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A roadie got naked for a hilarious prank during one of Peter Gabriel's final shows with Genesis.

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During one of Peter Gabriel's final Genesis shows, a roadie got naked for an amazing prank

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John Lennon once wrote a fascinating letter to a then-obscure folk artist. It wasn't delivered for decades.

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John Lennon wrote a wise letter to an aspiring folk artist. It went undelivered for decades.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers' John Frusciante once wrote Jimmy Page a letter, with a bold request

The guitarist reached out on behalf of his "favorite band in the world"

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Brian Wilson was profoundly moved when Paul McCartney visited him and played a new Beatles song

The intimate encounter had a lasting impact: "[It] let me see my own songs more clearly."

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Freddie Mercury's final performance in 1988 was the operatic moment he waited his life for

It was the culmination of an incredible career that ended far too soon.

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In 1999, Genesis revamped a '70s classic with Peter Gabriel. It remains sadly overlooked.

The song still feels like a gorgeous glimpse of what could have been.

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Radiohead's Thom Yorke was so inspired by Queen as a kid, he tried to build his own guitar

"I didn't have any proper tools. I just had a f***ing hacksaw and brass thingies to smooth the edges.”

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The Bee Gees honored The Beatles with stunning covers medley in 1973

The Gibb brothers were highly influenced by the Fab Four.

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John Lennon had a UFO sighting so vivid, he referenced the phenomenon in a song

"It wasn’t a helicopter, and it wasn’t a balloon, and it was so near."

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How Heart transformed a man's sexist backstage comment into one of rock's enduring anthems

"It was a flash of anger, a realization of what we had gotten ourselves into."

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40 years ago Bono's Live Aid stage antics ended up saving a female fan from being crushed

It's a little-known Bono moment but it just be his very best.

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Lift Every Voice and Sing … Against Acoustic Torture

Music has been used to debilitate political foes for ages. Now academics and musicians want to reclaim the art for peace.

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During one of Peter Gabriel's final Genesis shows, a roadie got naked for an amazing prank

Graham Nash's life-changing acid trip involved a church, Stonehenge, and a profound revelation

Brian Wilson was blown away by 'fifth Beatle' George Martin mixing 'God Only Knows' in person

James Brown once called Prince and Michael Jackson on stage. The result was purely chaotic.

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John Lennon wrote a wise letter to an aspiring folk artist. It went undelivered for decades.

Red Hot Chili Peppers' John Frusciante once wrote Jimmy Page a letter, with a bold request

The guitarist reached out on behalf of his "favorite band in the world"

27 years ago Tom Jones and David Gilmour performed an astounding version of Prince's 'Purple Rain'

It shouldn't work, but it does.

Brian Wilson was profoundly moved when Paul McCartney visited him and played a new Beatles song

The intimate encounter had a lasting impact: "[It] let me see my own songs more clearly."

Freddie Mercury's final performance in 1988 was the operatic moment he waited his life for

It was the culmination of an incredible career that ended far too soon.

The Bee Gees' blissful a cappella 'How Deep Is Your Love' might beat the classic original

Those harmonies never sounded better.

In 1999, Genesis revamped a '70s classic with Peter Gabriel. It remains sadly overlooked.

The song still feels like a gorgeous glimpse of what could have been.

Radiohead's Thom Yorke was so inspired by Queen as a kid, he tried to build his own guitar

"I didn't have any proper tools. I just had a f***ing hacksaw and brass thingies to smooth the edges.”

The Bee Gees honored The Beatles with stunning covers medley in 1973

The Gibb brothers were highly influenced by the Fab Four.

When 'The Jeffersons' star Sherman Hemsley danced to obscure prog-rock on his hit sitcom

He was an enormous prog fan.

John Lennon had a UFO sighting so vivid, he referenced the phenomenon in a song

"It wasn’t a helicopter, and it wasn’t a balloon, and it was so near."

Nirvana's subversive performance on a teen pop show is one of the funniest TV-music moments ever

Obvious miming and deep-voiced weirdness.

How Heart transformed a man's sexist backstage comment into one of rock's enduring anthems

"It was a flash of anger, a realization of what we had gotten ourselves into."

40 years ago Bono's Live Aid stage antics ended up saving a female fan from being crushed

It's a little-known Bono moment but it just be his very best.

Lift Every Voice and Sing … Against Acoustic Torture

Music has been used to debilitate political foes for ages. Now academics and musicians want to reclaim the art for peace.

A World Without Alan Lomax

The great American field collector of folk music inspired many of the world’s most famous songs.

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The guitarist reached out on behalf of his "favorite band in the world"

It shouldn't work, but it does.

The intimate encounter had a lasting impact: "[It] let me see my own songs more clearly."

It was the culmination of an incredible career that ended far too soon.

Those harmonies never sounded better.

The song still feels like a gorgeous glimpse of what could have been.

"I didn't have any proper tools. I just had a f***ing hacksaw and brass thingies to smooth the edges.”

The Gibb brothers were highly influenced by the Fab Four.

He was an enormous prog fan.

"It wasn’t a helicopter, and it wasn’t a balloon, and it was so near."

Obvious miming and deep-voiced weirdness.

"It was a flash of anger, a realization of what we had gotten ourselves into."

It's a little-known Bono moment but it just be his very best.

Music has been used to debilitate political foes for ages. Now academics and musicians want to reclaim the art for peace.

The great American field collector of folk music inspired many of the world’s most famous songs.

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