Rock Hall displays Pete Townshend's never-before-seen archives of the Who's concept album Tommy
CLEVELAND, OH. (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum/ www.rockhall.com) - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is pleased to announce the new exhibit "TOMMY: The Amazing Journey." The exhibit will open on April 7, 2005 at the Cleveland music museum and will remain until March 2006. Tommy is one ...
| Grammy Award Winner & 2005 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee Buddy Guy To Re-Release Critically Acclaimed Damn Right, I've Got The Blues
LOS
ANGELES (Buddy Guy Fans Website) - 2005 is looking like another
great year for Blues-Legend Buddy Guy. On March 14th, Buddy will be
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame and on March 15th will be
re-releasing the Grammy Award winning Damn Right, I've Got The Blues.
Buddy is currently ...
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Justin Timberlake, Bruce Springsteen, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart & Neil Young Are Among The Special Guests Scheduled to Induct This Year's Honorees at the 20th Annual '2005 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony' Premiering Exclusively on VH1
NEW YORK (VH1) - For 20 years the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has honored musical artists across all genres for their contribution to the music industry. Now fans can watch the historic celebration of Buddy Guy, Percy Sledge, the O'Jays, the Pretenders and U2 as these artists take their place in the ...
| The Allman Brothers Band & Friends To Raise Money For 'the Big House' With Special 10th Show At Beacon Theatre
NEW
YORK (Allman Brothers Orfficial Website) - THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND
have announced plans for a special benefit concert to wrap up their
annual run at New York's Beacon Theatre. The Tuesday, March 22
performance--the tenth and final night of this year's "March Madness"
run, the venerable group's ...
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Elvis Presley: On 70th Anniversary of His Birthday, King of Rock & Roll is More Popular Than Ever!
NEW YORK (SONY BMG) - Box Set of U.S. No 1 Singles and 2-CD 'Elvis By The Presleys' Soundtrack Coming from SONY BMG. Elvis Presley is still a newsmaker in 2005. A spate of albums, reissued singles, TV specials, and newspaper articles testify to Presley's continuing popularity. The 70th Anniversary ...
| Joni Mitchell and Starbucks Hear Music Produce and Release Two New CDs
SEATTLE, WA. (Edelman/ www.edelman.com/ www.starbucks.com) - Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq:SBUX) today announced the release of two exclusive CDs, both of which were produced by Starbucks Hear Music in collaboration with Joni Mitchell. Joni Mitchell Artist's Choice and Joni Mitchell: Selected Songs ...
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The Boss Is Back: Springsteen's New Album 'Devils & Dust' Set For April
SYDNEY, Australia (Sony Music Asutralia) - After collecting the Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance Grammy for his track 'Code Of Silence', Bruce Springsteen has announced plans to release his new studio album 'Devils & Dust', produced by Brendan O'Brien ('The Rising'), at the end of April! Bruce Springsteen ...
| Graceland 'All Shook Up' Over Elvis Presley's Last Remaining Song Now Available on eBay
MEMPHIS, TN. (Sidon Investments LLC) - Songwriter Paul Terry King co-author of such hits as "Love in the First Degree," sung by Alabama, and "Idabel," sung by Elvis, is auctioning his interest in the only known available Elvis song titled "If I'd Only Bought Her Roses." Presley and King co-wrote the ...
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A New Photographic Book Pays Tribute to The Ramones
NEW
YORK ( Independent Lens) "They were extraordinary both in the musical
way and in their look. In the days of glam rock they were savage and
extreme and in the days of the long suites they hit them with two
minutes songs. They were a punch in the stomach. The Ramones were the
essence of Rock ...
| Traffic drummer Capaldi, 60, dies of cancer
LONDON, UK (Steve Winwwod Fans Website) - Former Traffic drummer Jim Capaldi has passed away from stomach cancer. He was 60 years old and died in the London Clinic after a brief battle with the illness. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame last year as a member of Traffic. Capaldi succumbed ...
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Cream Reunion: Four Nights Only at the Royal Albert Hall, London; May 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th 2005
NEW YORK (KFPR - Kristen Foster/ www.KFPR.net) - It's true! After much speculation the eagerly anticipated Cream reunion will take place this May at The Royal Albert Hall, London. In what will be one of the must see shows of this decade, legendary rock group, Cream - Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce and Eric ...
| Steelwind Releases Progressive Rock Gems 'The KH Project'
LOS ANGELES (www.steelwind.net) - Steelwind's Kevin
Humphrey has released his new solo CD, "The KH Project". The CD
consists of 10 tracks of hard-hitting Progressive Rock (AOR), with the
exception of a stunning blues number a la Gary Moore. "The KH Project"
has drawn critical praise and strong worldwide ...
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Legendary British saxophonist Dick Heckstall-Smith dies at the age of 70
NEW YORK (Eagle Rock Ent.) - Eagle Rock Entertainment mourns the loss of legendary British saxophonist DICK HECKSTALL-SMITH, who died at the age of 70 on Friday December 17th, 2004 after a battle with cancer. Dick Heckstall Smith the legendary saxophonist and composer played a major role in bringing ...
| Jefferson Airplane drummer Spencer Dryden dead at 66
SAN FRANCISCO (by Jes Dryden/ www.spencerdryden.com) - Jefferson Airplane drummer and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Spencer Dryden, passed away at his home in Penngrove, California, on Monday, January 10th after a brief battle with colon cancer. He was 66. Nephew of the great Charlie Chaplin, ...
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Rare Bob Dylan recording finds home at Minnesota History Center
ST. PAUL, MN. (Minnesota Historical Society/ www.mnhs.org) - Before Bob Dylan headed to New York to become one of the world's most renowned folk singer songwriters, he made music as a virtual unknown in Minneapolis while attending the University of Minnesota. Now, an original recording of one of Dylan's ...
| Graceland kicks off Annual Elvis Birthday Celebration: January 8th marks the late Superstar's Birthday
NEW YORK (Beckwith Company/ www.elvis.com) WHAT: A variety of special activities are planned over a four day period at Graceland Mansion in Memphis to celebrate January 8- Elvis Presley's birthday. Events include an Elvis Presley Birthday Pops concert by the Memphis Symphony, an Elvis Film Festival, ...
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Elvis Presley Day: 8th January 2005
DUBLIN, Ireland (https://expage.com/elvisletters) - Elvis Presley, if he had lived, would have been seventy years old on the 8th of January 2005. Elvis fans world-wide will be celebrating the very special day, and the media is expected to cover the story in depth. Therefore it is not surprising that ...
| Brian Beirne, Mr. Rock N' Roll, gives K-EARTH 101 a last Spin: Many a teardrop will fall December 15, 2004, as 29 Year on-air stint ends
LOS ANGELES (K-EARTH 101) - Southern California's legendary oldies station K-EARTH 101 announced today that Brian Beirne, Mr. Rock N' Roll, will spin his last record on K-EARTH 101 on December 15, 2004. Beirne has continuously entertained millions of K-EARTH 101 listeners in Southern Californian for ...
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A star-studded tribute to Elvis Presley on his birthday, January 8, Brantford Ontario
ONTARIO, Canada (Joanna Johnson/ LADY LUCK MUSIC/ www.ladyluckmusic.com) - On January 8th, Elvis Presley; the KING of Rock and Roll, the undisputed most popular entertainer of all time and one of the most influential icons in musical history... turn 70 years old. That's right fans... if Elvis were alive ...
| Carlos Santana will accept a 'Baja Fresh Donation' to The Milagro Foundation from the profits of his 'Food For Thought' CD
LOS ANGELES (www.milagrofoundation.org) WHO: Carlos Santana Shelley Brown, Executive Director, Milagro Foundation Brian Berman, Regional Marketing Manager, Baja Fresh Mexican Grill Tom Hanson, Northern California Market Operator, Baja Fresh Mexican Grill Children from Loco Bloco WHAT: The $163,597.72 ...
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