Carlos And Deborah Santana To Make Special Appearance At Macy's NYC Herald Square On June 15, 2005
NEW YORK (Carlos Santana/ www.santana.com) - GRAMMY-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Carlos Santana and the Santana Band's Summer 2005 "Embrace Your Light" tour arrives in New York City for a show at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday evening, June 15th. Earlier in the day (Wednesday, June 15), ...
| Loggins & Messina Are 'Sittin' In' Again after Nearly 30 Years; July 15 Performance at Harveys Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena Announced
LAKE TAHOE, Nev. (Harveys Lake Tahoe) - Loggins & Messina, one of the most successful duos of the '70s, will hit the road this June for the first time in nearly 30 years for one of the most highly anticipated concert events of the summer, the "Sittin' In Again Reunion Tour." Presented by AEG/Concerts ...
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Bob Seger Will Release Remastered Smokin' O.P.'s June 7, 2005
LOS ANGELES (Capitol Records) - Fans have kept Bob Seger's Greatest Hits album on the charts since its 1994 release (it was No 8 on Billboard's Pop Catalog chart for the week of May 7th - its 550th consecutive week on the charts). Now Capitol Records is responding to requests from the Detroit rocker's ...
| Roy Orbison, Rock Icon Remembered on his Birthday, Would Have Been 69 Years Old on Saturday, April 23, 2005
NASHVILLE, TN. (Orbison Records/ www.orbison.com) - Out of the tiny oil town of Wink, in West Texas, he became a worldwide superstar, topping the charts around the planet for four decades. He toured with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Eagles and Patsy ...
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Popular Bands From the 1980s Featured in Boardwalk's 2005 Free Summer Concert Series on the Beach
SANTA CRUZ, CA. (Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk/ www.beachboardwalk.com) - Rock'N Roll bands from the '60s to the '80s will have fans cruising down to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk to listen and dance in the sand and sun to their favorites at this summer's series of free seaside concerts! Five new bands, ...
| Guitar Center Creates the Ultimate Jimi Hendrix Experience
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA. (Formula PR/ www.formulapr.com) - Guitar Center announced today that it has teamed up with Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. (the official Jimi Hendrix Family Company) to launch the retailer's biggest promotion to date. Known for providing monthly promotions to millions of consumers, ...
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STYX Frontman Dennis DeYoung Defends His 'Babe'
NEW YORK (Styx Fans Website/ www.classicrockrevisited.com) - Former STYX frontman DENNIS DEYOUNG met with Classic Rock Revisited Editor Jeb Wright to discuss DeYoung's renditions of classic Styx songs on his new CD and DVD both recorded with a full orchestra. All the proceeds go to help fund Public ...
| Foghat's Price Passes Away
WILTON, NH. (Press Release by Linda & Roger Earl) - Foghat was one of the great 70s acts and will stand the test of time with classics like "Slow Ride" and "Driving Wheel" among many others. Hi, We sadly have to tell you that ROD PRICE [FOGHAT guitarist] , our original, fantastic guitarist passed ...
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ASCAP to Honor Neil Young at 22nd Annual Pop Music Awards on May 16th in Los Angeles
NEW YORK (ASCAP/ www.ascap.com) - The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) announced today that it will honor Neil Young with the prestigious ASCAP Founders Award during the 22nd Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards gala. The invitation-only awards dinner will take place on May 16th ...
| Rock Hall displays Pete Townshend's never-before-seen archives of the Who's concept album Tommy
CLEVELAND, OH. (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum/ www.rockhall.com) - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is pleased to announce the new exhibit "TOMMY: The Amazing Journey." The exhibit will open on April 7, 2005 at the Cleveland music museum and will remain until March 2006. Tommy is one ...
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Grammy Award Winner & 2005 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee Buddy Guy To Re-Release Critically Acclaimed Damn Right, I've Got The Blues
LOS
ANGELES (Buddy Guy Fans Website) - 2005 is looking like another
great year for Blues-Legend Buddy Guy. On March 14th, Buddy will be
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame and on March 15th will be
re-releasing the Grammy Award winning Damn Right, I've Got The Blues.
Buddy is currently ...
| Justin Timberlake, Bruce Springsteen, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart & Neil Young Are Among The Special Guests Scheduled to Induct This Year's Honorees at the 20th Annual '2005 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony' Premiering Exclusively on VH1
NEW YORK (VH1) - For 20 years the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has honored musical artists across all genres for their contribution to the music industry. Now fans can watch the historic celebration of Buddy Guy, Percy Sledge, the O'Jays, the Pretenders and U2 as these artists take their place in the ...
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The Allman Brothers Band & Friends To Raise Money For 'the Big House' With Special 10th Show At Beacon Theatre
NEW
YORK (Allman Brothers Orfficial Website) - THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND
have announced plans for a special benefit concert to wrap up their
annual run at New York's Beacon Theatre. The Tuesday, March 22
performance--the tenth and final night of this year's "March Madness"
run, the venerable group's ...
| Elvis Presley: On 70th Anniversary of His Birthday, King of Rock & Roll is More Popular Than Ever!
NEW YORK (SONY BMG) - Box Set of U.S. No 1 Singles and 2-CD 'Elvis By The Presleys' Soundtrack Coming from SONY BMG. Elvis Presley is still a newsmaker in 2005. A spate of albums, reissued singles, TV specials, and newspaper articles testify to Presley's continuing popularity. The 70th Anniversary ...
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Joni Mitchell and Starbucks Hear Music Produce and Release Two New CDs
SEATTLE, WA. (Edelman/ www.edelman.com/ www.starbucks.com) - Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq:SBUX) today announced the release of two exclusive CDs, both of which were produced by Starbucks Hear Music in collaboration with Joni Mitchell. Joni Mitchell Artist's Choice and Joni Mitchell: Selected Songs ...
| The Boss Is Back: Springsteen's New Album 'Devils & Dust' Set For April
SYDNEY, Australia (Sony Music Asutralia) - After collecting the Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance Grammy for his track 'Code Of Silence', Bruce Springsteen has announced plans to release his new studio album 'Devils & Dust', produced by Brendan O'Brien ('The Rising'), at the end of April! Bruce Springsteen ...
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Graceland 'All Shook Up' Over Elvis Presley's Last Remaining Song Now Available on eBay
MEMPHIS, TN. (Sidon Investments LLC) - Songwriter Paul Terry King co-author of such hits as "Love in the First Degree," sung by Alabama, and "Idabel," sung by Elvis, is auctioning his interest in the only known available Elvis song titled "If I'd Only Bought Her Roses." Presley and King co-wrote the ...
| A New Photographic Book Pays Tribute to The Ramones
NEW
YORK ( Independent Lens) "They were extraordinary both in the musical
way and in their look. In the days of glam rock they were savage and
extreme and in the days of the long suites they hit them with two
minutes songs. They were a punch in the stomach. The Ramones were the
essence of Rock ...
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Traffic drummer Capaldi, 60, dies of cancer
LONDON, UK (Steve Winwwod Fans Website) - Former Traffic drummer Jim Capaldi has passed away from stomach cancer. He was 60 years old and died in the London Clinic after a brief battle with the illness. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame last year as a member of Traffic. Capaldi succumbed ...
| Cream Reunion: Four Nights Only at the Royal Albert Hall, London; May 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th 2005
NEW YORK (KFPR - Kristen Foster/ www.KFPR.net) - It's true! After much speculation the eagerly anticipated Cream reunion will take place this May at The Royal Albert Hall, London. In what will be one of the must see shows of this decade, legendary rock group, Cream - Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce and Eric ...
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