The Cult's Ian Astbury Channels Jim Morrison's Spirit At Doors' Harley Show
LOS ANGELES (Doors Fans Website) - There are now two empty place settings at the feast of friends. It wasn't only the late Jim Morrison's absence, but drummer John Densmore's hanging ominously over the Doors' first concert in 30 years on Friday (Sept. 6) night. (We're not counting their 2001 VH1 Storytellers ...
| Elvis Impersonator Contest
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Top40-Charts) - A new king was crowned in the "Images of the King'' contest, which drew about 90 Elvis Presley impersonators. Brandon Bennett, 19, of Ponchatoula, La., was named the winner lowing a set of four songs, including Presley's "Viva Las Vegas,'' delivered in a bespangled jumpsuit. ...
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Elvis Presley Tops Forbes Dead Celebs List
NEW YORK (Top 40 Charts) - The King tops Forbes magazine's list of the top earning dead celebrities for the second year in a row. He raked in $37 million. Other musicians on the list include John Lennon (No. 3, $20 million), George Harrison (No. 6, $17 million), Bob Marley (No. 8, $10 million), Jimi ...
| The King lives!
NEW YORK (Top 40 Charts) - Though he may have left the earthly kingdom 25 years ago, Elvis Aaron Presley is still the King of Rock 'n' Roll, and with the anniversary of his death on Aug. 16, thousands of fans around the world aren't going to let anyone forget it. The King's castle, of course, was Graceland, ...
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Dan Kelly, the driving force behind The Kelly Family Dies at Age 71
BERLIN, Germany (Kelly Family Official Website) - Daniel Kelly, the patriarch of Irish-American folk-pop group The Kelly Family, has died, the group's promoters announced. He was 71. The bushy-bearded Kelly died Monday evening after a long illness, kick.promotion said. It did not give further details ...
| Sex Pistols return to US
NEW YORK (Sex Pistols Fans Website) - The Sex Pistols are to play their first show in the United States for six years at an all-day punk festival in California in September. The show, called Inland Invasion, will follow their one-off Jubilee reunion concert, which took place in London in July. Other ...
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Grateful Dead live again!
WISCONSIN (G. Dead Fans Website) - The surviving members of the Grateful Dead have played their first concert since the death of founding member Jerry Garcia in 1995. Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh and Bob Weir performed as The Other Ones in Wisconsin, two days after what would have been Jerry ...
| Return Of The Zombies
NEW YORK (Oldies & Goldies News Website) - It's time to step into the way-back machine asColin Blunstone and Rod Argent of the �60s pop group The Zombies unite for a long overdue mini-tour of the States. Eight shows are on the books, starting September 18 in Pennsylvania. The duo will stick to East ...
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Early Elvis Tracks Get a Facelift
NEW YORK (Elvis Presley Fans Website) - A collection of historic early Elvis Presley recordings, aided by new instrumentation, will be released on August 13th as Roots Revolution: The Louisiana Hayride Recordings on Tomato Records. The sixteen-track set features songs recorded from radio performances ...
| Queen Elizabeth on Beatles tour!
LONDON, UK (Radio 1) - The Queen met with Sir Paul McCartney and the widow of his former Beatles partner John Lennon, Yoko Ono, during a tour of Liverpool on Thursday. She was greeted by Ono at the official opening of a new �32.5m terminal at the recently renamed Liverpool John Lennon Airport. Sir Paul ...
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Sony's Kindred Spirits Johnny Cash Tribute CD Set For Sept. 24
NEW YORK (Johnny Cash Fans Website) - Sony's entry among this September's Johnny Cash tribute albums, Kindred Spirit: A Tribute to the Music of Johnny Cash, is set for Sept. 24 on Lucky Dog/Sony Music Nashville. The album - featuring artists from several genres, including Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, ...
| Thin Lizzy Concert DVD Out Tuesday
NEW YORK (New Releases: Amazon.com) - A Thin Lizzy concert comes to DVD for the first time this week. Thin Lizzy: The Boys Are Back In Town, recorded in October 1978 in front of more than 26,000 fans at Australia's Sydney Opera House, features eight songs from the lineup of singer-bassist Phil Lynott, ...
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Magazine to Honor Isley Brothers
NEW YORK (Billboardevents.com) - Billboard magazine will honor the careers of the Isley Brothers and Afrika Bambaataa with its first-ever Founder's Awards. The awards will be presented at the second annual Billboard-AURN (American Urban Radio Networks) R&B/Hip-Hop Awards show, to be held Aug.9 at Billboardlive ...
| Elvis Presley, R. Orbison, J. Lee Lewis & Others On Sun Records Compilation
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins highlight a two-disc set chronicling the history of Sun Records. Sun Records 50th Anniversary, due August 6 from BMG Heritage, features 44 tracks from producer Sam Phillips's famed Memphis label. The compilation ...
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The Beatles' 'A Hard Day's Night' To Get DVD Treatment With Bonus Features
NEW YORK (Beatles Fans Website) - The Beatles' first feature film, 1964's A Hard Day's Night, will be released in a two-disc DVD set from Miramax Films on September 24. Six hours of bonus features will be included in the package. The set includes Give Me Everything! A Companion Anthology To The Beatles' ...
| Lennon glasses go on show
LONDON, UK (Beatles Fans Website) - A pair of glasses worn by John Lennon when he wrote the Imagine album will be unveiled in his home city on Tuesday. The orange-tinted spectacles, which are thought to be worth over �1 million, became part of the legendary Beatle's trademark between 1970-1973. They ...
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Who Bassist John Entwistle Laid To Rest In England
LONDOSN, UK (John Entwistle Official Website) - Who bassist John Entwistle was laid to rest in his hometown of Stow-on-the-Wold, England, on Wednesday (July 10) at a private service attended by friends and family members. Those in attendance at St. Edward's Church included Who singer Roger Daltrey, ...
| Hendrix family wins rights over early work
LONDON, UK (Jimmy Hendrix Fans Website) - The family of the late rock star Jimi Hendrix won a High Court battle in Britain Friday to regain control over some of his earliest work. Under the ruling, the family is entitled to a say in any future releases of the legendary guitarist's work with a band ...
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Sweden honours Abba's Benny
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AbbaSite Official Website) - Abba member Benny Andersson has been given an honorary professorship by the Swedish Government for his "ability to create high-class music reaching people around the world". As well as his string of hits such as Waterloo, Fernando and Dancing Queen with ...
| Grateful Dead to live again
LOS ANGELES (Greatful Dead Fans Website) - The first reunion concert by Grateful Dead members since the death of Jerry Garcia in 1995 has finally been given the go ahead after initially being blocked by authorities in Wisconsin. The two-day event on 3 and 4 August will be the first reunion for the band ...
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