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  Was 1978 the Most Diverse Year in Music History?

  April 7 at 4 a.m.

  On Record – Vol. 1: 1978 – Images, Interviews, and Insights from the Year in Music By G. Brown 340 pp. $40 Colorado Music Experience Even the most causal music listener would find it hard to argue that 1978 was not one of – if not the – most diverse...

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  Who Bassist John Entwistle's Life of Loudness

  April 6 at 4 a.m.

  The Ox: The Authorized Biography of John Entwistle By Paul Rees 384 pp. $30 Hachette Books Every member of the Who has been the subject of a number of biographies and autobiographies save one: bassist John Entwistle. Known as “The Quiet One” for his stoic, anchoring stage presence and unflappable...

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  Storied Producer of Doobies, Van Halen, and More Tells His Own Story

  March 31 at 6:59 a.m.

  Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer’s Life in Music By Ted Templeman as told to Greg Renoff 450 pp. $19.95 ECW As an introduction to the often misunderstood art of record production, young Ted Templeman could not have found a better session to observe. Through friends in the music biz, the...

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  Travels with Gen Z: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Part I

  March 17 at 4 a.m.

  Note: Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will be closed until at least March 27. Like countless teenagers before him, Vincent Ruggiero cautiously picks up a used guitar in a garage surrounded by posters of bands with other instruments strewn about. Hoisting the strap...

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  Southern (Rock) Man: Marshall Tucker Band's Doug Gray on Their Rich Past and Busy Present

  February 21 at 4 a.m.

  For many people, remembering where they were and what they were doing on any given New Year’s Eve is an effort hampered by time, memory, or alcohol. But Doug Gray recalls exactly where he was more than four decades ago when the year 1978 rolled into 1979: Onstage at the...

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  Classic Rock Warriors Wishbone Ash Don a New Coat of Arms

  February 18 at 4 a.m.

   Though not as well known among classic rock aficionados in the United States as their home base in England or even Europe, for more than 50 years prog rockers Wishbone Ash have carved out their own place in rock history and attracted some very, very rabid fans. Known as pioneers...