Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Peter, Paul & Mary, Joan Baez And Many Others Featured In Acclaimed PBS Film Legends Of Folk: The Village Scene
Vintage performances by icons of the '60s folk movement have been restored and remastered to pristine quality for the DVD release of LEGENDS OF FOLK: THE VILLAGE SCENE, due in stores and major online retailers on April 3rd. Produced for PBS by Emmy-winning filmmaker Jim Brown, Legends of Folkfeatures ...
| Norman Greenbaum's Spirit In The Sky Still Popular In 2012
24 January, 2012
After 40 years, one of music's greatest gospel-rock hits 'Spirit In The Sky', penned by Norman Greenbaum, remains as popular today in 2012 as it did in 1970 when it rocketed to number #1 in the US and UK. While being named song of the year by Cashbox magazine, the track would go on to sell two million ...
| Little Richard's Specialty Hits Are Combined With Original Demos And Two Videos On Concord Music Group's 'Here's Little Richard' Reissue
24 January, 2012
Rock 'n' roll may date back to Jackie Brenston's "Rocket 88" in 1951 and perhaps further to blues/swing hybrids of the 1940s. But many would contend that Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti," recorded at Cosimo Matassa's studio in new Orleans in September 1955, was the first great rock 'n' roll record. "Tutti ...
| The Irving Berlin Catalogue Of Treasured Songs Comes To Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG)
24 January, 2012
Further expanding the company's catalogue of 20th century classics, Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has entered into an agreement to administer beloved songwriter Irving Berlin's music publishing catalogue for the world outside of North America. The announcement was made today by Paul Connolly, ...
| Tony Bennett Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of His Recording "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" On Monday, Jan 23
20 January, 2012
Tony Bennett's signature song, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco," marks its 50th anniversary from its original recording date on January 23, 1962. The song garnered Bennett his first Grammy Award for "Record of the Year," and as a Grammy nominee this year for DUETS II, Tony holds the longest span of ...
| Legacy Recordings Commemorates Janis Joplin's Birthday With Announcement Of The Pearl Sessions
20 January, 2012
On the occasion of Janis Joplin's birthday (January 19), Legacy Recordings is proud to announce the upcoming release of The Pearl Sessions, a newly-curated definitive two-disc edition of Joplin's final studio album premiering, for the first time, newly discovered studio outtakes, live performances and ...
| Rock Guitar Legend Tommy Bolin Paid Tribute On "Great Gypsy Soul"
19 January, 2012
In the annals of rock history, Tommy Bolin occupied a brief, but shining stint as a brilliant guitarist who wowed those in the know with his mastery of many genres—rock, fusion, funk, reggae and heavy metal among others. Along with a much lauded solo career that, pushed the boundaries of ...
| Judas Priest's Career Showcased With 17-CD Complete Albums Collection Box Set
18 January, 2012
Few heavy metal artists have built as stellar a discography as Judas Priest. Now fans will have the chance to purchase a box set which includes all 17 studio and live albums Priest recorded with the classic line-up of Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, K.K. Downing and Ian Hill. Judas Priest's 'The Complete ...
| Round Hill Music And Adage Classics Acquire Publishing Rights To Early Beatles Hits
12 January, 2012
Round Hill Music and Adage Classics are pleased to announce they have acquired rights to GIL/GPS, an iconic catalog of music containing six of the most popular songs written and recorded by the Beatles.
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney in the early 60s, the Beatles songs include: "She ...
| UMe Celebrates The New Year With A Fresh Batch From The Highly Successfull Icon Series
11 January, 2012
On January 10, 2012, Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) celebrates the New Year with the latest set of releases in their highly successful ICON Series. Among the latest batch of ICON collections are Anthrax - ICON, Cinderella - ICON, Deep Purple - ICON, Uriah Heep - ICON, BLACKstreet - ICON, Dru ...
| Pink Floyd 'Immersion' And 'Experience' Editions Of 'The Wall' Including Original Demos And Work-in-progress Versions
06 January, 2012
On February 28, EMI will release 'Immersion' and 'Experience' editions of Roger Waters' opus, Pink Floyd'The Wall,' as the final installment of the recent 'Why Pink Floyd?' reissues and extended releases. 'The Wall' remains Pink Floyd's biggest-selling release after 1973's legendary 'The Dark Side Of ...
| Motown Miracle: Ruffin Jr. "Dies" At Xmas But Sings At Victorino Noval Foundation New Year's Bash
04 January, 2012
Not too many people get to return to the scene of their death, but Jimmy Ruffin Jr. (singer, producer and nephew of Motown lead singer David Ruffin of The Temptations) did! First, his heart stopped at the Spark of Love Holiday Toy Drive at Victorino Noval's Beverly Hills estate, and then, two weeks ...
| The Complete '56 Elvis Presley Masters Garners First Grammy Nomination (Best Historical Album) For The Revolutionary Recordings That Launched Rock & Roll
21 December, 2011
Young Man with the Big Beat: The Complete '56 Elvis Presley Masters, a 5-CD super-deluxe box set from RCA Records/Legacy Recordings celebrating the 55th Anniversary of Elvis Presley's RCA debut, has been nominated for this year's Best Historical Album Grammy Award by the National Academy of Recording ...
| KNEW YOU WERE WAITING - The Best Of Aretha Franklin 1980-1998
20 December, 2011
The 70th birthday of Queen Of Soul Aretha Franklin, winner of 15 Grammy Awards and the first female ever to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, will be celebrated on March 25, 2012. In honor of this momentous occasion, and also in advance of Black History Month in February, KNEW YOU ...
| The Beach Boys Announce 50th Anniversary Reunion, New Album And Tour
19 December, 2011
The founding members of The Beach Boys, one of the world's most legendary bands in popular music history, will reunite for a global 50th Anniversary CELEBRATION in 2012. Beach Boys Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, and David Marks will come together for a new studio album and commemorative ...
| Grammy Award Winner Etta James Gravely Ill
17 December, 2011
Iconic soul singer Etta James's health has taken a turn for the worst. It's been a year of medical hardship for 73-year-old James.
According to Lupe De Leon, her manager of 30 years, 'Etta has a terminal illness. She's in the final stages of leukemia. She has also been diagnosed with dementia and ...
| Rare Photos And Negatives Of Elvis Presley On The Ed Sullivan Show Cross The Block On Proxibid
16 December, 2011
Elvis fans from across the globe are in for a rare treat as rare photographs and negatives of Elvis Presley's appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show are now available for online bidding via Proxibid (www.proxibid.com), the world's largest real auction marketplace. Bidding for these items is available until ...
| Elvis' 'Blue Christmas' Is Number One Christmas Music Video
13 December, 2011
With Christmas fast approaching, MUZU.TV, the online music video site with the world's largest legal catalogue, has revealed the top 10 most watched Christmas music videos in the UK, according to its latest data, with Elvis Presley and Martina McBride's 'Blue Christmas' making it into the top spot.
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| Concord Music Group Applies State-Of-The-Art 21st-Century Technology To Early 1960s Recordings For Reissue Of 'The Concert Sinatra'
13 December, 2011
Concord Records has seamlessly taken existing multi-channel recordings from the early 1960s and applied state-of-the-art, 21st-century digital technology for the reissue of The Concert Sinatra, one of the most technically ambitious and musically innovative recordings of Frank Sinatra's career. Under ...
| Louise Harrison To Discuss The Early Years Of The Beatles And The Beatles With Tony Sheridan: First Recordings: 50th Anniversary Edition
29 November, 2011
Louise Harrison will travel to New York this week to promote the recent release of THE BEATLES WITH TONY SHERIDAN: FIRST RECORDINGS: 50th Anniversary Edition and share her memories of The Beatles and her brother, George. An integral part of the band's breakthrough in America, where she had been living ...
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