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Quiz: Canadians

Quiz: Canadians

Think you know your bacon from your Bryan Adams? Get your poutine on with this Canadian artists quiz.

"Strokin'"

"Strokin'"

The story behind the classic song by Clarence Carter, who died recently at 90.

Fact or Fiction: Social Distortion

Fact or Fiction: Social Distortion

Were they named for a distortion pedal? Take this Fact or Fiction to find out.

Daniel Lanois

Daniel Lanois

The inside stories of songs he produced for U2, Peter Gabriel, and Bob Dylan

In The Studio For Raye's New Album

In The Studio For Raye's New Album

Chris Hill, who co-wrote nine songs on Raye's new album, tells us how they came together.

Wolfgang Van Halen

Wolfgang Van Halen

On his musical evolution and how he deals with being both a frontman and an introvert

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Mickey by Toni Basil

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"Mickey" by Toni Basil was originally a song called "Kitty" by a male group. She picked the new name after Micky Dolenz of The Monkees.

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Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode

This English electronic band took their slick name from a French fashion magazine and had their first UK Top-10 hit with the synthpop number "Just Can't Get Enough" in 1981.

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Songs inspired by Martin Luther King

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Adam Young of Owl City

Adam Young of Owl City

Is Owl City on a quest for another hit like "Fireflies?" Adam answers that question and explains the influences behind many others.

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Boston, Massachusetts

Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Tea Party by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

This song starts in Boston with a tea party and takes us to the other end of the American Revolution.

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Creedence Clearwater Revival

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Is "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" about Vietnam? Was John Fogerty really born on a Bayou? It's the CCR edition of Fact or Fiction.

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