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The McCartney Legacy Volume 2 coming in December

The early days of Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles career was explored in the first volume of the book The McCartney Legacy, and now the second volume is on its way.  In celebration of National Book Day, a post on The McCartney Legacy social media account announced that Volume ...
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Oscars 2024: Short film inspired by John Lennon & Yoko Ono’s classic tune wins Oscar

A short film inspired by John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s classic tune “Happy Christmas (War Is Over),” took home an Oscar Sunday night. War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko won the award for Best Animated Short Film, with the couple’s ...
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The Who raising funds for Teenage Cancer Trust with limited-edition concert prints

The Who is getting ready to play two shows to benefit Teenage Cancer Trust in March, and they're now giving fans a way to help them raise even more money for the charity.The band is selling concert prints celebrating the history of the benefit ...
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Peter Gabriel featured on Sheryl Crow’s cover of his 1992 hit “Digging in the Dirt”

Peter Gabriel makes a guest appearance on Sheryl Crow’s new album, Evolution. The album features Sheryl’s take on Gabriel’s 1992 hit “Digging in the Dirt,” with new vocals added by the former Genesis frontman. In a statement, Sheryl explains that the song was the impetus for ...
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Nils Lofgren drops digital album, Spares, featuring previously unreleased songs

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Nils Lofgren has dropped a new digital album, Spares, featuring previously unreleased songs he recorded over the course of his career. “Along the way of the past 55 years, songs holding a wide range of emotional pieces of me ...
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Bananarama celebrates 40 years on Glorious new compilation

Bestselling British girl group Bananarama, best known for "Cruel Summer" and "Venus," have released GLORIOUS: The Ultimate Collection, which includes 50 songs from their 40-year career. The group's Sara Dallin tells ABC Audio that it's more than just a best-of compilation."It's four decades, so we thought ...
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Jimmy Buffett’s love of New Orleans depicted in video for “University of Bourbon Street”

Jimmy Buffett's well-known love of New Orleans is being celebrated in a video for his track “University of Bourbon Street,” which is featured on the posthumous album Equal Strain on All Parts, released back in November.The song features NOLA’s Preservation Hall Jazz Band and has Jimmy singing ...
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Elvis Costello & Daryl Hall announce co-headlining tour

Elvis Costello and Daryl Hall are teaming up for a new co-headlining tour.  The trek, which will feature Costello backed by his longtime band The Imposters with Charlie Sexton, will kick off June 2 in Troutdale, Oregon, and hit such cities as Seattle, San Diego, Los ...
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Paul Rodgers, Billy F Gibbons & more to appear on Slash’s new blues album

Bad Company's Paul Rodgers, ZZ Top's Billy F Gibbons and Aerosmith's Steven Tyler are just a few of the A-list artists making guest appearances on the upcoming blues-inspired album from Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash.The album, Orgy of the Damned, is due out May 17 and has the ...
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On This Day, March 8, 2016: The “fifth Beatle,” Sir George Martin, dies at age 90

On This Day, March 8, 2016...Legendary music producer Sir George Martin, often referred to as the “fifth Beatle,” passed away at age 90. With a career that spanned more than six decades, Martin produced all but one of The Beatles' albums, including 1967’s Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, which ...
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