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The piano heard on Derek & The Dominoes’ “Layla” and other classic rock staples is set to hit the auction block this week.

Eaton & Brennan Auctions’ Hit Factory Collection auction, starting today, features items and memorabilia from the famed New York studio, most notably the Baldwin grand piano that featured on the 1970 hit “Layla.”

“Steeped in music history, the piano bears copious markings from its use by legendary musicians, including unique scratches beneath its ‘Baldwin’ nameplate,” Eaton & Brennan Auctions said of the instrument.

“It is featured in a documentary about legendary music producer Tom Dowd,...

Mark Wahlberg is showing off his hard-earned beach body during the holiday season.

The 51-year-old actor showed off his toned body on a beautiful beach in Barbados alongside his wife, Rhea Durham, one day after Christmas.

Mark Wahlberg in Barbados — Mega Agency

The two embraced each other in a kiss underneath the beaming sun, a testament to their 14-year marriage.

Mark Wahlberg and his wife Rhea Durham in Barbados — Mega Agency Mark Wahlberg and his wife Rhea Durham in Barbados — Mega Agency

The couple’s children — Ella, 18, Michael, 16, Brendan, 13, and Grace, 12 — were not spotted in the beach images but likely celebrated the Christmas holiday with their parents on the tropical vacation.

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On Thursday, the “Father Stu” star shared a video on Instagram of him in a gym with his workout pal, Tom Dowd, “getting ready for the Christmas holiday,...

Mark Wahlberg, 51, posted an Instagram clip of himself flexing his muscles and promoting Performance Inspired Nutrition, a nutrition brand that he co-founded with Tom Dowd.

In the video, the Uncharted actor says, “Getting ready for the Christmas holiday,” while stretching in front of the mirror.

The clip then cuts to Wahlberg talking with Dowd. He punches Dowd in the gut and jokingly says, “We got a new [punching] bag in the gym,” and later states the brand’s motto to the camera, “Inspired to be better.”

Wahlberg assured his fans that Dowd was not hurt in the video.

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Fans commented on the post, complimenting him and saying he looked 30 years younger.

The actor is known for sharing his strict diet and exercise regimen on social media. He posted his daily routine on his Instagram story, which involves starting his day at 3:30 a.

Primal Scream’s keyboardist Martin Duffy has died at age 55.

The band’s Instagram account revealed the sad news on Tuesday, confirming the musician had passed away on Sunday after suffering a brain injury due to a fall at his home in Brighton, U.K.

The post, written by frontman Bobby Gillespie, began, “Hard to write this. We never know how to speak around death other than polite platidudes.”

It continued, “We in Primal Scream are all so sad. I’ve known Martin since he was a teenager in Felt. He played keyboards on every album of ours from the first to the last. Finally joining the band in 1991. Martin was a very special character. He had a love and understanding of music on a deep spiritual level.

“Music meant everything to him. He loved literature and was well read and erudite. An autodidact. A deep thinker, curious about the world and other cultures.

Primal Scream keyboardist Martin Duffy has died at the age of 55.

In a statement, Duffy’s family confirmed he suffered a brain injury after a fall and died as a result of his injuries.

“He was loved by his mother, brothers, wider family and close friends. Everyone who knew Martin loved him; he was the real deal, our shining star.”

Posting on Twitter, his bandmate Simone Butler, Primal Scream’s bassist, said: “No words x i miss u already Duff. This is the saddest day and i’m tears writing this.

This piece is part of our ongoing coverage of the 20th anniversary of Almost Famous.

One of them leapt off a hotel balcony into a swimming pool. Another almost missed a ride on the tour bus after making a detour to an after-show bash. They met groupies and partook in their share of on-the-road partying, and a newspaper headline declared that the band “runs deep.”

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Ginger Baker was a paradox: a gamechanging rock drummer who insisted that he “never played rock,” a forefather of heavy metal who couldn’t stand the genre, and a Londoner who thoroughly assimilated African drumming styles. That’s why, if you only know him in one context — with barnstorming blues-rock trio Cream, in short-lived supergroup Blind Faith, alongside Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, or in one of his later jazz combos — you’re missing out on a fuller understanding of the contribution this irascible icon made to his art form.

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