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 Tom Jones Praise & Blame - reviewTom Jones' album "Praise & Blame" takes the Welsh star in a new and interesting direction. The result is his best album in years. One hit wonders - ten of the bestEnjoy our selection of ten of the best one-hit wonders, spanning 1954 to 1979. Ten forgotten originalsSometimes a cover verison of a song is so popular that it becomes better known than the first recording. Enjoy these "ten forgotten originals." Elvis Presley's essential first albumWe look back at Elvis Presley's first album, simply titled "Elvis Presley." T.A.M.I. Show DVD - reviewRead the Classic Pop Icons review of one of this year's "must have" music DVD releases. Pop legends say Things Go Better with CokeHear some of the biggest stars of the 1960s singing their Coke jingles, including Marvin Gaye, Roy Orbison and The Moody Blues. |
Archive for the ‘American Rock’ Category
Dylan at the Oakland Coliseum – February, 1974
Written by admin on August 27, 2010 – 8:31 pm -Wolfgang’s Vault has served up another slice of rock history by streaming a two-hour concert from Bob Dylan and The Band. The show was recorded at Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California on the evening of 11 February, 1974.
| This tour was Dylan’s first for seven-and-a-half years and saw him reunite with The Band who, with the exception of Levon Helm on drums, had backed him on his European tour of 1966 and on the Basement Tapes. |
Tags: Before the Flood, Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan 1974 tour, The Band
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Remembering Stevie Ray Vaughan – 20 year anniversary
Written by admin on August 27, 2010 – 7:16 am -| Today is the 20th anniversary of the tragic death of American guitarist and singer Stevie Ray Vaughan. Vaughan died in a helicopter crash on August 27, 1990 aged just 35.
Stevie Ray Vaughan is widely regarded as one of the best blues rock guitarists of his generation. |
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Tags: Double Trouble, Rude Mood, Stevie Ray Vaughan
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“The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story” – 6 disc set
Written by admin on August 26, 2010 – 6:27 pm - |
Details are now available for Bruce Springsteen’s highly anticipated “Darkness on the Edge of Town” box set, and it looks to be an exceptional release. |
Tags: Bruce Springsteen, The Darkness on the Edge of Town, The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story, The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town
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Music Icons CD sale – save on essential artists and classic albums
Written by admin on August 25, 2010 – 7:26 pm -Barnes & Noble have slashed prices on dozens of the biggest albums of all time in their Music Icons sale.
The Music Icons sale features artists such as Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Sam Cooke, Simon & Garfunkel, Janis Joplin, Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell, Otis Redding, Bob Dylan and many, many more.
Tags: Music Icons sale
Posted in 60s pop, American Rock, British Invasion, Elvis, Folk, Rock 'n' roll, Soul | No Comments »
Star Spangled Hendrix – BBC Radio 4
Written by admin on August 24, 2010 – 10:42 pm -| Jimi Hendrix’s political beliefs have been put under the microscope by BBC Radio 4 in a show titled “Star Spangled Hendrix.”
The show discusses the pressure Hendrix was under to make declarations about both the Vietnam conflict and the Black Panther movement. |
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Tags: Jimi Hendrix, Star Spangled Hendrix
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