John Mayall, 82, Announces First-Ever Trio Tour
The blues rock pioneer – as vital as ever at 82 – has booked an extensive fall tour and explains why it’ll be as a three-piece
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Jethro Tull Stand Up Deluxe Reissue Set for Release
The new package for the band’s second album includes rare and unreleased music from live footage from a 1969 concert. Full details of the 2-CD/DVD set
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Fred Hellerman, Last of Folk’s Weavers, Dies
One-quarter of the influential folk group of the postwar years passed at his Connecticut home. He produced Arlo Guthrie’s Alice’s Restaurant album
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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Offer 50th Anniversary Live Set
Recorded at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, the collection offers the American roots music group with John Prine, Jackson Browne, Alison Krauss and more
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Duane Allman Skydog Box Set to Vinyl
Just 1000 individually numbered copies of the 14-LP set are being made via a Pledge Music campaign, from the popular CD box that was released in 2013. Details and order info….
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Grammy Salute to Music Legends to Air in October
This year’s Special Merit Awards recipients include Jefferson Airplane, Linda Ronstadt, Ruth Brown, Herbie Hancock, Earth, Wind & Fire and more
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Meat Loaf – Jim Steinman ‘Braver Than We Are’ Update
Meat’s new album also features a reunion with singers Ellen Foley and Karla DeVito with whom he collaborated on “Paradise by the Dashboard Light”
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New Frank Zappa Compilation to Be Released
ZAPPAtite—Frank Zappa’s Tastiest Tracks collects some of his “best known and beloved compositions into one easily digestible collection”
Read MoreFrank Sinatra Audio, Video Collections Coming
Classic TV specials like Ol’ Blue Eyes Is Back and The Main Event are coming to DVD and a 4-CD/DVD box set called World on a String with 4+ hours of previously unreleased audio/video footage are on their way
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Americana Music Association Names 2016 Honorees
Bob Weir and Woody Guthrie are among the honorees who will be celebrated during the organization’s 15th Annual Honors & Awards show this fall
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