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Remembering Adam Schlesinger, One Of Pop's Great Collaborators

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Remembering Adam Schlesinger, One Of Pop's Great Collaborators

April 2, 2020 • Schlesinger's creative tendrils extended into the catalogs of many other brilliant artists.

Fountains Of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger Dies At 52 After Contracting COVID-19

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Fountains Of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger Dies At 52 After Contracting COVID-19

April 1, 2020 • Schlesinger, one of the most prolific and decorated songwriters of his generation, died Wednesday.

Review

Song Of The Day

Tinted Windows: Summery Pop For Springtime

March 16, 2009 • It's hard to deny the playfulness and joy at the heart of "Kind of a Girl," with its "whoa-ooh-oh" choruses and its buzzy guitars. There are far worse things than four polished pop professionals (members of Fountains of Wayne, Hanson, Cheap Trick and The Smashing Pumpkins) who can churn out sunny pop with brutal efficiency.

'Kind of a Girl' by Tinted Windows

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