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Kempsey’s annual Slim Dusty Festival has been canned for 2019 but it will return in 2020.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, Australia, country, Slim Dusty

The Seekers Revert To Their Original Roots with Michael Cristiano announced as new singer

The original Seekers Athol Guy, Keith Potger, Bruce Woodley have announced a new album and live dates with new singer Michael Cristiano who has come on board to recreate the original all-male line-up of the 50s.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, Athol Guy, Australia, Bruce Woodley, folk, Keith Potger, Michael Cristiano, The Original Seekers, The Seekers

Screen and Music Legend Doris Day Dies at age 97

Doris Day, one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, has died at the age of 97.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, contemporary, Doris Day, film, movies, USA

Here is the title track to Willie Nelson’s Ride Me Back Home

Willie Nelson will release his 69th studio album ‘Ride Me Back Home’ in June.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, country, USA, Willie Nelson

Sheryl Crow and Johnny Cash Merge Redemption Day With Stunning Music Video

Sheryl Crow first released ‘Redemption Day’ on her second album in 1996. Johnny Cash left us in 2003. In 2010, his version of Sheryl Crow’s ‘Redemption Day’ was released as part of his American Songbook series. Today, 19 April, 2019, the two songs were merged.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 90s, blues, country, Johnny Cash, pop, rock, Sheryl Crow, soul, USA

Ben Harper has produced the new Mavis Staples album

Mavis Staples next album ‘We Get By’ was produced by Ben Harper.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, Mavis Staples, soul, USA

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Jerry Lee Lewis suffers a stroke

Jerry Lee Lewis, one of the last Rock and Roll legends of the 1950s, has suffered a stroke.

Tagged as: 50s, Jerry Lee Lewis, rock and roll, USA

Charles Aznavour Dead At 94 R.I.P. 1924-2018

French superstar Charles Aznavour has died in the south east of France at the age of 94.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, chanson, Charles Aznavour, France, pop

Blues Legend Otis Rush R.I.P. At 84 (1934-2018)

Otis Rush, the architect of West Side Sound, has died from complications from his stroke at age 84.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, blues, Otis Rush, USA

Lisa Marie Presley Releases Duet With Elvis

by Music-News.com

Lisa Marie Presley broke down in tears while recording a new duet with her late dad, because the project made her feel connected to him.

Tagged as: 50s, 90s, Elvis Presley, Lisa Marie Presley, pop, rock, USA

Slim Dusty Spends 1000 Weeks On ARIA Chart

by Noise11.com

Australian Country legend Slim Dusty has cranked up 1000 weeks on the ARIA Country Albums Chart with ‘The Very Best of Slim Dusty’.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, Australia, country, EMI Records, Slim Dusty

Andrew O’Keefe Will Be Johnny O’Keefe For Two Nights Only In Melbourne

Former Weekend Sunrise host Andrew O’Keefe will bring his ‘Andrew O’Keefe Shouts Johnny O’Keefe’ show to Melbourne for two nights in October.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, Andrew O'Keefe, Australia, Johnny O'Keefe, rock and roll

R.I.P. DJ Fontana 1931-2018

by Greg Phillips

Elvis Presely’s first and longtime drummer Dominic Joseph ‘DJ’ Fontana, who played on countless Presley hits has died at the age of 87. DJ recorded with Elvis beginning in 1956 and throughout the 1960s, most notably on “Hound Dog,” “Jailhouse Rock,” “Treat Me Nice” and “All Shook Up.” DJ was inducted into the Rock and

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, DJ Fontana, Elvis Presley, rock and roll, USA

R.I.P. Clarence Fountain of Blind Boys of Alabama 1929-2018

by Greg Phillips

Clarence Fountain, founding member and longtime leader of the iconic gospel group Blind Boys of Alabama died the morning of June 3rd in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was 88.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Blind Boys Of Alabama, blues, Clarence Fountain, Gospel, soul, USA

R.I.P. Eddy Clearwater 1935-2018

Grammy-nominated Chicago blues legend Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater died of heart failure on Friday, June 1, in his hometown of Skokie, Illinois. He was 83.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, blues, Eddy Clearwater, USA

Tony Bennett Gets A Street In San Francisco

San Francisco’s singing ambassador, Tony Bennett, will unveil “his” street sign on Saturday, June 2nd in front of the storied Fairmont Hotel where his first public performance of the iconic classic “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” took place in December 1961.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, contemporary, jazz, pop, Tony Bennett, USA

Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller To Be Immortalised On Jazz Walk in Kansas

Songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, composers of some of the greatest blues, jazz, R&B, and rock and roll hits of all time, will be inducted into the American Jazz Walk of Fame in Kansas City, MO on Saturday, June 2. Their names will be embedded in a bronze medallion on the sidewalk near the

Tagged as: 50s, 70s, Jerry Leiber, Leiber and Stoller, Mike Stoller, rock, songwriters, USA

Roy Orbison Goes Gold In The UK

by Noise11.com

30 years after his death Roy Orbison is a pop star all over again in the UK.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, pop, rock, Roy Orbison, Traveling Wilburys, USA

R.I.P. Laura Lee Perkins 1939-2018

Laura Lee Perkins has died on April 6 at the age of 78.

Tagged as: 50s, Laura Lee Perkins, rockabilly, USA

R.I.P. Yvonne Staples of the Staple Singers 1939-2018

Yvonne Staples, one of the five members of the gospel and R&B greats The Staple Singers, has died at her home in South Shore, IL at the age of 80.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, soul, Staple Singers, USA, Yvonne Staples

R.I.P. Ken Dodd 1928-2018

Legendary British singer and comedian Sir Ken Dodd has died aged 90.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, comedy, Ken Dodd, UK

R.I.P. Little Sammy Davis 1928-2018

Blues singer Little Sammy Davis, whose blues career was interrupted for two decades only to come back and become a close musical associate of Levon Helm, died on Friday (February 16) at a nursing home in Middletown, NY at the age of 89.

Tagged as: 40s, 50s, blues, Harmonica Sammy Davis, Little Sammy Davis, USA

R.I.P. Vic Damone 1928-2018

One of the very best of the crooners to come in the wake of the Sinatra craze, Vic Damone, has died after suffering respiratory failure on Sunday (February 11) in Miami Beach at the age of 89.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, contemporary, crooner, jazz, USA, Vic Damone

Chuck Berry Estate Authorizes Biography

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Chuck Berry’s widow has signed a deal to bring the rock pioneer’s life story to the screen in a documentary and biopic.

Tagged as: 50s, Chuck Berry, rock and roll, USA

Elvis The Auction – Now You Can Own a Piece of Presley

After the record-breaking auction during the 40th anniversary Elvis Week this past August, there will be another opportunity to own a piece of music history as highlights of the rare Elvis Presley artifacts to be included in the upcoming “Auction at Graceland” were announced today along with registration information and catalog ordering details.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, Elvis Presley, pop, rock, rock and roll, USA

R.I.P. Keely Smith 1928-2017

Keely Smith, the iconic singer/performer known for her many solo recordings as well as her musical partnership with first husband Louis Prima, died in Palm Springs, CA on Saturday, December 16. She was 89 and under physicians’ care at the time of her passing from apparent heart failure.

Tagged as: 40s, 50s, jazz, Keely Smith, standards, USA

R.I.P. Mel Tillis 1932-2017

Mel Tillis, the country music singer who had 36 top ten singles including six number ones, has died at the Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala, FL from what is suspected to be resperatory failure. He was 85.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, country, Mel Tillis, USA

Ralph Carr To Bring Back Elvis The Wonder Of You To Australia In 2018

Australian music industry legend Ralph Carr is planning on keeping the legacy of Elvis alive in Australia in 2018 by bringing back the Elvis ‘The Wonder of You’ orchestra for a tour.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, Australia, Elvis Presley, music industry, pop, Priscilla Presley, Ralph Carr, rock and roll, USA

R.I.P. Fats Domino 1928-2017

Fats Domino, one of the ten inaugural inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and an early architect of rock music, has died at his daughter’s suburban New Orleans home at the age of 89.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, blues, Fats Domino, rock and roll, USA