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“Bob Dylan wrote some notes on a napkin and said, ‘Give this to McGuinn. He’ll know what to do withit.’ It was like the Holy Grail”: Roger McGuinn on the making of The Byrds’ countercultural classic

Roger McGuinn explains how Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Bob Dylan and CBS-era Fender amps all factored into the making of The Byrds’ 1969 classic, Ballad of Easy Rider

Guitar World

Connie Francis obituary

One of the biggest-selling pop singers of the 50s and 60s, with hits including Stupid Cupid and Lipstick on Your Collar

The Guardian - UK

Connie Francis was a trailblazing pop star haunted by tragedy

The late star paved the way for solo female singers in the highs of the 50s and 60s but her life was hit by devastating lows

The Guardian - US

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Connie Francis, whose 'Pretty Little Baby' became a viral TikTok hit this year, dies at 87

Celebrated American singer Connie Francis, whose 1961 hit song ‘Pretty Little Baby’ gained new admirers this year with the track going viral on TikTok, has died aged 87.

Euronews

Star-crossed singer Connie Francis, whose hits included 'Pretty Little Baby' dead at 87

Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and 1960s whose hits include “Pretty Little Baby” and who would later serve as an ironic title for a personal life filled with heartbreak and tragedy, has died at age 87

The Independent UK

Jonathan Groff grateful to get older

Jonathan Groff sees every day as a "gift" and has pledged to use his birthdays to epress gratitude, not ask for things.

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“He was opening for Bobby Darin and the audience were going, ‘We want Duane! We want Duane!’ Poor Bobby was backstage, almost in tears. From there on, Duane finished the show”: Albert Lee, Joe Bonamassa and Vince Gill on the life and legacy of Duane Eddy

He was the most successful instrumentalist of the rock age. We went along to last month’s all-star Nashville tribute show to learn first-hand about the Titan of Twang – from those who were inspired by him and those who were there

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Just in Time review – Bobby Darin musical is light on detail but big on charm

Jonathan Groff uses his considerable charisma to embody the late singer with pizzazz in a rousing yet incomplete Broadway show

The Guardian - US

Denzel, Clooney and Sondheim: the biggest Broadway shows of 2025

After another blockbuster year for Broadway, more stars are hitting the stage with a range of revivals and new shows

The Guardian - US

Strictly Come Dancing eliminates 10th celebrity as three remaining finalists revealed

Just three couples remain in the competition to take home the Glitterball Trophy in grand finale next weekend

The Independent UK

Review: Bob Dylan's new book about songwriting is fascinating, amusing and not what was expected

The Minnesota icon riffs about 66 songs and his philosophies on war, marriage and money.

Tribune News Service

The 20 worst music biopics ever made

Forget The Dirt, Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman: music biopics used to be badly researched, badly scripted, badly acted and badly received

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