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Does Steve Cropper ever grow weary of his most familiar hits?: ‘Some guys don’t like to do the same thing’

Steve Cropper has been playing “Midnight Hour,” “Green Onions” and “Soul Man” for decades. It’d be understandable if he became tired of them.

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Backstage at ‘The Last Waltz’: ‘It Was So Exciting, Very Exciting’

Pattie Boyd gives fans an exclusive peek into the rehearsals for ‘The Last Waltz’ concert by the Band, saying “it was so exciting, very exciting.”

Is Toto XIV the band's swansong?: 'It just wrings you out'

Is Toto XIV the band’s swansong?: ‘It just wrings you out’

Songs like “Burn” show how well Toto operated creatively on ‘Toto XIV.’ So why does David Paich say it might be their last album?

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Nick Mason says Pink Floyd leftovers are scarce now: ‘There weren’t very many discards’

There won’t be more ‘Endless River’-style explorations of additional unheard Pink Floyd songs for future albums. Nick Mason explains why.

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Lindsey Buckingham wants Fleetwood Mac to be like the Eagles: ‘They always seem to know what they want’

Lindsey Buckingham says getting any Fleetwood Mac project off the ground involves a difficult decision-making process.

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Wilson Pickett and Steve Cropper were strangers who hit it big: ‘Why don’t you guys just keep on writing?’

Something immediately clicked between Wilson Pickett and Steve Cropper. Their first writing session, in fact, produced an astounding three hit songs.

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Ian Gillan on Deep Purple’s legendary lineup changes: ‘Our career was decided by tantrums’

Deep Purple’s comings and goings have long provided gossip fodder, but Ian Gillan says there’s often been a very simple explanation for all of it.

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Daniel Lanois confirms more Sinatra coming from Bob Dylan: ‘A sacred ground for him’

For Daniel Lanois, an intimate preview revealed unexpected depths in Bob Dylan’s new Frank Sinatra-focused album ‘Shadows in the Night.’

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For John Oates, picking a favorite Hall and Oates song isn’t easy: ‘There’s so many — thank God’

John Oates struggles to select a single Hall and Oates moment, finally settling on three from a career marked as much by diversity as longevity.

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The Monkees were more struggling Marx Brothers than Beatles: ‘A very different kettle of fish’

Decades later, the Monkees’ Micky Dolenz says “I’m always amazed that people, even real fans of the show, missed that dynamic.”