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Blues legend John Lee Hooker died of natural causes as he slept at his home in Los Altos, south of San Francisco. He was 80 years old. The veteran blues singer recorded more than 100 albums over a career that spanned nearly seven decades. Hooker often recorded under false names, including Texas Slim, John Lee Booker, John Lee Cocker, Delta John, Birmingham Sam, and the Boogie Man. He won a Grammy for a version of “I’m In the Mood,” and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1991. Having recorded his first hit, “Boogie Chillen,” in… Read more »

VH1 will be the exclusive media sponsor of Aerosmith’s upcoming “Just Push Play” World Tour, and only VH1 viewers will catch the kick-off LIVE from Hartford, CT during VH1’s “Aerosmith: Opening Night Live” on Wednesday, June 6 at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT). Viewers can warm up for the concert by tuning in at 8:00 p.m. for the premiere of the all-new VH1 special “Aerosmith’s Greatest TV Moments.” “Aerosmith’s Greatest TV Moments” and “Opening Night Live” are all part of VH1’s “Aerosmith Week,” five nights of special programming dedicated to these June Artists of the Month. Aerosmith programming airs every evening Monday-Friday,… Read more »

The plot was spoiled well before Eric Clapton even took the stage of Dallas’ Reunion Arena for the maiden performance of his 2001 Reptile tour. Opening act Doyle Bramhall II and his band Smokestack may have kicked off Thursday night’s show with a thunderous roar reminiscent of Clapton in his Cream days, but the three chairs brought front and center before the main event was a tell-tale sign that there would be no more of that tomfoolery. Not that Clapton didn1t receive an honest-to-god, three-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, guitar hero’s welcome when he walked out on… Read more »