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Led Zeppelin Planning Surprises For 2018

Not too long ago, Led Zeppelin completed their reissue campaign with deluxe editions of their studio albums filled with rarities and live performances.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, blues, heavy metal, Led Zeppelin, rock, UK

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Billy Gibbons Has Some Unusual Aussie Dates In January

by Noise11.com

ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons will perform in Australia in January but not quite where you would expect him.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Billy Gibbons, blues, rock, USA, ZZ Top

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John Mayer Released From Hospital After Appendix Op

by Music-News.com

John Mayer is home and recovering following an emergency appendectomy earlier this week.

Tagged as: 00s, blues, John Mayer, rock, USA

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John Mayer Thanks Fans After Surgery

by Paul Cashmere

John Mayer has thanked his fans for their support following his emergency appendectomy on Tuesday.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, blues, Dead & Co, John Mayer, rock, USA

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John Mayer Goes To Hospital Dead & Co Cancel Show

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

A hot appendix is keeping Dead & Company from playing their show tonight in New Orleans.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, blues, Dead & Co, John Mayer, rock, USA

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Don Walker To Release Blacktop Vinyl Box Set

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel legend Don Walker will release a six-album vinyl box set of his solo back catalogue in March.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, blues, Cold Chisel, Don Walker, roots

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Tex Don & Charlie To Play Melbourne Show With Henry Wagons

by Noise11.com

Tex Perkins, Don Walker & Charlie Owen will gather for a Tex, Don & Charlie Melbourne performance in March.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, blues, Charlie Owen, Don Walker, roots, Tex Don & Charlie, Tex Perkins

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John Mayer Pays Tribute To The Grateful Dead

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

John Mayer saluted the legacy of Grateful Dead icon Jerry Garcia with a special post online ahead of his latest tour with the surviving members of the jam band.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, blues, John Mayer, rock, The Grateful Dead, USA

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Marlon Williams To Release His Second Album

by Paul Cashmere

New Zealand’s Marlon Williams will release his second album ‘Make Way For Love’ in February.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, blues, Marlon Williams, New Zealand, roots

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The Black Sorrows To Perform At SXSW 2018

by Paul Cashmere

Australian icons The Black Sorrows will perform at SXSW 2018.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Americana, Australia, blues, jazz, Joe Camilleri, rock, roots, The Black Sorrows

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R.I.P. Fats Domino 1928-2017

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Fats Domino, one of the ten inaugural inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and an early architect of rock music, has died at his daughter’s suburban New Orleans home at the age of 89.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, blues, Fats Domino, rock and roll, USA

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The Rolling Stones To Release Historic Radio Recordings

by Paul Cashmere

The Rolling Stones have compiled historic radio recordings from their early days to be released as ‘On Air’ in December.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, blues, rock, Rolling Stones, UK

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ZZ Top Suspend Tour Over Tummy Ailment

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill has a bad tummy.

Tagged as: 70s, blues, Dusty Hill, rock, USA, ZZ Top

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Russell Morris Compiles Blues Trilogy Into Ghosts & Legends Box Set

by Paul Cashmere

Russell Morris’ award winning blues trilogy has been expanded and compiled for the box set ‘Ghosts & Legends’ due in November.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, blues, rock, Russell Morris

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John Lee Hooker 100th Birthday Box Coming

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Craft Recordings, the Catalog division of Concord Bicycle Music, has announced the release of King Of The Boogie, a career-spanning retrospective, honoring blues icon John Lee Hooker. Due out September 29th, the five-CD set delves deep into the catalog of the influential artist, featuring not only his iconic hits, but also rarities, live recordings and

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, blues, John Lee Hooker, USA

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ZZ Top Release Statement About Hometown Houston Flood

by Paul Cashmere

ZZ Top have articulated about the Houston flood disaster in ways the American president has been incapable of describing.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, blues, rock, USA, ZZ Top

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Jimmy Page To Release Rare 60s Yardbirds Recordings

by Paul Cashmere

Led Zep legend Jimmy Page will release an album of rare Yardbirds recordings from 1968 on his Jimmy Page Records label in November.

Tagged as: 60s, blues, Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin, rock, UK, Yardbirds

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ZZ Top Resume US Tour

by Noise11.com

ZZ Top will resume their US following the postponement due to bass player Dusty Hill’s shoulder injury.

Tagged as: 70s, blues, rock, USA, ZZ Top

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Walter Trout Releases All-Star ‘We’re All In This Together’

by Music-News.com

Walter Trout’s medical traumas have been well publicized over the last few years – his liver failure and eventual transplant and his own musical diary of the darkest and lightest points of it all in his last album Battle Scars – one of the strongest and most emotive albums he has ever released.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, blues, USA, Walter Trout

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Check Out The New Marlon Williams Song ‘Vampire Again’

by Noise11.com

NZ’s Marlon Williams has released a new song ‘Vampire Again’.

Tagged as: 10s, blues, Marlon Williams, New Zealand, roots

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Marysville To Host Jazz and Blues Weekend 2017

by Noise11.com

The Marysville community will welcome its third Jazz and Blues festival in October.

Tagged as: Australia, blues, jazz, Marysville Jazz and Blues Festival, music festival, Russell Morris

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John Mayer - Photo By Ros O'Gorman, noise11, Photo

John Mayer Pays Tribute To Glen Campbell In Nashville

by Music-News.com

John Mayer paid a special tribute to Glen Campbell at a show in Nashville, Tennessee on Tuesday night (08Aug17) after learning of the music legend’s death.

Tagged as: 00s, blues, John Mayer, rock, USA

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Billy Ray Cyrus and Buddy Guy To Headline New Hunter Valley Festivals

by Noise11.com

Billy Ray Cyrus and Buddy Guy will headline two brand new festivals in the Hunter Valley.

Tagged as: Australia, Billy Ray Cyrus, blues, Buddy Guy, country, music festival

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Ian Moss and Katie Noonan And The Others To Play Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues

by Noise11.com

The Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues will return for 2017 with some obvious and not so obvious names.

Tagged as: Australia, blues, Ian Moss, jazz, Katie Noonan, The Others, Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues

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Shannon Bourne at Deni Blues Fest 2013. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Shannon Bourne To Showcase At Melbourne Guitar Show

by Paul Cashmere

One of Australia’s great guitarists Shannon Bourne will perform at the Melbourne Guitar Show this week.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, blues, guitarist, rock, Shannon Bourne

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America and Russell Morris Give Melbourne Fans A Century of Great Music

by Paul Cashmere

September 2017 will mark the 50th anniversary of the release of Russell Morris’ first single ‘Heat Wave’ with Somebody’s Image. America’s first hit ‘A Horse With No Name’ popped up on the chart in 1972, 45 years ago. When America performed ‘A Horse With No Name’ with Morris in Melbourne Wednesday night there were 95

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, America, Australia, blues, country, rock, Russell Morris, USA

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