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Jimi Hendrix has been named the greatest guitarist in history by Rolling Stone magazine. The revered music publication put the Purple Haze legend ahead of Eric Clapton and Led Zeppelin star Jimmy...
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Roger Daltrey isn't looking forward to reading The Who bandmate Pete Townshend's new book - because he fears what he'll learn about himself. The autobiography that landed Townshend in trouble with...
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The biography that landed The Who star Pete Townshend in trouble with the law is to be released in 2012, almost 20 years after the rocker started work on his memoirs. "Who He?" is set to hit shel...
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Rocker Roger Daltrey has announced dates for his groundbreaking and ambitious "Tommy" tour. His band The Who never played the iconic album in its entirety but singer Daltrey will when he performs ...
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A British rock photographer has filed suit against bosses at music industry giant Live Nation for allegedly using an iconic image of Pete Townshend on merchandise without permission. Ross Halfin ...
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Keith Richards and Mick Jagger's on/off feud has handed the Rolling Stones bandmates the top spot on a new list of warring rockers. The duo has beaten Simon & Garfunkel to the number one position...
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Happy Birthday to: The Who guitarist Pete Townshend (1945) Jazz bassist/actor Kyle Eastwood (1968) Original AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd (1954)
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Carrie Underwood sang the national anthem before the NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game between the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints in Miami, Sunday, Feb. 7. The Saints won 31-17. See what...
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The Who star Pete Townshend has been left "really saddened" by the actions of child welfare groups in the Miami, Florida area after officials posted flyers warning of the rocker's impending arrival...
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Rocker Pete Townshend's 2003 child pornography scandal has come back to haunt him as he prepares to perform during the Super Bowl in Miami, Florida - flyers warning parents about him have been sent...
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Rocker Slash has paid tribute to late guitar great Les Paul, dubbing him a "friend and mentor". Musician-turned-guitar innovator Paul lost a battle with pneumonia on Thursday at the age of 94. D...
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Heart attacks. Plane crashes. Car crashes. Drug overdoses. Murder. Over the years, these have become some of the most common causes of the often shocking deaths in the music industry. On a lighter ...
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Happy Birthday to jazz bassist/actor Kyle Eastwood (1968), original AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd (1954)punk pioneer Joey Ramone (1951; d. 2001), "A View To A Kill" actress Grace Jones (1948), The Who gu...
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The Who star Pete Townshend has taken aim at Mike Myers' Austin Powers creation for "trivializing" what was going on in London during the swinging 1960s. Townshend fears a generation of film fans g...
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Emblem/Atlantic recording artist Rob Thomas has announced the forthcoming release of his second solo album, titled Cradlesong. Due on June 30th, the album features the first single, "Her Diamonds,...
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The Who would be no more if bass player John Entwistle hadn't died in 2002 - because Pete Townshend only agreed to hit the road to help his pal out of debt. Band leader Townshend reveals he p...
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Star Trek icon William Shatner once contemplated suicide because his hearing problems were driving him mad. The actor has revealed the permanent hiss of tinnitus, caused by an explosion on th...
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Ne-Yo has joined a host of stars including Beyonce Knowles who will be pay tribute to Barbra Streisand at the annual Kennedy Center Honors gala in December. Knowles will perform Streisand's T...
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Veteran rockers The Who surprised fans at their New York City gig on Wednesday night when they brought out Michael J. Fox as their special guest. The band took to the stage in the Big Apple a...
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U2 rocker Bono has hailed guitarist The Edge as a "genius" - comparing his bandmate to famous artist Vincent Van Gogh. The Irish star made the comments during a response to a positive Rollin...
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Pearl Jam fans have The Who's Pete Townshend to thank for the "Alive" rockers' longevity - he talked frontman Eddie Vedder out of retiring. Townshend claims Vedder contacted him in the early 1990s ...
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The Who star Pete Townshend has criticized the digital music industry for alienating fans - labeling the process of internet downloading "heartless". Although the rocker admits that the way co...
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There have been several important dates in the history of The Who: May 23, 1969 – Iconic rock album Tommy is released and rockets to No. 4 on the U.S. charts. May 31, 1976 – The Who's second concer...
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Happy Birthday to jazz bassist/actor Kyle Eastwood (1968), original AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd (1954)punk pioneer Joey Ramone (1951; d. 2001), "A View To A Kill" actress Grace Jones (1948), French WW...
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David Gilmour has announced the release of Live In Gdansk in September, 2008 on Columbia Records. The album was recorded during the last concert of Gilmour's 2006 summer tour, which was held in fr...
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Veteran rockers The Who will be the only band feted at the upcoming 2008 VH1 Rock Honors event in Los Angeles. Original members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend will perform at the July 12 cer...
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The Who stars Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey are planning on reviving the band's legendary rock opera Tommy to celebrate its 40th anniversary. The group released the ground-breaking album i...
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A candid new book about The Who promises to lift the lid on the sixties rockers' hell-raising heyday. The band's former roadie Tom Wright has penned Roadwork, a collection of memories and photograp...
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Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr joined forces with rock veterans Eric Clapton and Pete Townshend for a legendary jamming session on New Year's Eve. The rock veterans performed to a small VIP aud...
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Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson is charging fans $1,000 each to watch her ring in the New Year at Miami, Florida's The Setai. The singer will perform songs from the hit film at a New Year's Eve party....
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