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April 18, 2025
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Classic Tracks: The Lovin' Spoonful's "Do You Believe in Magic"
By Gary Eskow. Fortunately, nice guys don't always finish last. Sometimes they reach the top of the hill and stay there for quite some time.
Full Story: Mix (4/17) 
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Classic Tracks: k.d. lang's "Constant Craving"
By Blair Jackson. Nashville still had the door closed for us in country, so we figured, 'What the hell, we'll do exactly what we want,' says producer Ben Mink.
Full Story: Mix (4/17) 
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Classic Tracks: Waylon Jennings' "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?"
By Barbara Schultz. “Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way,” is on Waylon Jennings’ Dreaming My Dreams, the only record he made with legendary engineer/producer Cowboy Jack Clement.
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Classic Tracks: The Fireballs' "Sugar Shack"
By Ron Skinner. In August 1958, George Tomsco was facing a dilemma that many high school graduates face: What should he do with the rest of his life?
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Classic Tracks: Arlo Guthrie's "City of New Orleans"
By Dan Daley. Sometimes, a so-called "career record" can affect more than one career.
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Australian producer, engineer, manager and tour manager Dominic 'Mick' Mazzone has died after a short illness.
Full Story: Daily Mail (London) (4/17) 
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As a producer, he's worked with the likes of Jimmy Webb and others for decades but he's best known for helping Dan Hill capture "Sometimes When We Touch." Now his autobiography, Unplugged, is coming out.
Full Story: Massapequa Observer (Mineola, N.Y.) (4/17) 
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Nashville's NPR station gathers a group of experts to discuss sampling and its impact.
Full Story: WPLN-AM/FM (Nashville, Tenn.) (4/17) 
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The highly visible legal battle between 13,000-seat Forest Hills Tennis Stadium and some of its neighbors over noise complains and the viability of major concerts in a residential neighborhood continues. Looks like shows are back on for the moment—watch this space.
Full Story: Queens Daily Eagle (N.Y.) (4/17) 
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