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Bubbling Under: Dobie Gray

Dobie Gray (L) performs "Drift Away" with Uncle Kracker in 2003 (Getty Images/Kevin Winter)Dobie Gray (L) performs "Drift Away" with Uncle Kracker in 2003 (Getty Images/Kevin Winter)

By | December 11, 2011
It's been a tough stretch for musician mortality the last week or so: R&B singer Howard Tate, Howlin' Wolf's guitarist Hubert Sumlin, and singer Dobie Gray all crossed over. The obituaries for Gray all mentioned his classic hit "Drift Away."… Read more »
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Bubbling Under: Ozzy Osbourne’s “Crazy Train”

(Getty Images/Bryan Bedder)(Getty Images/Bryan Bedder)

By | December 4, 2011
Each week, Billboard magazine's "Bubbling Under" chart features singles that rank below its famous Hot 100 chart. Some of rock's most noteworthy performers have appeared on this chart, and each weekend we spotlight one of them. … Read more »
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Bubbling Under: The Frost

(Getty Images/Ethan Miller)(Getty Images/Ethan Miller)

By | November 27, 2011
Each week, Bubbling Under is dedicated to songs that placed on Billboard's "chart below the chart," ranking singles below the famous Hot 100. … Read more »
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Bubbling Under: Jackie Lomax

The Cavern Club in Liverpool launched the careers of many Liverpool-born artists. (Getty Images/Paul Barker/AFP)The Cavern Club in Liverpool launched the careers of many Liverpool-born artists. (Getty Images/Paul Barker/AFP)

By | November 20, 2011
Each week, Billboard magazine's "Bubbling Under" chart features singles that rank below its famous Hot 100 chart. Some of rock's most noteworthy performers have appeared on this chart, and each weekend we spotlight one of them. … Read more »
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Bubbling Under: Larry Lurex

Our image search for "lurex" brought up this photo of model Nicole Trunfio at a movie premiere earlier this year, and we forgot why we were searching. And we hate ourselves because we had to crop the best part. (Getty Images for Relativity Media/Larry Busacca)Our image search for "lurex" brought up this photo of model Nicole Trunfio at a movie premiere earlier this year, and we forgot why we were searching. And we hate ourselves because we had to crop the best part. (Getty Images for Relativity Media/Larry Busacca)

By | November 13, 2011
Robin Geoffrey Cable was a sound engineer at Trident Studios in London in 1972. He was fascinated by Phil Spector's "wall of sound" records made a decade before, and wondered if he could recreate that sound. He chose a couple of likely songs for his… Read more »
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Bubbling Under: Fleetwood Mac’s “Albatross”

The albatross is a sea bird, and lends its name to a famous rock song. (Getty Images/Cameron Spencer)The albatross is a sea bird, and lends its name to a famous rock song. (Getty Images/Cameron Spencer)

By | November 6, 2011
It is one of the most famous songs in Fleetwood Mac's catalog, instantly identifiable -- to fans in the UK. But many American listeners, even those who consider themselves Fleetwood Mac fans, don't know it at all. What Is It? Read more »
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Bubbling Under: Mouse and the Traps

(Getty Images/Mark Ralston/AFP)(Getty Images/Mark Ralston/AFP)

By | October 30, 2011
Just as there's a thin line between style and formula, there's an equally thin line between homage and parody. In January 1966, a group called the Knickerbockers charted with "Lies," a Beatles imitation so close that there's no shame in being fooled… Read more »
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Bubbling Under: Bob Dylan

Frank Micellotta/AFP/Getty ImagesFrank Micellotta/AFP/Getty Images

By | October 23, 2011
Although we don't generally consider Bob Dylan a singles artist, he's charted approximately two dozen since his first, "Subterranean Homesick Blues," in 1965. He put one or two on the charts in every year but one between 1965 and 1977. And in his… Read more »
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Bubbling Under: “Don’t Bogart Me”

Back in the early '70s, the definition of "acceptable classroom content" was different than it is today. A lot different. (Getty Images/John MacDougall/AFP)Back in the early '70s, the definition of "acceptable classroom content" was different than it is today. A lot different. (Getty Images/John MacDougall/AFP)

By | October 16, 2011
Gather 'round, young'uns, and I will tell you a story of how different the world was in the early '70s. Listen to a Tale of Yore Read more »
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Bubbling Under: The Jim Carroll Band

Jim Carroll (R) with singer/songwriter Joe Jackson in 2002 (Getty Images/Scott Gries/ImageDirect)Jim Carroll (R) with singer/songwriter Joe Jackson in 2002 (Getty Images/Scott Gries/ImageDirect)

By | October 9, 2011
Jim Carroll was a basketball player and a writer whose memoir The Basketball Diaries you may know. He began it as a journal at age 12 in 1962; by age 16, he was a published poet. He made the acquaintance of Patti Smith -- a poet playing rock music --… Read more »
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Bubbling Under: Bob, Bruce, and Manfred

By | October 2, 2011
This should be a photo of Manfred Mann. But it is instead a 2003 photo of Bob Dylan in a blue hat, which we chose because it's so wonderfully weird. (Getty Images/Frazer Harrison) … Read more »
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Bubbling Under: Caravan

By | September 25, 2011
Please enjoy this photo of Canterbury Cathedral, the landmark building in the hometown of the rock band Caravan (Shaun Curry/AFP/Getty Images) … Read more »
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Bubbling Under: The Beatles

By | September 18, 2011
The Beatles Take Some Time Off in Miami, 1964 (Getty Images/Express Newspapers) … Read more »