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Tom Leadon, guitarist and founding member of Tom Petty‘s first band, Mudcrutch, has died. He was 70. “It is with great sadness, but profound love and gratitude for his life, that the family of Tom Leadon … announce his passing on March 22, 2023, peacefully of natural causes,” his brother, Mark Leadon, posted on Facebook. “Tom Leadon was my deepest guitar
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Former Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley has been hospitalized following a heart attack. “We sincerely regret to announce that Blaze had a heart attack at home yesterday evening and is now in hospital in a stable condition, awaiting news of further surgery/treatment,” read a message from Bayley’s management, posted on the singer’s official Facebook page.
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The term sideman, according to Mark Rivera, “has a little stink to it.” But for the multi-instrumentalist — who’s spent 40 years playing mostly saxophone for Billy Joel and has worked with Foreigner, Peter Gabriel, Daryl Hall and John Oates and Ringo Starr‘s All-Starr Band, among others — the smell is actually pretty sweet. “It’s the
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Peter Gabriel has added further dates to his upcoming ‘i/o’ tour of North America – see dates below and buy tickets here. READ MORE: Peter Gabriel on working with Arcade Fire and making touring greener The former Genesis singer turned solo artist previously announced that he would be heading to Europe and the UK in spring this
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Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins was found dead on March 25, 2022, in his hotel room at the Four Seasons Hotel in Bogota, Colombia. A year after his tragic passing, the band and their fans remain in a state of flux. Hawkins’ tragic death sent shockwaves throughout the world. Tributes poured in from fellow musicians,
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The Who guitarist Pete Townshend released his first solo single in 29 years, titled “Can’t Outrun the Truth.” Inspired by the personal challenges of the COVID lockdown that began three years ago, the song was written and produced by Townshend’s wife, Rachel Fuller, in 2021. A portion of every download sale will be contributed to the Teenage Cancer Trust, a
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