Philly's Lost Rock Legends Wax Get Thumbs Up From Rolling Stone!
20 January, 2011
One of the break-out CDs of 2010 by Philadelphia music legends WAX entitled Melted has been receiving rave reviews from fans and music critics around the world. Most recently Rolling Stone's editor David Fricke gave the CD release a thumbs up, listing it as Rolling Stone's Top 10 reissues pick of 2010! ...
| Restoration Of Phil Spector's Catalog Brings 4 New Collections
20 January, 2011
The 50th anniversary of the Philles Records label (1961-2011) has arrived. The long-range campaign promise announced in 2009 by Legacy Recordings and EMI Music Publishing, to dig deep into the rich catalog of Phil Spector's 'Wall Of Sound' on Philles, moves ahead with four newly-compiled albums. The ...
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Legacy Honors The 50th Anniversary Of Aretha Franklin's Pop Recording Career With A Deluxe Box Set
20 January, 2011
The 50th anniversary of Aretha Franklin's arrival on the popular music scene is set for a major celebration in 2011. Signed to Columbia Records by the legendary John Hammond in the spring of 1960 (soon after her 18th birthday), Aretha released her debut album, Aretha (With The Ray Bryant Combo), on ...
| Bird On A Wire: Going For A Song
18 January, 2011
At midnight on 23rd January 2011 legendary rock and roll manager and lawyer Steven Machat will put the 294 reels of original raw footage of the epic Leonard Cohen film 'Bird on a Wire' up for sale to Cohen fans and investors. Steven Machat has negotiated business deals for the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, ...
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Elvis Is Back: Legacy Edition Revisits Groundbreaking Albums Of 1960 & '61
17 January, 2011
Legacy Recordings - Two words exploded worldwide on December 19, 1957 - "Elvis Drafted!" - but three words resounded across the universe even more explosively on March 3, 1960: "Elvis Is Back!" The album that Elvis Presley began recording in Nashville on March 20th, and finished in the legendary overnight ...
| Priscilla Presley Says Elvis Would Have Loved 'Viva Elvis'
17 January, 2011
Priscilla Presley says Elvis Presley would have loved Cirque du Soleil's 'Viva ELVIS' Las Vegas show and 'Viva ELVIS - The Album,' out now from Legacy Recordings. Presley recently told USA Weekend that because "the show is on the Strip in Las Vegas, where he loved to perform, where his presence is, ...
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Nashville Musician Claims Discovery of Secret Elvis Session
14 January, 2011
A Nashville man has discovered a recording that he believes contains more than 30 minutes with Elvis at a private session recorded at what appears to be the home of Jerry Lee Lewis in 1960. The recording lay over a decade in a box of tapes he, Rod Lambert, picked up at a yard sale. "I had no idea what ...
| 'Frank Sinatra: Best Of Vegas' Showcases Brilliant Live Performances Along The Strip
11 January, 2011
In the span of a few years, Las Vegas refueled Frank Sinatra's career and Sinatra in turn became the lead figure in the city's ascendance. It was a synergistic relationship that has since become legendary in the annals of 20th century entertainment. Some of the finest moments in that legendary symbiosis ...
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Johnny Cash's First 15 Years At Sun And Columbia Explored On Double-disc From Memphis To Hollywood: Bootleg Vol. 2
10 January, 2011
The musical treasures left behind by Johnny Cash at the House Of Cash estate in Hendersonville, Tennessee, continue to provide insight into his character as an American music icon - perhaps the American music icon. The rich backwoods archive first bore fruit on Columbia/Legacy nearly five years ago, ...
| 22nd Century Releases 2nd Cd, Covering Martha & The Muffin's 'Echo Beach'!
07 January, 2011
Following up on 2009's successful debut CD "The Twenty Second Century, Canada's22nd Century released "Where's Howie?!!". Produced by legendary rock producer John Webster (credits: Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Scorpians, Motley Crue) and mastered by Todd Simko (Pure), Where's Howie was recorded in Vancouver's ...
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Pete Yorn Debut Album Celebration: Musicforthemorningafter: 10th Anniversary Edition
07 January, 2011
An artist who bridged East Coast and West Coast roots-rock movements, and led the next generation of post-2000 acoustic-based singer-songwriters, Pete Yorn now receives a well-deserved tribute with musicforthemorningafter: 10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION. This double-disc repackaging of his classic debut ...
| Popeater Interviews 'Viva Elvis' Producer Erich Van Tourneau
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04 January, 2011
Erich van Tourneau, producer and arranger of 'Viva Elvis - The Album' (Legacy Recordings) and music director of Cirque de Soleil's 'Viva Elvis' spectacle at the ARIA resort in Las Vegas, recently told PopEater about how he first heard the King of Rock 'n Roll, the roots of rockabilly, painting new colors ...
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Rare Unreleased Recordings By Texas Music Legends Space Opera See CD Release
Philadelphia, PA (Top40 Charts/ Glass Onyon PR) - Possibly one of the most underrated music groups to emerge from Fort Worth, Texas is the legendary Space Opera, whose music has been described as "serious, complex, satisfying music, blending rock, folk, jazz and classical influences to achieve their ...
| E! Online Premieres Elvis Presley 'Burning Love' Video Today
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - E! Online has given its readers the first look at the incredible new "Burning Love" video from 'Viva Elvis - The Album' today. The video features archival footage of Elvis' performing in Hawaii, interspersed with clips of the band from the 'Viva Elvis' ...
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Universal Music Enterprises To Release Deluxe Expanded Reissues Of Thin Lizzy's Groundbreaking Albums 'Jailbreak,' 'Johnny The Fox,' 'Live And Dangerous'
Los Angeles, CA (Top40 Charts/ Universal Music Enterprises) - Twenty-four years have passed since the death of the iconic Phil Lynott, the world has changed, but the amazing body of work that is Thin Lizzy still retains all of its vibrancy and influence. Universal Music Enterprises is proud to announce ...
| Celebrating Elvis Presley's Birthday Jan 8: 'Viva Elvis' Producer Can Help
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - If you're planning to cover what would have been Elvis Presley's 76th birthday Saturday, January 8th, please consider an interview with Erich Van Tourneau, the producer and arranger of 'Viva ELVIS - The Album,' a 21st century celebration of the King of ...
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The Lennon Sisters Celebrate 55 Years In Entertainment
Branson, MO (Top40 Charts/ KatJan) - The Lennon Sisters, who made their first appearance on The Lawrence Welk Christmas Show for ABC TV in 1955, will celebrate their 55th Anniversary this year. From that very first night on television, America was captivated by the sweet harmonies of sixteen-year-old ...
| Tim Buckley Debut Gets Deluxe Reissue!
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Rhino Records) - The strength and character of Tim Buckley's tenor-soaring yet delicate-was already a force to be reckoned with in 1966 when he recorded his self-titled debut for Elektra Records at the tender age of 19. It was also to be the only constant during the evolution ...
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'Viva Elvis' 'Ear-popping Collages' (MSN) Grab Knockout Reviews
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - 'Viva ELVIS - The Album,' out now on Legacy Recordings, in cooperation with Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. and Viva ELVIS by Cirque du Soleil at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, has been receiving waves of praise from critics. They've been drawn to ...
| The Music Of Neil Young At Carnegie Hall
Venice, CA (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - The star-studded lineup for Feb 10's Music of Neil Young benefit concert at Carnegie Hall continues to swell, with recent additions including Pete Yorn, J Mascis, Antibalas, and Joe Purdy. They'll join the all-star bill already announced by music impresario ...
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