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BJ Thomas, singer of Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head and Hooked On A Feeling, has died aged 78 after compilcations from lung cancer

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With his ‘Happy Sad’ album, Tim Buckley embraced jazz music and gave himself creative carte blanche for the future.

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With an otherworldliness all their own, the best Doors songs are powerful, poetic works that took rock music into uncharted territory.

One of Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett's earliest paintings is to be auctioned by Cheffins Art & Design Sale on 27 May.

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Claiming other people’s hits for their own, the best The Animals songs put an indelible stamp on rock music in the mid-60s.

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Perceived by some to be a cash-in novelty song, Space Oddity laid out David Bowie’s longstanding themes of isolation, alienation and fame.

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The best Ben E King songs didn’t just pioneer soul music, they influenced rock and reggae artists, and led a new force in black culture.

The Albatross Man, a new illustrated book about iconic Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green, is set for publication through Rufus Books.

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Described by Ben E King as ‘a love song, a friendship song’, Stand By Me has stood the test of time as one of the greatest R&B ballads.

Jim Morrison’s collected writings are to be published as a limited edition book and multi-media set, ‘A Guide To The Labyrinth’.

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