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Ravi Shankar's Impact on Pop Music: An Appreciation
December 12, 2012 3:15 PM EST Ravi Shankar 's arrival in Western music has widely been ascribed to his association with the Beatles, particularly George Harrison, and his stunning performance at the 1967 Monterey International Pop Festival that also introduced West Coast au ...
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Ravi Shankar - Idol of George Harrison, Estranged Father of Norah Jones - Dead at 92
December 11, 2012 11:43 PM EST Ravi Shankar, the sitar virtuoso who became a hippie musical icon of the 1960s after hobnobbing with the Beatles and who introduced traditional Indian ragas to Western audiences over an eight-decade career, has died. He was 92. The prime minister& ...
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Crosby, Stills & Nash Rewind to 1969 in Tour Closer
October 23, 2012 12:10 PM EDT Monday's finale to Crosby, Stills & Nash 's international 80-date tour may have been one of the more memorable gigs of the group's career. Concluding a string of five nights at New York City's Beacon Theatre, the trio hearken ...
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Crosby, Stills & Nash Rock With Harmony, History, Humor in PA
June 25, 2012 12:05 PM EDT Chart Article PROMOTION Crosby, Stills & Nash Rock With Harmony, History & Humor At Sands The ticket promised "An Evening With Crosby, Stills & Nash," and on a quiet Sunday Summer evening at Bethlehem, Penn.'s Sands Events ...
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Chris Ethridge, Flying Burrito Brothers Bassist, Dead at 65
April 23, 2012 9:33 PM EDT Chris Ethridge, the bass player who lent his musicianship and songwriting to the Flying Burrito Brothers, the International Submarine Band and others, has died at 65, Rolling Stone reports . Ethridge co-founded the Flying Burrito Brothers with Gra ...
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Allman Brothers Band's Beacon Run Brings Out Susan Tedeschi, Ruthie Foster, Bernie Williams
March 23, 2012 11:29 AM EDT Derek Trucks (left) and Warren Haynes of the Allman Brothers Band trading shots (Photo: Dan Rys) By now, catching the Allman Brothers Band during its annual Beacon Theatre run and NOT seeing a surprise guest or two waltz out on stage would be a bi ...
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John Mayer Cancels Tour Due To Throat Condition
March 09, 2012 12:37 PM EST Six months after delaying his new album and halting his touring plans to battle granuloma, John Mayer has revealed that the throat condition has persisted, and announced on his Tumblr blog on Friday (Mar. 9), "I have no choice but to take an ...
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John Mayer Cancels Tour Due To Throat Condition
March 09, 2012 11:45 AM EST Six months after delaying his new album and halting his touring plans to battle granuloma, John Mayer has revealed that the throat condition has persisted, and announced on his Tumblr blog on Friday (Mar. 9), "I have no choice but to take an in ...
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John Mayer Sets 'Born and Raised' Release Date, Track List
February 29, 2012 9:11 PM EST Two days after announcing a spring tour and a new single, John Mayer has confirmed that his fifth studio effort, Born and Raised , will be released on May 22 through Columbia Records, and has released the album's official track list. The foll ...
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John Mayer Sets 'Born and Raised' Release Date
February 29, 2012 1:45 PM EST Two days after announcing a spring tour and a new single , John Mayer has confirmed that his fifth studio effort, "Born and Raised," will be released on May 22 through Columbia Records, and has released the album's official track list ...
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John Mayer Unveils Tour Dates, Previews New Single 'Shadow Days'
February 27, 2012 5:21 PM EST It's been two years since John Mayer last toured the U.S., but this April the singer/songwriter will be hitting the road in support of his upcoming album, Born and Raised . But wait there's more: Mayer posted a 60 second clip of the reco ...
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Backbeat: Joe Walsh Rocks Troubadour, Irving Azoff With Ringo -- and First New Songs In 20 Years
February 02, 2012 2:37 PM EST WEST HOLLYWOOD -- A private party to introduce Joe Walsh 's first album of original music in 20 years started comical, included a sales pitch and ended with "Rocky Mountain Way" -- featuring Ringo Starr on drums -- at the Troubadour ...
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Crosby & Nash Latest to Sing for Occupy Wall Street
November 08, 2011 7:59 PM EST More than 40 years after "Ohio" took aim at the Kent State shootings, David Crosby and Graham Nash brought their iconic protest songs to the struggles of a new generation on Tuesday. The duo, half of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, perform ...
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Jimmy Fallon's Neil Young, Crosby & Nash Cover 'Party in the USA'
May 26, 2011 12:20 PM EDT Jimmy Fallon got the old band back together last night (May 25) on "Late Night," as his recurring Neil Young character teamed up with David Crosby and Graham Nash. We know how faux-Neil likes his folksy covers of pop hits (remember "W ...
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Billboard Bits: Foo Fighters to Release Covers Album, Nick Lachey Debuts Basketball Song
March 11, 2011 4:46 PM EST Billboard Bits serves up the best bite-sized nuggets of music news and gossip. Foo Fighters to Release Covers Album for Record Store Day Four days after releasing their seventh album "Wasting Light," Foo Fighters are releasing a covers alb ...
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Ask Billboard: Eminem's Multi-Chart Domination
August 27, 2010 5:30 PM EDT Ask Billboard is updated every Friday. As always, submit your questions about Billboard charts, sales and airplay, as well as general music musings, to askbb@billboard.com . Please include your first and last name, as well as your city, state and co ...
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Neil Young Recording New Album With Daniel Lanois
May 05, 2010 8:42 AM EDT N eil Young is indeed recording a new studio album in Los Angeles with U2 / Bob Dylan producer Daniel Lanois, Billboard.com can confirm. The sessions first came to light late last week in a Rolling Stone interview with longtime Young friend and band ...
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Grammy Weekend Begins with Neil Young Tribute
January 31, 2010 10:17 AM EST Neil Young sat in the audience as 20 of his best known songs were performed on stage. Elton John , James Taylor , Dave Matthews and more than a dozen other artists launched Grammy weekend with performances honoring Young as the MusiCares Person of t ...
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Stooges, Genesis, ABBA Get Rock Hall Of Fame Nods
December 15, 2009 10:01 AM EST T he Stooges , Genesis , ABBA , the Hollies and Jimmy Cliff will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the shrine's 25th annual ceremony on March 15 at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City. They'll be joined by David Gef ...
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Stephen Stills Still Hard At Work
October 14, 2009 11:44 AM EDT Stephen Stills says this year's pair of fall archival releases are part of a master plan that will eventually lead to a full-scale box set of potentially mammoth proportions. "I want to break up the periods of my career and not make one of ...
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Stephen Stills Mines Archives For Two New Sets
August 18, 2009 2:00 PM EDT As he continues to work on his own box set retrospective, Stephen Stills has mined his distant and recent pasts for a pair of fall archival releases. On Sept. 22 the singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist will release "Manassas -- Pieces, ...
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Woodstock At 40: The Bands Reflect
July 31, 2009 3:10 PM EDT Billboard.com spoke to many of the artists who performed at the historic Woodstock festival about their thoughts and memories of the event that helped define their lives and careers. Joan Baez It was a once in a lifetime thing for me. (Playing on th ...
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Special: Celebrating Songs For 40 Years
June 12, 2009 12:00 AM EDT When the members of the Songwriters Hall of Fame convene for its annual gala award dinner on June 18 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York, attendees will celebrate not just a stellar group of inductees but also the organization's 40th an ...
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Beastie Boys Add Dates To Swing State Tour
October 14, 2008 12:00 AM EDT The Beastie Boys have added three shows to their swing state tour in support of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. The trek will now begin Oct. 27 in Charlotte, N.C., with Sheryl Crow and The Beastie Boys have added three shows to their ...
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This Day in Music
October 12, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 2003 - Rapper 50 Cent takes home all five trophies for which he is nominated at the World Music Awards, held in Monaco. Russian teen duo t.A.T.u. picks up three awards, while Norah Jones and Eminem wi 2003 - Rapper 50 Cent takes home all five trophi ...
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Beastie Boys Plot Star-Studded Vote Shows
October 10, 2008 12:00 AM EDT The Beastie Boys have drafted Sheryl Crow, Norah Jones, Jack Johnson and Ben Harper to join them on the Get Out and Vote tour, which will begin Oct. 28 in Richmond, Va. Shows are also set for Nov. 1 i The Beastie Boys have drafted Sheryl Crow, Norah ...
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This Day in Music
September 30, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 2006 - Farm Aid co-founders Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young are joined by Dave Matthews, Steel Pulse, Gov't Mule, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gov't Mule, Steve Earle and Allison Moorer for the orga 2006 - Farm Aid co-founders Willie Nel ...
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This Day in Music
August 14, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 2004 - Jam-band juggernaut Phish begins its two-day Coventry festival. It the band's plan to have Coventry be their last show. 2004 - Jam-band juggernaut Phish begins its two-day Coventry festival. It the band's plan to have Coventry be th ...
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This Day in Music
August 08, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 1998 - The Rolling Stones perform their first concert in Russia, playing through a driving rain before an appreciative crowd estimated at 70,000. 1998 - The Rolling Stones perform their first concert in Russia, playing through a driving rain before ...
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Crosby, Stills & Nash To Record With Rick Rubin
July 17, 2008 12:00 AM EDT Crosby, Stills & Nash are plotting their first studio album since 1994 -- a covers set for Columbia Records helmed by Rick Rubin. Crosby, Stills & Nash are plotting their first studio album since 1994 -- a covers set for Columbia Records hel ...
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Oates, Mustache Make Cartoon Crime-Fighting Team
June 27, 2008 12:00 AM EDT John Oates wants people to know that he is nothing like what he was when he had a mustache. The Hall & Oates principal is firm about the distinction, because if things go as planned, his mustachio John Oates wants people to know that he is nothi ...
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This Day in Music
February 24, 2008 12:00 AM EST 2003 - Veteran rock band Fleetwood Mac previews a new song, "Peacekeeper," on the NBC series "Third Watch." The song, which premieres at the end of the episode, is off the group's album "Say You Will. 2003 - Veteran roc ...
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Four Warhorses On Living With War
January 28, 2008 12:00 AM EST Death threats, loud catcalls and walkouts didn't stop rock legends Crosby Stills Nash & Young from completing their fiercely anti-Bush reunion tour in 2006. Two years later, the band has reunited again to unveil its Sundance Film Festival ...
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This Day in Music
January 10, 2008 12:00 AM EST 2006 - Kelly Clarkson, Tim McGraw and Green Day are the top music winners at the 32nd People's Choice Awards, held at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium and broadcast on CBS. Clarkson wins top female perf 2006 - Kelly Clarkson, Tim McGraw and ...
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This Day in Music
January 03, 2008 12:00 AM EST 2004 - Britney Spears, 22, gets married in Las Vegas to childhood sweetheart Jason Allan Alexander from Kentwood, Louisiana. The lovebirds are hitched at 5 AM at the Little White Wedding Chapel, the f 2004 - Britney Spears, 22, gets married in Las V ...
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This Day in Music
October 12, 2007 12:00 AM EDT 2003 - Rapper 50 Cent takes home all five trophies for which he is nominated at the World Music Awards, held in Monaco. Russian teen duo t.A.T.u. picks up three awards, while Norah Jones and Eminem wi 2003 - Rapper 50 Cent takes home all five trophi ...
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This Day in Music
September 30, 2007 12:00 AM EDT 2006 - Farm Aid co-founders Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young are joined by Dave Matthews, Steel Pulse, Gov't Mule, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gov't Mule, Steve Earle and Allison Moorer for the orga 2006 - Farm Aid co-founders Willie Nel ...
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This Day in Music
August 14, 2007 12:00 AM EDT 2004 - Jam-band juggernaut Phish begins its two-day Coventry festival. It the band's plan to have Coventry be their last show. 2004 - Jam-band juggernaut Phish begins its two-day Coventry festival. It the band's plan to have Coventry be th ...
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This Day in Music
August 08, 2007 12:00 AM EDT 1998 - The Rolling Stones perform their first concert in Russia, playing through a driving rain before an appreciative crowd estimated at 70,000. 1998 - The Rolling Stones perform their first concert in Russia, playing through a driving rain before ...
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McGuinn Happy To Fly Without The Byrds
July 18, 2007 12:00 AM EDT In an era when iconic bands are reuniting by the dozen, it's not surprising the Byrds have been approached to revisit their hits on the road. But if you ask principal member Roger McGuinn, the Byrds a In an era when iconic bands are reuniting b ...
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Gilmour's Albert Hall 'Night' Heading To DVD
July 06, 2007 12:00 AM EDT David Gilmour wowed audiences on his 2006 world tour with a band that featured Pink Floyd keyboardist Rick Wright and a set list tilted toward the hardcore Floyd fan. Now the trek, specifically a gig David Gilmour wowed audiences on his 2006 world t ...
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Music On TV: June 11-17
June 11, 2007 12:00 AM EDT Music on TV listings for June 11-17, 2007. MONDAY, June 11 "Today," NBC Featured Artist(s): Sam Moore (also featured: Jessica McClure). "The View," ABC Featured Artist(s): Rihanna (also featured: Kim Coles; Seth Green). "Tav ...
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This Day in Music
February 24, 2007 12:00 AM EST 2003 - Veteran rock band Fleetwood Mac previews a new song, "Peacekeeper," on the NBC series "Third Watch." The song, which premieres at the end of the episode, is off the group's album "Say You Will. 2003 - Veteran roc ...
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Zevon Saluted With Album, Reissues, Book
February 21, 2007 12:00 AM EST Late singer/songwriter Warren Zevon, who died of cancer in 2003, will be the subject of a double-disc rarities collection, three expanded reissues of vintage albums and a book in the coming weeks. Late singer/songwriter Warren Zevon, who died of can ...
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CSNY Prepping Film, CD From Controversial '06 Tour
January 22, 2007 12:00 AM EST Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young are moving forward with a documentary film and live album from the quartet's Freedom of Speech '06 North American tour, both of which are expected to be released this Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young are mo ...
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This Day in Music
January 10, 2007 12:00 AM EST 2006 - Kelly Clarkson, Tim McGraw and Green Day are the top music winners at the 32nd People's Choice Awards, held at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium and broadcast on CBS. Clarkson wins top female perf 2006 - Kelly Clarkson, Tim McGraw and ...
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Rarities Unearthed For Leonard Cohen Reissues
January 10, 2007 12:00 AM EST Several previously unreleased tracks have been unearthed for Columbia/Legacy's reissue series of Leonard Cohen's first three albums, due April 24. Several previously unreleased tracks have been unearthed for Columbia/Legacy's reissue ...
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This Day in Music
January 03, 2007 12:00 AM EST 2004 - Britney Spears, 22, gets married in Las Vegas to childhood sweetheart Jason Allan Alexander from Kentwood, Louisiana. The lovebirds are hitched at 5 AM at the Little White Wedding Chapel, the f 2004 - Britney Spears, 22, gets married in Las V ...
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