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The Who

On This Day in 1966, Pete Townshend Smashed His Guitar Into Keith Moon During a Chaotic Onstage Brawl Inadvertently Sparked by a Beach Boy

One of John Mellencamp’s Biggest Hits Drew Inspiration From an Early Phil Collins Song

One of John Mellencamp’s Biggest Hits Drew Inspiration From an Early Phil Collins Song

Most People Forget That Otis Redding Covered This Big Hit by the Rolling Stones

Most People Forget That Otis Redding Covered This Big Hit by The Rolling Stones in 1965

UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1970: Photo of Derek and the Dominoes Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1970s That Found Success More Than a Year After They Were Released

Paul Simon

On This Day in 1973, Paul Simon Released a Hit Song That Could Never Be Played on British Radio Stations

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  • 3 Timeless Classic Rock Songs From 1975 That Might Sound Even Better Today

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    May 19, 2026, 10:00 am

  • Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Bill Wyman (behind) of the Rolling Stones perform live on stage at The Roundhouse in London on 14th March 1971. Keith Richards is playing his Ampeg Dan Armstrong guitar. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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    The Undisputed 3 Best Songs From The Rolling Stones’ 1971 LP ‘Sticky Fingers’

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  • English singer-songwriter, guitarist and former Beatle, George Harrison (1943 - 2001), Cannes, France, 30th January 1976. Harrison is in Cannes for the Midem music industry trade fair. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)

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  • Tina Turner Said One of Her Biggest Hits Was ‘Awful’ at First

    Tina Turner Said One of Her Biggest Hits Was “Awful” at First

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  • Roy Orbison’s Last Big Hit Was Inspired by the Beatles

    Roy Orbison’s Last Big Hit in 1964 Was Inspired by The Beatles

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  • CIRCA 1957: Musician Little Richard performs onstage with his band as his saxophone player Grady Gaines stands on the piano in circa 1957 in scene from the movie 'Mister Rock And Roll.' (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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  • The Doors performing in 1970

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    10 Classic Rock Songs That Sound 10 Times Better When You’re Driving

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  • These 4 Rock Songs From 1982 Still Rock Our World Today

    These 4 Rock Songs From 1982 Still Rock Our World Today

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  • American R&B and Soul singer Charles Bradley performs at the Lincoln Center Out of Doors Americanafest NYC (formerly Roots of American Music Festival) at Damrosch Park Bandshell, Lincoln Center, New York, New York, August 10, 2014. (Photo by Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images)

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    3 Rock Bands From the 1970s That Had Short Five-Year Careers

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  • The Beatles in 1963

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    The Undisputed 3 Best Songs From The Beatles’ 1966 LP ‘Revolver’

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  • Most People Forget That the Everly Brothers Recorded One of James Taylor’s Early Hits

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    Most People Forget That The Everly Brothers Recorded One of James Taylor’s Early Hits in 1969

    May 17, 2026, 6:00 am

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