NEWS PLUS:
What’s the latest info about about rock music and the most interesting and momentous events in its past? You can find it all here: breaking news, sales and airplay charts from the past, notable occasions, and our appreciations of recently departed artists and other musical figures of note
Hendrix, Winter, Garcia Guitars Being Auctioned
The Guernsey’s auction house is also featuring instruments used by Steve Miller, Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen, as well as many items from Les Paul’s personal collection
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Univ. of Georgia Marching Band Honor Gregg Allman
He established a scholarship at the University in 2014 and they paid tribute to the music legend at halftime. The week before, another Rock Hall member performed with the Univ. of Washington Marching Band
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Mellencamp, Cooper, Hynde for Songwriters Hall
The latest crop of nominees also includes Jimmy Cliff, Tom Waits, the Isley Brothers and Kool and the Gang. Inductees will be honored next June.
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‘More of the Monkees’ Super Deluxe Edition Due
The three-disc expanded edition of the band’s second album includes a trove of previously unreleased material, including live recordings from 1967.
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George Martin Film & Orchestral Recordings: Listen
The album features Martin’s original music from the films Yellow Submarine & Live and Let Die and other previously unrecorded choral and orchestral scores.
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Dick Cavett Archives Headed to Library of Congress
The archives of the talk show host whose guests included John and Yoko, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and other rockers are going to the Library of Congress.
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Ozzy Osbourne Announces Farewell World Tour
The tour begins in April + is expected to continue into 2020. He doesn’t rule out other shows “here and there.” See where he’ll be in 2018 + who’s joining
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Lynyrd Skynyrd Cancels Dates: ‘Medical Emergency’
Three November concerts have been cancelled. The band’s lone surviving founder, guitarist Gary Rossington, has suffered from heart problems for many years
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David Foster, Writer of Early Yes Songs, Dies
The musician was an early bandmate of original Yes vocalist Jon Anderson in The Warriors. The pair later co-wrote several singles for Yes’ second album
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‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Full Career ‘Squeeze Box’ Set
The man with the accordion and the hilarious song parodies is the subject of a new, comprehensive box set. Listen to “Pac-Man”…
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