Delbert McClinton Releases New Album 'Acquired Taste'
Ft. Worth, TX. (Top40 Charts/ Delbert McClinton Official Website) - Three-time Grammy Award winning artist Delbert McClinton has not changed his musical formula, but he's subtly enhanced the flavors on his thirteenth studio album Acquired Taste. The reflective lyrics provide one of the wisest and most ...
| Gregg Rolie Band
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Glass Onyon PR)- Legendary Santana / Journey founding member, and Rock n Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Gregg Rolie has released a limited edition CD of his band in concert in 2007 called 'Rain Dance'. On this 12-track CD, the Gregg Rolie Band whip up a blistering performance ...
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Pete Seeger's 90th Birthday Celebration From Madison Square Garden: A Great Performances Special Airing On PBS This Summer
New York (Top40 Charts/ PBS) - With a career spanning more than half a century, renowned folk artist, political activist, and avid environmentalist, Pete Seeger, turned 90 in May of 2009. In honor of the milestone birthday, a multi-generational roster of artists, whose music has been shaped by Seeger's ...
| TicketLiquidator's Ticket Of The Week: Paul McCartney's 2009 Tour
New York (Top40 Charts/ TicketLiquidator) - TicketLiquidator, the leading provider of the world's most extensive ticket inventory for hard-to-find, low priced tickets, today announced that it offers low priced tickets for Paul McCartney's 2009 Tour in cities along the East coast of the United States ...
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JANA PERI & THE BRIAN BOGGESS GROUP TO APPEAR ON DOUBLE BILL AT ARLENE'S GROCERY IN NYC JULY 8
New York (Top40 Charts/ janaperi.com) - Rocker JANA PERI (www.janaperi.com) will treat her native city to a dose of NYC power pop and rock 'n' roll with a live performance at club, Arlene's Grocery, Tuesday July 8, 2009 at 7:00 PM. PERI will share the bill with modern rock trio, THE BRIAN BOGGESS GROUP ...
| Unreleased Beatles Compositions To Be Showcased In Liverpool & Seattle!
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Roseta Productions) - Presented by Roseta Productions, Apple Jam's Beatles and solo years tribute will return to the Triple Door on August 7th 2009, for one show only. This two hour concert will spotlight solo Beatles material and unreleased Lennon-McCartney compositions, ...
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NEW JOURNEY FOR BEATLE'S CLASSIC
LONDON, UK (Top40 Charts/ Craig Payne Music Limited) - The world will reverberate to the revving of an old classic as British guitarist, Craig Payne, releases 'Drive My Car' (Live) today exclusively worldwide on iTunes. This instrumental single is a powerful version that maintains the integrity and ...
| Spotlight 29 Casino Welcomes 'THE' American Band, Grand Funk Railroad, On August 15, 2009
New York (Top40 Charts/ Spotlight 29 Casino) - There are bands, and then there are the bands that others aspire to be. Grand Funk Railroad is one of those bands, inspiring future bands like Foreigner and Van Halen with their hard-driving sound. Now Grand Funk Railroad is celebrating its 40th anniversary ...
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Jimi Hendrix Fan Pack on the way; Limited Edition Official 'Bootleg' Paris/Ottawa Live Bundled With 'Groovy' Collectibles Offers Consumers a Unique Live Experience
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Universal Music Enterprises) - Paris/Ottawa Live, historic 'in concert' recordings from the Jimi Hendrix Experience, never before offered at retail, together with a unique and exclusive collection of Hendrix memorabilia are bundled together in a special offering to be released ...
| Chicago Rock Band AVM to Pay Tribute to Military Families at Record Release Party
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ JMC-Janice McCafferty Communications) - Big Chance Records is proud to announce the release of AVM full length CD, 'A Matter of Time' with the official record release party. Marcus Theater in Addison, IL will play host to the event, Saturday June 20th. AVM is an outstanding ...
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Bob Bogle Of The The Ventures, Passes
New York (Top40 Charts) - Bob Bogle, co-founder of legendary instrumental/surf-rock band The Ventures, died June 14. He was 75 and suffered from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The architect behind the guitar sound of "Walk, Don't Run" and "Perfidia," in his waning years, Bogle became too frail to play with ...
| Albert King & Stevie Ray Vaughan In Session Reissued
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Stax Records) - Albert King never got the mass recognition he deserved. He always seemed to be in the shadow of B.B. But among blues guitarists and fans of the craft, he was the master. Austin, Texas Stevie Ray Vaughan, 31 years Kings junior, exploded onto the scene in 1983, ...
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Soft Machine Hugh Hopper Passes
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Soft Machine Fans Website) - Hugh Hopper, bassist and songwriter for Soft Machine, died June 10 after battling leukemia for more than a year. He was 64. Hopper joined Soft Machine in late 1968, after the departure of Kevin Ayers and after the band had recorded its debut album ...
| Relics Of Rock Released New Album 'Will It Fly'
Tucson AZ (Top40 Charts/ Relics of Rock Official Website) - The original classic rock group known as Relics of Rock announced today the release of their debut CD titled Will It Fly. Originally formed in 1975, the group returned to the studio in May of 2008 , and recently completed the compilation of ...
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Peter Himmelman To Perform Live Acoustic Rock Concert
New York, NY (Top40 Charts) - Grammy nominated and world-class musician Peter Himmelman is performing live on June 17th in Chicago's Gold Coast in an outreach campaign sponsored by the Chabad of the Loop, Gold Coast and Lincoln Park. Chabad of Downtown chose Himmelman, a longtime friend and supporter, ...
| Kenny Rankin Passes
New York (Top40 Charts) - Guitarist/singer/songwriter Kenny Rankin passed away June 7 after being diagnosed with lung cancer three weeks ago. He was 69. Rankin's career lasted through five decades. Among its highlights were playing guitar on Bob Dylan's 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home. For many ...
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Graceland Announces Live Entertainment Events For Elvis Week 2009
New York (Top40 Charts/ Elvis Presley Enterprises) - Graceland and Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. (EPE) announced today that tickets are now on sale for Elvis Week events August 8-16 in Memphis. The nine-day celebration includes a wide variety of festivities that will unite fans from all across the ...
| Les Paul Is Having His 94th Birthday Today
New York, NY (Top40 Charts) - One of the most influential guitarists of the American music scene is having his 94th birthday today. He was born Lester Polsfuss, but he became famous as Les Paul. He invented the solid-body guitar and recording techniques, which allowed a performer to accompany himself, ...
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Crosby, Stills & Nash Demos In Stores Now
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Rhino Records) - Rhino Records is proud to present Crosby, Stills & Nash Demos available everywhere June 2nd. The trio will tour this summer in both the U.S. and Europe, see dates below. Listening Party Tracklist: "Marrakesh Express,' 'Almost Cut My Hair' 'Love The One You're ...
| Woodstock 6-CD Boxed Set Due 8/18
Los Angels, CA (Top40 Charts/ Rhino Records) - Much has been written about the significance of the Woodstock Music & Art Fair as a cultural event. Ironically, what has been least examined up to now is the very thing that brought nearly half a million together in 1969: the music itself. As the historic ...
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