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Little Feat Release Deluxe Editions of Sailin’ Shoes and Dixie Chicken

June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Bill Payne, Deluxe Edition, Dixie Chicken, Kenny Gradney, Little Feat, Lowell George, Neon Park, Paul Barrere, Rhino High Fidelity, Richie Hayward, Roy Estrada, Sailin' Shoes, Sam Clayton, Ted Templeman

The band will embark on “The Albums Tour” this fall, playing each LP in its entirety 

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Runnin’ With The Devil: ‘Van Halen’ at 45

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 Kara Tucker 2 Comments 1978, 45th Anniversary, Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Gene Simmons, Kiss, Michael Anthony, Montrose, Ted Templeman, Van Halen, Warner Bros. Records

Is the band’s ferocious debut LP ground zero for hair metal?

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Listen To The Music: Toulouse Street Turns 50

July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Doobie Brothers, Jesus Is Just Alright, John Hartman, Listen To The Music, Michael Hossack, Patrick Simmons, Rockin' Down The Highway, Ted Templeman, Tiran Porter, Tom Johnston, Toulouse Street

Reflecting on the album that catapulted The Doobie Brothers to superstardom

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How Many More Years: Little Feat at 50

February 2, 2021June 26, 2023 Justin Joffe 5 Comments 191, Bill Payne, Frank Zappa, Linda Ronstadt, Little Feat, Lowell George, Richie Hayward, Ted Templeman, The Band, The Mothers of Invention, Willin'

A half century in, the freaky Heartland perseverance of the band’s eponymous debut still has us Willin’ to keep movin’

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Glimpsing Valerie Bertinelli Enjoying Van Halen

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 Joe Schilp 0 Comments Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Ted Templeman, Valerie Bertinelli

A VH videographer recalls a lifetime of memorable Jersey appearances

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Listen to the Music: Producer Ted Templeman’s Vivid, Likable Memoir

July 6, 2020August 21, 2022 Ken Kurson 0 Comments Donn Landee, Doobie Brothers, Frank Sinatra, Greg Renoff, Harpers Bizarre, Lenny Waronker, Nicolette Larson, Ted Templeman, Van Halen, Warner Bros.

The A&R guy who signed the Doobie Brothers and Van Halen looks back on a ‘Life in Music’

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