New CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases




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.

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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.”

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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 on iTunes The Concert for Bangladesh made its exclusive digital debut on iTunes this week to mark the 40th anniversary of the event.

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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.”

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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.

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