Charles Crossley, Jr.
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Charles Crossley, Jr.
@cvcjr13.bsky.social
Long time Rock Hall watcher of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Want Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'N' Roll Trio inducted. Also into other things.
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Death Cab For Cutie will tour the United States 29 May - 07 Aug 2026.
February 18, 2026 at 4:38 AM
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Dee Snider of Twisted Sister wants to dispel all the rumors and let everyone know that, despite his resignation from Twisted Sister, he still intends to live on doing his radio talk show, House of Hair, and work on other projects. To quote: "My announcement about. . .
February 18, 2026 at 4:37 AM
File under "stretch". . .

Please click the link below, scroll all the way to the bottom, then work yourself up to a post by Casper about Pavement. Casper is one of the hardest working RHWs out there. Anyway, he mentions Pavement posted on Instagram today a... futurerocklegends.com/2026_Nominat...
2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Predictions
Who will be on the 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ballot?
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February 17, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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Got off to a slow start and nothing improved after that. Feel fortunate to have solved the Wordle in 5. And how did you do? Wordle #1,704 5/6

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February 17, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Rock Hall watchers alerts. 2 min read. Always verify.

1 ) Sometimes history can be a good thing. . . When Nancy Wilson was a kid, the Beatles became popular, and Ann and Nancy Wilson wanted a guitar, not to be like the guys, but to be the guys. The problem was the Wilson household didn’t . . .
February 17, 2026 at 11:42 AM
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Snoop Dogg plugged a Burton snowboard that features Looney Tunes characters and his image at Milan, Italy during the Winter Olympics.

WB Kids and Burton, "Hit the Slopes with the Looney Tunes and Snoop Dogg!" (1 min 16 sec)

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Hit the Slopes with the Looney Tunes and Snoop Dogg! | @wbkids @BurtonSnowboards
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February 17, 2026 at 5:16 AM
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Sarah McLachlan tours the United States 01 Jul - 09 Aug 2026.
February 17, 2026 at 5:06 AM
RockHall. com now has an onsite game called Cover Story. You have a six-by-six grid of blanks. You click the blank, and it reveals part of an album cover. You may overturn up to ten blanks, and at any time, you may guess the album cover. If you incorrectly guess, you lose one of your ten. . .
February 16, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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Almost talked myself out of a 4, which would not have been good; but I went with what seemed like a logical choice and it turned out to be the right one. Another 4 is okay with me. And how did you do? Wordle #1,703 4/6

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February 16, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Rock Hall watchers alerts. 2 min read. Always verify.

1 ) On 11 Feb 2026, on an episode of DJ Vlad’s VladTV, Money B repeated her version of an incident where Eazy-E feared for his life in a tense standoff with Death Row Records associates such that he pulled a gun, and 2pac also pulled his. . .
February 16, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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Queen celebrates 50 years of “Bohemian Rhapsody” with a new Queen The Greatest episode tracing its evolution from 1975 to today. From Hammersmith to Live Aid and beyond, the anthem still commands the world stage. zurl.co/lHNtM
Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” Marks 50 Years Of Stage Conquering Glory - That Eric Alper
Fifty years after its release, “Bohemian Rhapsody” stands taller than ever. The latest episode of the YouTube series Queen The Greatest celebrates the song’s extraordinary journey across five decades of live performance, tracing how it evolved from ambitious studio creation to global stage phenomenon. The episode arrives as the single returns to No. 1 in […]
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February 14, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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Ani DiFranco, who has released all her 30 albums on her self-owned label, Righteous Babe, will tour the United States 22 Apr-16 Aug 2026.
February 16, 2026 at 6:36 AM
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What we know - On 30 Dec 2025, Britney Spears sold something to Primary Wave. What we don't know - exactly what that was. What we do know - it wasn't publishing rights, because Spears didn't write many of her songs, and Sony Music Group owns the. . .
February 16, 2026 at 5:46 AM
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Had a nice birthday, and now I have a nice Wordle score. At least a 4 is an improvement over a 6! And how did you do? Wordle #1,702 4/6

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February 15, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Rock Hall watchers alerts. 3 min read. Always verify.

1 ) On 23 Jan 2026, USC Thornton School of Music presented the first part of the Nina Simone: Beyond Category series, How Nina Simone Changed the World, where Pulitzer Prize winning writer Salamishah Tillet and Dean of USC TSoM . . .
February 15, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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Bruce Springsteen's initial instinct after hearing a finished version of Born To Run in 1975 was to throw the album into his hotel pool.
He did release it in the end and it worked out alright.
February 15, 2026 at 2:15 AM
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Will Twisted Sister disband in the wake of frontman Dee Snider's resignation due to health? Or will Twisted Sister look for a new singer? On 07 Feb 2026, guitarist Jay Jay French posted on Facebook that he and guitarist Eddie Ojeda "will have conversations in the. . .
February 15, 2026 at 4:28 AM
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The Black Keys will tour the United States 24 Apr-18 Oct 2026.
February 15, 2026 at 4:14 AM
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Terrible letters, scraped by with a 6 but I don't care because a win is a win and it's my birthday! Happy to be alive. And how did you do? Wordle #1,701 6/6

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February 14, 2026 at 5:09 AM
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Los Lobos Native Sons documentary will be premiering at South by Southwest in March 2026! Updates available at www.loslobosfilm.com & on Facebook & Instagram for those that still use them (linked on the website). #LosLobos #NativeSons #RockHall #RockHall2026 #RockHall2027 #OneTimeOneNightInAmerica
Official Los Lobos Documentary Film SXSW Teaser
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February 14, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Rock Hall watchers alerts. 3 min read. Always verify.

1 ) On 31 Jan 2026, the Red Hot Chili Peppers responded to Netflix’s announcement of the upcoming documentary The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: “Dear people of the universe, about a year ago, we were asked to be interviewed. . .
February 13, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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FWIW, the Rock Hall changed the "end date" of the countdown to February 11th so it just displays zeros now. The March 2nd date could have just been a random placeholder or they reconsidered including the actual date.
The Rock Hall has a hidden countdown clock on their fan vote site that implies the nominees will be announced on Monday, March 2nd. vote.rockhall.com/coming-soon
February 12, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Rock Hall watchers alerts. 3 min read. Always verify.

1) Lesley-Ann Jones’ book Love, Freddie: Freddie Mercury’s Secret Life and Love was published 05 Sep 2025. In it, she revealed that Mercury had a secret daughter who in the book was only named B. On 15 Jan 2025, B’s husband, going only. . .
February 12, 2026 at 5:05 PM
RHWs alerts. This will be the last of the triple edition for now. Always verify.

1)On 18 Apr 2026, a.k.a. Record Store Day, Weezer will release 1192, a collection of early demos and rarities remastered using an analog process.

2) On 23 Jan 2026, lawyer Brent J. Lehman representing Chad Hugh. . .
February 12, 2026 at 1:28 PM
RHWs alert. Triple edition. Always verify.

1) On 28 Feb 2026, Noel Gallagher will be honored as Songwriter of the Year at the Brit Awards, Co-op Arena, Manchester, England. Performing at the ceremony will be Harry Styles, Olivia Dean, Mark Ronson, Rosalía and Wolf Alice.

2) The Tedeschi. . .
February 12, 2026 at 1:05 PM