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“Karen manages to get across both sadness and silliness”: How the Carpenters wowed Lennon and McCartney with an emotive yet absurd No 1 hit
A&M had been co-founded by renowned trumpeter Herb Alpert in 1963 and Alpert had a huge easy listening hit in 1968 with the ...
“I like extreme music”: Sparks’ Ron Mael picks his six favourite records
Sparks leader Ron Mael listed his favourite albums ever, from Franz Ferdinand and The Velvet Underground to Kanye West and ...
Column: A new Netflix documentary brings us Elvis as he was meant to be
The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley” centers on the NBC broadcast that came to be known as the “’68 Comeback Special.” ...
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Why Elvis channeled Marlon Brando in iconic leather look
For Elvis Presley fans, a new Netflix documentary is a goldmine of untold stories. In the singer’s epic comeback special, we ...
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The Only U.S. Vice President to Compose a No. 1 Pop Song Later Covered by Merle Haggard, Elton John, Glen Campbell, and More
Bob Dylan and the 30th U.S. Vice President Charles Dawes are the only recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize with a No. 1 Pop ...
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The Enduring Legacy Of Country Music Icon Jerry Reed
Shortly after Reed rose to prominence with his song ‘Guitar Man,’ the song caught the ear of Elvis Presley, who in 1968 was planning ... He won a Grammy for his performance with Chet Atkins on his ...
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David Gilmour Reveals Two Tunes That He Considers “Perfect Songs,” Discusses Potential Plans for a New Album
It became Presley’s first major U.S. hit, topping multiple charts in the spring of 1956. Gilmour on His Own Songwriting and ...