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Prince’s Band The Revolution to Tour U.S.
With their former frontman gone nearly a year, his ex-band members have regrouped and will hit venues all over the U.S. this spring and summer.
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Prince Estate Blocks EP, Deliverance
An occasional collaborator has scheduled the release of “new, undiscovered” recordings but the artist’s estate and Paisley Park Enterprises have filed suit to block their release
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Willie Nile to Release Dylan Covers Album
One singer-songwriter paying tribute to another: ‘Positively Bob: Willie Nile Sings Bob Dylan’ will be released June 23 on River House Records.
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Steve Winwood Filling 2017 Tour Schedule
The classic rock musician begins a spring U.S. tour in April. After some summer dates in the U.K. and Europe, he’ll return to the U.S.
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Dan Hicks Memoir is Published
‘I Scare Myself,’ the autobiography of the late California singer-songwriter, will be published by Jawbone Press on April 17.
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Joe Bonamassa to Release ‘Live at Carnegie Hall’
The blues-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist is releasing an acoustic album recorded in 2016. He’s also got a very busy 2017 tour schedule
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The Who Continue to Add North American Dates
The band continue to add dates before and after their summer residency in Vegas at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace that begins at the end of July
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Sylvia Moy, Motown Songwriter, Dies at 78
The woman who wrote songs for Stevie Wonder, the Isley Brothers, Marvin Gaye and others at the Detroit hit factory has passed away.
Read MoreHeart Separation: Ann Wilson’s Husband Sentenced For Assaulting Nancy’s Sons
Dean Wetter had pleaded guilty in March for a backstage incident at a Heart concert in August 2016. The sisters have their own projects before fences can be mended
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Alice Cooper to Reunite With Original Band Members
Before Alice Cooper was just one guy, Alice Cooper was a band. Now all of the surviving members will perform for one night only, in May
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