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Rock Flashback

Rock Flashback: Reunite the Beatles, Save the Whales

In 1978, rumors swirled of a Beatles reunion to help save endangered whales. (Getty Images/David McNew)

By J.A. Bartlett | March 23, 2012

This week in 1978, the music world went briefly crazy with news of an impending Beatles reunion. What? How? Read more »

Rock News

Number 1 With A Bullet: Ringo Starr’s “Photograph”

Ringo Starr - "Photograph" (Apple, 1973)

By Michael Verity | March 15, 2012

Though his solo career got off to a slow start, Ringo Starr actually became one of the Beatles' most successful singles artists during the early 1970s. Among his eight chart hits during the first half of the decade is the #1, "Photograph." … Read more »

Rock Flashback

Rock Flashback: Happy Birthday, David Gilmour

David Gilmour and his wife, author Polly Samson, attend an event in London in 2011. (Getty Images/Danny Martindale/stringer)1

By J.A. Bartlett | March 7, 2012

This week, David Gilmour of Pink Floyd celebrates his 66th birthday. After the jump, read some fascinating factoids about Gilmour found in Wikipedia. Hit It Read more »

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Rock Flashback: Doris Troy

Doris Troy - "Ain't That Cute" - BMI

By J.A. Bartlett | February 18, 2012

Soul singer Doris Troy was born in the Bronx. She co-wrote many of her own songs, even her only American hit, "Just One Look." By the end of the 1960s, she had moved to London and scored other hits in the UK, and her fame there led to an… Read more »

Rock Flashback

Rock Flashback: The Beatles Make the Hall of Fame, 1988

(Getty Images/Paul Hawthorne)

By J.A. Bartlett | January 26, 2012

This week in 1988, the Beatles were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They were part of the third class to be inducted into the Hall -- which is probably the only time the Beatles have ever been third-class. How come they didn't get… Read more »

Rock Flashback

Rock Flashback: The Concert for Bangla Desh on Vinyl

The Cover Image From "The Concert for Bangla Desh"

By J.A. Bartlett | December 27, 2011

In the summer of 1971, George Harrison and Ravi Shankar organized the Concert for Bangla Desh to benefit refugees in the newly-independent country of Bangla Desh (formerly East Pakistan), which was ravaged by war and natural disasters. The logistics… Read more »

Rock Flashback

Rock Flashback: George Harrison in Winter

(Getty Images/Anthony Harvfey)

By J.A. Bartlett | November 29, 2011

The late '80s to the late '90s had been a good decade for George Harrison, with a smash single "Got My Mind Set on You," the success of the Traveling Wilburys supergroup, and the heightening of the Beatles' profile thanks to the Anthology film… Read more »

Rock Flashback

Rock Flashback: Joe Walsh, Ordinary Average Guy

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Walsh, 2011 (Getty Images/Rob Kim)

By J.A. Bartlett | November 21, 2011

In a world filled with artists who take themselves too seriously, rocker Joe Walsh has always stood out as the opposite, often poking fun at himself. Walsh celebrated his 64th birthday on November 20. After the jump, enjoy some of our favorite Joe… Read more »

Bubbling Under

Bubbling Under: Jackie Lomax

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

By J.A. Bartlett | 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 »