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Johnny Cash died of complications of diabetes in September 2003 at 71 years old after leaving the world an enormous catalogue of classic country, pop and gospel songs.
To celebrate his life and music, a large contingent of friends and peers performed at the Ryman Auditorium, once known as The Grand Ole Opry.
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As handsome as Jared Leto is, a mere press conference with good lighting, healthy snacks and and pleasant backdrop to promote a forthcoming world tour would have sufficed, but the Oscar-winning rocker wanted to go big.
Thursday morning, November 9, 2023, the longtime frontman of Thirty Seconds to Mars scaled the 92 year old art deco NYC landmark made famous by King Kong, Elf, and Sleepless in Seattle. It's also known for being the first skyscraper taller than 100 stories. A fact not lost on the dreamy performer.
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Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel recorded the lead song of their best and final album on this day, November 9, 1969, the title track of Bridge over Troubled Water.
The duo had been playing shows around the east coast and also recording in New York City. Fixated and committed to the album, they passed on performing at Woodstock.
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In the heart of the Chicago's Wrigleyville neighborhood sits the unassuming Metro, originally called Stages, and then Cabaret Metro.
Despite having intense competition from the nearby Cubby Bear that was older and even closer to the cathedral that is Wrigley Field, The Metro helped launch the careers of many once-underground bands of the '80s and '90s.
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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, the ridiculously prolific group of Aussies, just announced their 2024 World Tour.
The wildly talented sextet recently released their second studio album of 2023, the electro Silver Cord which is keyboard-based, danceable and upbeat.
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Jimmy Page honored one of his heroes, Link Wray, by not only participating in his induction to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but coming out of a self-imposed time out and playing a cover of "Rumble."
Strapped with the iconic double-neck Gibson 12-string he made famous on "Stairway to Heaven," the Led Zeppelin guitarist performed the dreamy surf punk power chords of the 1958 instrumental to a crowd that couldn't believe its luck.
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Ms. Lauryn Hill and the Fugees stormed through Los Angeles this past weekend and made news, along with some beautiful music, in both their downtown LA show on Saturday November 4 at the Crypto Arena and their Kia Forum show on Sunday across town in Inglewood.
The tour is a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the hugely talented and often unpredictable singer/songwriter's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, her 1998 solo debut after spinning off from hugely successful Fugees.
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Tommy James had a career that blasted off due to incredible luck. Years later he took the worst advice ever from a manager about a gig that has to be his biggest regret. And a year later did so many drugs he collapsed at a show and was pronounced dead.
From that first spark of good luck to being pronounced dunzo, Tommy James and the Shondells racked up twelve Top 40 hits, including five in the Hot 100's top ten.
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Guns N' Roses surprised fans of the final night of their tour on November 2, at the Hollywood Bowl - a live debut of "The General."
The Los Angeles band who erupted in the 1980s right off the bat with their debut, Appetite for Destruction, have played around the world in small clubs to enormous festivals, but hadn't performed at the world famous Hollywood Bowl until the last two gigs of US Tour.
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On November 6, 1970, Steven Tyler, lead guitarist Joe Perry, bassist Tom Hamilton, drummer Joey Kramer, and rhythm guitarist Ray Tabano rocked Nipmuc Regional High School in Upton, Massachusetts.
In '71 Tabano was swapped out for Brad Whitford and the lineup remained mostly the same throughout their incredibly long career.
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Doja Cat kicked off her Scarlet Tour on Halloween in San Francisco and it was everything and more than you'd expect from a sultry singer on her first ever arena tour.
Sporting a revealing sheer top beneath a black bodysuit and reeling off one song after another with explicit titles and even more suggestive lyrics, the Grammy-winning singer/rapper prowled around the stage to the delight of the capacity crowd who sang along with her every word.
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Swifties around the world, you have met your match.
Taylor Swift fans in Argentina right now are sleeping in tents awaiting the singer's return to their great nation.
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