Jimi Hendrix died on Sept. 18, 1970, just two days after his last live performance and nearly two weeks after his tumultuous final concert. It
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When Bob Dylan told The New York Times in 2020 that Eagles” “Pretty Maids All in a Row” “could be one of the best songs ever,” many rock fans probably scratched
As Rush’s art director since 1975, Hugh Syme designed some of the prog-rock band’s signature images: the glowing Red Star of the Solar Federation that
When Motley Crue presented their record label with an album that included a sentimental ballad, the label rejected it outright. But the band pushed for