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Jerry Garcia Would Have Turned 70 Today; Grateful Dead Drummer Bill Kreutzmann Remembers Late Band Mate

08/01/2012 at 3:01 am

Dead.netWednesday marks what would have been the 70th birthday of late Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia. 

The singer/guitarist, who passed away from heart failure at age 53 in August 1995, was the de facto leader of The Dead, inspiring an entire subculture of "Deadheads" who've embraced the San Francisco-area group's rootsy, laid-back music and the counterculture lifestyle they espoused. read more ≫


Peter Frampton Suffers Whiplash Following Car Accident

08/01/2012 at 3:01 am

Facebook.com/PeterFramptonPeter Frampton is nursing an aching back and neck after he was involved in a car accident in Southern California Tuesday. Frampton tweeted to his followers, "Texting woman driver just ran into back of me while I was stationary in traffic 101 freeway. Can u say whiplash?" The guitarist great then pleaded, "People put the phones down!" read more ≫


Patty Griffin Confirms that She "Did Not Get Married" to Robert Plant

07/31/2012 at 6:00 pm

Photo: Erika GoldringWhen Robert Plant remarked during a recent U.K. interview that he'd "eloped to Texas," media outlets jumped on the quote assuming the Led Zeppelin singer had confirmed that he'd married his Band of Joy collaborator Patty Griffin.  However, a rep for Plant soon informed The Hollywood Reporter that the rumors were untrue.  Now, Griffin herself has seconded that emotion. read more ≫


Ex-Rolling Stones Bassist Bill Wyman Says He Won't Tour with the Band

07/31/2012 at 3:00 pm

Nat Jag/WireImageFormer Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman recently rehearsed with the band for the first time since he exited the group in the early '90s fans, leading to speculation that ***** likely join the British rock legends if they mount a 50th anniversary tour.  However, Wyman has revealed that he has no intentions of hitting the road with The Stones. read more ≫


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