Oldies (08/09/2011)
The Beatles '1' Makes Digital Debut Yesterday, Sept. 6th, Exclusively On iTunes
 The world’s best-selling album of the past decade, The Beatles 1, made its global digital debut yesterday exclusively on the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com/thebeatles). The album has debuted at #1 on several iTunes top albums charts around the world, including the US, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, ...
| Oldies (08/09/2011)
Les Paul Memorial Dedication Planned In Hometown
 Les Paul's family and friends will gather at Prairie Home Cemetery in Waukesha, Wisconsin on Saturday, September 10, 2011 to dedicate his gravesite memorial. The 10:30 a.m. event will provide a first glimpse of the 500 square foot granite monument and a chance to hear Les Paul's family and close friends ...
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Oldies (07/09/2011)
VH1 Classic MTV Music Video Artist Michael Sciuto Re-releases '80s Music Album
 Most people who lived through the 1980s still reminisce about the stars that glittered on the music scene during that decade. While many artists have faded from memory, the genre they left behind is still hugely popular today. '80s music has a perfect blend of anti-establishment rebelliousness woven ...
| Oldies (06/09/2011)
Celebrations Of Freddie Mercury's Life And Outstanding Contribution To Music All Set To Continue On The 18th October
 Paying tribute to Freddie Mercury on what would have been his 65th Birthday, The Asian Awards this morning announced that Freddie's outstanding contribution to music will be honoured on 18th October, at the Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London.
Very few people know that Farrokh Bulsara, known to ...
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Oldies (05/09/2011)
Music Legend Pat Boone Lights Up Shipshewana's Blue Gate Theater Stage
 In a rare performance, iconic crooner Pat Boone brings 50 years of music-making to the stage of the Blue Gate Theater in Shipshewana, IN on Saturday, September 24.
The 77-year-old music legend first appeared at this unique Midwest venue in 2009. As Billboard's # 10 top recording artist of all time, ...
| Oldies (01/09/2011)
The Who Announce Full Details And Track-listing For The Release Of 'Quadrophenia: The Director's Cut' Boxset
 A stunning 'Director's Cut' of the landmark 1973 album produced, authorized and overseen by Pete Townshend.
Considered by Pete Townshend himself to be the Who album that he is most proud of, 'Quadrophenia' is the last album in the Who back catalogue to be given the deluxe treatment and is perhaps ...
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Oldies (31/08/2011)
Columbia Records Releasing Tony Bennett - The Complete Collection In Honor Of Singer's 85th Birthday
 In celebration of the artist's 85th birthday, Columbia Records/RPM Records/Legacy Recordings will release Tony Bennett - The Complete Collection, an extraordinary compilation chronicling the entire career of the great American pop vocalist as documented in the albums and singles he's made for Columbia ...
| Oldies (31/08/2011)
Buddy Holly: 75 And Timeless
 September 7, 2011, marks the 75th birthday of the great Buddy Holly. In only 18 months, from when Buddy Holly and the Crickets hit the charts with their first release, "That'll Be The Day," to when he died in a tragic plane crash, Holly topped the charts with more than 27 Top 40 hits worldwide, with ...
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Oldies (29/08/2011)
Remix Jenny O's Cover Of Buddy Holly's 'I'm Gonna Love You Too' For A Chance To Win $1,000
Starting today, August 25, Indaba Music invites musicians to celebrate what would have been Buddy Holly's 75th birthday on September 7th by remixing Jenny O's cover of the classic "I'm Gonna Love You Too” from the best-selling Buddy Holly tribute, ‘Rave on Buddy Holly’ (Fantasy Records/Concord).
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| Oldies (26/08/2011)
Beatles Tribute Festival Offers Fans The Music, History, And Nostalgia Of The Beatles
 Just as the crowds gathered in Washington, D.C. in February of 1964 to see The Beatles first live concert performance in America, thousands of people from all over the world will once again flock to Washington, D.C. to be a part of the largest Fab Four tribute festival in America - Abbey Road on the ...
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Oldies (26/08/2011)
Aerosmith's Classic Columbia Records Catalog (1973-1987) To Debut On The Itunes Store Tuesday, September 6
 The classic Columbia Records catalog recordings (1973-1987) of Aerosmith, America's all-time top-selling rock and roll band, will be available for the first time digitally on the iTunes Store beginning Tuesday, September 6. Pre-orders for the full albums begin today on iTunes (www.itunes.com).
An ...
| Oldies (24/08/2011)
Watch The Elvis '56 Box Set Come To Life
 RCA/Legacy's new Elvis Presley box set 'Young Man With The Big Beat' (out 9/27) is a rock & roll time capsule. The 5-disc collection includes Elvis Presley's complete 1956 masters and a deluxe, 12"x12", 80-page book with a day-by-day timeline featuring unseen photos, rare memorabilia, and priceless ...
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Oldies (24/08/2011)
George Strait: Icon; New Greatest Hits Collection From The Country Superstar!
 With a career spanning more than three decades, the Grammy®, CMA and ACM award-winning country music artist George Strait has earned the most number one singles of any artist in history including Elvis (57 to date inclusive of all charts). He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2006, ...
| Oldies (23/08/2011)
Buck Owens' Pre-capitol Records Recordings Collected On 'Buck Owens: Bound For Bakersfield 1953-1956'
 Buck Owens is synonymous with the Bakersfield sound of country music that also gave rise to the Maddox brothers and Rose, Tommy Collins, Ferlin Husky and in later years Merle Haggard.
Owens' earliest recordings for independent labels in Southern California - ahead of his lucrative career on Capitol ...
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Oldies (19/08/2011)
Four Seasons' Tribute And Album Release By Lights Out Hosted By Feinstein's At Loews Regency
 Four Seasons' Tribute and Album Release by Lights Out Hosted by Feinstein's at Loews Regency
The immensely popular Feinstein's club in Manhattan will host the popular vocal group Lights Out on August 31, 2011.
The immensely popular Feinstein's club in Manhattan will host the popular vocal group ...
| Oldies (16/08/2011)
On The 34th Anniversary Of Elvis' Death, Is There Anything New To Say About The King?
 Is there any new way to understand and honor Elvis Presley and his paradoxical life? Probably not—unless the reader stumbles upon an unexpected little book, "My Summer With Elvis: Spiritual Teachings From the King," released on Amazon this summer. The unlikely author is a Madison, Wisconsin-based ...
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Oldies (11/08/2011)
The Supremes And The Temptations Celebrate 50th Anniversaries
 Two of the most popular and socially significant singing groups in music history celebrate their 50th anniversaries in 2011. Both the Supremes and the Temptations signed their recording contracts with Motown in 1961, launching careers that changed not only the sound and style of pop but smashed racial ...
| Oldies (11/08/2011)
For The First Time On DVD The Ed Sullivan Show Motown Collections
 The relationship between Berry Gordy's Motown label and The Ed Sullivan Show made music and television history. Soon after the Supremes' debut on Sullivan (December 1964), it was clear that showcasing the latest Motown releases on CBS on Sunday nights (35 million viewers was average) was a way to ...
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Oldies (10/08/2011)
Elvis Week Must-see: New Box Set Revealed Monday, 8/15
 On Monday, Aug. 15, producer and catalog expert Ernst Jorgensen will reveal the complete packaging of RCA/Legacy's brand-new Elvis Presley 5-CD box set, 'Young Man With The Big Beat,' during Elvis Week at Graceland Plaza (see below for details). Jorgensen, the respected director of RCA's Elvis catalog ...
| Oldies (09/08/2011)
ValCom Announces Release Of Rare Tina Turner & The Platters Singles On iTunes Through Universal
 As part of its ongoing strategy to monetize content from its film and audio library, ValCom, Inc. (VLCO.PK) announced today that, through its distribution agreement, it will be releasing a rare and unreleased single from the forthcoming album "The Early Sessions-Uncovered" by Ike and Tina Turner on ...
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Oldies (04/08/2011)
1956: The Year Elvis Presley Skyrocketed To Global Fame! Young Man With The Big Beat Traces Elvis' Every Step In The Year That He Transformed From A Rockabilly Singer To The King Of Rock And Roll
 5-Cd Super-Deluxe Box Set Features Studio & Live Recordings, An Unreleased Live Concert, Interviews, And A Lavishly-Illustrated, Day-By-Day Timeline Of Elvis In 1956 Deluxe set available now for pre-order at ELVIS1956.COM; Advance orders through this website will also receive an exclusive replica vinyl ...
| Oldies (04/08/2011)
Phil Spector Presents The Philles Album Collection - Featuring The Crystals, The Ronettes, Darlene Love, And More - Arrives As 7-cd Box Set
 The development of Phil Spector's magnificent Wall Of Sound productions, "Tomorrow's Sound Today," is given its most expansive display ever on the new box set, PHIL SPECTOR PRESENTS THE PHILLES ALBUM COLLECTION. In a continuing celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Philles Records label (1961-2011), ...
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Oldies (02/08/2011)
Johnny Cash And Jimmy Buffett 180 Gram Vinyl Record Releases
 180 Gram Records announces the release of Johnny Cash and Jimmy Buffet on 180-gram vinyl, available for a limited time through Kickstarter.com. This music project with Kickstarter involves all 7-LPs from Johnny Cash's early work for Sun Records, and two of Jimmy Buffett's earliest albums from Barnaby ...
| Oldies (02/08/2011)
Ed Sullivan Presents Rock 'N Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back
 In the '60s, a new sound of rock 'n' roll came across the Atlantic from England. The "British Invasion" was a musical movement unlike anything America had ever experienced. It sparked a massive cultural change in rock 'n' roll and ignited a friendly and creative musical rivalry between British ...
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Oldies (30/07/2011)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer '40th Anniversary Reunion Concert' Available On Dvd And Blu-ray On August 23
 EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER (ELP) reformed for the first time since 1998 for their final show to headline the HIGH VOLTAGE FESTIVAL on Sunday, July 25th 2010. And what a show it was! 2010/2011 marks the 40th anniversary of the creation of Emerson Lake and Palmer. ELP was a predominant force that laid the ...
| Oldies (30/07/2011)
The Who Announce The Release Of 'Quadrophenia: The Director's Cut' Box Set
 After the 1971 album Who's Next, Pete Townshend returned to the "rock-opera" concept, so dramatically realized through "Tommy," with another ambitious double-album masterpiece. Based around the story of Jimmy, QUADROPHENIA tells the tale of a young mod and his struggle to come of age in the mid-1960s. ...
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Oldies (28/07/2011)
Time Life Announces The Release Of Hank Williams: The Legend Begins On September 13 With Newly Discovered And Meticulously Restored Recordings Of The American Music Legend
 Time Life and the Estate of Hank Williams announced today the September 13, 2011 release of newly discovered historic Williams' recordings that are meticulously restored with state of the art technology. Hank Williams: The Legend Begins is a 3-CD package that offers one disc entitled "Rare And Unreleased," ...
| Oldies (28/07/2011)
Sting: 25 Years, The Definitive Box Set Collection
 Cherrytree/A&M Records/Universal Music Group is pleased to announce Sting: 25 Years, the definitive box set collection slated for release on September 27, 2011. Featuring three CDs comprised of 45 remastered tracks personally curated by Sting, a previously unreleased live concert DVD and a comprehensive ...
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Oldies (27/07/2011)
Nirvana: Nevermind 20th Anniversary To Be Commemorated With Multi-format Reissue Out September 27
 Released in September 1991, Nirvana's sophomore album and major label debut elevated Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl from a critically acclaimed Aberdeen, Washington, cult band to generational spokesmen who'd unwittingly created a cultural shift and musical touchstone. Rising to No. 1 the ...
| Oldies (25/07/2011)
Jackie Deshannon's 'When You Walk In The Room' Revisits Influential Singer-Songwriter's Hits
 "Think of your fellow man, lend him a helping hand, put a little love in your heart." That was the opening mantra of Jackie DeShannon's "Put a Little Love in Your Heart," which she penned with her brother Randy Myers and Jimmy Holiday. The 1969 single took the singer-songwriter to the pinnacle in popular ...
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