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The Beach Boys’ new documentary highlights the band’s six-decade long legacy, but misses an opportunity to highlight some key moments.
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You’d be surprised by how many of your favourite hits are about God or Jesus in one way or another.
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As their debut album turns 50, we look back on Kiss’s larger-than-life career – and forward to what might come next.
Astrud Gilberto backstage at New York City’s Birdland Jazz Club in 1964.
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During the only major performance she gave in her home country, Gilberto was booed.
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The documentary Kickin’ Down the Door offers something far more nuanced than the well-thumbed tale of these national music icons.
Jerry Lee Lewis performing in 2010.
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HIs outrageous talent was matched by a personal life marked by bigamy, violence, drugs, alcohol and his 1958 marriage to his 13-year-old cousin.
Nigerian musician Fela Kuti performs in Chicago in the US.
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Fela’s nomination and possible induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will come at a cost.
Hendrix’s version of the National Anthem combined reverence and revolution.
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Before an exhausted crowd, Hendrix fused protest and horror with patriotism and optimism.
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The US president as avant-garde provocateur.
Robert Plant, the lead singer of Led Zeppelin, performs in Hamburg, Germany in 1973.
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How can a band so slavishly derivative – and sometimes downright plagiaristic – be also considered radically innovative and influential?
Roy Orbison’s hologram performs with an orchestra.
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Critics say hologram tours exploit the dead for a quick buck. But there’s something about Roy Orbison’s ethereal mystique that makes this one a particularly fitting tribute.
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The guitar of choice for some of rock'n'roll’s biggest names.
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Why shouldn’t the Stones keep touring in their 70s?
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From shy young boy to international superstar, Elvis became an unstoppable force.
The fusion of music and writing created unexpected sparks.
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Brisbane’s Rock and Roll Writers Festival rubbed musicians and writers up against each other in just the right way.
Rock and roll legend Chuck Berry performs in 1980.
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In 2000, Berry’s longtime piano player sued him, claiming he never got any credit for songs he had co-written. Even though the case was dismissed, a St. Louis lawyer decided to investigate further.
Bruce Springstein and Chuck Berry performing Johnny B. Good at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.
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Chuck Berry has died age 90, rightly remembered as the legend who shaped rock and roll. But his misdeeds can’t be ignored in the rush to glorify an icon.
Dedication.
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A detailed look at one of the musician’s most celebrated performances gives a glimpse of the dedication which allowed talent to flourish.
MC Ren, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube and DJ Yella of NWA pose for a picture onstage at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s recent induction of both Chicago and NWA has sparked a debate about the definition of rock music. But should we be surprised? The Hall is an industry behemoth, not the voice of the people.
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A long time before their recent landmark concert in Cuba, The Rolling Stones played Spain: less than a year after the death of General Franco.