Jann Wenner

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Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire: Joni Mitchell at 80

November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 80th birthday, Blue, Both Sides Now, Canada, Clouds, Court and Spark, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Hejira. Mingus, Jaco Pastorius, Jann Wenner, Joni Mitchell, Ladies of the Canyon, Los Angeles, Neil Young, Newport Folk Festival, Stephen Stills

Celebrating the career of a most articulate music legend

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Music Journalism 

The Truth Behind Jann Wenner and Hootiegate

September 19, 2023September 20, 2023 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Hootie and the Blowfish, Jann Wenner, Jim DeRogatis, Only Wanna Be With You: The Inside Story of Hootie and the Blowfish, Rolling Stone, The Melvins, Tim Sommer

An excerpt from Tim Sommer’s acclaimed book Only Wanna Be With You

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Music Journalism 

Joe Bonamassa Is Right About Jann Wenner

September 17, 2023September 18, 2023 Ron Hart 5 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Chrissie Hynde, David Marchese, Jann Wenner, Jon Landau, Patti Smith, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rolling Stone

I hope this op-ed is articulate enough for the Rolling Stone founder

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Music Journalism 

Jann Wenner, Bruce Springsteen and Me (Well, Not Really Me)

September 22, 2022September 24, 2022 Tim Sommer 1 Comment 2022, 92nd St. Y, Bruce Springsteen, Hootie and the Blowfish, Jann Wenner, Jim DeRogatis, Rolling Stone, the New York Observer

Why the ex-Rolling Stone publisher’s response to HootieGate was total nonsense

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Music Journalism Rock 

Not All the Single Ladies — Hall Admits Just a Single Lady

January 15, 2020January 16, 2020 Evelyn McDonnell 0 Comments 2020 Inductees, Bette Midler, Big Mama Thornton, Bjork, Celia Cruz, Chaka Khan, Cher, Dionne Warwick, Jann Wenner, Joel Peresman, Labelle, Pat Benatar, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Selena, Shirin Neshat, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Sussan Deyhim, The Go-Gos, Whitney Houston

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame still a Man’s World

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NEWS: 2020 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominees Announced

October 15, 2019February 1, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2020, Chaka Khan, Dave Matthews Band, Depeche Mode, Jann Wenner, John Sykes, Judas Priest, Kraftwerk, MC5, Motörhead, Nine Inch Nails, Notorious B.I.G., Pat Benatar, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rufus, Soundgarden, T.Rex, the Doobie Brothers, Thin Lizzy, Todd Rundgren, Whitney Houston

Whitney, Biggie, T.Rex, Pat Benatar, Kraftwerk, Nine Inch Nails and Thin Lizzy among those included on this year’s list of potential inductees

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Rock 

Loan Me A Dime: ‘Boz Scaggs’ at 50

August 26, 2019August 25, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 3 Comments 1969, Atlantic, Boz Scaggs, Duane Allman, Jann Wenner, Jerry Wexler, Muscle Shoals, Rolling Stone, Steve Miller, Steve Miller Band

In 1969, the Grammy winning singer/songwriter delivered his landmark second album…and still manages to remain mostly unnoticed

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