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Dickey Betts, who revolutionized the twin-guitar approach in rock before helping lead the Allman Brothers Band out of unspeakable tragedy, has died. The 80-year-old had been suffering from cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He never quite secured individual fame, despite having been such an important part of the Allman Brothers Band. After all, Betts kept nagging the late Duane Allman until he finally recruited younger brother Gregg to sing in their fledgling outfit. By then, he and Duane had already created a collaborative style that made the traditional roles of rhythm and lea...
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Pink Floyd were onto something, as sessions continued for 1973’s The Dark Side of the Moon. They just didn’t have an ending. In fact, the band continued tinkering with things even after a first live run-through of the album was cut short by technical issues. Subsequent performances in January and February of 1972 were enthusiastically received by fans, but the issue of tying everything together remained. Already, Dark Side of the Moon had found a focus on a variety of age-old worries, including money, aging, mental illness and death. The songs developed a unity, partially by way of the musical...
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Steve Perry songwriting collaborator Randy Goodrum describes “Oh Sherrie” in the 2024 band biography Journey: Worlds Apart as “a perfect combination of all the moving parts working as they should – band, singer, production, melody and lyrics. It’s a perfect record, in my opinion.” The song’s beginnings, however, were anything but perfect. “Oh Sherrie” started as a demo with studio aces Craig Krampf on a drum pad and Bill Cuomo on keyboards. Perry was in the midst of a rough patch with then-girlfriend Sherrie Swafford, and was struggling to convey his turbulent feelings. READ MORE: Photos From ...
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One of the most notorious interviews in late night history took place on March 31, 1994 when Madonna paid a visit to The Late Show With David Letterman. The appearance came at a bumpy time in the singer’s career. Though Madonna was still unquestionably one of the biggest stars on the planet, she’d had more recent misses than hits. Her 1992 album Erotica, became the first studio LP since her debut to not reach No. 1. It’s themes were overtly sexual – even by Madonna’s standards – and her coffee table book Sex, released around the same time, received harshly negative criticism. Her 1993 film Bod...
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The Go-Go’s 1984 LP Talk Show wasn’t just an album – it was a breaking point. The trailblazing all-female group had burst on the world’s stage just three years prior with Beauty and the Beat. The debut album sparked multi-platinum sales and made the Go-Go’s MTV darlings. But the classic pitfalls of fame soon followed: egos, drugs and infighting. Their second LP, 1982’s Vacation, spawned a hit single, but its sales paled in comparison to its predecessor. A lot would be riding on the band’s third album. Would the Go-Go’s return to glory or fade further from their commercial peak? READ MORE: Why ...
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On March 15, 1994, Motley Crue delivered their self-titled album – their first and only release with singer John Corabi. Two years earlier, Corabi was hired to replace original singer Vince Neil. At this point in their history, Motley Crue had become one of the biggest-selling bands on the planet. Still, things were falling apart behind the scenes (depending on who you ask, Neil was either fired or quit). Bringing in Corabi was designed as a type of reset – a new chapter for the band as they moved into their next era. Instead, their lone album together crashed. Motley Crue went out on a much-m...
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Something was in the water on March 8, 1994 as Soundgarden and Nine Inch Nails each released groundbreaking albums on the same day. Both groups had started to slowly infiltrate the mainstream years earlier. Soundgarden was one of the first grunge acts to sign with a major label, taking their heavy, gloomy sound to a wider audience beginning with 1991’s Badmotorfinger. That LP gave the band their first small taste of radio airplay, as “Outshined” reached No. 45 on the mainstream rock chart. Meanwhile, Nine Inch Nails had fared a little better with their debut album, Pretty Hate Machine. The 198...
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