Cat Stevens

Watch David Gilmour Cover Cat Stevens Morning Has Broken

by Paul Cashmere

Pink Floyd legend David Gilmour has broken out a Cat Stevens classic for his Von Trapped Family webcast.

Tagged as: 70s, Cat Stevens, Charlie Gilmour, David Gilmour, Morning Has Broken, rock, UK

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Tom Jones, Forum theatre Melbourne 2014, photo Ros O'Gorman

Tom Jones To Release 42nd Album ‘Surrounded By Time’

by Paul Cashmere

Tom Jones will release his 42nd album ‘Surrounded By Time’ album in April.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens, Surrounded By Time, Tom Jones, Tony Joe White, UK

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Yusuf - Cat Stevens at Rod Laver Arena Melbourne on Monday 27 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Cat Stevens To Publish ‘Peace Train’ Kids Book

by Paul Cashmere

Cat Stevens will release a children’s book edition of his classic ‘Peace Train’ in May 2021.

Tagged as: 70s, author, book, Cat Stevens, children's book, Harper Collins, HarperCollins, Peace Train, Peter H Reynolds, UK, Yusuf

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Cat Stevens Reimagines ‘Tea For The Tillerman’ 50 Years On

by Paul Cashmere

Yusuf/Cat Stevens has revisited his classic ‘Tea For The Tillerman’ 50 years on to record a new version of the album to mark the title’s 50th anniversary.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Cat Stevens, folk, rock, UK, Yusuf

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Yusuf / Cat Stevens Sends A Message of Peace

by Paul Cashmere

Cat Stevens has posted a message of peace at this time as the world deals with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Cat Stevens, contemporary, folk, rock, songwriter, UK, Yusuf

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Cat Stevens Endorses Ron Vincent To Carry His Music Forward

by Paul Cashmere

Australian performer Ron Vincent plays the music of Cat Stevens and he has received an endorsement from the man himself.

Tagged as: Australia, Cat Stevens, classic rock, contemporary, rock, Ron Vincent, singer, songwriter, UK

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Cat Stevens to donate over $1 million to charities

by Paul Cashmere

Cat Stevens will donate over $1 million to charities around the world from his ‘A Cat’s Attic – Peace Train Tour’ with a number of Australian charities becoming beneficiaries.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Cat Stevens, folk, Paul Dainty, rock, songwriter, UK, Yusuf

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Cat Stevens Signs With BMG

by Paul Cashmere

Yusuf Islam (aka Cat Stevens) has entrusted his entire songwriting catalogue to BMG Publishing as well as various gems from the recording “Cat-O-Log’ with nine albums dating back to 1976.

Tagged as: 60s, BMG, Cat Stevens, contemporary, pop, rock, songwriter, UK

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Scott Dorsey and Cat Stevens image courtesy of Scott Dorsey

Cat Stevens Caught Up With Engelbert Humperdinck’s Son Scott Dorsey In Brisbane

by Paul Cashmere

Scott Dorsey, the son and former manager of Engelbert Humperdinck, caught up with Cat Stevens in Brisbane this week.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Cat Stevens, contemporary, Engelbert Humperdinck, Scott Dorsey, songwriter, UK, Yusuf

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Yusuf/Cat Stevens Returns To His “Second Home” Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Cat Stevens aka Yusuf performed in Melbourne, Australia on Monday night for the first time in seven years.

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Cat Stevens Revisits 1967 New Masters On Current Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Cat Stevens is investing heavily in his lesser known 1967 album ‘New Masters’ on his current Australian tour.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Cat Stevens, contemporary, pop, rock, UK, Yusuf

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New Music from Cat Stevens ‘See What Love Did To Me’

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Yusuf (Cat Stevens) will release his fourth album under his new name with The Laughing Apple, out September 15 on Cat-O-Log Records.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Cat Stevens, contemporary, pop, UK, Yusuf

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Cat Stevens Adds Second Melbourne Sydney and Brisbane Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Cat Stevens will perform second shows for Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney on his upcoming Australian tour.

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Cat Stevens aka Yusuf To Tour Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Cat Stevens aka Yusuf will return to Australia in November for ‘A Cat’s Attic Peace Train Tour’ to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his first hit ‘Matthew & Son’.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Cat Stevens, contemporary, folk, pop, rock, UK, Yusuf

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Watch Chris Cornell Join Cat Stevens To Perform Wild World

by Paul Cashmere

Soundgarden’s frontman Chris Cornell was a surprise guest with Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam in Los Angeles this week.

Tagged as: 70s, 90s, Cat Stevens, Chris Cornell, grunge, hard rock, rock, Soundgarden, UK, USA, Watch Chris Cornell Join Cat Stevens To Perform Wild World

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Cat Stevens Opens His Cat’s Attic 50th Anniversary Tour In Toronto

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam has played the first show in his A Cat’s Attic: 50th Anniversary Acoustic Tour at the Sony Centre For the Performing Arts in Toronto.

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Cat Stevens To Play NYC For First Time Since 1976

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the singer’s first hit, I Love My Dog.

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Cat Stevens Releases Song For Refugees

by Music-News.com

Legendary singer/songwriter Yusuf / Cat Stevens has launched a campaign to help child refugees in Europe with a charity gig on June 14 at London’s Central Hall, Westminster, and the release of a unique single, He Was Alone.

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Yusuf Performs For Jimmy Fallon

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Yusuf, the former Cat Stevens, appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Friday night to sing a song from his latest album, Tell ‘Em I’m Gone.

Tagged as: 60s, Cat Stevens, folk, Jimmy Fallon, music news, pop, rock, UK, Yusuf

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Led Zeppelin, Neil Young And Cat Stevens New Music Releases For October 31, 2014

by Gavin Ryan

More from Led Zeppelin back catalogue, new Neil Young, Calvin Harris, Annie Lennox and Yusuf / Cat Stevens leads the week’s new music releases.

Tagged as: Cat Stevens, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, new music releases

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Yusuf Releases Short Film For Tell ‘Em I’m Gone Album

by Paul Cashmere

Yusuf aka Cat Stevens has releases a short film by director Danny Clinch to explain his next album ‘Tell ‘Em I’m Gone’.

Tagged as: 70s, Cat Stevens, music news, pop, singer, songwriter, Tell Em I'm Gone, UK, Yusuf

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Yusuf Cancels Show After Tickets Scalped

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Yusuf/Cat Stevens has cancelled his New York City show, scheduled for December 7, saying that he was dismayed by the high prices being commanded by scalpers and secondary market ticket sites on the internet.

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Yusuf aka Cat Stevens Returns With Rick Rubin Produced Album

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Yusuf, the singer formerly known as Cat Stevens, has signed with Legacy Recordings and will release his new album, Tell ‘Em I’m Gone, on October 27.

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Bruce Springsteen at SXSW Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inducts Springsteen, Nirvana, Kiss

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Barkleys Center in Brooklyn was the site Thursday night for the induction of the class of 2014 into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Tagged as: Bruce Springsteen, Cat Stevens, Kiss, Lorde, Nirvana, Peter Gabriel, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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Cat Stevens To Skip Hall of Fame Induction

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Cat Stevens is the latest artist to withdraw from his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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Nirvana, Kiss , Hall & Oates Head To Hall Of Fame

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Nirvana, Kiss and Hall & Oates are some of the names announced for the 2014 inductions for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Tagged as: Cat Stevens, Hall & Oates, Kiss, Nirvana, Peter Gabriel, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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Cat Stevens Plays Brazil

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Cat Stevens (aka Yusuf), opened his Peace Train Tour last Saturday and Sunday at the Credicard Hall is Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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Herb Alpert And Sergio Mendes Play The Hollywood Bowl

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

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.

Tagged as: 1960s, Captain And Tennille, Cat Stevens, Chuck Mangione, Herb Alpert, jazz, Lani Hall, Peter Frampton, Sergio Mendes, Styx, Supertramp, The Carpenters, The Hollywood Bowl, Tijuana Brass, U.S.A.

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Legendary Session Guitarist Big Jim Sullivan Passes Away At 71

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Big Jim Sullivan, one of the most prolific studio guitar players in British music history, passed away on Tuesday (2nd October) in his West Sussex home at the age of 71.

Tagged as: Big Jim Sullivan, Cat Stevens, David Bowie, Dusty Springfield, Engelbert Humperdinck, Gerry & the Pacemakers, Kinks, Petula Clark, Seekers, Zombies

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Yes, Rick Wakeman Wins First Prog God Award

by Music-News.com

Prog Magazine who recently announced the first annual Orange Amplification presents the Progressive Music Awards are to honour the legendary Rick Wakeman as the first ever recipient of the Prog God Award.

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