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The Wild Stevie Wonder: Rolling Stone's 1973 Interview | ARTICLE

"I remember one time we were in Puerto Rico, and it was a sunshiney day," said Ira Tucker. "And Stevie was saying it was gonna rain. He said he could smell the moisture in the air, and...
May 13, 2011 12:00 PM ET
Fifteen Years of the Grateful Dead | ARTICLE

As Rolling Stone went to press, it was learned that two members of the Grateful Dead and their road manager were among thirty-four...
August 7, 1980 4:30 PM ET
Emmylou Harris: Whole-Wheat Honky-Tonk | ARTICLE

Los Angeles — Dolly Parton had surprise in her eyes when she invited Emmylou Harris into Porter Wagoner's Fireside Studios in Nashville in the spring of '76 to listen to the final tapes for Dolly's...
February 23, 1978 12:30 PM ET
The Importance of Being Neil Diamond | ARTICLE

They had a tip: Cocaine in Holmby Hills, just outside Beverly Hills. They had a description of a white male in his early 40s,...
September 23, 1976 12:50 PM ET
Bob Dylan Bids a Restful Farewell to Tour '74 | ARTICLE

Los Angeles — If you looked hard enough you could trace the grin on Bob Dylan, watching, then politely, clop, clop, applauding a...
March 28, 1974 12:00 PM ET
Knockin' On Bob Dylan's Door | ARTICLE

We are in Toronto, the third stop of the Bob Dylan tour. Locked in by snow and still locked out, so far, from...
February 14, 1974 4:00 PM ET
Dylan Opens to Hero's Reception | ARTICLE

The woman, 25-years-old, screamed and shouted, rock & roll style. She'd been in high school when she first began to follow the words of Bob Dylan, and she'd been there the last time he played Chicago, in...
January 31, 1974 3:25 PM ET
Dick Clark: 20 Years of Clearasil Rock | ARTICLE

LOS ANGELES—Dick Clark has few frustrations. But the man who's had things go his way for 20 years – who fell into the Bandstand job through other people's mistakes; who emerged from the central depths of the Fifties payola...
August 16, 1973 12:30 PM ET
The Rolling Stones' Interlude in Paradise: Honolulu on $1700 a Day | ARTICLE

The Rolling Stones are in Hawaii. Aloha means hello and goodbye. Mick Jagger hoists his first glass of 1957 Chateau Margaux to a table...
March 1, 1973 12:00 PM ET
The Rolling Stones A Smash at Nicaragua Benefit | ARTICLE

LOS ANGELES — A depressed Mick Jagger had said he'd allot a couple minutes each to the three TV networks before the show....
February 15, 1973 12:00 PM ET
The Rolling Stone Interview: Ray Charles | ARTICLE

Below is an excerpt of an article that originally appeared in RS 164 from January 18, 1973. This issue and the rest of the Rolling Stone archives are available via Rolling Stone Plus, Rolling Stone's...
January 18, 1973 12:00 AM ET
Honor Thy Brother-In-Law: A Visit With Marvin Gaye | ARTICLE

This used to be Berry Gordy's house, the Motown man says, sitting on the main couch in the sunken parlor. Then Berry solidified his...
April 27, 1972 11:25 AM ET
Fleetwood Mac Stolen Away | ARTICLE

HOLLYWOOD — Hundreds of people get lost in Los Angeles every day. Most of them just forget their way and need directions; others seek to forget where they've been, and they just want to get away. Jeremy Spencer,...
March 18, 1971 12:50 PM ET
David Crosby: The Rolling Stone Interview | ARTICLE

Below is an excerpt of an article that originally appeared in RS 63 from July 23, 1970. This issue and the rest of the Rolling Stone archives are available via Rolling Stone Plus, Rolling Stone's premium...
July 23, 1970 12:00 AM ET