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‘A Tough Pill to Swallow’: Inside the Avett Brothers’ Hard-Sell Cannibalism Musical
Everything about Swept Away, based on the Americana band’s album Mignonette, defied convention and, according to Scott Avett, made audiences “deal with the shape of their soul at the end of their life”
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Garth Hudson, the Band’s Keyboardist and Professor of Rock, Dead at 87
Virtuoso multi-instrumentalist remained an in-demand player among young musicians
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Los Angeles Wildfires: All the Benefit Concerts Raising Funds for Disaster Victims
From coast to coast, musicians are offering their live services to raise money for those affected by the tragedy
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P. Fluid, Original 24/7 Spyz Frontman, Dead at 64 in Apparent Homicide
Peter Forrest, known ontage as P. Fluid, was a key player in the Black rock movement of the Eighties
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The Avett Brothers' Toby Keith Cover Is a Damn Delight
The Americana band pay tribute to the late country honcho with a version of "As Good As I Once Was" on a new episode of Austin City Limits
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Jimmy Carter’s Other Legacy: Registering for the Draft
During Carter’s presidency, many thought they would no longer have to sign up for possible military service. As one Rolling Stone writer learned at the time, they were wrong
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Sam Moore Was So Good It Made Otis Redding Nervous
Booker T. Jones, who backed Sam & Dave on many of their classics, recalls the late soul legend: "I will miss this beautiful set of lungs"
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Sam Moore, Soul Man Who Scored Hits With Sam and Dave, Dead at 89
Powerful vocalist behind "Hold On! I'm Comin'" helped Stax Records become massively influential and revered soul music label
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Box Sets Need to Keep Up With the Times
The multi-disc format is often stuck in the past, and some new artists view them warily. "If I told these acts that they were heritage acts, they'd slap me in the face," says one manager
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‘He Was a Guide to Us’: Dickey Betts on Jimmy Carter
"He was a very nice and intelligent man," the Allman Brothers co-founder told Rolling Stone in 2023. "People don’t realize how great and meaningful somebody is until they pass away"
- Remembering Jimmy Carter
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