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“I had no idea it would become such a classic… I just threw in the lyric ‘It was the summer of 69’ and it stuck’”: How Bryan Adams and his co-writer Jim Vallance created one of the greatest pop-rock guitar anthems of all time

With Summer Of '69, Adams created an evergreen hit that defined the era and became a rite of passage for generations of guitarists

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“He sings on all our stuff. You hear him on AC/DC, Bryan Adams, Shania’s stuff. He has the best voice in the room”: Phil Collen says Mutt Lange is an ace vocalist who can nail it in one take – and it’s the same with guitar

For Collen, working with Lange is like “going to school for your favourite subject” but recreating the studio magic live on Def Leppard tracks such as Live Bites can be very tricky at first

MusicRadar

OPINION - Rod Stewart has an aura of cheese, but this is why he makes sense for the Glastonbury Legends slot

“I thought Rod Stewart was dead,” said a colleague. Others concurred. But Rod Stewart is not dead, he’s playing the Legends slot at 3pm on the Sunday of Glastonbury festival — and is the perfect person to do so, following on from the likes of Shania Twain, Diana Ross and…

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Album review: Bryan Adams - Live At The Royal Albert Hall 2024

Bryan Adams reinvents his wheels again

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Eminem, Janet Jackson and Boy George nominated for 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame

Eminem, Janet Jackson, Boy George, Bryan Adams, Sheryl Crow are among the artists nominated for next year's Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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2025 Songwriters Hall Of Fame Nominees Announced

Explore the diverse 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees from various music genres and eras.

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Bryan Adams announces Roll With The Punches UK arena tour

Bryan Adams' So Happy It Hurts tour hits mainland Europe this week, but the Canadian's next UK dates are already on the schedule

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Bryan Adams showcases the "chaos and destruction" of battle in new video for War Machine

War Machine is a song Bryan Adams co-wrote for Kiss before he was a star

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"Monday was Heaven, Tuesday was Run To You, Wednesday was Somebody": Bryan Adams looks back on the miraculous creation of his breakthrough album

Having paid his dues – and then some – 1984 found Bryan Adams entering a creative purple patch, writing a timeless hit of the future seemingly every single day

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“I had no idea it would become such a classic… I just threw in the lyric ‘It was the summer of 69’ and it stuck’”: How Bryan Adams and his co-writer Jim Vallance created one of the greatest pop-rock guitar anthems of all time

With Summer Of '69, Adams created an evergreen hit that defined the era and became a rite of passage for generations of guitarists

MusicRadar

Before he was famous, Bryan Adams co-wrote Rock And Roll Hell and War Machine for Kiss: Now he's recorded his own versions

Bryan Adams' video for Rock And Roll Hell was filmed on the roof of London's iconic Royal Albert Hall

Louder

"A guy's just died and here we are making this euphoric, celebratory music. It seemed a bit weird": How Def Leppard overcame tragedy and made Adrenalize

Reeling from the death of guitarist Steve Clark, Def Leppard were determined to keep the party going. The result was Adrenalize – their last great blockbuster album

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“We cobbled together the Everything I Do solo in 20 minutes. Mutt Lange said ‘Eh, not bad.’ And that was it… We had no clue”: Bryan Adams guitarist Keith Scott on being a low profile multi-platinum guitar hero – and the hits no one saw coming

From Cuts Like a Knife to Summer of ’69, the Canadian guitar great discusses the gear and solos that have fueled Bryan Adams’ music for more than 40 years

Guitar World

“I thought, ‘This is my David Gilmour moment...’ The record label hated it”: Bryan Adams’ guitarist says their label thought (Everything I Do) I Do It for You would spell the end of his career

Keith Scott details what is perhaps one of the biggest misjudgments in rock and pop history, as the song A&M hated went on to sell millions of copies and top charts worldwide

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The untold story of Black Sabbath's unlikely resurrection: Only in the new issue of Classic Rock

Also in this issue: Jon Bon Jovi, Triumph, Bryan Adams, Praying Mantis, FM, New England, Al Jourgensen, Masters Of Reality, Chris Spedding, Cock Sparrer, Bad Nerves and more

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For Collen, working with Lange is like “going to school for your favourite subject” but recreating the studio magic live on Def Leppard tracks such as Live Bites can be very tricky at first

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‘I used to roundly mock Bryan Adams’: Bill Bailey’s honest playlist

The comedian has come full circle on the Canadian soft rocker, but which sweary song did he miss out on playing at Reading?

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14 peace anthems and the stories behind them

From pleas for equality to anti-war sentiments and social commentary, we look at some of the greatest peace songs of all time

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“The audience threw lighters, bottles, ice cubes and coins. We managed four songs before being booed off”: the rollercoaster story of Loverboy, Canada’s greatest AOR band

Turn Me Loose, Working For The Weekend, Loving Every Minute Of It – Loverboy raised the maple leaf flag high in the 1980s

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“It Made Me Laugh”: People Can’t Believe Bryan Adams Has To Clarify Meaning Behind “Summer Of ’69”

As it turns out, it has nothing to do with the actual year 1969. The post “It Made Me Laugh”: People Can’t Believe Bryan Adams Has To Clarify Meaning Behind “Summer Of ’69” first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Bryan Adams ‘tried to save’ Princess Diana and Amy Winehouse

‘Summer of ‘69’ singer opens up about his close friendships with ‘Rehab’ singer and the late royal

The Independent UK

Bryan Adams and Johnny Marr join Forest Live 2024 lineup

Rock and indie acts join previously announced headliners including Nile Rodgers and Chic, Sting, and Tom Jones

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Bryan Adams Recalls 'Surreal' Friendship With Princess Diana

"I really, really liked Diana, she was an amazing woman and a super-great inspiration," the singer said.

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"Tracing the evolution of a bar-room behemoth": Bryan Adams' Live At The Royal Albert Hall

Three nights, three albums, one stodgy tone: Bryan Adams plays the hits live at the iconic Royal Albert Hall

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Public Enemy, R.E.M., Blondie, Heart and Tracy Chapman get nods for Songwriters Hall of Fame

Everything from rap to yacht rock, country and alt-rock are represented among the nominees for the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame, with nods for Public Enemy, Steely Dan, Bryan Adams, George Clinton, Tracy Chapman, R

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