Stage Fright: The Band’s Rock of Ages Turns 50
Reflecting on a half century of one of the most essential concert albums of the 1970s
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Robbie Robertson Remembers
With the release of a sprawling Stage Fright box set, the Canadian guitar icon relives The Band’s legacy
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How Many More Years: Little Feat at 50
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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Two Trains Running: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Yardbirds and the Blues-Rock Explosion of 1965
The duel between these blues rock classics helped bring 1965 to a landing with a bang
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All Things (Must) Pass: Encouraging Words Turns 50
Originally released on September 11, 1970, Billy Preston’s second Apple LP is a soulful paean to his status as “The 5th Beatle”
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The Shape They’re In: Stage Fright at 50
The third album by The Band would prove to be one of most auspicious efforts of their career
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Broke Down But Not Busted: Todd Rundgren’s Runt at 50
Why the Wizard’s first solo album after The Nazz is his McCartney I
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Mi Verano De Los Muertos
The Grateful Dead in 1970
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ALBUMS: Homegrown’s Just Alright With Me
Was the original follow-up to On The Beach worth the 45 year wait for Neil Young fans?
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Psych-Soul and Tevye’s Lament: The Puzzle of the Temptations
A look back at a crown jewel of the band’s storied psychedelic era
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Hot Club of Cowtown: Playing the Standards – Old and New – With An Original Flair
An exclusive chat with fiddle player Elana James
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Today is the 45th Anniversary of the Watkins Glen Summer Jam
On the weekend of July 28, 1973, The Allman Brothers Band, the Grateful Dead and The Band held a massive concert in Upstate, NY
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Upstate Utopia: Music from Big Pink at 50
A half-century later, The Band’s classic debut and the cheap rental house it was conceived in remain the twin beacons of hope for aspiring musicians migrating to Ulster County, NY
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