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Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Black Sabbath + Others Fight Poverty with Concert Tickets

Poverty afflicts so many people that it can feel like it's impossible to make a difference -- but like any huge problem, the most effective solutions involve the efforts of many, and that's where programs like the Global Citizen Tickets Initiative come in.

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Rayman’s Guess The Album Cover-Bringing Down The Horse by The Wallflowers

The Wallflowers were a good group as well they should be. With Jacob Dylan (Bob's son) being influenced not only by his father, but even more so by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, it looked like a recipe for instant success. It didn't start out that way though.

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Lou Gramm Says He May Reunite With Foreigner for Farewell Tour

Legendary Foreigner singer Lou Gramm has not been a part of the band that made him famous in more than a decade, but in a new interview, he says that may be changing. The singer behind all-time rock classics such as 'Hot Blooded,' 'Double Vision' and 'Urgent' says his management has been talking about him re-joining the group for a reunion that would also serve as a farewell tour.

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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 1974 Live Album Delayed Again

Crosby, Stills & Nash fans are all too aware of how the best-laid plans can often go awry -- and in the case of the upcoming live album drawn from a 1974 tour with the trio's on-again, off-again collaborator Neil Young, those plans appear to have changed once again.

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Rayman’s Guess the Album Cover-Chicago IX by Chicago

This 1975 Chicago blockbuster includes all the band's hits from its prime, and they are  top notch. Some of my favorites are  "Saturday in the Park," "Colour My World" and "Make Me Smile" and "Feeling Stronger Every Day." There are eleven great cuts on this album, and it's sure to be a welcome addition to your music library.

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Don Henley on New Album ‘Cass County’: ‘It’s Primarily a Record for Grown-Ups’

It's been nearly 13 years since Don Henley released a solo album, which has given him plenty of time to think -- and as it happens, his next release sounds like it'll find the longtime Eagle in a fairly reflective mood.

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Listen To Win Free Tickets To the Chicago Concert

Kool 101.7 is proud to welcome Chicago, the self-described "rock and roll band with horns" on June 16th at the DECC Auditorium. Chicago gave us solid hits through the 70's and 80's, and were second only to the Beach Boys in  Billboard singles and albums  among American bands, Chicago is one of the longest-running and most successful rock groups in history.

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45 Years Ago: The Amboy Dukes Release ‘Journey To The Center Of The Mind’

In April of 1968, the Amboy Dukes released of one of the era's most definitive singles, 'Journey To The Center Of The Mind.' The song perfectly captured that bridge between psychedelia and the emerging harder-edged sounds.

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Meat Loaf on Drinking Urine: ‘It Was an Allergy Thing’

Meat Loaf says he's never drank his own urine, but he knows people -- famous people -- who have. The singer does cop to injecting a solution that included his urine however, but it's really not as strange as it seems.

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Rayman’s Guess The Album Cover-Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

With the appearance of Fleetwood Mac last nite in Minneapolis, I thought why not show you exactly how Rumours was rated by many in the know.

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Aerosmith’s Tom Hamilton Pulls Out of Australian Tour Due to Illness

Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith has been forced to leave the band's current tour due to illness. The bassist has returned to the U.S. to recover.

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Roadies, The Unsung Heros Of Rock & Roll


I have a Rolling Stones DVD that starts out with a roadie running through crowds of people going to the concert. It seems like he is running late, and finally out of breath, he stops at a generator, turns it on, then sits back in a lawn chair to watch the chicks go by. I've got news for ya..it ain't like that..

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