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Mike Pinder of The Moody Blues Dies At Age 82

by Paul Cashmere

R.I.P. Mike Pinder, a founding member of The Moody Blues.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Mike Pinder, Moody Blues, pop, rock, UK

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Gavin Webb of The Masters Apprentices Dies Aged 77

by Paul Cashmere

Gavin Webb, the founding bass player for The Masters Apprentices, has died at age 77 after six years with cancer.

Tagged as: 60s, Australia, Gavin Webb, Masters Apprentices, rock

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James Taylor at MCA Melbourne 16 April 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

James Taylor Farewells Australia With Final Tour (Melbourne Review)

by Paul Cashmere

I could go to a James Taylor show just for the stories. The man is a part of music history and is still around to tell the tales of how it all began. Like, for instance, being the first artist signed to Apple Records. James “auditioned” for Apple with his song ‘Something In The Way She Moves’. “Paul went away and started the label and George went away and wrote the song”, he said.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, A Day On The Green, Americana, country, James Taylor, Live Nation, rock, USA

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Russell Morris The Real Thing Symphonic Concert To Be Released On DVD

by Paul Cashmere

The music video edition of Russell Morris ‘The Real Thing Symphonic Concert’ will be released on DVD through Ambition in June.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Australia, classical, orchestra, rock, Russell Morris, Symphonic Concert, The Real Thing

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$3 Million Beatles Collection Up For Auction

by Music-News.com

Gotta Have Rock and Roll, a premier online auction house specializing in music, pop culture and sports memorabilia, is currently holding its Rock & Roll Pop Culture AuctionGotta Have Rock and Roll.

Tagged as: 60s, auction, Gotta Have Rock and Roll, The Beatles

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Beach Boys Trailer Showcases Never Before Seen Footage

by Paul Cashmere

On May 24, Disney+ will premiere ‘The Beach Boys’ documentary with new interviews and never before seen footage.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Beach Boys, Disney, documentary, pop, rock, USA

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Lulu performs at Hamer Hall on Friday 24 June 2016. This is the first time Lulu has toured Australia.

Lulu To Play One Last Time Ever At Glastonbury

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Lulu is set to perform at Glastonbury this summer for her last live gig.

Tagged as: 60s, Lulu, pop, UK

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Rhythm & Blues Legend Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry Dies Aged 87

by Paul Cashmere

Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry, the Rhythm & Blues legend, has died at the age of 87.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, Clarence Frogman Henry, rhythm & blues, USA

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Blues Legend Charlie Musselwhite To Tour Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Charlie Musselwhite is coming back to Australia again.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, blues, Charlie Musselwhite, USA

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Brian Cadd Recreates Two Bootleg Family Band Songs for New Album ‘Dream Train’

by Paul Cashmere

‘Dream Train’, the 26th album for Brian Cadd has arrived, and two of the songs Cadd fans may recognise.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, Brian Cadd, contemporary, country, rock

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Unreleased Marvin Gaye Recordings Found In Belgium

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More than 60 “spine-tingling” lost Marvin Gaye tracks have been uncovered in Belgium.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Marvin Gaye, soul, USA

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Anita Pallenberg ‘Catching Fire’ Doco Premieres

by Paul Cashmere

‘Catching Fire’ is a new documentary about the life of Anita Pallenberg, who was the partner of not one but two Rolling Stones.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Anita Pallenberg, Catching Fire, documentary, rock, Rolling Stones, UK

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Tom Jones in Melbourne 27 March 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

Tom Jones Delivers His Own Eulogy For Stunning ‘Ages & Stages’ Tour Melbourne 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Tom Jones was sharing way more than just his songs with his Melbourne audience this week. If you have listened to any of Tom’s albums since ‘Praise & Blame’ in 2010 you already know Tom has reached a different plane to where he was as “Pop Star” Tom in the 60s, and “reinvented” Tom in the 90s.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Ages & Stages, Australian Tour, Live Nation, pop, soul, Tom Jones

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New Beatles Book Marks 60 Years Since The Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

A new book on The Beatles by Andy Neill and Greg Armstrong is focused on The Beatles one and only ever Australian tour from back in 1964.

Tagged as: 60s, Andy Neill, Australia, Greg Armstrong, Hong Kong, New Zealand, The Beatles, The Beatles Australasian Tour 1964

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The Who Roger Daltrey. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Roger Daltrey Closes Princes Trust 2024 Event With Plant, Vedder, Weller

by Paul Cashmere

Closing a week of incredible shows last night was Ovation – A Celebration of 24 Years of gigs for Teenage Cancer Trust, a show featuring Roger Daltrey’s friends and fans, many of those who helped establish these gigs as a celebrated annual event: Roger himself, alongside Kelly Jones, Robert Plant with Saving Grace, Eddie Vedder and Paul Weller.

Tagged as: 60s, Eddie Vedder, Kelly Jones, Paul Weller, Princes Trust, Robert Plant, rock, Roger Daltrey, The Who, UK

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Deep Purple Reveal UK Dates For End of 2024

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Deep Purple are hitting the road this November.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Deep Purple, metal, Pandemonium, Reef, UK tour

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Roger Daltrey To Do Most Acoustic Tour of UK

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Roger Daltrey has announced a “mostly acoustic” solo tour this summer.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, rock, Roger Daltrey, The Who, UK

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Todd Rundgren, Rickie Lee Jones To Play Crosby, Stills & Nash Tribute Show In New York

by Paul Cashmere

A tribute show to Crosby, Stills & Nash is planned for May with Todd Rundgren and Rickie Lee Jones just two of the star lined up to perform.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, country, Crosby Stills & Nash, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Rickie Lee Jones, rock, Stephen Stills, Todd Rundgren, USA

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Smokey Robinson Could Be In For Glastonbury

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Smokey Robinson is being lined up for his first Glastonbury headline slot.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, motown, Smokey Robinson, soul, USA

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The Doors Alive To Return To Australia In October

by Paul Cashmere

Since 2008 The Doors Alive have been performing the music of The Doors with around 200 performances in 20 countries over that time.

Tagged as: 60s, rock, The Doors, The Doors Alive, USA

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Brian Cadd Previews ‘Dream Train’ With New Version of ‘The One That Got Away’

by Paul Cashmere

Brian Cadd has another new song from the upcoming ‘Dream Train’ album and one you may have heard before. Cadd originally ‘The One That Got Away’ on his 2016 Bootleg Family album ‘Bulletproof’.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, Brian Cadd, country, Dream Train, The One That Got Away

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Steve Lawrence Dies At Age 88

by Paul Cashmere

Entertainment legend Steve Lawrence has died in Los Angeles at 88 from complications due to Alzheimer’s disease.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, Eydie Gorme, pop, Steve Lawrence, USA

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Graham Nash Delivers Sixty Years Of History At First Australian Show #REVIEW

by Paul Cashmere

At Graham Nash’s first Australian concert in Melbourne for the ‘Sixty Years of Songs & Stories’ tour Graham mentioned how David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Neil Young and himself often spoke to each other song. For us for fans, they were songs we bought, played, heard on the radio, loved, our classics, our soundtrack. To Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, they were letters between friends.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Neil Young, rock, Stephen Stills, UK, USA

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Cher in Melbourne 2005 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Cher Told To Settle Conservatorship

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Cher and her son have been asked to reach an agreement.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Cher, pop, USA

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Keith Richards Covers Lou Reed ‘I’m Waiting For The Man’

by Paul Cashmere

Keith Richards has recorded a cover of Lou Reed’s ‘I’m Waiting For The Man’ for an upcoming tribute album ‘The Power of the Heart’.

Tagged as: 60s, I'm Waiting for the Man, Keith Richards, Lou Reed, rock, UK, USA, Velvet Underground

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Cher To Receive Icon Award

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Cher is set to receive the Icon Award at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Cher, icon award, iHeartRadio, pop, USA

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John Fogerty Blasts Australian Country Festival For Dumping Him

by Paul Cashmere

Creedence Clearwater Revival legend John Fogerty has blasted Country Fest Queensland for dumping him from the line-up and calling it “unforeseen circumstances”.

Tagged as: 20s, 60s, Australia, country, Country Fest Queensland, Creedence Clearwater Revival, John Fogerty, live music, music festival, rock, USA

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UB40 Cover 60s Pop Classic ‘Gimme Some Sign’

by Paul Cashmere

Robin Campbell’s UB40 are continuing their tradition of covering pop hit as reggae songs with their latest cover, Brenton Wood’s ‘Gimme Little Sign’ as ‘Gimme Some Kinda Sign’.

Tagged as: 20s, 60s, 80s, Brenton Wood, Gimme Some Kinda Sign, Gimme Some Sign, Peter Andre, pop, reggae, Robin Campbell, UB40

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The Beatles Sam Mendes film official photo

The Beatles Support Production Of Sam Mendes Four Beatle Movie

by Paul Cashmere

Filmmaker Sir Samuel Mendes has announced will make four Beatles movies, each a biopic about the individuals John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney.

Tagged as: 60s, movies, pop, rock, Sam Mendes, The Beatles, UK

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Engelbert Humperdinck performs at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda on Thursday 29 October 2015. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Engelbert Humperdinck Has The Hot Ticket of 2024

by Paul Cashmere

If Taylor Swift fans are called Swifties, what are Engelbert Humperdinck fans called? Humpers?

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, contemporary, Engelbert Humperdinck, pop, UK

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Mike Pinder of The Moody Blues Dies At Age 82

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Gavin Webb of The Masters Apprentices Dies Aged 77

Gavin Webb, the founding bass player for The Masters Apprentices, has died at age 77 after six years with cancer.

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James Taylor Farewells Australia With Final Tour (Melbourne Review)

I could go to a James Taylor show just for the stories. The man is a part of music history and is still around to tell the tales of how it all began. Like, for instance, being the first artist signed to Apple Records. James “auditioned” for Apple with his song ‘Something In The Way She Moves’. "Paul went away and started the label and George went away and wrote the song”, he said.

April 17, 2024

Russell Morris The Real Thing Symphonic Concert To Be Released On DVD

The music video edition of Russell Morris ‘The Real Thing Symphonic Concert’ will be released on DVD through Ambition in June.

April 11, 2024

$3 Million Beatles Collection Up For Auction

Gotta Have Rock and Roll, a premier online auction house specializing in music, pop culture and sports memorabilia, is currently holding its Rock & Roll Pop Culture AuctionGotta Have Rock and Roll.

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Beach Boys Trailer Showcases Never Before Seen Footage

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