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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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Me And Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin

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"Me And Bobby McGee" was written by Kris Kristofferson and first recorded by Roger Miller. Janis Joplin's famous version turned Bobby into a boy.

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Alan Jackson

Alan Jackson

The Georgia native started his music career working in the mail room at The Nashville Network (TNN) before becoming the first artist to sign with Arista Nashville. Soon, he scored his first hit at age 32 with "Here in the Real World."

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Songs with a spoken part

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Amanda Palmer

Amanda Palmer

Call us crazy, but we like it when an artist comes around who doesn't mesh with the status quo.

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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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Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam

Did the corduroy jacket come from the Gap? Is their biggest hit a cover song? Take this Fact or Fiction to find out.

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