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Jim Dyson/Getty Images After performing the final Beatles song, “Now and Then,” in concert for the first time in Uruguay, Paul McCartney has made it part of the set on his Got Back tour. Now, he’s giving fans at home a peek at the performance.  The rocker has shared a clip on social media of him performing the tune at River Plate Stadium …

Steve Eichner/WireImage Gov’t Mule frontman Warren Haynes is paying tribute to musician Johnny Neel, a member of the Allman Brothers Band and the Dickey Betts Band, who passed away Oct. 6 at the age of 70.  Neel’s death was confirmed on his official Facebook account, with the post noting he died “from a massive heart failure.”   “Aside from being an amazing musician …

Gus Stewart/Redferns Classics from The Beatles are being celebrated by Lucinda Williams, who’ll release the new album Lucinda Williams Sings The Beatles From Abbey Road on Dec. 6. The album has her covering tracks the band recorded at the legendary London recording studio, with the first single released being a cover of George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.” Other covers on …

courtesy of concertforcarolina.com James Taylor is set to play an upcoming benefit concert to help those in the Carolinas affected by the devastation of Hurricane Helene. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, who grew up in North Carolina, will perform at Concert for Carolina, which will also feature country stars Luke Combs and Eric Church and bluegrass artist Billy Strings, …

Harmony Gerber/Getty Images Neil Young and Stephen Stills, who were in Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young together, teamed up Saturday afternoon for a performance at the Harvest Moon benefit concert, which took place at The Painted Turtle camp in Lake Hughes, California. According to setlist.fm, the duo teamed up to play several classic tunes, including Crosby Stills & Nash’s “Helplessly Hoping,” Stills’ …

On This Day, Oct. 7, 2016 … The first-ever Desert Trip festival kicked off at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, the same location where the yearly Coachella Festival is held. Dubbed “Oldchella” by the public, the six-day event was split over two weekends and included a lineup of superstar classic rock acts like The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, The Who, Bob Dylan, …

Sonja Flemming/CBS Green Day performed on the American Music Awards 50th anniversary special, which aired Sunday on CBS. The punk rockers played their song “Dilemma,” a single off their latest album, Saviors. You can watch the rendition streaming now on YouTube. Green Day supported Saviors on a U.S. stadium tour, which wrapped in September. Each night, they also played their albums Dookie and American Idiot in …

Peach Records In October 2014, the Allman Brothers Band played their final live show, and now fans will be able to experience it again.  The concert, which took place Oct. 28, 2014, at New York’s Beacon Theatre, has been remastered and will be released digitally on Oct. 25 and as a three-CD set, with a 16-page booklet, on Nov. 22. The …

Walter Iooss Jr./Getty Images A new short film about Jimi Hendrix’s life in New York has just been released, narrated by E Street Band guitarist Stevie Van Zandt.  The nine-minute film, Jimi Hendrix’s New York, features archival photos and video, with Stevie walking fans through Jimi’s time in the Big Apple.  It also features interviews with Jimi’s friend Colette Harron, …

L. Busacca/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe performed with Jason Isbell Friday at a get out the vote rally in Pittsburgh for Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz.  Video posted to social media shows the duo being introduced by Harris’ husband, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, who admitted he was “geeking out” about getting to introduce the pair. “It’s been …