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How George Harrison Developed a Songwriting Style Distinct From Lennon and McCartney

How George Harrison Developed a Songwriting Style Distinct From Lennon and McCartney

George Harrison's unique approach to songwriting, influenced by Eastern music and complex chords, often baffled his more conventional bandmates.
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Best Things: Choose Between “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” and Kissing

Best Things: Choose Between “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” and Kissing

Songs or smooches?
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Peter Frampton tells all before Nashville Film festival | Exclusive

Peter Frampton tells all before Nashville Film festival | Exclusive

The new film "Frampton" will kick off the Nashville Film Festival on Sept. 24. The documentary explores the highs and lows of rock stardom.
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How a Five-Song Set Can Tell a Complete Story in Minutes

How a Five-Song Set Can Tell a Complete Story in Minutes

Discover why a shorter, carefully crafted musical performance can deliver a more powerful and memorable narrative than a marathon stadium show.
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The Truth About Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent’s “Be-Bop-A-Lula” Session

The Truth About Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent’s “Be-Bop-A-Lula” Session

The story of a legendary recording session often involves myths. Here's the real story of the accidental genius behind a rock and roll classic.
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How Songwriters Can Study Festival Singalongs to Understand Powerful Hooks

How Songwriters Can Study Festival Singalongs to Understand Powerful Hooks

Learn how to write more powerful and memorable hooks by studying the science and structure of iconic festival singalong anthems.
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Why Carl Perkins Never Recreated His Sun Records Chemistry With Sam Phillips

Why Carl Perkins Never Recreated His Sun Records Chemistry With Sam Phillips

Explore the story of how rockabilly pioneer Carl Perkins risked his career by defending his producer, Sam Phillips, against major record labels.
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5 Debut Albums That Changed Rock History, Ranked

5 Debut Albums That Changed Rock History, Ranked

These debut albums by the Ramones, the Strokes, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Black Sabbath, and the Velvet Underground changed the trajectory of rock.
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How Buddy Holly Got Around a Record-Label Restriction to Re-Record “That’ll Be the Day”

How Buddy Holly Got Around a Record-Label Restriction to Re-Record “That’ll Be the Day”

Buddy Holly's signature song, 'That'll Be the Day,' was famously rejected by his label before a defiant act of creative will turned it into a No. 1 hit.
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Fleetwood Mac Made Rumours While Their Relationships Fell Apart

Fleetwood Mac Made Rumours While Their Relationships Fell Apart

Fleetwood Mac's eleventh studio album, *Rumours*, released on February 4, 1977, by Warner Bros. Records, is widely celebrated for its musicality an...
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5 Songs By The Kinks That Prove 1966 Was The Best Year Of Their Career

5 Songs By The Kinks That Prove 1966 Was The Best Year Of Their Career

In 1966, the Kinks released several songs that were not only catchy, but also included social commentary. That combination made 1966 the best of their career.
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‘Pretenders’ Review: A Superb Portrait of Chrissie Hynde and Her Legendary Band Captures Their Incandescence…and Tragedy

‘Pretenders’ Review: A Superb Portrait of Chrissie Hynde and Her Legendary Band Captures Their Incandescence…and Tragedy

Hynde, though she had the feelings of punk in her bones, was the most romantic songwriter of that entire scene. I don’t mean romantic as in "love songs," but as in conjuring the majestic romanticism of life. Just listen to "Kid," a song so happy and sad at the same time that it’s worthy of the Beatles.