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McCartney’s Wings Over America Lifted Off in 1976

Paul McCartney, after the Beatles breakup, made a much-anticipated return to the stage in 1976.

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Jethro Tull- Thick As a Brick 2- Ian Anderson

Ian Anderson In the Studio for the 21st century sequel to Jethro Tull's "Thick As a Brick".

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Julian Lennon- Saltwater- Dallas 11-91

John Lennon's eldest son Julian Lennon performed the Earth Day eco-ballad "Saltwater" acoustically Thanksgiving Eve November 1991 live on my radio show in a Far North Dallas pool hall with no stage , no proper monitors, and Jules with an abscessed molar .-Redbeard

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Grand Funk Railroad- Best pt 2- Don Brewer, Mark Farner

Todd Rundgren brought some polish to Grand Funk's freight train in the studio, which also encouraged singing drummer Don Brewer to step up his game with songwriting and step up to the main vocal microphone with the #1 hit title song "We're an American Band".

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Steve Perry- Street Talk Solo Best

Predictably, the induction of Journey into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame rekindled several obvious questions once again with loyal fans, among them: why did the much-beloved and enormously successful Eighties line-up of the Bay Area band, fronted by Steve Perry, disband?

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Jethro Tull-“Cheap Day Return/Mother Goose”- Zurich Switzerland dressing room 1989

With the tile walls and concrete floor of their backstage dressing room providing a natural reverberant ambience, here are the members of Jethro Tull prior their 1989 Zurich Switzerland concert, performing an acoustic medley of Aqualung-era…

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Elton John-The Bitch is Back- Foxboro MA Stadium 9-6-93

Sir Elton John is surprisingly vital, exceedingly creative, and energetic as he is now poised with breaking seventy, clearly with a lot left in the tank,