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Jimmy Buffett, Noise11, Photo

Jimmy Buffett Plays Free Beach Concert For 50,000

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Jimmy Buffett challenged, but came up well short of an all-time record on Saturday when a free concert on Atlantic City’s LandShark Beach drew 50,000 people.  The event is second only to a 1983 free concert by the Beach Boys the brought in 250,000 people.

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Randy Travis

Randy Travis Releases Tribute To George Jones

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Country’s Randy Travis has recorded and released a new song, with the help of Joe Nichols, in a salute to the recently passed great George Jones.

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Dolly Parton - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Dolly Parton Introduces Literacy Program For UK Children

by Music-News.com

Country music legend Dolly Parton has single-handedly declared war on illiteracy, introducing the UK’s Imagination Library.

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George Jones, Noise11, Photo, music news

The Show Must Go On For George Jones

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The final scheduled show for George Jones, scheduled for November 22 at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, will go on as a tribute to the late singer.

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Music promoter and producer Sid Bernstein, most famous for bringing the Beatles to Carnegie Hall and Shea Stadium, has died. He was 95.

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August 1, 2013
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The artists that built A&M Records in the mid-60's, Herb Alpert and Sergio Mendes, came to the Hollwood Bowl last Wednesday with special guest, Alpert's wife, Lani Hall.

July 23, 2013
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Paul McCartney Adds Japan Dates To His “Out There” Tour

Paul McCartney has just added Japanese dates to his "Out There" tour making an Australian tour now very likely.

July 16, 2013
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Unreleased 1964 Beatles Acetate To Be Auctioned

The acetate for a rare Beatles album that never saw release will be auctioned off on August 9 by Heritage Auctions.

July 16, 2013
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Charles Pope Of The Tams Dies At 76

Charles Pope, co-founder of The Tams, died on Friday morning at his home in Atlanta at the age of 76. He had been suffering from Alzheimer's, a battle that had been documented on the reality series Tiny and Toya and T.I. and Toya: The Family Hustle on BET.

July 15, 2013
Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo
Mike Love Wants Brian Wilson Back In The Beach Boys

After last year's fiftieth anniversary tour, the original members of the Beach Boys once again split apart. Mike Love, who owns the group name, continued touring with Bruce Johnston while Brian Wilson, Al Jardine and David Markham talked about touring their own version of the band.

July 10, 2013