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"Challenging? I couldn't remember the words to the songs”: Foreigner’s Lou Gramm on touring the world a MONTH after brain surgery

Singer will reunite briefly with Foreigner in April

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“I remember Lars was unwrapping all these Styx and REO Speedwagon records and I’m going, ‘What are you buying this crap for?’”: Why James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich didn’t always see eye to eye in Metallica’s early days

Plus: Hetfield's memories of his first gig – when AC/DC opened for Aerosmith

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“Lou sang his vocal to a girl that just walked into the studio. Everybody thought she was with our group and she wasn’t – but Lou fixated on her and the vocal was done in one take”: How Foreigner and super-producer Mutt Lange created a classic rock ballad

“We put ourselves under a lot of pressure making that record”

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“The greatest rock ballad of all time!”: The classic song that set a record by holding the number two spot in the US for 10 weeks without ever hitting the top

But at least the album made it to the top

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“I was recording with Jerry Garcia, but I still had to ride my bike to school and keep my grades up, or else my parents would throw my guitar in the trash”: Starship trooper Craig Chaquico on “corporate rock”, and life as a teenage guitar whiz

Craig Chaquico was green, raw, and young when he joined Jefferson Starship in 1974, but left to his own devices he grew up fast – and his style was a runaway success

Guitar World

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: Start time, how to watch and new balloons to look for

Four new featured character balloons will debut this year along with several new floats

The Independent UK

"Radio-ready songs without a hint of indulgence and a powerhouse lead singer at the fore": Foreigner arrive fully-formed and formidable on debut album

While punk rock was big news in 1977, the radio-friendly rock of Foreigner was still perfectly timed

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"No question this will be the go-to event of the summer!" Foreigner and Lynyrd Skynyrd announce Double Trouble Double Vision tour

Lynyrd Skynyrd and Foreigner will hit the road with Six Gun Sally

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"More relatable than Mötley Crüe or Ratt and hipper than Foreigner or Journey": Night Ranger's place in rock history settled by first album Dawn Patrol

Night Ranger hit the ground running with their platinum debut Dawn Patrol

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Foreigner singer opens up about quitting band after 20 years ahead of final show

The 64-year-old announced his decision earlier this year on ‘The Voice’

The Independent UK

“Along with Journey, REO Speedwagon and Foreigner, we’d been lumped-in with the whole Corporate Rawk thing. We weren’t ‘cool’": Steve Porcaro on the rise, fall and resurgence of Toto, working with Michael Jackson and his new solo album

"Yacht Rock! When I first heard that phrase, I groaned. But then I thought, ‘Who cares what it’s called? If it keeps people listening to some great music, I’m happy!'"

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"More of a great thing is an even greater thing": Foreigner's 4 is absolutely deserving of the super-deluxe treatment

Treasure from the Foreigner vaults

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Foreigner offer to play Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding

Foreigner have offered be the wedding band for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding, telling the couple in an open letter, "we know what love is", a reference to their 1984 power ballad I Want to Know What Love Is.

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“Dear Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, we know what love is." Foreigner make their case to play at upcoming celebrity wedding

Foreigner make public appeal to be the wedding band for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding

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“We know what love is. We spent 40 years figuring it out”: Foreigner pitch to be Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding band

Bands fans are divided on the idea

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“The greatest rock ballad of all time!”: The classic song that set a record by holding the No.2 spot in the US for 10 weeks without ever hitting No.1

But at least the album made it to the top

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“Warner Brothers wanted another Layla. I thought, 'well, if you sit down and write a song in a formatted way, it's not so hard’”: The Grammy-winning hit that Eric Clapton wrote to order, with a little help from Foreigner’s Mick Jones

With Phil Collins on drums and Pino Palladino on bass, it was pretty much a sure thing

Louder

A beginner's guide to 70s AOR in 10 essential albums

AOR might have come truly blossoming into platinum-tinged life in the 1980s, but the genre had been holding lighters aloft and weeping in its beer in the 1970s. These are the best albums

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“Don’t get too precious about your songs. We’re probably going to tear them apart”: Legendary producer Mutt Lange’s first words to the young Def Leppard

How Leppard's 'sixth member' took them to a new level

Latin Times

Foreigner's Lead Singer Kelly Hansen Retires: Meet Luis Maldonado, the Latino Rocker Taking Over

Hansen announced that lead guitarist Luis Maldonado will replace him as lead singer of the iconic band.

The Independent UK

Foreigner lead singer Kelly Hansen announces departure from band during performance on The Voice season finale

Hansen joined the rock band as the third lead singer in 2005

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"At the end of the summer, a new great voice will sing these songs for you": Foreigner lead singer Kelly Hansen just announced his departure from the band on live TV in the middle of a performance, then handed straight over to his replacement

We're used to band line-up changes, but we've never seen anything quite like this

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Foreigner singer Kelly Hansen steps down

Foreigner singer Kelly Hansen has confirmed he's stepping down from the role of frontman with guitarist Luis Maldonado taking over vocal duties.

Louder

"It's time to pass the mic": Foreigner singer Kelly Hansen announces he's leaving the band - new frontman confirmed

Hansen made the announcement on NBC's live show The Voice

The Guardian - UK

‘We wanted Torvill and Dean skating in the video!’ How we made Godley & Creme’s Cry

‘Machines were revolutionising recording. We were told to lay down a 20-second backing track, a guide vocal – then go and play table tennis’

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