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1984 was a good year to be a Deep Purple fan. Their classic 'Mark II' line-up reunited that year to record their first album together in eleven years. It was also the first studio album, regardless of line-up, that Deep Purple had released in nine years...

Every year when we get close to Independence Day, the requests for "The Star Spangled Banner" by Jimi Hendrix come pouring in. Jimi performed the song at Woodstock on the final morning of the festival, complete with machine gun guitar stabs that represented the turmoil the country was going through at the time.

The scene of Jeff Lebowski getting kicked out of the cab after complaining about hearing the Eagles on the radio is one of my many favorites from the film The Big Lebowski. Even though The Dude did not care for the cool California harmonies of the Eagles, I bet The Dude abides by the dual guitar frenzy of "Without You" by the Doobie Brothers...

As far as celebrity marriages go, few can compete with Gregg Allman and Cher's wedded bliss. The two married on this day in 1975 just four days after her divorce with Sonny Bono was finalized. Nine days after marrying Allman, Cher announced she wanted another divorce...

There are certain live albums that really represent the live experience of the band or artist. Some of these titles only need to be uttered without naming the band and you instantly know who is being discussed. At the Fillmore East. At Budokan...

I have brought up Led Zeppelin's history of borrowing heavily from past blues artists in this space before. Sometimes they have even had to pay 'undisclosed' sums to these artists after lawsuits were brought forth, but they really nailed this original blues number from Led Zeppelin III...

I bet over the years of working in rock radio, I have received as a request more than any other single rock song. Robin Trower's "Bridge of Sighs" is a bluesy slow-burn of a tune. A great example of 70s guitar rock that's been imitated many times over...

There's nothing like a Grateful Dead show. That's a motto I can agree with. The first time I saw them I camped in the Alpine Valley parking lot for close to a week in one hundred degree heat, and it was a party the whole time. Bob Dylan had played the night before and the Dead had four shows over the following five nights...

I think we all can agree that the 1970s gave us some pretty cool styles and trends. My yearbook photos from then always showcase groovy Greg Brady-like wide collared, flowered shirts. And who didn't have a pet rock, poster of Farrah Fawcett and a prog rock album in their collection...

We all remember where we were when O.J. Simpson stashed in the back of his buddy Al Cowlings' white Ford Bronco and took the nation on a slow moving ride through the Los Angeles area. That unfolded twenty years ago today. By October the following year, the Juice was found not guilty for the deaths of his ex-wife Nicole Brown-Simpson and waiter Ron Goldman...