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Rock Flashback: Sonny Bono

Rock Flashback: Sonny Bono

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Rock Flashback: Darlene Love and “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”

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Rock Flashback: November 22, 1963
Bubbling Under

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 »
One Hit Wonders

One-Hit Wonders: Curtis Lee

By | September 18, 2011
Single Sleeve of Curtis Lee's "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" (Dunes, 1961) … Read more »
Number 1 With A Bullet

Number 1 With A Bullet: The Dixie Cups’ “Chapel Of Love”

By | August 9, 2011
The Dixie Cups - "Chapel of Love" (Red Bird, 1964) … Read more »
The Producers

The Producers: Brooks Arthur

By | July 14, 2011
Peter Allen, Whose "Taught by Experts" Album Was Produced by Brooks Arthur (YouTube) … Read more »
Number 1 With A Bullet

Number 1 With A Bullet: The Crystals’ “He’s A Rebel”

By | June 25, 2011
The Crystals Lip-Synching to "He's A Rebel," a Song They Didn't Actually Record (YouTube) … Read more »
Going For The Gold

Going For The Gold: Andy Kim

By | June 17, 2011
Surrounded By Himself: Andy Kim Performs "Baby I Love You," 1969 (YouTube) … Read more »
Rock's Greatest Voices

Rock’s Greatest Voices: Darlene Love

By | June 15, 2011
Darlene Love Performing With Bruce Springsteen in 2009 (YouTube) "I know it was a gift from God." So said Darlene Love about the voice that made her one of the rock and roll's most sought-after singers. Read More of Her Story Read more »
Number 1 With A Bullet

Number 1 With A Bullet: The Teddy Bears’ “To Know Him Is To Love Him”

By | April 23, 2011
The Teddy Bears - To Know Him Is to Love Him (Dore Records, 1958) At the beginning of Phil Spector's long, storied and sadly tragic career there was a song of innocence. Read More Read more »
Rock Flashback

Rock Flashback: Leon Russell

By | April 2, 2011
Leon Russell performs at his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last month (Getty Images/Michael Loccisano) … Read more »
Classic Recording Studios

Classic Recording Studios: Gold Star In The 1950s

By | March 8, 2011
The Righteous Brothers, c. 2003 (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images) … Read more »