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Archive for March, 2010
Liverpool to host John Lennon Tribute Season
Written by admin on March 26, 2010 – 10:17 pm - |
The city of Liverpool is to pay tribute to John Lennon with a two-month John Lennon Tribute Season later this year. |
Tags: John Lennon, John Lennon tribute season, The Beatles
Posted in The Beatles | 3 Comments »
Sinatra’s “Welcome Home Elvis” – 50 years on
Written by admin on March 26, 2010 – 7:03 am -| Fifty years ago today, two giants of 20th century popular music performed together for the first and only time. ABC’s “Frank Sinatra Timex Special – Welcome Home Elvis” was filmed at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami, Florida on March 26, 1960. The show aired on May 12. |
Tags: Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra
Posted in Elvis | 4 Comments »
Rock photographer Jim Marshall dies aged 74
Written by admin on March 24, 2010 – 10:05 am -Legendary rock ‘n’ roll photographer Jim Marshall died in his sleep last night at the age of 74.
Jim Marshall was born in 1936 and began his photographic career in 1960. Jazz musicians were the original focus of Marshall’s lens. He captured artists such as Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane. Marshall went on to take some of the most iconic photographs in rock history, featuring artists such as Jimi Hendrix, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin and Johnny Cash.
Tags: Jim Marshall, rock photography
Posted in American Rock, General, Obituaries, The Beatles | No Comments »
New Springsteen single for Record Store Day
Written by admin on March 23, 2010 – 10:30 am -Bruce Springsteen will release two live tracks as a 10-inch vinyl single in April to mark Record Store Day.
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Record Store Day is an annual event during which collectible vinyl is released in an effort to drive music lovers to independent music stores. |
Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Record Store Day, The Ghost of Tom Joad, Wrecking Ball
Posted in American Rock | 1 Comment »
Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
Written by admin on March 20, 2010 – 8:36 pm -Over 20 of the world’s best guitarists will play at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 on 26 June at Toyota Park, Chicago. It is an all day event and gates open at 10am.
| This will be the third Crossroads Guitar Festival. The previous events were in 2004 and 2007. As in previous years, all profits will benefit The Crossroads Centre in Antigua, which is a treatment and education facility founded by Clapton for chemically dependent persons. |  |
Tags: BB King, Eric Clapton, Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010, James Burton, Jeff Beck, John Mayer, Robert Cray, Sheryl Crow, Steve Winwood
Posted in American Rock, British Invasion, General, Gigs | 1 Comment »
