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‘I felt embarrassingly unaware of what he did’: The Band’s Robbie Robertson on meeting Bob Dylan

Dylan proceeded to pull out a series of songs that, truth be told, didn’t appeal to the future leader of the Band.

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‘My so-called fans!’: All-request shows have added new wrinkles for Richard Thompson

They’re requested Crowded House, and he’s complied. They’ve also requested Broadway show tunes.

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‘Don’t just rely on what you’ve done’: Lynyrd Skynyrd eyes follow up to Last of a Dyin’ Breed

Drummer Rickey Medlocke’s history with the band goes back to an early-1970s stint.

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‘One of the hardest sessions’: Legendary Stax smash was no easy task for Steve Cropper

Here’s the story behind one of Cropper’s more brilliantly concise performances.

How Keith Olsen went from producing Fleetwood Mac to the Grateful Dead: 'All I could say was: Holy crap'

How Keith Olsen went from producing Fleetwood Mac to the Grateful Dead: ‘All I could say was: Holy crap’

‘Terrapin Station’ would go gold for the Grateful Dead, making it their best seller since ‘Europe ’72.’

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‘It’s complete nonsense’: Nick Mason on the secret message in Pink Floyd’s ‘Empty Spaces’

“Empty Spaces” wasn’t the first Floyd song to include a such a message — but it’s the funniest.

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‘Something is continuing to bother me’: Bruce Springsteen discusses his recent burst of creativity

Springsteen has issued more music in the last five years than he did in all of the 1990s.

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Ace Frehley on his unlikely new cover of Steve Miller’s ‘The Joker’: ‘It’s got a nice, cool vibe’

Remember “New York Groove”? The ex-Kiss guitarist says it’s like that.

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‘Last night was really moving’: Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page goes off script at Berklee commencement

He was on hand to inspire a generation of graduates. Instead, it was the other way around.

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‘It doesn’t bother me at all’: Sean Lennon pushes on, in the long shadow of the Beatles’ John Lennon

Most of the questions – not to mention the comparisons – remain focused on his dad, the lost legend.