The Beatles Hit Song That John Lennon Couldn't Stand
The Beatles wrote some of the best songs in music history. Everyone has their favorite and least favorite tunes — even the band members.
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This Was Elvis' Favorite Song He Ever Recorded
Elvis Presley gave the world an enormous catalog of recorded music. This is the story of his favorite song.
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The Real Reason Grace Slick Became The Singer Of Jefferson Airplane
The night was October 16, 1966, and the venue was the much-beloved Fillmore West concert venue in San Francisco. Also soon-to-be-much-beloved was the new woman singing lead for Jefferson Airplane, a former floor model for the I Magnin department stores named Grace Slick.
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The Tragic Death Of Steely Dan's Walter Becker
Steely Dan's Walter Becker "had the gift of relative anonymity in a field where celebrity can do incalculable damage."
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The Tragic Real-Life Story Of George Michael
The soulfulness and seriousness of George Michael's art hinted at a man who dealt with profound sadness, misery, and heartbreak. This is his tragic story.
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The Truth About Tina Turner And Elton John's Feud
In 1994, Elton John's classic, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight," was released. A day earlier, Tina Turner's single, "What's Love Got to Do with It," dropped.
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The Real Reason Steve Perry Left Journey
Steve Perry fronted Journey to its greatest commercial success in the '80s, catapulting the band to arena rock stardom through the likes of "Open Arms" and "Don't Stop Believin'." However, by 1987, despite the triumph of Raised by Radio tour, the band went on hiatus for nearly ten years.
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The Real Reason Billy Joel Lost All Of His Money
You might expect Billy Joel wouldn't have to worry about his finances all too much. But the Piano Man once sang a song of financial woe.
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The Tragic Real-Life Story Of John Belushi
John Belushi lived a short but eventful life filled with both overwhelming success and heartbreaking tragedy. This is the tragic real-life story of John Belushi.
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The Eagles' Don Henley Is Worth A Lot More Than You Think
Don Henley might look more like friendly uncle than one of the greatest rock stars of all time, but rest assured, the man is most definitely a rock star.
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Joe Elliott From Def Leppard Is Worth A Lot More Than You Think
Hard rock giant Def Leppard has been chugging away since 1977. Through all of it, singer Joe Elliot has been standing at the forefront of his group. Here's how much money he is now worth.
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The Truth About Kurt Cobain's Solo Project
In one of his last interviews with Rolling Stone, Kurt Cobain intimated that Nirvana may have started its downward trajectory — that after a couple more albums, the band would probably dissolve, because the same people completing the same jobs is rather limiting.
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The Tragic Story Behind Robert Kennedy's Death
To some in 1968, Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) seemed the country's last chance at a promising future. Here's the tragic truth about his untimely death.
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Whatever Happened To The Woman From Van Halen's Hot For Teacher Video?
Music videos were amazingly effective for selling recordings. Some had practically nothing to do with the song itself and some made at least a passing attempt at a narrative. Also, an excuse for the band to hang out with very attractive other people. Like in "Hot for Teacher."
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The Truth About Tupac And Biggie's Notorious Beef
The beef between 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. (Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace) is not only the most well-known and well-documented in rap history, it has come to embody the West Coast-East Coast hip-hop rivalry that took off in the 1990's.
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Here's How Pearl Jam Got Their Name
There is one enduring mystery about Pearl Jam, though: What, exactly, is up with the name? You can sort of understand where band names like "Nirvana" or "Alice in Chains" are coming from, but "Pearl Jam" just seems like Eddie Vedder and his cohorts picked two random words from a dictionary.
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The Famous Jingle You Didn't Know The Rolling Stones Wrote
The Rolling Stones formed in 1962, and before all of their success in writing some of the best rock and roll songs to date, they actually wrote a jingle for a cereal commercial.
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The True Story Behind Nosferatu
Few horror movies are as iconic as F.W. Murnau's 1922 silent film Nosferatu, but the movie was a nightmare to make. This is the true story behind Nosferatu.
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The Truth About Bob Dylan's Relationship With The Beatles
It was springtime in 1964, the Beatles were on a tour of France, and they heard Dylan's album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, his second studio album, for the first time. And liked it. A lot.
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Why Frances Bean Cobain Got A Restraining Order Against Courtney Love
Frances Bean Cobain, by name and birthright, is the royal princess of the kingdom of flanel. She's the daughter of Kurt Cobain, legendary frontman of Nirvana, and Courtney Love, the multimedia proto late-stage Randy Quaid of the nineties. After Kurt's death, Frances was raised by a single mother...
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Whatever Happened To Tracy Chapman?
Tracy Chapman is well regarded as a thoughtful, introspective singer-songwriter, producing tracks like "Fast Car" and "Give Me One Reason." So what happened?
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The Real Reason The Tron Trilogy Never Got Finished
Tron: Legacy should've been a huge hit. It had everything that its target demo of nerdy dudes were looking for. Then, the unthinkable happened.
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This Is What Erykah Badu Does For A Living Today
R&B diva Erykah Badu still commands a presence. Despite the fact she's still actively making and performing music, though, she's also working a relatively normal job — namely, Badu is a doula.
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The Truth About Chuck Berry's Time In Prison
A bit of music history was made October 18, 1926, in St. Louis, Missouri. That was the day that Charles Edward Anderson Berry -- you probably know him as Chuck -- entered the world and began a life journey that would alter popular music as we know it. But his youthful innocence would soon fade.
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The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Scottie Pippen
Scottie Pippen repeatedly rose to basketball's highest peak, but he had a very rough life. Here's the tragic story of Scottie Pippen.
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Here's How Free Bird Became A Concert Tradition
If you've ever been to a concert and in between a song break or a lull in the show, heard someone shout from the back of the crowd, "Free Bird!", there's actually a fascinating history behind it.
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Here's How Jefferson Airplane Became Jefferson Starship
All airplanes must eventually touch down and refuel, before charting a new course. Such was the case with Jefferson Airplane, which became "Jefferson Starship."
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