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The Rascals Reunite for Broadway Dates
February 22, 2013 4:21 AM EST The band that gave us "Good Lovin,'" "People Got To Be Free" and "I've Been Lonely Too Long" are grooving their way to Broadway. The original members of the 1960s-era blue-eyed soul quartet — singer Eddie Br ...
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David Chase 'Didn't Pay Retail' for Beatles, Stones Music in 'Not Fade Away'
December 20, 2012 11:05 AM EST 'Sopranos' creator talks about the music in his first film, about a young band in the late '60s David Chase smiles when he notes that "we didn't pay retail" for the 60s rock classics -- including songs by the Beatles an ...
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12-12-12: 12 Things You Didn't See At the Sandy Concert
December 13, 2012 2:40 AM EST Though there was tons to see onstage during the nearly 6-hour 12-12-12 Concert, which benefited the Robin Hood Relief Fund, there was plenty going on backstage amid a frenzy of set changes, rock legends and celebrity guests. Here are 12 highlights f ...
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Frank Barsalona, Music Agent Who Revolutionized Concert Business, Dead at 74
November 25, 2012 8:21 AM EST Frank Barsalona, a pioneering music agent whose Premier Talent agency changed the concert business, died early Thursday after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease, a rep for his family confirmed to Billboard.biz. His passing was first repor ...
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Bruce Springsteen Presents 'Big Man' Honors to Steven Van Zandt
October 17, 2012 8:20 AM EDT The night busted open in New York City as Bruce Springsteen and other Rock and Roll Hall of Famers helped Steven Van Zandt celebrate his Big Man of the Year award. Darlene Love, Elvis Costello and Dion were among the stellar performers Tuesday night ...
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David Chase To Screen 'Not Fade Away' at Billboard THR Hollywood Film & TV Music Conference
October 04, 2012 9:55 AM EDT David Chase's directorial debut, "Not Fade Away," will be screened as part of the Billboard Hollywood Reporter Film and TV Music Conference on Oct. 23. Register today for the Billboard Hollywood Reporter Film & TV Music Conferen ...
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Rolling Stones Doc 'Charlie Is My Darling' Restored, Captures Band at Early Peak
September 18, 2012 2:35 PM EDT Archival Footage From 1965 Tour Shows Band's Primal Energy, Hysterical Fans, Camaraderie In September of 1965, the Rolling Stones did a quick two-city tour of Ireland on the heels of the success of their latest single, "Satisfaction." ...
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Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney's London Set Cut Short, Little Steven Slams Authorities
July 16, 2012 8:22 AM EDT Concert organizers pulled the plug on rock stars Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney Saturday night (July 14) after the pair defied the sound curfew at London's Hyde Park, silencing their microphones at the tail end of the show. Springsteen ...
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Springsteen Breaks London Curfew, Gets Silenced After McCartney Jam
July 15, 2012 1:25 PM EDT Concert organizers pulled the plug on rock stars Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney after the pair defied the sound curfew at London's Hyde Park, silencing their microphones at the tail end of the show. Springsteen had already exceeded the 10 ...
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'American Idol' Recap: Joshua, Hollie Steal '60s/Britpop Night
May 03, 2012 11:05 AM EDT Five remain on the 11th season of "American Idol," and the competition has rarely been this fierce. Weeks ago, it seemed as though the show had its clear favorites. The Dave Matthews -loving Phillip Phillips was touted as a future star alm ...
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Joey Ramone Posthumous Solo Album To Be Released by BMG
April 18, 2012 8:04 AM EDT Joey Ramone in 1977 (Phot: BMG / Janet Macoska) BERLIN - BMG today announced the worldwide release of a posthumous solo album from former Ramones frontman Joey Ramone, who died 11 years ago at age 49. The 15-track album …Ya Know? will roll-out wit ...
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Rock Hall: Axl Rose Will Miss Faces Reunion, Chili Peppers + More
April 12, 2012 1:00 AM EDT Green Day Still Confirmed to Induct Guns N' Roses on April 14 G uns N' Roses will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this weekend, despite Axl Rose's bombshell decision on Wednesday to boycott the event due to various gri ...
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Rock Hall Presenters Chuck D, ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, Smokey Robinson, Carole King Announced
March 20, 2012 7:55 AM EDT (Getty Images) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members John Mellencamp, Smokey Robinson, Carole King, Robbie Robertson and ZZ Top's Billy F. Gibbons and Dusty Hill will be among the presenters for this year's 27th annual induction ceremony, w ...
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Rock Hall Presenters: John Mellencamp, Carole King, Chuck D, Bette Midler
March 20, 2012 12:05 AM EDT Donovan Calls Mellencamp 'My Dear Friend,' Says He'll Perform With My Morning Jacket's Jim James Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members John Mellencamp, Smokey Robinson, Carole King, Robbie Robertson and ZZ Top's Billy F. Gibbon ...
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Clarence Clemons' Nephew Jake to Play Sax on Springsteen Tour
February 10, 2012 7:56 AM EST NEW YORK (AP) - It takes two men to replace The Big Man. Bruce Springsteen announced Thursday that two musicians - Jersey Shore sidekick Eddie Manion and Clarence Clemons' nephew Jake - will "share the saxophone role" during the E S ...
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Steven Van Zandt Is a Mobster Again in 'Lilyhammer'
January 03, 2012 1:50 PM EST E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt is bringing his fine-tuned mobster act to Norway in a new Netflix series, "Lilyhammer," debuting in February. All eight episodes of the show, in which the ex-"Sopranos" star plays a fleein ...
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Backbeat: E Street Band's Steven Van Zandt, Wife Maureen Visit Little Kids Rock Program in the Bronx
September 28, 2011 8:15 AM EDT Steven and Maureen Van Zandt with the Little Kids Rock group. (Photo by Andy Davis) Steven Van Zandt of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and wife Maureen visited Bronx, N.Y. last week for a Little Kids Rock program at I.S. 162 Lola Rodriguez ...
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Bruce Springsteen Eulogizes Clarence Clemons at Private Funeral
June 22, 2011 3:21 PM EDT Bruce Springsteen eloquently eulogized his friend of more than four decades and E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons Tuesday at a private funeral at a small Florida church. The roughly two-hour service for the 69-year-old Clemons, known as the ...
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Bruce Springsteen To Discuss Early Years on Van Zandt's Radio Show
March 30, 2011 10:55 AM EDT With old friend Bruce Springsteen stopping by to swap music stories for the ninth anniversary of Steven Van Zandt's rock radio show, Van Zandt laughed at the notion that he'd set the bar pretty high for the tenth year. "It's been ...
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Bruce Springsteen Rocks 'Fallon' with 'Promise' Tracks, 'Whip My Hair'
November 17, 2010 10:44 AM EST Jimmy Fallon didn't let Bruce Springsteen forget he's "The Boss" for even one second last night -- and Springsteen didn't fall short of high expectations. Celebrating his just-released package "The Promise," which ...
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Steven Van Zandt, 'Sopranos' Creator David Chase Reunite for Rock Movie
October 15, 2010 1:30 PM EDT David Chase has gotten the band together, and it's turned into a reunion tour. The writer-director has been on a nationwide search for young, relative unknowns to star in his untitled rock 'n' roll coming-of-age film, and he's fo ...
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Paul McCartney Joins Ringo Starr Onstage in New York
July 08, 2010 1:40 PM EDT R ingo Starr kept his 70th birthday celebration going on Tuesday night (July 7) with a concert at New York's Radio City Music Hall that was positively star-studded, thanks in part to "a little help from his friend," Paul McCartney . V ...
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eMusic Lines Up Steven Van Zandt For Rewards Program
May 24, 2010 12:00 AM EDT Steven Van Zandt will be the next artist featured in eMusic’s Access & Rewards member benefits program when 25 winners and their guests attend “eMusic Summer School with Steven Van Zandt,” an one-hour event, on Wednesday, June 16, at City Wine ...
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Springsteen Announces More Full-Album Shows
November 04, 2009 12:11 PM EST B ruce Springsteen is dusting off his catalogue once again, as he and the E Street Band have announced two more full album performances this coming weekend at Madison Square Garden in New York. On Saturday (Nov. 7), the group will play the Boss' ...
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Springsteen To Play Entire Albums At Giants Stadium Concert Run
September 29, 2009 11:23 AM EDT Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform an entire album from their back catalogue each night of the 5-night run at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. in October, the group announced late last night (Sept. 28). "Born To Run&quo ...
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Springsteen, E-Street Band Taking Time Apart After Tour
September 17, 2009 9:07 AM EDT After a three-year jag that's seen two solo albums and ping-ponging around the globe, the members of B ruce Springsteen's E Street Band are is expecting some time off when their current North American run ends Nov. 22 in Buffalo. "We ...
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Springsteen Rocks Super Bowl With Classic Hits
February 01, 2009 8:13 PM EST Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band made the most of their 12 minutes during the Super Bowl XLIII halftime show tonight (Feb. 1) in Tampa, Fla., rocking through the classics "10th Avenue Freeze Out," "Born To Run," "Glor ...
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E Street Band Keyboardist Danny Federici Dies
April 18, 2008 12:00 AM EDT Danny Federici, the longtime keyboard player for Bruce Springsteen whose stylish work helped define the E Street Band's sound on hits from "Hungry Heart" through "The Rising," died last night (April 1 Danny Federici, the lon ...
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Another New Springsteen Album Already Done?
October 05, 2007 12:00 AM EDT Bruce Springsteen isn't always known for working quickly, but he just may have another new album already in the can on the heels of "Magic," released earlier this week via Columbia. "There's another g Bruce Springsteen isn&# ...
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Patti Smith Helps CBGB Say Goodbye
October 16, 2006 12:00 AM EDT The legendary stage of New York rock club CBGB got its final workout last night (Oct. 15), courtesy of another legend, Patti Smith. Smith -- who played her first show at CBGB in February 1975 and earl The legendary stage of New York rock club CBGB g ...
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'Born' DVDs Capture Exuberant E Street Band
November 03, 2005 12:00 AM EST When Bruce Springsteen handed over a wealth of unlabeled concert film footage from a 1975 London show to editor Thom Zimny in 2004, neither party knew for sure what was inside. But after a year of pai When Bruce Springsteen handed over a wealth of u ...
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Springsteen Classic 'Born' Again
September 27, 2005 12:00 AM EDT In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen's breakthrough 1975 album "Born To Run," Columbia is prepping a box set that will include two DVDs along with a version of the album newly r In celebration of the 30th annive ...
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Billboard Bits: Velvet Revolver, Setzer, Rollins
August 12, 2005 12:00 AM EDT Stories on Velvet Revolver, the Brian Setzer Orchestra and Henry Rollins. Velvet Revolver will perform at the official grand opening celebration for New York's Hard Rock Cafe, which is relocating from its 57th location to Times Square. The Sept ...
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Punk, Indie Acts Band Together To 'Save CBGB'
July 27, 2005 12:00 AM EDT Punk acts young, old and reunited have pledged their support for embattled New York club CBGB, which is fighting to renew a soon-to-expire lease and may be forced to close up shop entirely. Artists su Punk acts young, old and reunited have pledged t ...
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U2, Pretenders Lead Rock Hall's 2005 Class
March 15, 2005 12:00 AM EST Rock acts U2 and the Pretenders, blues legend Buddy Guy, R&B mainstays the O'Jays and Percy Sledge, Sire Records co-founder Seymour Stein and agent Frank Barsalona were welcomed into the ranks of Rock acts U2 and the Pretenders, blues legen ...
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Billboard Bits: 'Rose & Briar,' Manics, Davie Allan
December 03, 2004 12:00 AM EST News on 'Rose & Briar,' Manics, Davie Allan Jay Farrar; Rosanne Cash; Laurie Anderson; Bob Neuwirth; Terre Roche; Shannon McNally; Jenni Muldaur; Rodney Crowell; Steven Van Zandt; Davie Allan; Jimmy Vivino Billboard Bits: 'Rose &a ...
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Nancy Sinatra
October 16, 2004 12:00 AM EDT Nancy Sinatra's hits with Lee Hazelwood made her a 1960s chart mainstay. Now, a younger generation of fans might well return her to the airwaves. Nancy Sinatra's hits with Lee Hazelwood made her a 1960s chart mainstay. Now, a younger gener ...
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Vote For Change Tour Wraps In D.C.
October 12, 2004 12:00 AM EDT The Vote for Change tour wrapped last night (Oct. 11) with a star-studded finale at Washington, D.C.'s MCI Center. To close the show, more than a dozen major acts teamed for covers of the Nick Lowe-wr The Vote for Change tour wrapped last night ...
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Rare Photos Reveal U2's 'Show'
August 11, 2004 12:00 AM EDT More than 400 rare photographs and illustrations will chronicle U2's live performance history in the book "U2 Show: The Art of Touring." More than 400 rare photographs and illustrations will chronicle U2's live performance histor ...
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Sinatra Plants A New 'Kiss'
July 28, 2004 12:00 AM EDT Nancy Sinatra has set a Sept. 28 release date for her new, self-titled album for Morrissey's Attack imprint via Sanctuary. Nancy Sinatra has set a Sept. 28 release date for her new, self-titled album for Morrissey's Attack imprint via Sanc ...
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Springsteen Ups NJ Stadium Ante
March 05, 2003 12:00 AM EST The addition of Aug. 28 and 30 concerts at New Jersey's Giants Stadium will bring Bruce Springsteen's slate of 2003 shows at the venue to nine. The addition of Aug. 28 and 30 concerts at New Jersey's Giants Stadium will bring Bruce Sp ...
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Grammys Telecast Scores Big For CBS
February 26, 2003 12:00 AM EST The 45th annual Grammy Awards, which aired live Sunday night on CBS, was the top-rated program of the night and showed gains from last year's show, Billboard Bulletin reports. According to data releas The 45th annual Grammy Awards, which aired ...
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Norah Jones Sweeps Grammys
February 24, 2003 12:00 AM EST Norah Jones was the big winner last night (Feb. 23) at the 45th annual Grammy Awards ceremony in New York, taking home all five awards for which she was nominated. Jones won the coveted best new artis Norah Jones was the big winner last night (Feb. ...
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Billboard Bits: Grammys, Blur, Jonathan Davis
February 21, 2003 12:00 AM EST News on Grammys, Blur, Jonathan Davis Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has been added to the Joe Strummer/Clash tribute performance slated for Sunday's (Feb. 23) Grammy Awards ceremony. As previously reported , Elvis Costello, Bruce Springsteen ...
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Springsteen Sets N.J. Stadium Dates
February 21, 2003 12:00 AM EST The first of Bruce Springsteen's expected multiple-night summer stands has been announced, and it will mark the artist's return to stadium-level concerts. The Boss and the E Street Band will play thre The first of Bruce Springsteen's ...
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More Stars Added To Grammy Performance Slate
February 13, 2003 12:00 AM EST Eminem, Sheryl Crow with Lenny Kravitz, Elvis Costello, and 'N Sync have been added to the performance lineup for the 45th Grammy Awards, to be broadcast Feb. 23 on CBS. Costello will join No Doubt's Eminem, Sheryl Crow with Lenny Kravitz, ...
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Billboard Bits: Hard Rock Vault, Shakira, George Clinton
May 01, 2002 12:00 AM EDT News on Hard Rock Vault, Shakira, George Clinton Hard Rock Cafe International (HRCI) plans to establish a music memorabilia museum in Orlando, Fla. The Hard Rock Vault, scheduled to open its doors in November, will offer an "educational look at ...
