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Flashback: Bob Dylan and Joan Baez Cover Jimmy Buffet in 1982

Edit Rollingstone 05 Jul 2016
So 1982 was one of the quietest years of Dylan's career ... Sidebar. 100 Greatest Bob Dylan Songs » ... Approximately 85,000 people flocked to the stadium to see Gil Scott-Heron, Bonnie Raitt, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Taj Mahal, Stevie Nicks, Linda Ronstadt, Bette Midler, Jackson Browne, Tom Petty and many others ... "Now you tell me you're not nostalgic," she sings ... "How do you know," he asked, "that I'm not, as you say, for the war?"....

Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 10-16

Edit The Oklahoman 05 Jul 2016
July 10. Singer Mavis Staples is 77. Guitarist Jerry Miller of Moby Grape is 73. Actor Ron Glass ("Barney Miller") is 71. Actress Sue Lyon is 70. Folk singer Arlo Guthrie is 69. Bassist Dave Smalley of The Raspberries is 67. Singer Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys is 62. Banjo player Bela Fleck of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones is 58. Drummer Shaw Wilson of BR549 is 56. Country singer Ken Mellons is 51 ... July 11 ... Singer Linda Ronstadt is 70 ... ....

Why 1971 rocked so hard

Edit The Miami Herald 01 Jul 2016
In March 1971, the Allman Brothers Band was booked for three nights at the Fillmore East theater in New York ... We learn that when Linda Ronstadt played Disneyland, she was required by contract to wear a bra; Marvin Gaye, at 31 and with no athletic background, wanted to play football for the Detroit Lions Hepworth spins an intriguing account of the complexities and uncertainties looming over the Concert for Bangledash in August 1971 ... ....

Willie Nelson's 'Texas Woodstock' becomes Syracuse Sauna in 1983

Edit Syracuse 30 Jun 2016
Modeled after the Willie Nelson Fourth of July Picnic he began in 1972, the concert was to be a nine hour event featuring Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, the Stray Cats, Linda Ronstadt, and, of course, Willie Nelson, himself. Approximately 25,000 tickets were sold for the concert ... It wasn't ... "Fans rocked to the Stray Cats, sang along with Linda Ronstadt, whistled their approval of Emmylou Harris, and were fired up for Merle Haggard." ... ....

Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Prize and Manny Albam Commission Awarded to BMI Composer Dan Block (BMI - Broadcast Music lnc)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Jun 2016
(Source. BMI - Broadcast Music lnc) ... Last year's prize winner, Miho Hazama, premiered her new work, 'Infinite Factors,' during this year's event, which was held at Christ and St. Stephen's Church in NYC on June 22 ... In addition, quite a bit of his work has been with singers, working and recording with Michael Feinstein, Natalie Cole, Anne Hampton Calloway, Bobby Short, Linda Ronstadt, and Rosemary Clooney ... *Not affiliated with BMI ... (noodl....

Pam Tillis Prepares Seventies-Inspired New Album

Edit Rollingstone 27 Jun 2016
"I'm a huge Bonnie Raitt fan," Tillis tells The Tennessean, "and some of the pop music was very influenced by country at the time — Linda Ronstadt, Kenny Loggins, the Eagles — so there's a bit of that vibe on there." ... ....

The Beach Boys iconic logo celebrates 40th anniversary

Edit The Examiner 27 Jun 2016
15 BIG ONES — 40TH ANNIVERSARY. When Dean Torrence designed The Beach Boys 15 Big Ones album artwork with logo he had no idea that the logo would become the group's most popular, and that it would be used to date. Torrence has done designs for Michael Nesmith, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Turtles, Linda Ronstadt, Steve Martin and others. Dean also won a Grammy in 1972 for his album design for the group Pollution ... David Beard ... ....

Dolly Parton review – New York helpless to resist the charming ageless wonder

Edit The Guardian 26 Jun 2016
4 / 5 stars ... @megancarpentier ... “It takes a lot of money to look this cheap.”. It didn’t matter that hers was an old joke ... Artists of Parton’s stature might toss out one or two old standbys in a tour intended to promote her new albums – Pure and Simple is scheduled for release on 26 August and The Complete Trios compilation with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris comes out on 9 September – out of a sense of pique or entitlement. Not Parton....

The Kennedy Center announces Martha Argerich, Eagles, Al Pacino, Mavis Staples, and James Taylor to receive 29th Annual Kennedy Honors (John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts)

Edit Public Technologies 24 Jun 2016
(Source. John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.. Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.. June 23, 2016, 11 a.m. MARTHA ARGERICH, EAGLES,. AL PACINO, MAVIS STAPLES, AND JAMES TAYLOR TO RECEIVE 39TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS ... Sunday, December 4, 2016 ... ET ... Rubenstein ... Rutter ... After touring together as members of Linda Ronstadt's backing band, they began writing songs that would appear on their debut album, Eagles....

Al Pacino, the Eagles among Kennedy Center honorees

Edit Springfield News-Sun 23 Jun 2016
This year's Kennedy Center honorees include musicians who span genres including pop, rock, gospel, blues, folk and classical — and an actor known for his extraordinary range. The John F ... For the Eagles, the recognition will be bittersweet ... Frey died in January, about a month after the honors gala ... 27 on CBS ... ___ ... ___ ... Co-founders Frey and Don Henley began writing songs together while touring as members of Linda Ronstadt's backup band ... ___ ... ....

Season Tickets Still Available for Angelina Arts Alliance upcoming year 2016-2017 (Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Jun 2016
(Source. Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce). Season Tickets Still Available for Angelina Arts Alliance upcoming year 2016-2017. 2016-17 Season Ticket Sales Ends Soon. Includes 7 Performances 'LIVE From Lufkin'. LUFKIN, TX ... Luke's Health Memorial ... His songs have been recorded or performed by the best including Glen Campbell, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Judy Collins, Art Garfunkel, Linda Ronstadt, and Carly Simon ... PAGE 2 ... Mark McVey....

Mavis Staples, Al Pacino, Eagles among Kennedy Center honorees

Edit Chicago Sun-Times 23 Jun 2016
WASHINGTON — This year’s Kennedy Center honorees include musicians who span genres including pop, rock, gospel, blues, folk and classical — and an actor known for his extraordinary range. The John F ... For the Eagles, the recognition will be bittersweet ... The honorees will be celebrated at a gala on Dec ... Co-founders Frey and Don Henley began writing songs together while touring as members of Linda Ronstadt’s backup band ... ....

Eagles, James Taylor, Al Pacino, Mavis Staples and Martha Argerich to receive 2016 Kennedy Center Honors

Edit The Oklahoman 23 Jun 2016
The Eagles will be among the 2016 Kennedy Center Honors recipients. Photo provided ... They will be recognized during the 39th Annual Kennedy Center Honors, to be broadcast from 8 to 10 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27 on the CBS Television Network ... Rubenstein in a news release ... Rutter in the release ... After touring together as members of Linda Ronstadt’s backing band, they began writing songs that would appear on their debut album, "Eagles." ... 18, 2016....
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