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Jed Gottlieb
![Jed Gottlieb](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2017/10/UCR-logo-Ultimate-Classic-Rock3.jpg?w=300&q=75)
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55 Years Ago: The Beatles Battle Frank Sinatra for Song of the Summer
"Paperback Writer" went to No. 1, only to be supplanted by "Strangers in the Night."
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45 Years Ago: Paul McCartney Takes the Ultimate Silly Love Song to No. 1
What's wrong with that? As far as he was concerned – nothing.
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27 Rock Songs That Got a Second Life From Movies and TV
The Beatles, Queen and the Doors are just some of the artists who got new boosts thanks to the big and small screens.
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35 Years Ago: ‘Crocodile Dundee’ Hits Huge With Australian Charm
Star and co-writer Paul Hogan wanted film to be his country’s pioneering blockbuster — and he succeeded.
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35 Years Ago: ‘Clue’ Riffs on Mystery, Murder and Madcap Comedies
An initial dud at the box office, this clever comedy found second life as a cult hit.
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40 Years Ago: Tom Selleck Defines ’80s Cool with ‘Magnum, P.I.’
After failing with other TV projects, this detective role finally made him a star.
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45 Years Ago: Lynda Carter Makes ‘Wonder Woman’ a TV Icon
A made-for-television movie starring the previously unknown actress led to a series that lasted three years.
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Eddie Van Halen’s Quieter Eruption: 10 Moments of Subtle Genius
From the soothing guitar harmonics of "Women in Love..." to the triumphant piano of "Right Now."
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Top 20 Fall Songs: Harvest Moons, Dead Leaves and November Rain
They tend to have a few touchstones: nostalgia, longing, acoustic guitar picking and a deep melancholy.
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The History of Eddie Van Halen’s 12 Most Famous Guitars
The famous Frankenstrat is one of the many instruments the guitar wizard has played and designed.