Well, it’s that time again: Time for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to announce another set of nominees for possible induction, and time for me to emerge from…
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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Ken Shane
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In the last couple of years, we have had powerful returns to form from classic soul men William Bell and Don Bryant. Now we can add Lloyd Price, whose new…
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Ken Shane
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Richard Berry wrote and recorded the original version of rock’s most legendary song
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Ken Shane
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The world lost a musical giant when Allen Toussaint died this week
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Ken Shane
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“I’d Rather Go Blind” was a B-side that practically defined the R&B genre
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Ken Shane
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All of the Kings of the blues guitar are gone now. We lost Freddie King back in 1976, and then Albert King in 1992. The most renowned member of this…
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Ken Shane
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Ken Shane pays tribute to Percy Sledge, the great Southern soul singer who we lost this week
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Ken Shane
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“That Lady” was a crowning moment in a legendary career
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Ken Shane
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Tonight’s the Night was a small hit at the beginning of a Hall of Fame career
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Chris Holmes
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Proving once and for all that they care about the fans, Kiss has decided not to play with their most popular lineup at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Ken Shane
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Wilson Pickett had a storied career with Atlantic Records in the ’60s.
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Chris Holmes
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This week the pre-Beatles spotlight shines on Atlantic’s Queen of R&B, the one and only Ruth Brown.
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Chris Holmes
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In the spring of 1959, the Flamingos achieved immortality with one of the most beautiful pop songs ever released.
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Chris Holmes
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Now that Rush is at long last in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it’s as good a time as any to look at their best material… from the ’90s to today.
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Big Money
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Imagine a year when the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame nominees are announced and everyone shut up? Well, that’ll never happen, but most people seem fairly cool with this year’s inducted artists, who were announced by Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers at a press conference yesterday. Let’s take a quick look at this year’s nominees-who will officially be inducted next spring. Albert King: One of two posthumous honorees (he died in ’92,) blues guitarist King didn’t have […]
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Popdose Staff
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Axl Rose sent a (no) thank you card to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the Popdose staff couldn’t help but analyze it.
Matt Wardlaw
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Chickenfoot. When word of the band name of Sammy Hagar’s new “supergroup” leaked out, half the internet responded by saying “that’s the dumbest band name I’ve ever heard…..and just when…
Matt Wardlaw
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A week ago this past Monday, prog kids around the world got their wish when Genesis was finally inducted into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The list of…
Scott Malchus
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There seem to be two camps of people when it comes to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: those who feel that rock and roll deserves a permanent place…
Will Harris
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More than just the guy who plays keyboards for David Letterman, Paul Shaffer is really one of the more underrated musical icons of the last 35 years — something illustrated in Shaffer’s new autobiography, We’ll Be Here for the Rest of Our Lives, as well as his Popdose Interview with Will Harris.
Jon Cummings
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ItÁ¢€â„¢s been a busy time lately for Marshall Crenshaw: He released his 10th studio album, Jaggedland, last month; itÁ¢€â„¢s his first proper release in six years, and his first for…
Jon Cummings
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Leonard Cohen has been referencing his own mortality in his lyrics for decades now, and on his current world tour the first such hint arrives about a half hour into…
Mojo Flucke
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Seeing the nominees for this year’s Rock Hall class, I’m starting to feel like the writers who, year after year, banged on the “Get Art Monk into the Pro Football…
Robert Cass
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“All the lies, all the truth, all the things that I offer you / All the sights, all the sounds, all the times that you turned me down / Is…
Scott Malchus
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I’m a fan of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and feel that it’s important in preserving the history of the art form and recognizing important musical artists. However,…
Jon Cummings
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Patti Myers wants her favorite band in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — and she wants you to help get them there. “If you are fortunate enough to…
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