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Bob Dylan performing in 1975

On This Day in 1976, Bob Dylan Peaked on the Charts With a Protest Song That Helped Save an Innocent Man From Two Life Sentences

Billy Joel performing

4 Songs From 1973 That Inspired Every Singer-Songwriter Alive Today

John Fogerty Says He’s Forgiven Late Brother Tom Regarding Their CCR Conflicts; Imagines They May Have Collaborated Again Had He Lived

3 Stunning and Memorable Classic Rock Albums That Hit No. 1 in 1970

Tex Ritter riding horse and playing guitar

On This Day in 1974, Country Hall of Famer Tex Ritter Died While Trying to Bail His Bandmate out of Jail

George harrison

On This Day in 1971, George Harrison Started a Seven-Week Run at No. 1 With His First Post-Beatles Album

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  • Country singer/songwriter Johnny Cash attends an event in December 1970 in Los Angeles, California.

    3 Country Songs From 1971 That Were Far Too Honest for Their Time

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  • 3 Songs From 1971 That Every Country Music Fan Needs To Know

    3 Forgotten Country Artists From the 1970s Who Disappeared After One Hit

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    3 Country Songs From 1970 That Helped Shape the Decade

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  • John Denver

    On This Day in 1975, John Denver Was “Back Home Again” Atop the Country Charts Featuring a Title Track Famously Penned in an Airport Lounge

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  • Bob Seger Still the Same

    3 Nostalgic Rock Songs From the 1970s That Take You Back to the Era Every Time

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  • Grammys Revisited: Who Should Have Won Record of the Year at the 1973 Ceremonies?

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  • 4 One-Hit Wonders That Prove the 70s Were Prime Time for the Story Song

  • On This Day in 1973, This “100% Hard-Rock Band” Played Their First Gig Ever

    On This Day in 1973, This “100% Hard-Rock Band” Played Their First Gig Ever—and the Rest Is History

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    Flashback, 1979: David Bowie Brings a British Audience into a New Decade with His Space-Age Hit

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  • On This Day in 1975, John Denver Hit No. 1 for the Second Time That Year

    Born on This Day in 1943, the Singer and Songwriting Legend Who Spent Decades Sharing His Joy with Countless Listeners

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