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January 9, 2026 Jesse Singer

Tom Scholz made Boston the biggest band on the planet—then cost them eight years and nearly destroyed everything.

Boston’s 1976 debut wasn’t just huge—it was more than huge. Bad pun aside, the album really was a monster hit. But monster hits attract monsters of a different kind—label executives, deadlines, and expectations that don’t leave much room for perfectionism.

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January 8, 2026 Jesse Singer

When Peter Green vanished from Fleetwood Mac, his descent into schizophrenia became one of rock’s most tragic untold stories.

Fleetwood Mac didn’t start as a pop band. It started with Peter Green—a blues guitarist who terrified Eric Clapton. He built the band, led it, and shaped everything it was meant to be. Then he disappeared. What followed wasn’t reinvention—it was a quiet collapse into schizophrenia that erased one of rock’s most gifted minds.

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January 9, 2026 J. Clarke

When Mary Wells left Motown for more money, she lost everything—including the fame she helped create.

Mary Esther Wells was born in Detroit in 1943, and her childhood was anything but easy. She battled spinal meningitis as a toddler, survived tuberculosis as a teen, and endured long hospital stays that nearly silenced her before she ever sang a note. Music wasn’t just an interest—it was an escape hatch, a way out of pain and into possibility.

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January 8, 2026 Allison Robertson

Vinyl Tracks That Baby Boomers Played Obsessively

These 20 timeless tracks helped define the golden age of vinyl and still resonate with music lovers today.

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January 8, 2026 Allison Robertson

After Waylon Jennings gave up his seat on the plane that crashed with Buddy Holly, survivor’s guilt haunted him for decades.

When Waylon Jennings gave up his seat on the plane that killed Buddy Holly, survivor’s guilt followed him for decades, shaping both his life and the outlaw country legend he became.

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January 5, 2026 Quinn Mercer

When Merle Haggard saw Johnny Cash perform at San Quentin, it changed his life—and turned an inmate into an icon.

Few moments in music history are as poetic, or as powerful, as the day a young Merle Haggard sat in the yard of San Quentin State Prison and watched Johnny Cash perform. That one show didn’t just entertain inmates—it lit a fire in Haggard that helped flip him from a troubled young man into one of country music’s most influential legends.

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January 7, 2026 Alex Summers

No One Ever Questions These "Music Legends" From The 1970s, But Do They Actually Hold Up?

Decades of airplay and cultural praise have shaped how certain 1970s artists are remembered today. Yet popularity does not always equal influence or innovation. Looking closer, it’s confusing how some of the so-called legends earned their status.

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January 6, 2026 Marlon Wright

Everyone Hated These Bands On The Radio In The 70s. We Need More Like Them In 2026,

Some names topped charts while still driving people crazy. In the '70s, a band could be wildly popular and deeply disliked at the same time, sparking arguments that had nothing to do with talent or success.

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January 6, 2026 Miles Brucker

Critics Say These Classic Rock Bands Are Overrated, But The Fans Disagree. Do You?

Being influential doesn’t automatically mean being great. Several classic rock acts benefited from hype and exposure while delivering catalogs that remain uneven when examined beyond their biggest hits.

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January 5, 2026 Jane O'Shea

Rosanne Cash: The Shadow Of A Famous Name

Rosanne Cash carries one of the proudest family traditions in American music.

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