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The Rolling Stones have spent their career making their influences easy to hear, and Chuck Berry remains one of the clearest. Foreign Tongues connects through its guitar-driven arrangements, Jagger’s character-based singing, and the band’s preference for direct, rhythm-first rock and roll. Chuck Berry’s 1959 album Berry Is on Top offers a useful point of comparison because it contains several songs and techniques that helped shape the Stones from their earliest years.

The country star revealed that he was in hospital. But, despite that, he still encouraged people to stream and buy his album from his bed!

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Olive Garden lovers, rejoice! You are about to experience the greatest thing you’ve ever seen… Well, at least if you’re quick about it!

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She’s a superstar. Last night, Ella Langley headlined Ottawa Bluesfest in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, where she played to what I imagine was the biggest crowd of her Dandelion tour thus far. According to the Ottawa Citixen, over 40,000 people were in attendance for her set at LeBreton Flats Park. Apparently, it was also one of the rare times the festival had sold out before it started, and Ella told the crowd how thankful she was to be there, saying: “I’m so grateful. […]

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