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Posts Tagged ‘Bob Dylan’
Music legends feature on the “Bridge School Benefit Concerts – 25th Anniversary Edition”
Written by admin on October 6, 2011 – 11:43 am -| Reprise Records will release CD and DVD sets of “The Bridge School Benefit Concerts – 25th Anniversary Edition” on October 24. |
Tags: Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, James Taylor, Neil Young, R.E.M., Simon and Garfunkel, The Bridge School Benefit Concerts – 25th Anniversary Edition, The Who, Tom Petty, Tom Waits
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“The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams” – multi-artist tribute
Written by admin on August 5, 2011 – 7:49 am -Bob Dylan, Merle Haggard, Sheryl Crow and Norah Jones are among the artists who have recorded unheard songs by Hank Williams for “The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams” collection.
The country legend, who died in 1953, left behind a number of notebooks which contained many song ideas. Twelve songs have been finished and recorded by 13 artists for inclusion on “The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams.”
Tags: Alan Jackson, Bob Dylan, Holly Williams, Jack White, Jakob Dylan, Levon Helm, Lucinda Williams, Merle Haggard, Norah Jones, Patty Loveless, Rodney Crowell, Sheryl Crow, The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams, Vince Gill
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Concert for Bangladesh digital debut and movie stream
Written by admin on July 29, 2011 – 8:48 am - |
The Concert for Bangladesh made its exclusive digital debut on iTunes this week to mark the 40th anniversary of the event. |
Tags: Billy Preston, Bob Dylan, Concert for Bangladesh, Concert for Bangladesh download, Concert for Bangladesh on iTunes, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Leon Russell, Ravi Shankar, Ringo Starr
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Dylan and Knopfler to tour together
Written by admin on July 16, 2011 – 8:44 am -Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler will go on the road together this autumn with a series of European dates, beginning in Dublin, Ireland on October 6.
Knopfler first worked with Dylan in 1979 when he played on the “Slow Train Coming” sessions. He also produced Dylan’s 1983 album “Infidels.”
Tags: Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan tour, Mark Knopfler, Mark Knopfler tour
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Lennon/Dylan-owned guitar and Elvis letter up for auction
Written by admin on July 12, 2011 – 9:34 pm -A guitar previously owned by both John Lennon and Bob Dylan, and a handwritten letter by Elvis Presley are among the star lots at an auction in Dallas, Texas later this month.
John Lennon purchased the Gibson J-160 E Sunburst acoustic-electric guitar in 1967 and used it throughout the following year, including during the Beatles’ expedition to Rishikesh, India. Lennon gifted the guitar to Bob Dylan around Christmas 1968 and Dylan used the guitar for recording and on tour for many years.
Tags: Anita Wood, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, John Lennon
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