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Posts Tagged ‘Bruce Springsteen’

“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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The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town

Written by admin on August 5, 2010 – 8:48 pm -

Bruce Springsteen is putting the finishing touches on the much anticipated “Darkness on the Edge of Town” reissue, which will include unreleased tracks and a documentary film titled “The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town.”

Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Darkness on the Edge of Town, London Calling: Live in Hyde Park, The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town
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U2 are top earning musicians

Written by admin on July 21, 2010 – 9:58 pm -

First place on this year’s list of Top Earning Musicians goes to U2 with earnings of $130 million. The list, published by Forbes, considers earnings from June 2009 to June 2010. U2 hit the top spot thanks mainly to their highly successful worldwide tour.

Tags: ACDC, Bruce Springsteen, Forbes top earning musicians, Madonna, U2
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Happy Fourth of July

Written by admin on July 4, 2010 – 3:51 pm -

Happy Fourth of July to all our American readers.

Here’s a trio of great American songs to mark America’s Birthday.

Ray Charles – “America the Beautiful”

The words to America the Beautiful were written by Katharine Lee Bates in 1895. The song didn’t come together as “America the Beautiful” until 1910 when the words were added to music that Samuel A. Ward had written for the hymn “O’ Mother dear, Jerusalem” in 1882.

Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles
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Glastonbury celebrates 40th anniversary

Written by admin on June 23, 2010 – 9:02 pm -

The Glastonbury Festival gets underway tomorrow and it has come a long way since its origins as the Pinton Pop Festival.

Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Glastonbury Festival, Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams, The Verve, The Who
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