Always on the look out for great stories about vinyl and record stores, I hope that you find this story enjoyable:
BY TIMOTHY FINN • MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS • February 22, 2009
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Tuesday used to be sacramental in the world of music. It was new-release day, the day faithful music fans stopped by their favorite record store to buy something they'd been waiting for weeks to hear or to discover something they hadn't heard.
Back then, record stores were the best places to hear new music and mingle with other music fans.
"Record stores used to be neighborhood hangouts," says Corky Carrel, who co-owns an online record store based near Kansas City. "You'd go in and browse and talk about music."
Tuesdays aren't the only days that aren't what they used to be -- for record stores or their customers.
Stores that sell new music are in a fight for their lives. The chains are dying. Independent stores are closing. The record labels are running out of ways to make money.
The stores that are surviving are performing balancing acts. Most rely heavily on the used record business: Buy it cheap, sell it cheap. Some have turned to niche marketing, selling new CDs to one or two refined segments of the music world. And others have been helped by the recent revival of what was once considered a relic: the vinyl record.
Steve Wilson remembers the good days.
Read the rest of the story here:
http://www.freep.com/article/20090222/ENT04/902220351
Monday, February 23, 2009
Oscars: “Slumdog” Scores Best Picture and Music Category Sweep
Slumdog Millionaire dominated at last night’s 81st Academy Awards, nabbing eight Oscars from its 10 nominations, including Best Picture. In addition to winning Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and a slew of technical awards, Slumdog also swept the major music categories as composer A.R. Rahman took home Oscars for both Best Original Song (”Jai Ho”) and Best Score.
In the musical introduction prior to the Best Original Song presentation, Rahman performed both his nominated songs, “Jai Ho” and “O Saya.” While the version of “O Saya” on the Slumdog soundtrack features M.I.A., the rapper did not perform at the Oscars, presumably because she has just given birth. The third nominee for Best Original Song, Peter’s Gabriel’s “Here on Earth” from Wall-E, was performed by John Legend after Gabriel boycotted performing at the ceremony due to the mandated shortened version of his song. In another of the ceremony’s music numbers, Beyonce joined host Hugh Jackman for a tribute to musicals of Hollywood and Broadway past.
read the rest of the story at:
SOURCE: Rolling Stone
In the musical introduction prior to the Best Original Song presentation, Rahman performed both his nominated songs, “Jai Ho” and “O Saya.” While the version of “O Saya” on the Slumdog soundtrack features M.I.A., the rapper did not perform at the Oscars, presumably because she has just given birth. The third nominee for Best Original Song, Peter’s Gabriel’s “Here on Earth” from Wall-E, was performed by John Legend after Gabriel boycotted performing at the ceremony due to the mandated shortened version of his song. In another of the ceremony’s music numbers, Beyonce joined host Hugh Jackman for a tribute to musicals of Hollywood and Broadway past.
read the rest of the story at:
SOURCE: Rolling Stone
Sunday, February 22, 2009
ELO Bassist Dies
On February 19, 2009, the rock and roll world lost an extremely talented musician when Electric Light Orchestra’s (ELO) bass player Kelly Groucutt passed away at the age of 63. In their heyday, ELO were one of the world’s biggest rock acts, adeptly blending lush orchestra arrangements with electronic and good old-fashioned rock and roll.
Groucutt was a member of a little known band called Sight and Sound before he was a member for ELO, he joined up with the band for the “Eldorado Tour.” His passion and talent quickly made him a fan favorite and distinctive vocals can be heard on such ELO cuts as “Night Rider” (1975), “Poker” (1975), and “Above The Clouds” (1976), among others.
His first appearance on an ELO album was 1975’s “Face The Music,” which featured the hits “Evil Woman” (#10) and “Strange Music” (#14 in 1976). He also played on the ELO albums “A New World Record” (1976), “Out Of The Blue” (1977), “Discovery” (1979), “Xanadu” (1980) and “Time” in 1981.
Groucutt released a self-titled solo project in 1982 called “Kelly,” which featured some of his fellow ELO bandmates. He remained with ELO until the beginning of the recording sessions for the 1983 “Secret Messages” album, but left the group due to his unhappiness with royalty payments. He sued band leader Jeff Lynne and the dispute was settled out of court.
Groucutt took part in many of the ELO spin-off groups including OrKestra, ELO Part 2 and The Orchestra. This talented musician leaves behind a wife and four children and his enthusiasm and passion will be missed by everyone who knew him.
Louisiana Guitarist Legend Eaglin Passes Away
The New Orleans R&B circuit lost a legend on February 18, 2009 when “Snooks” Fird Eaglin Jr. passed away from an apparent heart attack. His distinct guitar style ranged from a wide range of the Blues, Rock & Roll, Jazz, Country and even Latin and his singing style reminded some of Ray Charles.
Known as Blind “Snooks” Eaglin, he had the ability to play a wide array of songs and his ability to make tunes his own earned him the nickname the “Human Jukebox.” Eaglin claimed that his repertoire included over 2,500 songs and at his live shows, he did not prepare a set list, instead choosing to select songs that popped into his head at the time and taking audience requests.
Eaglin lost his sight shortly after his first birthday and was sickly as a child, spending years in and out of the hospital with a variety of illnesses. When he was five years old, his father gave his young son a guitar, which Eaglin quickly mastered; teaching himself to play by listening to the radio. His nickname ‘Snooks” is borrowed from an old-time radio character, the mischief-making Bobby Snooks.
At the age of eleven, Eaglin won a local radio talent contest, playing the “Twelfth Street Rag.” He dropped out of the school for the blind three years later to become a professional musician. He joined the Allen Toussaint-led Flamingoes in 1952, often playing both guitar and bass parts at the same time since the band had no bass player. He stayed with the group until they disbanded in the mid 1950’s.
For a musician with such a legendary career, his recordings and concerts were, to say the least, inconsistent. Eaglin played the clubs with Sugar Boy Crawford, Allen Toussaint and Dave Bartholomew and he recorded some country blues on Folkways in 1958. In the 1960’s Eaglin backed up Professor Longhair and recorded solo material on Imperial with Bartholomew producing.
After his Imperial sessions, Eaglin recorded alone at his home in 1964 for the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation and for the rest of the 1960’s he did no more recordings. He worked for another Swedish label Sonet in 1971 and his “Down Yonder” album was released in 1978. Eaglin also played guitar on the Wild Magnolia’s first record in 1973.
However, his best years were in the 1980’s when he signed with Black Top Records and between 1987 and 1999, Eaglin released four studio albums, a live album and appeared as a guest on albums by Henry Butler, Earl King and Tommy Ridgley.
Although in his later years Eaglin did not play many live shows, he was a staple at the Rock N’ Bowl in New Orleans and the New Orleans Jazz Fest. Rock and roll and specifically Louisiana will sincerely miss this legend and the “Human Jukebox.”
Album Cover Art
Let's continue our look at Molly Hatchet album covers, this time Molly Hatchet - Greatest Hits:
Defining moment: Drummer Max Roach politicises album cover art, September 1960
By Mike Hobart
The album shot of three young black men at the counter of an American diner, staring into the camera in a less than humble way was, in 1960, an open challenge to white America.
As the men wait to be served – by a white attendant – the album design for drummer Max Roach’s We Insist! clearly alludes to the sit-ins of the civil rights desegregation movement.
Frank Gauna’s design specifically refers to a sit-in that took place earlier in the same year, at the whites-only lunch counter at Woolworth’s in Greensboro, North Carolina.
On February 1 1960, four black students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University sat at the counter. They were refused service, but they were not ejected.
A contemporary newspaper photograph of the incident showed three of the students staring straight at the camera; the counter attendant was black. Within days, the store was engulfed by hundred of protesting desegregationists.
Jazz musicians had expressed broadly political sentiments on record before, but We Insist!, subtitled “Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite”, represented the first time that politics had been carried through so overtly from the music to the sleeve notes and cover art.
Racial segregation invested such mundane activities as eating lunch or sitting on a bus with momentous political significance. Jazz musicians often restricted their political leanings to aesthetic choices – an emphasis on rhythm, an accent on the blues, incorporating non-European musical elements – or to coded song titles that carried allusions to Africa. The Sonny Rollins tune “Airegin” is Nigeria spelled backwards, for example.
But We Insist! was brazen. Oscar Brown Jr’s lyrics spoke of slavery, South Africa and emancipation; and Roach’s music drew African and Afro-American folk traditions into the orbit of contemporary modern jazz; and jazz critic Nat Hentoff’s sleeve notes were unequivocal. In 1960, We Insist! was a provocation.
SOURCE: http://www.ft.com/
The album shot of three young black men at the counter of an American diner, staring into the camera in a less than humble way was, in 1960, an open challenge to white America.
As the men wait to be served – by a white attendant – the album design for drummer Max Roach’s We Insist! clearly alludes to the sit-ins of the civil rights desegregation movement.
Frank Gauna’s design specifically refers to a sit-in that took place earlier in the same year, at the whites-only lunch counter at Woolworth’s in Greensboro, North Carolina.
On February 1 1960, four black students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University sat at the counter. They were refused service, but they were not ejected.
A contemporary newspaper photograph of the incident showed three of the students staring straight at the camera; the counter attendant was black. Within days, the store was engulfed by hundred of protesting desegregationists.
Jazz musicians had expressed broadly political sentiments on record before, but We Insist!, subtitled “Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite”, represented the first time that politics had been carried through so overtly from the music to the sleeve notes and cover art.
Racial segregation invested such mundane activities as eating lunch or sitting on a bus with momentous political significance. Jazz musicians often restricted their political leanings to aesthetic choices – an emphasis on rhythm, an accent on the blues, incorporating non-European musical elements – or to coded song titles that carried allusions to Africa. The Sonny Rollins tune “Airegin” is Nigeria spelled backwards, for example.
But We Insist! was brazen. Oscar Brown Jr’s lyrics spoke of slavery, South Africa and emancipation; and Roach’s music drew African and Afro-American folk traditions into the orbit of contemporary modern jazz; and jazz critic Nat Hentoff’s sleeve notes were unequivocal. In 1960, We Insist! was a provocation.
SOURCE: http://www.ft.com/
This Date In Music History-February 22
Birthdays:
Michael Wilton- Queensryche (1962)
Scott Phillips- Creed (1973)
James Blunt (1977)
Bobby Hendricks- Drifters (1938)
They Are Missed:
Papa John Creach, the 76-year-old violinist with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, died of heart failure in 1994.
In 2001, 61 year-old avant-folk guitarist John Fahey died after suffering complications following heart bypass surgery.
Florence Ballard of the Supremes died of cardiac arrest in 1976.
Andy Warhol, pop artist who produced and managed The Velvet Underground, designed the 1967 Velvet Underground And Nico 'peeled banana' album cover and The Rolling Stones 'Sticky Fingers' album cover, died in 1987.
Born on this day in 1936, Ernie K-Doe (1961 US #1 single with “Mother-in-Law”) K-Doe died on July 5, 2001.
The late Norman "Hurricane" Smith ("Oh Babe, What Would You Say") was born in 1923.
History:
In 1957, famed US dance instructor Arthur Murray reported that enrollment in his dance studios has increased ten percent since the "rock and roll craze" has swept the country.
In 1956, Elvis Presley entered the music charts for the first time with "Heartbreak Hotel."
In 1986, MTV dedicated a full 22 hours broadcast to The Monkees, showing all 45 episodes of the original Monkees TV series.
In 1958, Roy Hamilton's "Don't Let Go" becomes the first stereo single to reach the Billboard chart when it entered at #13.
Scottish group The Average White Band went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1975 with “Pick Up The Pieces,” the bands album AWB also went to #1 on the US chart.
Percy Faith started a 9-week run at #1 on the US chart in 1960 with “Theme From A Summer Place,” a #2 hit in the UK.
In 1969, the Beatles began their sessions for Abbey Road with a take of "I Want You (She's So Heavy)."
In 1968, Genesis released their debut single, "The Silent Sun."
In 1956, today's issue of Billboard reviewed James Brown's debut single, a little song called "Please, Please, Please." "A dynamic, religious fervor runs through the pleading solo here," the magazine raves. "Brown and his group let off plenty of steam."
The Beatles formed their Northern Music Publishing Company. (now owned by Michael Jackson) in 1963. Their single "Please Please Me" spent its first week at #1 on the U.K. charts. Brian Epstein takes the boys out to dinner to celebrate.
This Bud’s For You- In 1979, Rolling Stone reported that Journey have entered into a sponsorship deal with Budweiser in one of the first instances of what will soon become standard music industry practice.
In 2001, the Sunday Mirror listed the Beatles as the biggest money-earners of 2000. Although they no longer exist, the band pulled in a tidy $50 million.
The Silhouettes topped Cash Box Magazine's Best Sellers Chart in 1958 with "Get A Job" after Dick Clark started playing it on his TV show, American Bandstand. The group got their name from the 1957 song by The Rays, (covered by Herman's Hermits in the 60's) and the inspiration for the tune came from writer Rick Lewis' mother, when she chided her son to "get up in the morning and go out and get a job."
In 1989, a category for Heavy Metal was included at the Grammys Awards for the first time. Metallica performed on stage, but the award went to Jethro Tull. Many audience members booed. Meanwhile, Bobby McFerrin won Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year for "Don't Worry, Be Happy," Tracy Chapman was named Best New Artist and Tina Turner won Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for "Tina Live in Europe."
The film "Don't Knock The Rock," featuring appearances by Alan Freed, Little Richard and Bill Haley, opened at the Paramount Theatre in New York in 1957.
In 1986, Fine Young Cannibals had to postpone their appearance at a Boston nightclub after a tear gas bomb goes off in the venue. They finally came onstage and performed at 2 a.m.
Michael Wilton- Queensryche (1962)
Scott Phillips- Creed (1973)
James Blunt (1977)
Bobby Hendricks- Drifters (1938)
They Are Missed:
Papa John Creach, the 76-year-old violinist with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, died of heart failure in 1994.
In 2001, 61 year-old avant-folk guitarist John Fahey died after suffering complications following heart bypass surgery.
Florence Ballard of the Supremes died of cardiac arrest in 1976.
Andy Warhol, pop artist who produced and managed The Velvet Underground, designed the 1967 Velvet Underground And Nico 'peeled banana' album cover and The Rolling Stones 'Sticky Fingers' album cover, died in 1987.
Born on this day in 1936, Ernie K-Doe (1961 US #1 single with “Mother-in-Law”) K-Doe died on July 5, 2001.
The late Norman "Hurricane" Smith ("Oh Babe, What Would You Say") was born in 1923.
History:
In 1957, famed US dance instructor Arthur Murray reported that enrollment in his dance studios has increased ten percent since the "rock and roll craze" has swept the country.
In 1956, Elvis Presley entered the music charts for the first time with "Heartbreak Hotel."
In 1986, MTV dedicated a full 22 hours broadcast to The Monkees, showing all 45 episodes of the original Monkees TV series.
In 1958, Roy Hamilton's "Don't Let Go" becomes the first stereo single to reach the Billboard chart when it entered at #13.
Scottish group The Average White Band went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1975 with “Pick Up The Pieces,” the bands album AWB also went to #1 on the US chart.
Percy Faith started a 9-week run at #1 on the US chart in 1960 with “Theme From A Summer Place,” a #2 hit in the UK.
In 1969, the Beatles began their sessions for Abbey Road with a take of "I Want You (She's So Heavy)."
In 1968, Genesis released their debut single, "The Silent Sun."
In 1956, today's issue of Billboard reviewed James Brown's debut single, a little song called "Please, Please, Please." "A dynamic, religious fervor runs through the pleading solo here," the magazine raves. "Brown and his group let off plenty of steam."
The Beatles formed their Northern Music Publishing Company. (now owned by Michael Jackson) in 1963. Their single "Please Please Me" spent its first week at #1 on the U.K. charts. Brian Epstein takes the boys out to dinner to celebrate.
This Bud’s For You- In 1979, Rolling Stone reported that Journey have entered into a sponsorship deal with Budweiser in one of the first instances of what will soon become standard music industry practice.
In 2001, the Sunday Mirror listed the Beatles as the biggest money-earners of 2000. Although they no longer exist, the band pulled in a tidy $50 million.
The Silhouettes topped Cash Box Magazine's Best Sellers Chart in 1958 with "Get A Job" after Dick Clark started playing it on his TV show, American Bandstand. The group got their name from the 1957 song by The Rays, (covered by Herman's Hermits in the 60's) and the inspiration for the tune came from writer Rick Lewis' mother, when she chided her son to "get up in the morning and go out and get a job."
In 1989, a category for Heavy Metal was included at the Grammys Awards for the first time. Metallica performed on stage, but the award went to Jethro Tull. Many audience members booed. Meanwhile, Bobby McFerrin won Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year for "Don't Worry, Be Happy," Tracy Chapman was named Best New Artist and Tina Turner won Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for "Tina Live in Europe."
The film "Don't Knock The Rock," featuring appearances by Alan Freed, Little Richard and Bill Haley, opened at the Paramount Theatre in New York in 1957.
In 1986, Fine Young Cannibals had to postpone their appearance at a Boston nightclub after a tear gas bomb goes off in the venue. They finally came onstage and performed at 2 a.m.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Album Cover Art
I'd like to continue our album cover art feature and go to where we left off before I was rudely interrupted by a computer issue. I have not seen a Molly Hatchet cover that I don't like, here is "Devil's Canyon" from 1996:
Music News & Notes
Fat Possum Releasing Al Green
If the president of Fat Possum Records gets his way, the classic 1970's recordings by Soul superstar Al Green will be introduced to a whole new generation of music listeners.
Matthew Johnson, the president of the record label, has recently licensed the entire Hi Records catalog which includes the classic Al Green recordings. The first three releases under this new deal will be remastered versions of Green's "Let's Stay Together," "I'm Still In Love with You" and "Al Green's- Greatest Hits." Expect the reissues to be in stores by the end of March.
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Snooks Eaglin Dies
R&B singer/guitarist Snooks Eaglin passed away on Wednesday from a heart attack at the age of 72.
Eaglin lost his sight shortly after his first birthday and he learned to play guitar by listening to the radio. He has been a fixture of the New Orleans music scene for more than 50 years.
Allan Tussaint told the New York Times, "He played with a certain finger style that was highly unusual. He was unlimited on the guitar. Folks would assume, 'I can do this or I can do that', but Snooks wouldn't. There was nothing he couldn't do. It was extraordinary."
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Eddie Money Musical
Eddie Money's musical, "Two Tickets to Paradise," is scheduled to premier June 4 at the Dix Hills Performing Arts Center at Five Towns College on Long Island. The show will include hits from Money's career along with six new numbers, all telling the story of how Money went from police officer to rock star.
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Music Industry Gaffe
The music industry has found inventive ways to sabotage two of the most anticipated spring releases: U2’s five star-worthy "No Line on the Horizon" was leaked when Universal Music Group Australia made the album available prematurely; and iTunes Norway accidentally allowed Scandinavian Kelly Clarkson fans (and anyone with Web access) to download "All I Ever Wanted," even though it’s not being released until March 10th.
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Bjork Release
Bjork releases concert album and film boxed setIcelandic performer Bjork will release Voltaic, a boxed album and DVD set in celebration of her recent two-year tour in support of her Volta album, March 2 on the One Little Indian label. Offered in standard, deluxe, and limited edition vinyl versions, Voltaic features two CDs, one of remixes from the Volta album and the other featuring live performances, as well as two DVDs, a concert film and a collection of music videos.
If the president of Fat Possum Records gets his way, the classic 1970's recordings by Soul superstar Al Green will be introduced to a whole new generation of music listeners.
Matthew Johnson, the president of the record label, has recently licensed the entire Hi Records catalog which includes the classic Al Green recordings. The first three releases under this new deal will be remastered versions of Green's "Let's Stay Together," "I'm Still In Love with You" and "Al Green's- Greatest Hits." Expect the reissues to be in stores by the end of March.
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Snooks Eaglin Dies
R&B singer/guitarist Snooks Eaglin passed away on Wednesday from a heart attack at the age of 72.
Eaglin lost his sight shortly after his first birthday and he learned to play guitar by listening to the radio. He has been a fixture of the New Orleans music scene for more than 50 years.
Allan Tussaint told the New York Times, "He played with a certain finger style that was highly unusual. He was unlimited on the guitar. Folks would assume, 'I can do this or I can do that', but Snooks wouldn't. There was nothing he couldn't do. It was extraordinary."
=================================
Eddie Money Musical
Eddie Money's musical, "Two Tickets to Paradise," is scheduled to premier June 4 at the Dix Hills Performing Arts Center at Five Towns College on Long Island. The show will include hits from Money's career along with six new numbers, all telling the story of how Money went from police officer to rock star.
=================================
Music Industry Gaffe
The music industry has found inventive ways to sabotage two of the most anticipated spring releases: U2’s five star-worthy "No Line on the Horizon" was leaked when Universal Music Group Australia made the album available prematurely; and iTunes Norway accidentally allowed Scandinavian Kelly Clarkson fans (and anyone with Web access) to download "All I Ever Wanted," even though it’s not being released until March 10th.
=================================
Bjork Release
Bjork releases concert album and film boxed setIcelandic performer Bjork will release Voltaic, a boxed album and DVD set in celebration of her recent two-year tour in support of her Volta album, March 2 on the One Little Indian label. Offered in standard, deluxe, and limited edition vinyl versions, Voltaic features two CDs, one of remixes from the Volta album and the other featuring live performances, as well as two DVDs, a concert film and a collection of music videos.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Back to Normal- I Hope
As you may have read, I have had major computer issues during the past week. Thankfully, my tech guy (thank you Homer!) was able to save most of my data, wound up having to install a new hard drive and learn a very important lesson about backing up your files. Dave over at www.collectingvinylrecords.musicstack.com told me about a place to do just that. www.mozy.com So check it out, it is certainly worth the time and effort.
I will be resuming my regular posts asap, I still have to re-install some programs that were lost (and get my printer back up and running). I thank my regular readers for their patience and to the old & new readers, please bear with me, the blog will be better than ever, so come back often!
I will be resuming my regular posts asap, I still have to re-install some programs that were lost (and get my printer back up and running). I thank my regular readers for their patience and to the old & new readers, please bear with me, the blog will be better than ever, so come back often!
This Date In music History- February 20
Birthdays:
Brian Littrell-The Backstreet Boys (1975)
Barbara Ellis- Fleetwoods (1940)
Buffy Sainte-Marie (1941)
Jerome Geils- J. Geils Band (1946)
Ian Brown- Stone Roses (1963)
Walter Becker- Steely Dan is 59.
Rihanna (Robyn Rihanna Fenty) R&B singer (1988)
Nancy Wilson (1937)
They Are Missed:
Born on this day in 1945, Alan Hull, guitarist, singer, songwriter, Lindisfarne. Hull died of a heart attack on 17th November 1996.
Kurt Cobain- Nirvana (1967)
Randy California (Spirit) was born in 1951. He died on January 2, 1997 when rescuing his 12 year-old son after he was sucked into a riptide in surf off Hawaii.
In 1980, Bon Scott, singer from AC/DC was pronounced dead on arrival at a London hospital after a heavy night's drinking. Scott was found in the passenger seat of a friend's parked car. The official coroner's report stated that he had "Drunk himself to death." after suffocating on his own vomit.
History:
Bon Jovi began recording their third album, “Slippery When Wet” in Vancouver in 1986. With “You Give Love A Bad Name” and “Livin’ On A Prayer,” the album has sold more than 10 million copies.
At the 19th annual Grammy Awards in 1977, statues were presented to Stevie Wonder for Best Album for "Songs In The Key Of Life", and Best Vocal Performance for "I Wish". Best Album went to Chicago for "Chicago X", Best New Artist went to The Starland Vocal Band. Chicago is also cited for Best Pop Vocal Performance for "If You Leave Me Now".
In 2007, Electric Light Orchestra issue an expanded and remastered version of their '77 album, "Out Of The Blue," to mark the disc's 30th anniversary. There are three previously unreleased tracks and notes co-written by ELO frontman Jeff Lynne.
The Beach Boys recorded "Don't Worry Baby" in 1964.
The soundtrack to 'Jesus Christ Superstar' went to #1 on the US album chart in 1971. The album peaked at #6 on the UK chart.
Gary Lewis and the Playboys started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1965 with 'This Diamond Ring.' Session musicians were used on the track instead of the band and Gary's voice was heavily over dubbed with other singers. Lewis is the son of actor Jerry Lewis.
The single 'Instant Karma' by The Plastic Ono Band was released in the US in 1970. John Lennon had written, recorded and mixed the track all in one day on the 22nd January 1970.
Appearing on the first date of a six day tour of Florida in 1958 were Bill Haley and his Comets, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly & The Crickets, Jerry Lee Lewis and Jimmie Rodgers, under the title 'The Big Gold Record Stars.'
Ben and Jerry's introduced a their ice cream Phish Food in 1997. It was named after the rock group Phish.
In West Warwick, RI, in 2003, 99 people were killed when fire destroyed the nightclub The Station. The fire started with sparks from a pyrotechnic display being used by Great White. Ty Longley, guitarist for Great White, was one of the victims in the fire. Two brothers who owned the club were charged, along with the former tour manager with involuntary manslaughter. Foam soundproofing material at the edge of the stage set alight and the blaze spread quickly in the one-storey wooden building as fans all tried to escape through the same exit. Great White began a tour in July 2003 to raise money for the survivors and families of victims.
In 2004, Brian Wilson kicked off an 11-date UK tour at London's Royal Festival Hall. The shows saw Wilson performing the full suite of songs from his unreleased masterpiece 'Smile' Wilson's teenage symphony to God.
In 1974, Cher filed for separation from husband Sonny Bono. She filed for divorce not long afterwards. They had been married for 10 years.
Brian Littrell-The Backstreet Boys (1975)
Barbara Ellis- Fleetwoods (1940)
Buffy Sainte-Marie (1941)
Jerome Geils- J. Geils Band (1946)
Ian Brown- Stone Roses (1963)
Walter Becker- Steely Dan is 59.
Rihanna (Robyn Rihanna Fenty) R&B singer (1988)
Nancy Wilson (1937)
They Are Missed:
Born on this day in 1945, Alan Hull, guitarist, singer, songwriter, Lindisfarne. Hull died of a heart attack on 17th November 1996.
Kurt Cobain- Nirvana (1967)
Randy California (Spirit) was born in 1951. He died on January 2, 1997 when rescuing his 12 year-old son after he was sucked into a riptide in surf off Hawaii.
In 1980, Bon Scott, singer from AC/DC was pronounced dead on arrival at a London hospital after a heavy night's drinking. Scott was found in the passenger seat of a friend's parked car. The official coroner's report stated that he had "Drunk himself to death." after suffocating on his own vomit.
History:
Bon Jovi began recording their third album, “Slippery When Wet” in Vancouver in 1986. With “You Give Love A Bad Name” and “Livin’ On A Prayer,” the album has sold more than 10 million copies.
At the 19th annual Grammy Awards in 1977, statues were presented to Stevie Wonder for Best Album for "Songs In The Key Of Life", and Best Vocal Performance for "I Wish". Best Album went to Chicago for "Chicago X", Best New Artist went to The Starland Vocal Band. Chicago is also cited for Best Pop Vocal Performance for "If You Leave Me Now".
In 2007, Electric Light Orchestra issue an expanded and remastered version of their '77 album, "Out Of The Blue," to mark the disc's 30th anniversary. There are three previously unreleased tracks and notes co-written by ELO frontman Jeff Lynne.
The Beach Boys recorded "Don't Worry Baby" in 1964.
The soundtrack to 'Jesus Christ Superstar' went to #1 on the US album chart in 1971. The album peaked at #6 on the UK chart.
Gary Lewis and the Playboys started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1965 with 'This Diamond Ring.' Session musicians were used on the track instead of the band and Gary's voice was heavily over dubbed with other singers. Lewis is the son of actor Jerry Lewis.
The single 'Instant Karma' by The Plastic Ono Band was released in the US in 1970. John Lennon had written, recorded and mixed the track all in one day on the 22nd January 1970.
Appearing on the first date of a six day tour of Florida in 1958 were Bill Haley and his Comets, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly & The Crickets, Jerry Lee Lewis and Jimmie Rodgers, under the title 'The Big Gold Record Stars.'
Ben and Jerry's introduced a their ice cream Phish Food in 1997. It was named after the rock group Phish.
In West Warwick, RI, in 2003, 99 people were killed when fire destroyed the nightclub The Station. The fire started with sparks from a pyrotechnic display being used by Great White. Ty Longley, guitarist for Great White, was one of the victims in the fire. Two brothers who owned the club were charged, along with the former tour manager with involuntary manslaughter. Foam soundproofing material at the edge of the stage set alight and the blaze spread quickly in the one-storey wooden building as fans all tried to escape through the same exit. Great White began a tour in July 2003 to raise money for the survivors and families of victims.
In 2004, Brian Wilson kicked off an 11-date UK tour at London's Royal Festival Hall. The shows saw Wilson performing the full suite of songs from his unreleased masterpiece 'Smile' Wilson's teenage symphony to God.
In 1974, Cher filed for separation from husband Sonny Bono. She filed for divorce not long afterwards. They had been married for 10 years.
Music News & Notes
Crimson and Cl- Oooops
Tommy James has had a wonder pop-rock career but there is one thing he regrets; that he and the Shondells didn't accept an invitation to play at Woodstock.
"I was in Hawaii at the time and we got asked to do the festival. Artie Kornfeld was one of the principals of the festival and a friend of mine, and we got asked to go.
"I said, 'Wait a minute, you're asking me to leave paradise and fly 6,000 miles to a pig farm? Did I just hear you right?' I said, 'If we're not there, start without us,' and they did and they called it Woodstock.
"By Thursday of that week, we knew we screwed up really bad."
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ELO Bass Player Dies
Kelly Groucutt, who was bassist for the Electric Light Orchestra, from 1974 to 1983, has passed away at the age of 63. The official announcement from the website:
"It is with great sadness that I have to inform the fans that Kelly Groucutt died on the afternoon of 19th February 2009 of a heart attack.
"Our hearts and thoughts go out to Anna and Kelly's family. He touched all of our lives with his love, kindness and generosity as well as his talent for music and song.
"He was a true and wonderful friend who loved every second of life and he will be greatly missed by us all".
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B.B. On The Radio
Sirius XM Radio has announced the February 20 premier of You and Me with B.B. King. The weekly hour long show will be heard on Channel 74 on both the Sirius and XM service, also known as B.B. King's Bluesville.
Each week, B.B. King will personally select a broad range of blues music featuring his favorite songs by peers from the past and today's artists. The blues legend will also share personal anecdotes and stories about the artists who inspire him as well as offer commentary on music that has made him a musical inspiration for generations of musicians. Sirius XM listeners will also hear from special guests including Johnny Winter, Buddy Guy, Albert Cummings and Keb' Mo who have worked with and have been influenced by King. King will also answer email questions from fans in a weekly "B.B. King's Mailbag" feature.
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Simon & Garfunkel To Tour
According to Art Garfunkel, he and Paul Simon will be going out on the road again, although a date and locations have not been set. He told the BBC news “Our plan to work together coming together but it doesn’t go through England this time.”
Tommy James has had a wonder pop-rock career but there is one thing he regrets; that he and the Shondells didn't accept an invitation to play at Woodstock.
"I was in Hawaii at the time and we got asked to do the festival. Artie Kornfeld was one of the principals of the festival and a friend of mine, and we got asked to go.
"I said, 'Wait a minute, you're asking me to leave paradise and fly 6,000 miles to a pig farm? Did I just hear you right?' I said, 'If we're not there, start without us,' and they did and they called it Woodstock.
"By Thursday of that week, we knew we screwed up really bad."
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ELO Bass Player Dies
Kelly Groucutt, who was bassist for the Electric Light Orchestra, from 1974 to 1983, has passed away at the age of 63. The official announcement from the website:
"It is with great sadness that I have to inform the fans that Kelly Groucutt died on the afternoon of 19th February 2009 of a heart attack.
"Our hearts and thoughts go out to Anna and Kelly's family. He touched all of our lives with his love, kindness and generosity as well as his talent for music and song.
"He was a true and wonderful friend who loved every second of life and he will be greatly missed by us all".
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B.B. On The Radio
Sirius XM Radio has announced the February 20 premier of You and Me with B.B. King. The weekly hour long show will be heard on Channel 74 on both the Sirius and XM service, also known as B.B. King's Bluesville.
Each week, B.B. King will personally select a broad range of blues music featuring his favorite songs by peers from the past and today's artists. The blues legend will also share personal anecdotes and stories about the artists who inspire him as well as offer commentary on music that has made him a musical inspiration for generations of musicians. Sirius XM listeners will also hear from special guests including Johnny Winter, Buddy Guy, Albert Cummings and Keb' Mo who have worked with and have been influenced by King. King will also answer email questions from fans in a weekly "B.B. King's Mailbag" feature.
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Simon & Garfunkel To Tour
According to Art Garfunkel, he and Paul Simon will be going out on the road again, although a date and locations have not been set. He told the BBC news “Our plan to work together coming together but it doesn’t go through England this time.”
Classical Music Expert Dies
Gerald J. Canter, 1933-2009, NU professor, avid collector of classical music records Northwestern speech pathology expert started a mail-order business for classical music buyers
By Trevor Jensen | Tribune reporter
Gerald J. Canter started a mail-order classical music record business after his retirement from Northwestern University, where he had been a professor of speech pathology, and for many years had organized an annual records show for fellow collectors.
Dr. Canter, 76, died of esophageal cancer on Saturday, Feb. 7, in his Evanston home, said his wife, Susan.
Rows of metal shelves in Dr. Canter's basement held perhaps 40,000 vinyl records, and he also owned an untold number of compact discs, his wife said. All were neatly cataloged by record label, and most were in pristine condition.
In 1992, Dr. Canter started The Classical Collector. At first a mail-order business, later moving to the Internet, the home business allowed Dr. Canter to make a living out of his hobby. With the help of his wife, he distributed catalogs to a couple of thousand customers around the world, and packed and shipped records to order.
Dr. Canter started the Midwest Classical Record Show in the mid-1980s. The show attracted dealers from around the Midwest to sell, buy and trade classical recordings, CDs and reel-to-reel tapes.
Read the rest of the article here: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-hed-gcanter-20-feb20,0,4994384.story
By Trevor Jensen | Tribune reporter
Gerald J. Canter started a mail-order classical music record business after his retirement from Northwestern University, where he had been a professor of speech pathology, and for many years had organized an annual records show for fellow collectors.
Dr. Canter, 76, died of esophageal cancer on Saturday, Feb. 7, in his Evanston home, said his wife, Susan.
Rows of metal shelves in Dr. Canter's basement held perhaps 40,000 vinyl records, and he also owned an untold number of compact discs, his wife said. All were neatly cataloged by record label, and most were in pristine condition.
In 1992, Dr. Canter started The Classical Collector. At first a mail-order business, later moving to the Internet, the home business allowed Dr. Canter to make a living out of his hobby. With the help of his wife, he distributed catalogs to a couple of thousand customers around the world, and packed and shipped records to order.
Dr. Canter started the Midwest Classical Record Show in the mid-1980s. The show attracted dealers from around the Midwest to sell, buy and trade classical recordings, CDs and reel-to-reel tapes.
Read the rest of the article here: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-hed-gcanter-20-feb20,0,4994384.story
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