Columbia Records Releasing Tony Bennett - The Complete Collection In Honor Of Singer's 85th Birthday
31 August, 2011
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 ...
| 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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Aerosmith's Classic Columbia Records Catalog (1973-1987) To Debut On The Itunes Store Tuesday, September 6
26 August, 2011
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 ...
| Beatles Tribute Festival Offers Fans The Music, History, And Nostalgia Of The Beatles
26 August, 2011
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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George Strait: Icon; New Greatest Hits Collection From The Country Superstar!
24 August, 2011
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, ...
| Watch The Elvis '56 Box Set Come To Life
24 August, 2011
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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Buck Owens' Pre-capitol Records Recordings Collected On 'Buck Owens: Bound For Bakersfield 1953-1956'
23 August, 2011
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 ...
| Four Seasons' Tribute And Album Release By Lights Out Hosted By Feinstein's At Loews Regency
19 August, 2011
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 ...
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On The 34th Anniversary Of Elvis' Death, Is There Anything New To Say About The King?
16 August, 2011
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 ...
| The Supremes And The Temptations Celebrate 50th Anniversaries
11 August, 2011
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 ...
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For The First Time On DVD The Ed Sullivan Show Motown Collections
11 August, 2011
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 ...
| Elvis Week Must-see: New Box Set Revealed Monday, 8/15
10 August, 2011
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 ...
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ValCom Announces Release Of Rare Tina Turner & The Platters Singles On iTunes Through Universal
09 August, 2011
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 ...
| 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
04 August, 2011
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 ...
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Phil Spector Presents The Philles Album Collection - Featuring The Crystals, The Ronettes, Darlene Love, And More - Arrives As 7-cd Box Set
04 August, 2011
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), ...
| Johnny Cash And Jimmy Buffett 180 Gram Vinyl Record Releases
02 August, 2011
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 ...
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Ed Sullivan Presents Rock 'N Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back
02 August, 2011
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 ...
| The Who Announce The Release Of 'Quadrophenia: The Director's Cut' Box Set
30 July, 2011
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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Emerson, Lake & Palmer '40th Anniversary Reunion Concert' Available On Dvd And Blu-ray On August 23
30 July, 2011
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 ...
| Sting: 25 Years, The Definitive Box Set Collection
28 July, 2011
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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