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BB King Photo by Damien Loverso Bluesfest Byron Bay

B.B. King Would Have Been 96 This Week

16 September would have been B.B. King’s 96th birthday. B.B. King died in 2015 but his company continues. The B.B. King estate is working with Gibson guitars on a new series of B.B. King guitars.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, BB King, blues, USA

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Dion Rounds Up More Friends for ‘Stomping Ground’

by Paul Cashmere

One year after his all-star Dion ‘Blues With Friends’ album Dion is back with more friends, more songs and another all-star album ‘Stomping Ground’.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, Billy F Gibbons, Blues With Friends, Boz Scaggs, Bruce Springsteen, Dion, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Vivino, Joe Bonamassa, Joe Menza, Keb Mo, Marcia Ball, Mark Knopfler, Mike Menza, Patti Scialfa, Peter Frampton, Rickie Lee Jones, rock, Sonny Landreth, Stomping Ground, Wayne Hood

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Lady Gaga To Release ‘Chromatica’ Remix Album

by Paul Cashmere

Lady Gaga has recruited Charli XCX, LSDXOXO and Bree Runway for a reinvention of her 2020 album ‘Chromatica’.

Tagged as: 00s, 50s, 60s, Charli XCX, Chromatica, contemporary, Dawn of Chromatica, Lady Gaga, pop

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R.I.P. Rock Legend Don Everly 1 February 1937 to 21 August 2021

by Paul Cashmere

Don Everly of The Everly Brothers has passed away at age 83.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, country, Don Everly, Everly Brothers, Paul McCartney, Phil Everly, rock, Simon & Garfunkel, USA

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Ernie Sigley By The Hits

by Paul Cashmere

With the passing of Australian entertainment legend Ernie Sigley we look back at his music career.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, Australia, contemporary, Ernie Sigley, pop

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Tony Bennett has retired from performing. Bennett performed two sold-out shows with Lady Gaga at Radio City Music Hall in New York last week, but his son and manager Danny Bennett has revealed he’s now decided to cease his on-stage shows.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, contemporary, Lady Gaga, pop, Tony Bennett, USA

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Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga To Release Another Duets Album

by Music-News.com

Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett have unveiled their second duets album, ‘Love For Sale’.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, contemporary, Lady Gaga, pop, Tony Bennett, USA

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Tom LeGarde of The LeGarde Twins Dies Aged 90

by Paul Cashmere

Tom LeGarde, one half of country group The LeGarde Twins, has died at the age of 90.

Tagged as: 50s, Australia, country, Legarde Twins, Ted LeGarde, Tom LeGarde

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Lady Gaga, Photo Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett Are Getting Back Together

by Music-News.com

Lady Gaga is to reunite with singing legend Tony Bennett for a special concert on Friday.

Tagged as: 00s, 50s, 60s, contemporary, Lady Gaga, pop, Tony Bennett

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Rufus Wainwright To Perform Judy Garland Tribute Concert

by Music-News.com

Singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright will honour Judy Garland on her birthday with a special digital performance of his popular tribute concert.

Tagged as: 00s, 40s, 50s, 90s, Judy Garland, Rufus Wainwright, show tunes, USA

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APRA To Honour Country Legend Joy McKean

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Country legend Joy McKean has been announced as the recipient of the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music for 2021.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, APRA, Australia, country, Joy McKean, music industry, Slim Dusty

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Elvis Presley Self-Titled Debut Was Released 65 Years Ago Today

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

The first Elvis Presley album ‘Elvis Presley’ was released 65 years ago today on 23 March, 1956.

Tagged as: 50s, Elvis Presley, RCA, rock, rock and roll, Sun Records, USA

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Chris Barber Dead At 90

by Music-News.com

Chris Barber, was one of the ‘Three Bs’ – along with Acker Bilk and Kenny Ball – who are considered to have defined traditional British jazz and led the ‘Trad’ revival of the 1950s and 1960s – and he died “peacefully in his sleep” after suffering with dementia, his record label The Last Music Company confirmed in a tribute post on its website.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, Chris Barber, jazz, UK

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Tony Bennett Reveals He Has Alzheimer’s Disease

by Paul Cashmere

94-year old music legend Tony Bennett has announced he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, contemporary, jazz, Susan Benedetto, Tony Bennett, USA

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50s Pop Star Jimmie Rodgers Dies At Age 87

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmie Rodgers, the folk and pop star of the 50s and 60s best known for the hit song ‘Honeycomb’, has died at age 87 in the USA.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, folk, Jimmie Rodgers, pop, USA

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Cliff Richard, Hamer Hall, Photo Ros O'Gorman, Noise11

Cliff Richard To Release New Album To Mark His 80th Birthday

by Music-News.com

Cliff Richard reaches the milestone age on October 14, and to celebrate the special occasion he’s recorded two new songs, ‘Falling For You’ and ‘PS Please’, for the LP ‘Music… The Air That I Breathe’.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, Cliff Richard, pop, UK

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Bob Dylan Has Written The Liner Notes For Dion’s ‘Blues With Friends’

by Paul Cashmere

Dion’s friends on ‘Blues With Friends’ include Billy Gibbons, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen and Van Morrison but there is one name on the album who actually doesn’t sing one note. Bob Dylan wrote the liner notes.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, blues, Blues With Friends, Bob Dylan, Dion, rock, USA

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Dion And How His Sam Cooke Friendship Became A Song With Paul Simon

by Paul Cashmere

Rock and Roll legend Dion knew Sam Cooke in the 1950s. After Sam died he wrote a song about him and didn’t revisit it until recently, more than 50 years later. To complete the song he called on his friend Paul Simon. The result is ‘Song for Sam Cooke (Here In America’ on Dion’s new ‘Blues With Friends’ album.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, Blues With Friends, Dion, rock, rock and roll, USA

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Legendary Drummer Joe Porcaro Dies Aged 90

by Paul Cashmere

Joe Porcaro, a one-time musician for Rosemary Clooney, has died at age 90.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, jazz, Joe Porcaro, Toto, USA

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Composer Ennio Morricone Dies At Age 91

by Paul Cashmere

Ennio Morricone, one of the world’s most famous soundtrack composers, has died at the age of 91.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, composer, Ennio Morricone, Europe, Italy

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Sir Cliff Richard Recorded Once With Dame Vera Lynn

by Music-News.com

Cliff Richard is hoping his version of wartime anthem We’ll Meet Again with Dame Vera Lynn will finally get a release following the beloved singer’s death this week.

Tagged as: 40s, 50s, 60s, Cliff Richard, contemporary, pop, traditional pop, UK, Vera Lynn

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Little Richard By The Hits

by Paul Cashmere

With the passing of Little Richard Noise11 has dug into the history to plot Richard’s chart success.

Tagged as: 50s, Little Richard, rock and roll, USA

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Hear The First Six Little Richard Singles That Were All Flops

by Paul Cashmere

Little Richard was no overnight sensation. Richard Penniman had been performing since 1947 at the age of 14. It was Sister Rosetta Tharpe who heard him cover one of her songs and invited him to open for one of her shows.

Tagged as: 50s, Little Richard, rock and roll, USA

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Beatles, Stones, Dylan Tweet About Little Richard

by Paul Cashmere

Beatles, Stones and Dylan are tweeting about the death of Rock and Roll icon Little Richard at the age of 87.

Tagged as: 50s, Bob Dylan, Little Richard, rock and roll, Rolling Stones, The Beatles, USA

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Little Richard Passes On At Age 87

by Paul Cashmere

Rock and Roll legend Little Richard has died at the age of 87 after a battle with cancer.

Tagged as: 50s, Little Richard, rock and roll, USA

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Dion Gathers Rock Icons For His ‘Blues With Friends’ Album

by Paul Cashmere

Rock and Roll legend Dion has gathered up his famous friends for his next album ‘Blues With Friends’.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, Bruce Springsteen, Dion, rock and roll, USA, Van Morrison

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Vera Lynn Sales Soar After Queen’s Speech

by Music-News.com

Official Charts Company data confirms that sales of Vera Lynn’s wartime classic We’ll Meet Again, as referenced in Queen Elizabeth’s address to the nation on Sunday evening, have soared 580% so far week-on-week, based on download sales from chart-reporting digital retailers including the likes Amazon, iTunes and more.

Tagged as: 40s, 50s, popular, Queen Elizabeth, UK, Vera Lynn, wartime

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Jazz Great Ellis Marsalis Dies Of COVID-19

by Paul Cashmere

Jazzman Ellis Marsalis, the father of Branford and Wynton Marsalis, has died from COVID-19. He was 85.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, Branford Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, jazz, USA, Wynton Marsalis

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Timothée Chalamet Rumoured For Bob Dylan Role In James Mangold Film

by Tim Cashmere

Actor Timothée Chalamet is said to be in talks with Fox Searchlight and James Mangold to play Bob Dylan in an upcoming biopic.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, biopic, Bob Dylan, classic rock, folk, James Mangold, movie, rock, Timothée Chalamet

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Jerry Lee Lewis Immortalised In Mississippi

by Tim Cashmere

Legendary musician Jerry Lee Lewis has been given a marker on the Mississippi Country Music Trail, which will be displayed outside of his ranch in Nesbit.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Jerry Lee Lewis, killer, Mississippi Country Music Trail, piano, rock and roll