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Hall and Oates started by turning down early offer from a legendary label: ‘We want to do something different’

Hall and Oates made a gutsy move, choosing to go their own way – and became genre-jumping pioneers in the process.

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What Ever Happened to Queen’s John Deacon?: ‘He Doesn’t Feel Able to Cope’

Queen co-founder John Deacon retired in 1997, and has remained absent even as the group returned to the road and the studio.

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Roger Waters is still not in Pink Floyd: ‘This is not rocket science, people’

Roger Waters left Pink Floyd almost 30 years ago. But their new album has led to new questions about his involvement in the group.

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Stevie Nicks selects her favorite solo project: ‘It was a really intense record’

Even today, Stevie Nicks looks back on this album with great fondness, though an ugly period of addiction followed.

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When Billy Idol met Steve Cropper: ‘A long-haired chap came up to me’

Seems Billy Idol covered a Stax song, without knowing it was a Stax song.

The Five Best Steely Dan Guitar Solos: Steely Dan Sunday

The Five Best Steely Dan Guitar Solos: Steely Dan Sunday

Wondering about the best Steely Dan guitar solos? Play air guitar along with fanatics John Lawler, Preston Frazier and S. Victor Aaron.

Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page were an embarrassment of riches for the Yardbirds: 'There wasn’t very much space'

Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page were an embarrassment of riches for the Yardbirds: ‘There wasn’t very much space’

Everything would change when the Yardbirds tenures of Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page overlapped in 1966.

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Phil Collins on returning to the drums, reunion with Genesis: ‘I don’t miss it, no’

Phil Collins has been slowing moving back into the spotlight lately, though it’s been as a vocalist rather than a drummer. You May Also Like: Phil Collins’ Face Value launched his solo career, and reset Genesis Phil Collins found himself at a crossroads with Hello, I Must Be Going!

The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969): On Second Thought

The Beatles – Abbey Road (1969): On Second Thought

‘Abbey Road’ was simultaneously the Beatles at their best, and the sound of a band disintegrating.

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Daryl Hall’s surprising choice for favorite Hall and Oates cover: ‘It belongs to the world’

He says “as long as you pay me, do whatever you want, you know?”