RIP Robbie Robertson. He was 80.
Robbie Robertson, one of the most important songwriters, guitarists, and performers to come out of Canada, has died at the age of 80 after a long illness. He passed away
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Random music news for Friday, June 3, 2022
Imagine having WiFi this fast. It’s 100,000 faster than the fastest home internet speeds out there. Want. And you want music news for June 3, 2022. The mysterious needle attacks
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The Hawk is gone. Ronnie Hawkins has died.
It had long been assumed that Ronnie Hawkins was too tough a bugger to die. After all, this is a guy who baffled doctors with his pancreatic cancer, one of
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Random music news for Tuesday, September 14, 2021
NOW they invent something like this. I could have used this a while back. Live and learn. Now some music news for September 14, 2021. Here’s a good look at
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Can you solve this Canadian musical mystery? [UPDATED!]
Late last week, an email arrived from Quinn: ?I am wondering if you have any info on a man named Jerry ‘Ish’ Penfound. He is my grandfather. He was a
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52 Albums That Changed My Life, Chapter 47: The Last Waltz
I can’t quite remember how I eventually got introduced The Last Waltz. I can tell you for sure that it was a little later in life, my early 20s and
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Random Music News for Monday, July 17, 2017
It was on this day in 1976 that the Montreal Olympics opened. Twenty-five African teams boycotted the games because the IOC wouldn’t kick out New Zealand for having played sporting
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A History of Musicians Who Have Cheated Death
Ronnie Hawkins should be dead. After battling pancreatic cancer–one of the worst and most virulent cancers there is–he’s still alive a dozen years after his diagnosis. Joni Mitchell may still
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A Documentary About the Awesome, Crazy and Highly Influential Yorkville Music Scene in Torono
It’s a pretty trendy part of town now with multi-million-dollar townhomes and condos, high-end shops, five-star hotels and expensive shops. But back in the 60s, Yorkville was where the hippies,
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