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Written by Stephen Tyler and Joe Perry, “Walk this Way” was released in 1975 on Aerosmith’s “Toys in the Attic” album.
In a February, 2006 Q magazine issue, Aerosmith discussed the song’s beginnings:
“We were still searching for a hit when Joe Perry came up with the stuttering riff during a soundtrack in Hawaii in March 1975. [...]

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“Running with the Devil” is a rock song and the first track from Van Halen’s 1978 eponymous debut album.
The track fades in with the sound of a car horn. In many ways, this track is the song that started it all, being the first song from the first album and that it sets the tone [...]

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The single “Dust in the Wind” was released by the rock band Kansas on their album “Point of no Return”, in 1977. Later, Kansas also released a live version of the song on their album entitled “Two for the Show”.
According to some sources, Kerry Livgren wrote the song after reading a book of Native American [...]

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Released by Deep Purple in 1972, the classic song, “Smoke on the Water” can be found on their album entitled Machine Head.
When the song was originally recorded, the band did not think it would be a hit. It was not until it was released in the United States as a single, a full year after [...]

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Written by one of the founders of rock n’ roll (if not THE founder) Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode is considered by many as the ultimate rock song of all time.
According to Chuck Berry, the song is loosely based on his life with a few details changed.
Performed live by too many artists to count, Johnny [...]

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