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Chapter 21: The Osmond Family

In the history of the rock era, no other recording artists have earned as many gold records in one year as the Osmond family. Not even the Beatles were able to receive eleven gold award certificates in one year, but the Osmonds and solo teen idol Donny Osmond still hold that record today. The year was 1971. It began with their first #1 record "One Bad Apple," a song that […]

todayApril 30, 2021

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Chapter 20: The Partridge Family

Of all the television shows that aired during the 1970s, the one that most represents the Lost decade is The Partridge Family. Who would have believed that a program about a mother who drives a multi-colored bus with her rock'n'roll singing family would become a hit and create a slew of Top 40 records and platinum albums? Many young adults of today might remember bringing a Partridge Family lunch box […]

todayApril 30, 2021

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4/22/21-Roller Les McKeown dies

Hear Les on "The Lost 45s." London (CNN) Scottish singer Les McKeown, who achieved global superstardom in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of tartan-garbed pop titans the Bay City Rollers, has died, his family confirmed Thursday. He was 65. McKeown fronted the Bay City Rollers during their dizzying heyday in the mid-1970s, when their hits "Shang-A-Lang," "Bye, Bye, Baby," and "Give a Little Love" catapulted them to acclaim and […]

todayApril 22, 2021

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4/22/21-KISS biopic

Source: music-news.com Netflix has all but signed a deal for the upcoming KISS biopic, 'Shout It Out Loud'. According to Deadline, the movie will focus on the story of Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley meeting in Queens in New York and forming the iconic 'Rock and Roll All Nite' band with Ace Frehley and Peter Criss. Joachim Rønning is on to direct and the script comes from Ole Sanders, who […]

todayApril 22, 2021

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4/21/21-Sir Tom Jones at 80

  Source: music-news.com Sir Tom Jones says being knighted by The Queen is by far his proudest achievement. The 'It's Not Unusual' hitmaker has reflected on his storied career spanning more than five decades and insisted nothing can top being appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 by Her Royal Highness. Tom - who had humble beginnings in Pontypridd, South Wales - believes God gifted […]

todayApril 21, 2021

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4/20/21-No ABBA biopic

Source: music-news.com ABBA have ruled out a biopic while they are still alive. Bjorn Ulvaeus has insisted he wouldn't want an actor to play him on the big screen in a film like Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' or Sir Elton John's 'Rocketman' and doubts his bandmates would either. The founding member of the iconic Swedish pop outfit - also comprising Benny Andersson, Agnetha Faltskog and Frida Lyndstad - said: “I don’t […]

todayApril 20, 2021

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4/20/21-Jim Steinman Dead

Source: NPR.org Jim Steinman, co-creator of power ballads and orchestral-style rock by such artists as Meat Loaf and Bonnie Tyler, has died. Steinman was a composer, lyricist and record producer whose work with Meat Loaf on the 1977 album Bat Out of Hell catapulted the motorcycle-loving singer to stardom. The Connecticut State Medical Examiner's office confirmed Steinman's death to NPR. He was 73. Steinman's brother told the Associated Press he […]

todayApril 20, 2021

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4/18/21-Queen hardships in ’75

source: music-news.com Queen were so heavily in debt before the release of 1975's A Night At The Opera, they would have been forced to split if the album had not been a success. The band’s fourth album, which featured the hits Bohemian Rhapsody and You’re My Best Friend, became a lifesaver for the rockers, who would have been forced to give up on their dreams if it had flopped. "We […]

todayApril 18, 2021

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4/17/21-Poco’s Rusty Young dead

Hear Rusty Young on "The Lost 45s" Source: New York Times Rusty Young, Country-Rock Pioneer, Is Dead at 75 As a founding member of the band Poco, he helped define a genre and establish the pedal steel guitar as an integral voice in West Coast rock. By Bill Friskics-Warren NEW YORK TIMES Rusty Young, a founding member of the popular country-rock group Poco and a key figure in establishing the […]

todayApril 17, 2021

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