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‘At Fillmore East’: Allman Brothers Fill The Fillmore With Southern Rock
‘At Fillmore East’ cemented the band's live reputation for delivering incendiary southern rock.
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Jazz Beatles Covers: The Best Jazz Tributes To Liverpool’s Fab Four
A tribute to the breadth and depth of The Beatles’ work, there is no shortage of Beatles jazz music taking the group’s songs into new territory.
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‘Think!’: How Lonnie Smith Became The Hero Of The Hammond
With his debut Blue Note album, Lonnie Smith established himself as one of the rising new stars of organ-driven soul-jazz in the late 60s.
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Best Slash Solos: 20 Iconic Moments From The GNR Guitarist
The best Slash solos are effortlessly iconic in every way, with the Guns N’ Roses guitarist proving to be the last in a dying breed of rock legends.
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The Best 90s Hip Hop Songs: Classic Cuts From A Golden Era
2Pac, Biggie, Nas, Wu-Tang Clan, Missy, Outkast, Dre, Snoop: The 90s were a decade in which hip hop became one of the biggest genres in the world.
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‘I’ve Never Been To Me’: New Songs, New Audiences For Nancy Wilson
The album was co-produced by the brothers Gene and Billy Page, both of whom had resumés going back to the 1960s.
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‘Si Tu Dois Partir’: Fairport Convention In French, And On ‘Top Of The Pops’
A Bob Dylan cover landed the folk heroes on TV and in the UK singles chart.
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‘Hobo Flats’: Organ Genius Jimmy Smith’s UK Chart Rarity
Jazz organ genius Jimmy Smith had a lesser-known UK chart entry on the EP countdown with 'Swinging With The Incredible Jimmy Smith,' featuring 'Hobo Flats.'
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The Best Albums Of 1996: An Extraordinary Year For Music
From Beck to Spice Girls to a few of the finest hip-hop records ever released, the best albums of 1996 are incredibly diverse.
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‘MTV Unplugged’: Revealing The True Katy Perry Beneath The Persona
Helping to reboot ‘MTV Unplugged’ for a new generation, Katy Perry used the opportunity to reveal the true extent of her songcraft.
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‘American V’: Johnny Cash’s First Posthumous Chart-Topper
The fifth album in his celebrated series of recordings with Rick Rubin was also his first posthumous chart-topper.
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Dire Straits’ Self-Titled Debut Album: A Modest UK Chart Arrival
On 22 July, 1978, Dire Straits had something to show for their early efforts in terms of a UK chart position – but only just.
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‘My Aim Is True’: Elvis Costello Shoots From The Hip With 1977 Debut
'My Aim Is True' was a confident opening statement by a 23-year-old with opinions to burn.
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‘In Thoughts Of You’: Billy Fury’s 11th And Final UK Top Ten Hit
The 1965 success was written by Geoff Morrow and Chris Arnold, who would enjoy consistent sales as writers in the coming years.
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Best Selena Gomez Songs: 20 Shape-Shifting Pop Essentials
Selena Gomez has remained a constantly evolving pop star. Here’s an introduction to some of her career-defining songs.
