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Where's Your Grammy? Henry Rollins, OK Go & More on Where Their Statues Are
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Where's Your Grammy? Henry Rollins, OK Go & More on Where Their Statues Are

SGranitz, WireImage Anyone with "Grammy-winning artist" in their bio is bound to have an edge. The music industry's ultimate award, after all, affords prestige and opens doors. Yet, since the industry began handing out the golden gramophone trophies in 1959, artists have kept them in a variety of places. While Alicia Keys recently told ...

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Alan Freed Remembered: The Pioneering DJ's Rock 'n' Roll Legacy

Hulton Archive When Alan Freed died of an alcohol-induced kidney ailment on January 20, 1965, the 43-year-old DJ was broke, facing charges of tax evasion and largely forgotten. A casualty of the payola scandals that rocked radio, Freed would never be as famous as fellow DJ Dick Clark, who escaped his own payola past with little damage. ...

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Elvis & Rock Royalty: Strange Stories of the King's Famous Fans Meeting Their Idol

GAB Archive, Redferns After a 1976 gig in Memphis, Bruce Springsteen hopped a Graceland gate at 3AM, hoping to meet his idol, Elvis Presley. Just as he was about to knock on the front door, though, a guard stopped him, and Springsteen was escorted off the property. Since that time, numerous other celebrities -- including Elvis Costello, ...

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50 or Bust: Which Bands Will Make It to the Five-Decade Mark?

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Jeff Tweedy Q&A: Wilco Frontman Rails Against Ageism and 'Dad Rock' Label

Redferns via Getty Images Wilco's recent albums have been criticized as "safe" when compared to their previous, more experimental efforts. Others labeled this new sounds "dad rock." But while some hardcore fans bristled at the more straightforward rockers on Sky Blue Sky and Wilco (The Album), frontman Jeff Tweedy says the sound of the ...

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Thanksgiving & Music History: The Last Waltz, Lennon's Final Concert & More

NBC via Getty Images Nicole Westbrook's song "It's Thanksgiving" has drawn plenty of comparisons to Rebecca Black's universally panned "Friday." But the 12-year-old viral video singer has learned one valuable lesson about the music industry: If you record a song about Thanksgiving, it stands a good chance of getting heard -- at least one time ...

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On Second Thought: 20 Hit Songs Originally Written for Other Artists -- Part 2

"Run to You," Bryan Adams After Blue Oyster Cult producer Bruce Fairbairn asked Adams and writing partner Jim Vallance to pen a song for the band, the two studied the guitar intro from "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" -- Blue Oyster Cult's biggest hit. With that signature guitar intro as inspiration, they came up with "Run to You." But after giving it ...

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