Beatles autographs net $24,000
MELBOURNE, Australia (Top 40 Charts) - A piece of paper signed by John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison in 1965 sold for $24,000 at an auction Monday, the Associated Press reported. An anonymous collector acquired the pizza-stained paper, which the three Beatles bandmates signed at a hotel ...
| CSN Kicks Off 'Nice, Friendly Tour'
NY (Top40 Charts) - David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash, also know as CSN, kick off a six-week tour tonight (August 13) outside Detroit at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan. It's the trio's first tour since a reunion outing with occasional partner Neil Young in early 2000. ...
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L.A. oldies station now jammin' to a new name
HOLLYWOOD (Top40 Charts) - The obituary to radio's once-hot "Jammin' Oldies" format can now be written. Clear Channel's Los Angeles outlet KCMG-FM (92.3) - which launched the format, a potpourri of R&B classics, soul and disco, to much fanfare in 1998 - switched to an urban AC sound Thursday evening. ...
| Linda's Photos See New Light
NY (AP) - Shortly before her death in 1998, Linda McCartney finished putting together a book of photographs she had taken during the previous three decades. Light From Within, which took her two years to compile, is finally being released in October. The diaristic collection, with a foreword written ...
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Jardine Loses 'Beach Boys'
NY (AP) - Founding Beach Boy Alan Jardine received a severe legal setback Monday, when a U.S. District Court ruling prohibited him from touring with his band under the name the "Beach Boys Family and Friends," as he did throughout 1999. Instead, he may continue as the "Family and Friends Beach Band." ...
| Ringo unveils All-Starrs
(Launch) - Ringo Starr unveiled the latest edition of his All-Starr Band Tuesday at a press conference at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, where the group kicks off its latest tour Thursday. Starr welcomed new All-Starrs Roger Hodgson, Greg Lake, Ian Hunter, Howard Jones and Sheila E., along with returning ...
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Iowa hosts 'Images of Elvis' contest
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) - Hawaiian Elvis was there. TV Elvis also showed up in a Frank Sinatra-style 1960s suit. Even gospel-singing Elvis made an appearance, but was outnumbered by several swiveling pelvis Elvises. Of course Vegas Elvis shined - courtesy of the sequins - at Bluffs Run Casino for ...
| Byrds member McGuinn to release 'Treasures'
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Founding Byrds member and folk-rock pioneer Roger McGuinn will release "Treasures From The Folk Den" Sept. 4 via Appleseed Records. The 18-song album features new recordings of traditional folk numbers, with guest spots from the likes of Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Pete Seeger, ...
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Robbie Robertson working on reissues
(Launch) - Robbie Robertson, guitarist and chief songwriter for the Band, has been busy working on the extensive reissue campaign for the ensemble's catalog, supervising the remastering of its albums and the selection of bonus tracks from the vaults. Now he's in the midst of working on a new version ...
| Grateful Dead names 1st Hall of Honor member
(Launch) - Saying that "working for the Grateful Dead wasn't just a job, it was an adventure," the Dead camp has decided to institute a special Hall of Honor to recognize those who "exemplify the right stuff." But rather than plaques and trophies, the Dead's Hall of Honor will produce T-shirts and posters ...
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Velvet Underground anniversary unearths recordings
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Universal Music Group is commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Underground's demise with releasing the first installment in a series of previously unreleased live recordings by the Lou Reed-led rock group. Universal has yet to reveal details on possible future volumes ...
| Grateful Dead taps vaults for more releases
(Launch) - The Grateful Dead's prodigious vault has opened again for not one but two releases from different periods of the group's career. "Dick's Picks, Volume 22" is drawn from two concerts held Feb. 23 and 24, 1968, at the Kings Beach Bowl bowling alley in Lake Tahoe, Calif. The original Dead lineup ...
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