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Keith Richards Thirsts Onstage for a Cola Drink, Possibly More -- Picture Book

Each week, in Picture Book, we present an iconic photo from rock 'n' roll's past or present, accompanied with insightful commentary. Whether it's a famous picture or an unearthed rarity, these striking images will serve to illustrate the visual side of music. This special mid-week edition of Picture Book is timed to commemorate the release of Keith ...

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'Hold On,' John Lennon: I Freakin' Love This Song

Chris Walter, WireImage Hold On,' John Lennon From 1970s 'John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band' When it comes to Beatlemania, I rank my particular strain of the syndrome as being as acute as it can manifest itself. That meant as a teen in the 1970s owning both US and British import vinyl, almost every mono and stereo variation, and enough Beatles ...

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Soul Legend Sugar Pie DeSanto Promises to Shock the Ponderosa Stomp Crowd

Redferns, Getty Images Nine years going, the Ponderosa Stomp festival in New Orleans has been bringing the unsung heroes of rock 'n' roll, blues, soul and several other uniquely American music forms to an appreciative audience that doesn't often see many of these older performers strut their stuff – and certainly not in one place over two ...

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Tracey Thorn Adjusts to Her Ex-Bandmate Being Her Now-Spouse -- Exclusive Video

It's tough when you break up a long-running band, as Tracey Thorn, who recently paid a visit to our New York studio for a video interview, can attest about Everything but the Girl, the duo she started in Hull, England, with Ben Watt in 1982. It's especially difficult when you still share a bed with your former bandmate, as Thorn and Watt are a ...

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Ringo Starr Gets a Little Help From His Friend Ben Harper for PBS Live Special

Ringo Starr had quite the 70th birthday celebration on July 7, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Not only did Paul McCartney join him for an onstage reunion in playing the occasion-appropriate Beatles song 'Birthday,' more than a dozen other musical mates joined the legendary drummer for a singalong on 'With a Little Help From My Friends.' ...

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Paul McCartney Gives Ringo Starr 'Birthday' Present Onstage in New York

All Ringo Starr asked for as a 70th birthday gift on July 7 was "peace and love" from all his fans around the world. However, he was the one who delivered a big birthday surprise to the wildly cheering attendees at his celebratory concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York when Paul McCartney joined the legendary Beatles drummer onstage, ...

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All Ringo Starr Wants for His 70th Birthday Is 'Peace and Love'

What sort of birthday gift is appropriate for the man who has everything? Well, if that man is Ringo Starr, who celebrates his milestone 70th on July 7, there's only one present on his list, and it's one that won't cost its givers a penny. He would simply like to have "peace and love." And all anyone has to do to gift-wrap and deliver this ...

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