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Great Rock Venues - The 100 Club

It began as a little basement club that acted as a shelter for jazz fans...
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Great Moments in Rock - Velvet Underground's 1st Album

So you're a 23-year-old New Yorker and you want to re-invent rock music. You've met...
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Great Moments in Rock - Led Zeppelin Debut Album

It's the summer of 1968. Jimmy Page and the bassist Chris Dreja are about to...
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Slade in Flame

It's 1973, glam rock is at its peak and Slade are the kings. Their boisterous,...
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Instrumental to Rock - Marshall Amps

Quiet man, loud machines. Jim Marshall is a pioneer who has had a huge influence...
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Forgotten but Fantastic - The Grease Band

The Grease Band only released two albums and even if you've not heard either of...
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Great Moments in Rock - Bob Dylan, Manchester 1966

Something is happening here... but you don't know what it is. It's May 17, 1966...
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Great Moments in Rock - The Beatles on the Roof

JANUARY 30th 1969 The Beatles got together in January 1969 to film Let It Be,...
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History of the Woodstock Festival - part 1

If you've seen the Woodstock movie, you'll have seen Michael Lang, one of the guys...
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Live at the Fillmore East - Part 4

1970 saw the Fillmore East really peak as a venue and a series of legendary...
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Live at the Fillmore East - part 3

1969 was a momentous year for the Fillmore and for its owner Bill Graham, after...
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Live At The Fillmore East - Part 2

Opening night at the Fillmore was a big occasion. A lot of the industry heavyweights...
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