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Leonard Cohen Corrects His ‘I’m Ready To Die’ Comments

The big news in Leonard Cohen circles last week, besides the impending release of his new album You Want It Darker, was the fact that he said he was “ready to die”.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Canada, contemporary, folk, Leonard Cohen, Leonard Cohen Corrects His 'I'm Ready To Die' Comments

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Bob Dylan Awarded Nobel Prize For Literature

by Music-News.com

Legendary singer Bob Dylan has been awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature making him the first songwriter to be honoured with the award.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan Awarded Nobel Prize For Literature, country, folk, Nobel Prize, pop, rock, USA

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Bob Dylan Performs His First Desert Trip Show #SETLIST

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan has performed the first of his Desert Trip concerts at Indio, California.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan Performs His First Desert Trip Show #SETLIST, country, Desert Trip, folk, rock, Rolling Stones, USA

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Bob Dylan ‘The 1966 Live Recordings’ Tracklist Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

The complete tracklisting for the 36CD Bob Dylan collection ‘The 1966 Live Recordings’ has been revealed.

Tagged as: 60s, Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan 'The 1966 Live Recordings' Tracklist Revealed, folk, music news, rock, The 1966 Live Recordings, USA

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Bob Dylan ‘The 1966 Live Recordings 36CD Tracklisting Revealed

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Earlier we told you about the Bob Dylan massive 36-disc box set of all of the surviving concerts from 1966.

Tagged as: 60s, Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan 'The 1966 Live Recordings 36CD Tracklisting Revealed, folk, music news, rock, The 1966 Live Recordings, USA

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Bob Dylan To Release 36 Disc Set Of Only 1966 Concerts

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan fans are about to be placed in the DeLorean and sent back 50 years to 1966 for 36 discs of live music.

Tagged as: 60s, Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan To Release 36 Disc Set Of Only 1966 Concerts, folk, music news, rock, USA

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Paul Simon Sued For Money By Man Who Stole From Him

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Paul Simon is a victim of the American legal system at its dumbest.

Tagged as: 60s, folk, Paul Simon, rock, USA

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The Decemberists Finish 2014 With The Wrong Year Lyric Video

by Paul Cashmere

The Decemberists have a new song The Wrong Year to preview their 2015 album ‘What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World’.

Tagged as: 00s, folk, rock, The Decemberists, USA

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Yusuf Performs For Jimmy Fallon

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Yusuf, the former Cat Stevens, appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Friday night to sing a song from his latest album, Tell ‘Em I’m Gone.

Tagged as: 60s, Cat Stevens, folk, Jimmy Fallon, music news, pop, rock, UK, Yusuf

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Bob Dylan Reveals Shadows In The Night Album Details

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Bob Dylan has revealed the details of his 2015 album release ‘Shadows In The Night’.

Tagged as: 60, Bob Dylan, folk, music news, rock, Shadows In The Night, standards, USA

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Neil Diamond Debuts At 4 In UK

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Neil Diamond once again proves that he has one of the most enduring careers in music as his new album, Melody Road, debuts at number 4 in the U.K.

Tagged as: 60s, folk, music news, Neil Diamond, rock, Sing, songwriter, USA

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Joan Armatrading Not Retiring, Just Not Touring

by Paul Cashmere

Joan Armatrading has clarified early reports that her final tour will be her exit from the music industry.

Tagged as: 70s, folk, Joan Armatrading, rock, singer, songwriter, UK

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Rodriguez Australian Dates Announced

by Paul Cashmere

Rodriguez will return to Australia in October.

Tagged as: 70s, folk, Midnight Oil, music news, Niche, Rodriguez, The Break, USA

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Bob Dylan Plays Melbourne Theatre REVIEW

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan has had such a long and successful career that it is impossible to think of it as one body of work. You need to divide the eras.

Tagged as: 60s, Bob Dylan, Chugg Entertainment, folk, Melbourne, music news, rock, USA

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Bob Dylan To Play Brisbane Club Show

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan will play an intimate Brisbane show for 1500 fans this month.

Tagged as: 60s, Australia, Bob Dylan, Brisbane, Chugg Entertainment, folk, music news, rock, Tempest, Tivoli, USA

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Bob Dylan Treats Australia To Tempest Live

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan has returned to Australia with a completely new show showcasing songs from his most recent album ‘Tempest’ and the rebirth of his career.

Tagged as: 60s, Bob Dylan, Chugg Entertainment, folk, music news, rock, Tempest, USA

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Leonard Cohen Prepping New Album

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Unofficial word has come down that Leonard Cohen’s thirteenth studio album, reportedly called Popular Problems, will be released at the end of September.

Tagged as: 70s, Canada, folk, Leonard Cohen, music news, singer, songwriter, USA

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Jesse Winchester Final Album To Be Released

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The final album by singer/songwriter Jesse Winchester, A Reasonable Amount of Trouble, will be released on September 16 via Appleseed Records.

Tagged as: 70s, Canada, folk, Jesse Winchester, music news, USA

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Angus & Julia Stone Set US Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Angus & Julia Stone have revealed another song from their upcoming album and announced their America dates.

Tagged as: 00s, alt-country, Angus & Julia Stone, Australia, folk, music news, pop, Rick Rubin, rock

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Crosby Stills Nash & Young Debut at 17, 36 and 81 In USA

by Paul Cashmere

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s historic ‘CSNY 1974’ album has debuted at 17, 36 and 81 in America this week.

Tagged as: 1974, 60s, 70s, classic rock, Crosby Still Nash & Young, CSN, CSNY, CSNY 1974, folk, Graham Bash, Harmony, music news. David Crosby, Neil Young, rock, Stephen Stills, USA

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SXSW 2014 Is Open For Registration

by Paul Cashmere

SXSW, the world’s biggest music conference held annually in Austin, Texas, is open for 2014 registrations.

Tagged as: 360, acoustic, alternative, Americana, Atlas Genius, avant-garde, Blackchords, bluegrass, blues, classical, comedy, country, Electronic/Dance/DJ, folk, funk, Gospel, Hip-Hop/Rap, jazz, Latin, metal, pop, punk, reggae, rock, Seth Sentry, Singer/Songwriter, Sonicbids, SXSW, The Audreys, The Rubens, Urban/R&B, Vance Joy, Vaudeville Smash

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SXSW 2014 Artist Applications Now Open

by Paul Cashmere

Artists wishing to attend the SXSW Music Conference and Festival in 2014 may now apply.

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Ashes Of Richie Havens Will Be Scattered At Woodstock

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

It was the place where he became a major figure in music and now it will be his final resting place. The ashes of Richie Havens will be scattered at what was once Max Yasgur’s farm where the Woodstock festival was held in 1969.

Tagged as: 1970s, folk, Max Yasgur, R&B, Richie Havens, soul, U.S.A., Woodstock

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Al Stewart To Play Benefit Gig To Raise Funds For Yorkshire Pub

by Music-News.com

Multi-platinum selling folk-rock star Al Stewart has joined the fight to save a West Yorkshire pub after hearing of the residents’ campaign to transform the boozer into a community hub.

Tagged as: 1970s, Al Stewart, folk, U.K.

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Rock’n’Roll’s Greatest Failure John Otway Movie Has Cannes Premiere

by Music-News.com

John Otway, Rock ‘n’ Roll’s greatest failure, flies to Cannes this week for the Film Festival premiere of the documentary about his career.

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, folk, John Otway, punk, Rock And Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway The Movie, U.K.

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Ed Sheeran Suggests His Next Album Might Be Rap-Metal

by Music-News.com

Ed Sheeran reveals his forthcoming album is a bit of a musical hodgepodge.

Tagged as: 2010s, Ed Sheeran, folk, Grammys, Rap-Metal, singer-songwriter, U.K., Yankees

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Richie Havens Dead At 72

by Paul Cashmere

Richie Havens, one of the veterans of Woodstock, has passed away at the age of 72.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, blues, folk, Richie Havens, roots, USA, Woodstock

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Trailer From New Tim Buckley Film Released

by Music-News.com

Enjoy the Tribeca Film Festival Experience in the comfort of your own home, with the World Premiere of Day and Date release GREETINGS FROM TIM BUCKLEY.

Tagged as: 1970s, 1990s, Alt.Folk, Ben Rosenfield, folk, Gossip Girl, GREETINGS FROM TIM BUCKLEY, Imogen Poots, Jeff Buckley, Margin Call, Penn Badgley, Tim Buckley, U.S.A.

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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.

Tagged as: 1960s, Emmylou Harris, folk, Indigo Girls, Jackson Browne, Joan Baez

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