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Famous Musicians Featured on Paul McCartney’s Rockestra

“Rockestra Theme” was a song by Wings from 1979’s Back to the Egg album. The song was released as a single in France and although it did not chart, “Rockestra Theme” won a Grammy in 1980 for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. Although “Rockestra Theme” is credited to Wings, the band that recorded the song was …

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Artists That Played Both Monterey Pop Festival and Woodstock

The late 1960’s and early 70’s marked the beginning of major rock music festivals including Woodstock, Watkins Glen and Atlanta Pop Festival. While Woodstock is considered the pinnacle of the music festivals of this time period, Monterey Pop Festival is arguably the festival that set the template for many of the massive festivals. Held in …

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Famous Musicians That Appeared on Mick Jagger Records

As the lead singer for The Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger needs no introduction. As a solo artist, Jagger has recorded several commercially successful records and singles. It’s likely Jagger could’ve had commercial success with a batch of unknown session players but he typically went to some of the most famous and acclaimed musicians in music …

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Beach Boys Singles That Charted Higher in the UK Than The US

The Beach Boys were the quintessential American band; hailing from California, singing about surfing, sun, cars and girls and blending a mixture of doo wop harmonies and surf music. In the early days, The Beach Boys achieved massive commercial success in the US with marginal success in the UK. That began to change, however, in …

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