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THIS Sunday, 11/16 “The Lost 45s” Dance!

THIS Sunday, 11/16, 4-7pm, 70s & 80s Dance with Barry Scott of "The Lost 45s!" Disco, Pop, Rock & Soul! Buffet included! Salvatore's Riverwalk in Lawrence, MA Join us! Call: (978) 291-0220 Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/656786020833783 #dance

todayNovember 13, 2025

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11/9/25-Elton John’s Brian Wilson Tribute

Brian Wilson Trusted Source: music-news.com Sir Elton John paid a heartfelt tribute to the late Brian Wilson at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday (08.11.25) night. The Crocodile Rock hitmaker performed the Beach Boys' God Only Knows as part of a tribute to the singer, who died in June aged 82, and also shared his memories of his former friend, including how terrified he was […]

todayNovember 9, 2025

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11/3/25-Paul McCartney Book Details

Paul McCartney Trusted Source: music-news.com Sir Paul McCartney felt “dead” after The Beatles broke up. Revealing he was left adrift and close to quitting music amid rumours that he had died in a car crash. the 83-year-old musician has recounted the emotional fallout from the band’s split and the intense scrutiny that followed in his new memoir, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run. In the book, he […]

todayNovember 3, 2025

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10/23/25-Soft Cell’s David Ball Dies

Soft Cell Trusted Source: BBC at BBC.com In 1981, an unlikely group from Leeds scored a number one hit with their icy cover version of an obscure 60s soul hit. With Tainted Love, Soft Cell set a template for 80s synth-pop duos: The flamboyant frontman paired with an unassuming keyboard technician. Dave Ball, who has died at the age of 66, was that musical force, creating ominous, polyphonic soundscapes to […]

todayOctober 23, 2025

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10/23/25-Songwriters Hall of Fame!

KC Taylor Swift, Kenny Loggins, LL Cool J, Pink, Sarah McLachlan and Talking Heads’ David Byrne are among the impressive list of nominees for the 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame class By MARIA SHERMAN AP music writer Trusted Source: Associated Press at AP.com October 23, 2025, 9:08 AM NEW YORK -- NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift, Kenny Loggins, LL Cool J, Pink, Sarah McLachlan and Talking Heads' David Byrne […]

todayOctober 23, 2025

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10/16/25-Ace Frehley of KISS Dies

Kiss Trusted Source: Variety at Variety.com by Jem Aswad Paul Daniel “Ace” Frehley, co-founder and lead guitarist of the legendary rock band Kiss, has died following injuries suffered during a fall last month, according to a statement from his family. He was 74. Frehley’s family issued the following statement: “We are completely devastated and heartbroken. In his last moments, we were fortunate enough to have been able to surround him with […]

todayOctober 16, 2025

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10/14/25-Richard Addrisi Passes Away: Wrote one of the biggest pop songs of all time

Addrisi Brothers Trusted Source: Our guest Frank Stallone Hear Richard say hello on our interviews page. He will be the subject of this weekend's show. Richard Addrisi, who along with his brother Don wrote the second most played song in pop music history, has passed away at age 83. The Winthrop, MA natives were sons of the Flying Addrisi's, a famous traveling Trapeze act. The boys went to Los Angeles […]

todayOctober 14, 2025

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10/10/25- Moody Blues’ John Lodge Dies

Moody Blues Trusted Source: Associated Press at AP.com LONDON (AP) — John Lodge, the singer and bassist of British rock band The Moody Blues for more than 50 years, has died. He was 82. In a statement Friday, his family said “with the deepest sadness” that Lodge died “suddenly and unexpectedly.” It added that Lodge “peacefully slipped away surrounded by his loved ones and the sounds of The Everly Brothers […]

todayOctober 10, 2025

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10/8/25-Queen UK’s #1 Artist

Queen Source: music-news.com Queen have been crowned the UK’s most played rock act of the 21st century. The legendary rock band have amassed more than 400 million seconds of radio and TV airplay, with their most played track being A Kind Of Magic, according to music licensing firm The PPL's chart to celebrate National Album Day. I Want To Break Free, Don't Stop Me Now, Radio Ga Ga, and Somebody […]

todayOctober 8, 2025

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10/2/25-Cars Reunite?

Cars Trusted Source: music-news.com The Cars have been working on new music from late frontman Ric Ocasek’s demos. The surviving members of the legendary new wave band - guitarist Elliot Easton, drummer David Robinson and keyboardist Greg Hawkes - have been building a collection of tracks from the dozens of demos Ocasek left behind. A new tome by Buffalo Tom frontman Bill Janovitz, The Cars: Let the Stories Be Told, […]

todayOctober 2, 2025

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9/29/25-Dolly Parton Cancels Shows

Dolly Parton Trusted Source: Associated Press - AP.com By  MARIA SHERMAN Updated 10:16 AM EDT, September 29, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — Dolly Parton has postponed her first Las Vegas residency in 32 years, citing “health challenges,” the country legend shared on social media Sunday night. She did not provide specific details, writing, “As many of you know, I have been dealing with some health challenges, and my doctors tell […]

todaySeptember 29, 2025

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9/29/25-Cat Stevens: No USA Tour

Cat Stevens Trusted Source: Associated Press - ap.com Cat Stevens, who also goes by Yusuf, announced Monday that he has postponed the North American leg of his book tour due to unspecified visa issues By ITZEL LUNA Associated Press September 29, 2025 Cat Stevens, who also goes by Yusuf, has postponed the North American leg of his book tour due to unspecified visa issues, the singer announced on social media […]

todaySeptember 29, 2025

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9/28/25-Tina Turner Honor

Tina Turner Trusted Source: Associated Press - ap.com By  ADRIAN SAINZ Updated 5:15 PM EDT, September 27, 2025 BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A 10-foot statue of rock n’ roll queen Tina Turner was unveiled Saturday in the rural Tennessee community where she grew up — before becoming a Grammy-winning singer, an electrifying stage performer, and one the world’s most recognizable and popular entertainers. The statue was revealed during a ceremony […]

todaySeptember 28, 2025

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9/25/25-John Lennon resented Beatle years

John Lennon Trusted Source: music-news.com John Lennon "resented having to be a Beatle" in the end, according to his son Sean Ono Lennon. The late frontman of the legendary Liverpool group was done with being a part of the "pop machine" in the years that followed the Yesterday band's split in 1970, and wanted to focus on being a "radical artist and activist", as inspired by his wife Yoko Ono. […]

todaySeptember 25, 2025

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9/20/25-Sonny Curtis Passed Away

Trusted Source: Associated Press at AP.com By  HILLEL ITALIE - September 20, 2025 Sonny Curtis, a vintage rock ‘n’ roller who wrote the raw classic “I Fought the Law” and posed the enduring question “Who can turn the world on with her smile?” as the writer-crooner of the theme song to “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” has died at 88. Curtis, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame […]

todaySeptember 20, 2025

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9/13/25-Bobby Hart dies

Boyce & Hart Hear Bobby Hart say hello on our Interviews Page. From The Monkees Official Instagram Page: "Very sad news to report: Bobby Hart, the songwriting dynamo who was half of the duo responsible for so many Monkees songs, has died. With partner Tommy Boyce, Bobby penned tracks like "I Wanna Be Free," "Last Train to Clarksville," the iconic 'Monkees' theme, and so many more, in addition to his […]

todaySeptember 13, 2025

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9/11/25-Ringo Starr Loves Touring

Ringo Starr Source: music-news.com Sir Ringo Starr still gets a thrill out of performing live. The Beatles legend, 85, has been rocking out on stages for almost four decades now, and it doesn't sound like he has any plans to call it quits anytime soon. Speaking to assembled media at Riverside Theater in Milwaukee before kicking off his latest US tour with his All Starr Band, Ringo said: “We have […]

todaySeptember 11, 2025

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9/7/25-Supertramp’s Rick Davies Passes

Supertramp Trusted Source: NBC News - NBCNews.com Sept. 8, 2025, 7:58 AM EDT By Rebecca Cohen Rick Davies, the co-founder and frontman of British rock band Supertramp, has died, the band said in a tribute statement on its website. He was 81. Davies died on Saturday after a more than 10-year battle with multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, the band said. The musician was born in 1944 in […]

todaySeptember 8, 2025

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9/5/25-Mark Volman/Turtles Passes

Turtles Trusted Source: legacy.com Mark Volman Obituary Published by Legacy Remembers from Sep. 5 to Sep. 6, 2025. Mark Volman, the irrepressible singer, guitarist and onstage ringleader who helped propel the Turtles' 1967 smash "Happy Together" and later brought wry humor to the duo Flo & Eddie, died September 5, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee after what his representative called a brief, unexpected illness. He was 78. Born Mark Randall Volman […]

todaySeptember 6, 2025

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