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Songs of Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello Box Set Due
The comprehensive 45-song set of two of music’s great composers includes many previously unreleased live performances
Read MoreLisa Marie Presley, Daughter of Elvis, Dies at 54
“It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us.”–Priscilla Presley
Read MoreRobbie Bachman, Drummer For Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Dies at 69
BTO were formed in Canada in 1973 and ultimately placed 12 singles on the U.S. chart, and 11 albums, including the 1974 #1 Not Fragile
Read MoreJohn Fogerty Finally Gets Control of Creedence’s Publishing
Five decades later, one of the great travesties of songwriting ownership has finally been corrected. “I am finally reunited with my songs”
Read MoreJeff Beck is Mourned By Fellow Rock Legends
Jeff Beck’s former bandmates Jimmy Page, Ronnie Wood and Rod Stewart, and other rock legends, are paying tribute to their friend
Read MoreWhen Jefferson Airplane Auditioned for Phil Spector: ‘Man, Let’s Get Out of Here!’
“He was shooting [a pellet pistol]. Made me uncomfortable and I left after we played,” remembers guitarist Jorma Kaukonen of the “strange” meeting.
Read MoreBob Dylan’s 1996-1997 ‘Time Out of Mind’ Sessions Are Subject of ‘Bootleg Vol. 17’
The latest chapter in the series takes a fresh look at his mid-career masterpiece, 25 years after its original release
Read MoreRemember the California Raisins Singing Group?
The fictionalized R&B music group were originally created by an ad agency on behalf of their client, the California Raisin Advisory Board
Read MoreFrank Zappa’s ‘Waka/Wazoo’ Box: The Jazz-Rock Side of the Master
Along with ‘Hot Rats,’ the recordings in this box underscore Zappa’s strengths as a jazz-rock fusion composer, arranger and bandleader.
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