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Two Lennon Ballads: 180 Out
John Lennon isn't the ballad writer that Paul McCartney is considered to be. Our friend Jude Southerland Kessler makes a case that he is.
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Reconsider Me: The Rolling Stones’ “Black and Blue”
They auditioned one guitarist after another – which added to the flavor of this 1976 album – but Ronnie Wood won out. Carly Simon helped, too.
