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Beatles, Stones, Dylan Tweet About Little Richard

by Paul Cashmere

Beatles, Stones and Dylan are tweeting about the death of Rock and Roll icon Little Richard at the age of 87.

Tagged as: 50s, Bob Dylan, Little Richard, rock and roll, Rolling Stones, The Beatles, USA

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Little Richard Passes On At Age 87

by Paul Cashmere

Rock and Roll legend Little Richard has died at the age of 87 after a battle with cancer.

Tagged as: 50s, Little Richard, rock and roll, USA

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Dion Gathers Rock Icons For His ‘Blues With Friends’ Album

by Paul Cashmere

Rock and Roll legend Dion has gathered up his famous friends for his next album ‘Blues With Friends’.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, Bruce Springsteen, Dion, rock and roll, USA, Van Morrison

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Vera Lynn Sales Soar After Queen’s Speech

by Music-News.com

Official Charts Company data confirms that sales of Vera Lynn’s wartime classic We’ll Meet Again, as referenced in Queen Elizabeth’s address to the nation on Sunday evening, have soared 580% so far week-on-week, based on download sales from chart-reporting digital retailers including the likes Amazon, iTunes and more.

Tagged as: 40s, 50s, popular, Queen Elizabeth, UK, Vera Lynn, wartime

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Jazz Great Ellis Marsalis Dies Of COVID-19

by Paul Cashmere

Jazzman Ellis Marsalis, the father of Branford and Wynton Marsalis, has died from COVID-19. He was 85.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, Branford Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, jazz, USA, Wynton Marsalis

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Timothée Chalamet Rumoured For Bob Dylan Role In James Mangold Film

by Tim Cashmere

Actor Timothée Chalamet is said to be in talks with Fox Searchlight and James Mangold to play Bob Dylan in an upcoming biopic.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, biopic, Bob Dylan, classic rock, folk, James Mangold, movie, rock, Timothée Chalamet

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Jerry Lee Lewis Immortalised In Mississippi

by Tim Cashmere

Legendary musician Jerry Lee Lewis has been given a marker on the Mississippi Country Music Trail, which will be displayed outside of his ranch in Nesbit.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Jerry Lee Lewis, killer, Mississippi Country Music Trail, piano, rock and roll

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Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson Join Berry Gordy for opening of Berry Gordy Square

by Paul Cashmere

Sunset Boulevard and Argyle Avenue in Hollywood will hereby be known as Berry Gordy Square.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Berry Gordy, Berry Gordy Square, motown, music industry, pop, R&B, soul, USA

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Blind Boys of Alabama To Play Brunswick Music Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s Brunswick Music Festival has scored the revered Blind Boys of Alabama for 2020.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Blind Boys Of Alabama, Brunswick Music festival, soul, USA

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Mavis Staples to Play Brisbane Bluesfest Sideshow

by Paul Cashmere

Mavis Staples will perform one Bluesfest sideshow in 2020 and Brisbane has scored it.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Mavis Staples, R&B, soul

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Neville Brothers’ Art Neville Passes Away At 81

by Paul Cashmere

Art Neville, the keyboard player for the Neville Brothers, has died at age 81. Art was also a founding member of The Meters.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, Art Neville, funk, Neville Brothers, New Orleans, R&B, soul, The Meters, USA

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Slim Dusty Festival Kempsey is taking 2019 off

by Paul Cashmere

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

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

by Paul Cashmere

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

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Screen and Music Legend Doris Day Dies at age 97

by Paul Cashmere

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

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

by Paul Cashmere

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

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

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

by Paul Cashmere

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

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Ben Harper has produced the new Mavis Staples album

by Paul Cashmere

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

by Paul Cashmere

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

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

by Paul Cashmere

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

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

by Paul Cashmere

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

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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

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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

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

by Paul Cashmere

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

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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

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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

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R.I.P. Eddy Clearwater 1935-2018

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

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

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Tony Bennett Gets A Street In San Francisco

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

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

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

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

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

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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

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

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

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

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

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13 Woody Guthrie Songs Never Before Released Are About To Be Made Public

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