Sly & The Family Stone Reissues
New York,NY. (Top40 Charts/ Epic/ Legacy) - The tumultuous hitmaking career of Sly & The Family Stone continues to reverb�erate in every single genre of contemporary music – from pop and R&B to hip-hop and jazz – more than three decades after the group's last appearance on the Top 40 charts. ...
| New Crossfire Releases - Led Zeppelin, Zombies and Former Zappa Members - Soon To Hit The Streets
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Glass Onyon PR) - Formidable publisher and record label, Crossfire Records, has some ambitious new releases lined-up for Spring 2007. Crossfire, who has blazed a name in the rock music publishing field by issuing invaluable documentations on music legends like Frank Zappa, ...
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Warren Zevon Revealed! New 2CD Rarities Set And Memoir To Be Released May 1, 2007
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Rare and Unreleased Recordings) - Fans of Warren Zevon will now have a chance to learn more about his life and music when both a new 2CD set Preludes – Rare and Unreleased Recordings (Ammal/New West Records) and a provocative memoir, I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD: The Dirty ...
| James Brown's Widow, Tomi Rae Brown, Signs Multi-faceted Record, Literary and Video Deal With The Machine Productions
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Machine Productions) - The widow of the late James Brown acknowledged Monday night on "Larry King Live" that she has just signed a multi-entertainment deal with The Machine Productions of Irvine, California. Brown told King she is working on a tribute CD to her late ...
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The King of Rock 'n' Roll Lives Again in A Special Live Concert TV Special and DVD
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Turner & Company) - Imagine if you could still attend a live concert event starring Elvis Presley-a young, vibrant Elvis, in his prime. Modern technology has made that possible, and PBS will present all the excitement of an Elvis event, beginning in March! Elvis Presley ...
| The Police: Canadian Shows Sell Out
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Live Nation) - Tickets for The Police were off to a brisk start this weekend with an immediate sell-out for the July 22nd performance in Toronto resulting in the addition of a second show (July 23rd). Once announced, both shows were sold out in within 30 minutes. ...
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Out of the Closet at Last: 80's Pop Icon Josie Cotton Reveals Truth Behind the Recording of 'Johnny Are You Queer?'
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Luck Media & Marketing) -Over a quarter century after a single word in a classic pop cult hit launched and then plagued the promising career of Josie Cotton, 'Johnny Are You Queer' has re-entered the cultural zeitgeist via its placement in the mega-popular film 'Jackass ...
| DRG Records to Release Judy Garland's 1959 Album 'The Letter' on CD for the First Time on March 13th, 2007
NEW YORK, NY (Top40 Charts/ DRG Records) - DRG Records proudly announces the CD debut of Judy Garland's legendary 1959 album, "The Letter," in its entire stereo splendor. Judy Garland made the finest recordings of her career for Capitol Records, but one of her most unique albums, "The Letter," has remained ...
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UltraStar Partners with The Police as They Launch Highly Anticipated Worldwide Tour
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Rubenstein Communications) - UltraStar Entertainment, LLC, the leading fan club management and marketing service, announced its partnership with The Police and the creation of www.thepolicetour.com as the premier destination for international fans to join the online celebration ...
| Collectors' Choice Reissues the Town Criers, San Francisco's Premiere Folk Group featuring Marty Balin, Later of Jefferson Airplane
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Conqueroo) - While mid-'60s Greenwich Village laid claim to the most vibrant folk scene in the nation, San Francisco sewed its pre-hippie seeds with clubs like the Drinking Gourd, Coffee 'n' Confusion, My Apartment and hungry i. It was on this circuit that the Town Criers ...
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Collectors' Choice Reissues The Town Criers, San Francisco's Premiere '60s Folk Group Featuring Marty Balin, Later of Jefferson Airplane
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ www.conqueroo.com) - While mid-'60s Greenwich Village laid claim to the most vibrant folk scene in the nation, San Francisco sewed its pre-hippie seeds with clubs like the Drinking Gourd, Coffee 'n' Confusion, My Apartment and hungry i. It was on this circuit that the ...
| Legendary Rock Band The Doors Set to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award During 49th Grammy Telecast and Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame in February
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Doors Fans Website) - In 1967, The Doors released their landmark self-titled debut album. In 2007, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the recording premiere of one of the most important and influential American groups in the history of rock, The Doors will receive a ...
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Columbia Records Announces The Release of 'Twelve,' an Album of Classic Songs Newly Interpreted By 2007 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee Patti Smith
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Columbia Records) - Columbia Records will release Twelve, the eagerly-anticipated album of "cover" versions of classic popular songs newly interpreted by the 2007 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Patti Smith, on Tuesday, April 17. Twelve is Patti Smith's first album ...
| Rob Marshall Wins Directors Guild of America Award for 'Target Presents: Tony Bennett/An American Classic'
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ RPM/ Columbia Records) - Rob Marshall, director of the critically acclaimed NBC television special TARGET PRESENTS: TONY BENNETT/AN AMERICAN CLASSIC, won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety for 2006 at the 59th ...
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Alan & Marilyn Bergman Celebrate Their 50-Year Collaboration at a Sold-Out Lincoln Center Evening
NEW YORK, NY (Top40 Charts/ Alan & Marilyn Bergman) - Academy Award-winning lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman will be celebrating their 50-year collaboration at the Lincoln Center in New York City Friday, February 2 at 8:30pm. The Bergmans are among the most prolific and highly acclaimed popular ...
| Five Time Grammy Award-Winning Band The Police Reunite for First Time on the Grammy Awards with Historic Kick-Off Performance
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Recording Academy) - In an historic GRAMMY moment, the Police (Sting, Stewart Copeland, and Andy Summers) will reunite and perform together for the first time on the GRAMMYs when they open the 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast on Feb. 11, it was announced today by The ...
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Elvis Gold Record, Grammy Awards of Legendary Record Producer Ethel Gabriel to be Sold at Auction
MOUNT BETHEL, PA. (Top40 Charts/ Teel Auctions) - Music memorabilia and other belongings of Ethel Gabriel, the first woman record producer in American pop music, will be sold at auction on Tues., January 23 at Teel Auctions' gallery in Mt. Bethel, Pa. The gold records are for record albums featuring ...
| January 2007 Marks the 40th Anniversary of Legendary Singer Engelbert Humperdinck's First Smash Hit 'Release Me'
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ EH Productions) - Iconic performer and Grammy Award winning singer Engelbert Humperdinck has defined romance for countless generations and this month he celebrates a milestone with the 40th anniversary of his first international breakout hit, "Release Me." Beating out The ...
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Battle For The Drifters
LOS ANGELES (Drifters Official Website) - Writs have been served this week in London, setting the scene for a High Court battle over ownership of the name to the legendary pop group, The Drifters. On the eve of a new British tour, a three-part TV documentary on the history of the group and the release ...
| Former Lovin' Spoonful frontman and solo artist readies five CDs including the hit 'Welcome Back'
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Collectors' Choice Music) - From his days as an insider on the Greenwich Village folk scene to his role as leader of the Lovin' Spoonful and through his subsequent solo work, John Sebastian has been a central figure in American pop music. And now, Collectors' Choice Music will 'welcome ...
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