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John Fogerty Releases Lyric Video For New Single

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

John Fogerty’s new album, Wrote a Song For Everyone, will be out on May 28. While much of the album is duet versions of Fogerty’s best known songs, there are also two new songs, Mystic Highway and Train of Fools.

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ABBA Beats Beatles Into Second Place On UK Charts

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

It’s a big week for ABBA. Not only has Agnetha Fältskog’s new album, A, debut at number 6, but the group’s album, Gold, has overtaken the Beatles to become the second biggest selling album in British music history.

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Burt Bacharach Anyone Who Had A Heart

Burt Bacharach Releases Six CD Career-Spanning Set

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Few songwriters have had the success that Burt Bacharach has had over the last 50 years. Along with songwriting partner Hal David, their music has scaled the pop, rock, R&B and country charts with music that has become a major part of the rock era songbook.

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Paul McCartney photo by Karen Freedman, Noise11, Photo

Beatle Paul McCartney Attacked By Crickets

by Music-News.com

Paul McCartney shows are known for attracting multi-generational audiences but last night in Brazil he attracted a different kind of crowd altogether. The ‘Hey Jude’ singer, who started his new world tour in Brazil this week, was joined on stage in Goiania by a swarm of Grasshoppers.

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The Show Must Go On For George Jones

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The final scheduled show for George Jones, scheduled for November 22 at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, will go on as a tribute to the late singer.

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Rolling Stones 50 Years Rock Hall

Rolling Stones Exhibit Opens In Cleveland

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will open their new exhibit Rolling Stones: 50 Years of Satisfaction on Friday, May 24, just in time for Memorial Day vacationers.

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All Along The Watchtower Voted Best Cover Song Of All Time

All Along The Watchtower Voted Best Cover Song Of All Time

by Music-News.com

UK rock station, Planet Rock has found that Bob Dylan’s song ‘All along the Watchtower’ covered by Jimi Hendrix Experience is the greatest rock cover song of all time.

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Deep Purple: Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Photo, Noise11

Rolling Stone Ask Readers To Vote For Artists Who Should Be In Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

With the induction of Rush into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, one of the tent-pole overlooked acts has finally come off the wish list. That leaves only about thirty or forty more who deserve induction but have been overlooked.

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Beatles Guitar To Be Auctioned Off In London

by Music-News.com

Julien’s Auctions has announced an exclusive London exhibit and unveiling of the very rare Beatles VOX guitar played by both John Lennon and George Harrison.

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Country Stars Perform At George Jones’ Funeral

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

George Jones was laid to rest on Thursday after a 2 and a 3/4 hour ceremony at the Grand Ole Opry house in Nashville.

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Bruce Springsteen, Rod Laver Arena, 2013, Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Bruce Springsteen Still Can’t Believe Plug Was Pulled On Him And Sir Paul

by Music-News.com

Just a few weeks ahead of an expected triumphant return to the UK, Bruce Springsteen says he still can’t believe health and safety officials pulled the plug on him and Sir Paul McCartney at Hyde Park last year.

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Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones Add 16th Date To Their Tour

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

A 16th show has been added to the Rolling Stones’ 50 and Counting Tour of North America.

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Beach Boys 50

Beach Boys To Release Improved Tour DVD

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Last November, the Beach Boys released a rather anemic DVD and Blu-Ray with highlights from their 50th anniversary tour, but fans were left disappointed when only about half the songs from the concert were included.

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Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones Have 15 Dates Confirmed So Far

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

With the addition of second and third dates in many of the already scheduled cities, the Rolling Stones have fifteen shows total on the books of what was originally rumored to be a total of 18.

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Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Brian Wilson Autobiography Set For 2015 Release

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Brian Wilson will publish his autobiography in the Fall of 2015.

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Badfinger’s Pete Ham To Be Honoured With Blue Plaque

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The late Pete Ham, who found success with Badfinger,  will be honoured in his hometown of Swansea, Wales with one of Britain’s Blue Plaques.

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Joan Baez To Spend Next Few Months Touring

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Joan Baez is going to be one very busy woman this summer. On Monday, Baez announced a summer tour of the U.S., including a special acoustic date with Jackson Browne and Emmylou Harris, and a late trek down under for the first time in 25 years.

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Paul McCartney photo by Karen Freedman, Noise11, Photo

Paul McCartney Sometimes Drifts Off During Gigs

by Music-News.com

Sir Paul McCartney sometimes has to remind himself to concentrate on stage as he drifts off.

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Red Skelton

Classic Rolling Stones Performances Not Seen In 40 Years Released On DVD

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Almost a year ago today, Reelin’ in the Years Productions announced that they had acquired the video of all of the music performances from The Merv Griffin Show, over 2,000 hours of music from between 1962 and 1986.

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Eric Burdon with Paul Cashmere at SXSW. photo by Ros O'Gorman

Eric Burdon To Release Memoir

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Eric Burdon has signed with Alfred Music and ABKCO Music and Records for the release of his memoir, Breathless.  The book is expected late this year.

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The artists that built A&M Records in the mid-60's, Herb Alpert and Sergio Mendes, came to the Hollwood Bowl last Wednesday with special guest, Alpert's wife, Lani Hall.

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Paul McCartney has just added Japanese dates to his "Out There" tour making an Australian tour now very likely.

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The acetate for a rare Beatles album that never saw release will be auctioned off on August 9 by Heritage Auctions.

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Charles Pope Of The Tams Dies At 76

Charles Pope, co-founder of The Tams, died on Friday morning at his home in Atlanta at the age of 76. He had been suffering from Alzheimer's, a battle that had been documented on the reality series Tiny and Toya and T.I. and Toya: The Family Hustle on BET.

July 15, 2013
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Mike Love Wants Brian Wilson Back In The Beach Boys

After last year's fiftieth anniversary tour, the original members of the Beach Boys once again split apart. Mike Love, who owns the group name, continued touring with Bruce Johnston while Brian Wilson, Al Jardine and David Markham talked about touring their own version of the band.

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