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Van Morrison Gets Catalog Upgrade; New ‘Essential’ LP & More out 8/28
Sony’s Legacy Recordings catalog division will reissue and showcase 50 years of Van Morrison recordings (some long out of print & digitally unavailable).
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Young To Get ‘Neil Fest’ Treatment
Best Fest will honor Neil Young with Neil Fest in NYC, with two-night benefit concert event
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Jeff Lynne’s ELO Concert Coming To TV, DVD
The September 2014 performance of Jeff Lynne’s ELO at London’s Hyde Park will air in the US and be released on DVD
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AXS TV Celebrates Zeppelin On 9/7
AXS TV will air special Led Zeppelin programming on Labor Day, September 7, hosted by Jason Bonham, with Celebration Day reunion film
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SNL Taps First Hosts For New Season
NBC’s Saturday Night Live has announced the first three hosts of the 2015-16 season, including the eagerly-anticipated return of longtime cast member Tracy Morgan.
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Patti Smith Book Becomes Showtime Series (Update)
Patti Smith’s National Book Award-winning memoir Just Kids will be adapted into a Showtime series about her and late photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.
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Orchestral Tommy LP Gets Reissued
A 1972 recording of The Who’s Tommy by the London Symphony Orchestra that features members of The Who and guest stars is being reissued after 30 years.
Read MoreGregg Allman Releases First Live Solo LP
Years after the iconic Allman Brothers Band Live At Fillmore East, classic rock legend Gregg Allman has issued his first live solo album, recorded at a venue that’s meaningful in Allman Brothers Band lore
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Rod Stewart to Reunite with Faces Wood & Jones
On September 5, three surviving members of The Faces – singer Rod Stewart, guitarist Ronnie Wood and drummer Kenney Jones – will play together again for the first time in the four decades since the group disbanded at the end
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