The Gritty Rehearsal Where “Hey Lawdy Mama” Was Born — In A Bar Basement

April 2, 2025

The air was thick with a musty scent as the band set up their instruments in the dimly lit basement of a rundown bar in the heart of downtown. The…

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The Keyboard Part In “I Want Your World To Turn” That Was Created By Accident

It was a rainy afternoon in a small town, and the air was thick with the smell of wet earth. Lily sat in her dimly lit room, surrounded by posters…

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The First Time U2 Heard Themselves On Irish Radio — And Cried In A Parking Lot

It was a chilly day in late 1980 when the four members of U2—Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr.—sat nervously in their old van in the parking…

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The Day Marvin Refused To Sing Because He Said He Felt “Out Of Sync With Love”

Marvin was known as the heart and soul of Evergreen High’s music club. Every Friday, he would lead the choir in heartfelt songs that resonated with his peers, filling the…

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The Old Telecaster Guitar Petty Said “Had A Ghost In It”

In the heart of Gainesville, Florida, a young Tom Petty strummed his first chords on an old Telecaster guitar that he had come across in a dusty second-hand shop. It…

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The Never-Finished Follow-Up To What’S Going On

Marvin Gaye was no stranger to the power of music. His album “What’s Going On,” released in 1971, had changed the landscape of soul music forever. It addressed pressing social…

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The Pocket-Sized Copy Of Dylan’S Lyrics Petty Always Carried In His Coat

In the dim light of a small backstage room, Tom Petty sat on an old wooden chair, fiddling with the tattered edges of a pocket-sized book. This book wasn’t just…

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The Crew Member Who Said U2 Always Insisted The Crowd Hear Every Lyric, Not Just The Beat

As the sun dipped below the horizon in Toronto, the roar of the crowd reached a fever pitch outside the Air Canada Centre. Inside, the atmosphere pulsed with excitement as…

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The Birthday When Billy Fury Refused All Presents And Donated His Fee To A Children’S Hospital

Billy Fury stood backstage, the dim light casting gentle shadows on the walls as he prepared for his birthday concert. It was a significant day; he was turning 27, a…

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The Time Queen Recorded Three Songs In One Night After A Bottle Of Vodka

It was a chilly night in 1975 when the legendary rock band Queen found themselves in the depths of a recording studio, the atmosphere buzzing with the kind of energy…

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