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‘Such an amazing band’: Adam Lambert selects his all-time favorite Queen song

In the midst of a world tour, Lambert has been working with Queen since 2009.

There's more to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon than its trippy music: 'Astonishingly relevant'

There’s more to Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon than its trippy music: ‘Astonishingly relevant’

A key element to the album continues to resonate, Nick Mason says.

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The time Steve Hackett blew away the Yardbirds’ Jim McCarty: ‘It was absolutely deafening!’

The ex-Genesis guitarist first worked with McCarty in the 1980s.

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‘More like brothers than actual friends’: The complicated, but enduring, partnership that is Hall and Oates

Forever linked by music, and by their band name, each is actually very different.

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‘So laid back, and yet it’s so intense’: Deep Purple confirms new album for 2015, talks best ever

After eight years between releases, Roger Glover says “we can’t wait that long.”

'We were at the piano, banging it out': Steve Cropper's big break didn't come from Stax Records

‘We were at the piano, banging it out’: Steve Cropper’s big break didn’t come from Stax Records

Instead, a friend’s dad took Cropper’s very first song to another legendary label.

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‘It’s hard to complain about it’: Neal Doughty says REO Speedwagon happily delivers the big ballads

They’ve had other hits, but REO is famous today for two sweet-talking No. 1 smashes.

'We sing it better': David Crosby makes bold statement about the Beatles track from CSNY 1974

‘We sing it better’: David Crosby makes bold statement about the Beatles track from CSNY 1974

He says Crosby Stills and Nash bested the original – and it’s not even close.

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‘That was fun’: How the Yardbirds ended up featured on The Simpsons

Jim McCarty and the Yardbirds are in the midst of a rare U.S. tour.

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Micky Dolenz’s first original for the Monkees caused quite a stir: ‘Just a total word association’

It reached No. 2 in the UK, but only after a name change to (no kidding) “Alternate Title.”