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James Taylor Performs on ‘Johnny Cash Show’: WODS Rewind [VIDEOS]

On this day in 1971, Boston native James Taylor made his primetime television debut on the Johnny Cash Show with a performance of “Sweet Baby James,” plus a rendition of the classic folk song “Oh! Susanna.”

103.3 WODS–2012/02/17

(Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images for Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame)

Aretha Franklin, “Spanish Harlem” Live: WODS Rewind

On this day in 1971, Aretha Franklin began recording her classic single “Spanish Harlem.” two years later, she performed the song as part of a sold-out concert at the Nassau Coliseum in New York.

2012/02/16

The Cover Image From "The Concert for Bangla Desh"

Rock Flashback: The Concert for Bangla Desh on Vinyl

In the summer of 1971, George Harrison and Ravi Shankar organized the Concert for Bangla Desh to benefit refugees in the newly-independent country of Bangla Desh (formerly East Pakistan), which was ravaged by war and […]

2011/12/27

Sly Stone Onstage in 2007 (Getty Images/Francois Guillot/AFP)

Rock Flashback: “There’s a Riot Goin’ On”

By 1971, [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Sly and the Family Stone[/lastfm] — multi-racial, multi-gender, and multi-format, blending rock, soul, and funk — appealed to both people on the dance floor and stoners in the throng at Woodstock. The […]

2011/11/20

Rock Flashback: “Brown Sugar”

When deciding not merely on the greatest [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Rolling Stones[/lastfm] singles, but on the greatest singles by anybody, “Brown Sugar” has to at least be in the semi-finals. Forty years ago this week, it hit […]

2011/05/05

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