontman Pat Monahan said, “It has to start with love. Love that goes into work comes out of work. We love this song, this album, and our fans.”…