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Donald Byrd Live: Cookin’ With Blue Note At Montreux Dynamic 1973 Live Out December 9

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Donald Byrd Live: Cookin’ With Blue Note At Montreux Dynamic 1973 Live Out December 9

Blue Note Records/Universal Music Canada has announced a first-ever official release of Donald Byrd Live: Cookin’ with Blue Note at Montreux on what would have been the legendary trumpeter’s 90th birthday: December 9, 2022. The dynamic 1973 live set is available for pre-order now on Blue Note Store exclusive blue vinyl, black vinyl, CD, and digital download. The vinyl release is all-analog cut directly from the original analog master tapes. Listen to “Black Byrd” which is out today as a digital single.

In July 1973, Blue Note Records headed to Montreux, Switzerland to showcase several of the label’s stars at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Produced by Blue Note President George Butler, live albums all titled Live: Cookin’ with Blue Note at Montreux followed from vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, organist Ronnie Foster, flutist Bobbi Humphrey, and vocalist Marlena Shaw, but one of the performances by trumpeter Donald Byrd remained unreleased in the Blue Note vaults, until now.

That summer, Byrd was fresh off the release of his hit crossover fusion album Black Byrd, the first of his innovative and incredibly successful studio collaborations with producer Larry Mizell. But in a live setting the band had a rawer, harder edge, as this searing set attests. Byrd led a 10-piece band that included Larry Mizell on synthesizers, Fonce Mizell on trumpet and vocals, Allan Barnes on tenor saxophone and flute, Nathan Davis on soprano and tenor saxophone, Kevin Toney on electric piano, Barney Perry on electric guitar, Henry Franklin on electric bass, Keith Killgo on drums, and Ray Armando on congas and percussion. The set list includes Larry Mizell’s tune “Black Byrd” along with otherwise unrecorded Byrd originals like “The East,” “Kwame,” and “Poco-Mania,” as well as an excellent cover of Stevie Wonder’s “You’ve Got It Bad Girl.”

Larry Mizell: “My brother Fonce and I were invited by Blue Note Records (President George Butler & Donald Byrd) to travel with the Blue Note artist roster to attend and perform at the 1973 Montreux Jazz Festival. At the time, Donald Byrd’s ‘Black Byrd’ album was a big success for Blue Note, along with Bobbi Humphrey’s ‘Blacks and Blues.’ The American Airlines plane was playing various cuts from ‘Black Byrd’ as part of the cabin music. The plane ride over was fun, energetic, and wild. The stewardesses were pleading for the passengers to go back to their seats as the aisle was packed with non-stop exuberance.”

Don Was, President, Blue Note Records: “Shortly after Mr. Byrd’s passing in 2013, we got an email from the noted British music icon, Gilles Peterson, inquiring about a legendary performance from 1973’s Montreux Jazz Festival. Inexplicably, the tapes had been tucked away in the Blue Note vaults. When we listened, we were knocked out: the 16-track, 2” analog master tapes revealed a more raw and gritty side of Donald Byrd’s 70’s music. As a special tribute to this Jazz Immortal and as a gift to the legions of aficionados who, like all of us at Blue Note Records, treasure the music he’s left behind, we are honored to present – on vinyl and CD for the first time – Donald Byrd, Live at Montreux from July 5, 1973.”

The track listing and credits for Live: Cookin’ with Blue Note at Montreux are as follows:

Black Byrd (Larry Mizell)
You’ve Got It Bad Girl (Stevie Wonder)
The East (Donald Byrd)
Introductions
Kwame (Donald Byrd
Poco-Mania (Donald Byrd

Donald Byrd: trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals
Fonce Mizell: trumpet, vocals
Allan Barnes: tenor saxophone, flute
Nathan Davis: tenor & soprano saxophone
Kevin Toney: electric piano
Larry Mizell: synthesizers
Barney Perry: electric guitar
Henry Franklin: electric bass
Keith Killgo: drums, vocals
Ray Armando: congas, percussion

Original recordings produced by George Butler
Recorded live by Chris Penycote at Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland, July 5, 1973
Mixed by Qmillion at EastWest Studios Los Angeles, CA

David Bowie’s “Queen Bitch (Demo)” Previously Unreleased Single Available Now

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David Bowie’s “Queen Bitch (Demo)” Previously Unreleased Single Available Now

Parlophone Records proudly announces DAVID BOWIE DIVINE SYMMETRY, a four-CD, one blu-ray box set and digital equivalent. The collection celebrates the twelve months running up to the release of the album HUNKY DORY in December 1971 via home demos, BBC radio sessions and live and studio recordings.

The third track to be taken from the collection is a previously unreleased demo version of the Hunky Dory classic, QUEEN BITCH.

QUEEN BITCH was written shortly after David’s early 1971 US visit and this demo was recorded in the Spring of that year. This demo recording is more laid back than the sparkling, effervescent Hunky Dory version.

DAVID BOWIE DIVINE SYMMETRY contains 48 previously unreleased tracks/demos from the period, and new alternative mixes of HUNKY DORY tracks by original co-producer Ken Scott.

Two books accompany DIVINE SYMMETRY, a 100-page hardback book featuring exclusive memorabilia and photos alongside a 60-page replica composite of Bowie’s notebooks from the era featuring handwritten lyrics, costume drawings, recording notes and set lists.

The sleeve notes have been written for the release by Bowie expert Tris Penna, along with contributions from HUNKY DORY co-producer Ken Scott, lifelong Bowie fiends Geoff MacCormack and George Underwood, singer Dana Gillespie, guitarist Mark Pritchett, Friars Aylesbury promoter David Stopps, publisher Bob Grace and photographer Louanne Richards.

1971 was a pivotal yearfor Bowie. He signed a record deal with RCA, he met Andy Warhol, Lou Reed, and Iggy Pop while in New York, became a father and penned the sng ‘KOOKS’ as a show of paternal pride, played live for the first time that June with Mick Ronson, Woody Woodmansey and Trevor Bolder, the band that would later be christened the Spiders From Mars and recorded the classic album HUNKY DORY.

DAVID BOWIE DIVINE SYMMETRY TRACKLISTING
* PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED

CD 1:
THE SONGWRITING DEMOS PLUS

1 Tired Of My Life (demo) *
2 How Lucky You Are (aka Miss Peculiar) (demo) *
3 Shadow Man (demo)
4 Looking For A Friend (demo) *
5 Waiting For The Man (San Francisco hotel recording) *
6 Quicksand (San Francisco hotel recording) *
7 King Of The City (demo) *
8 Song For Bob Dylan (demo) *
9 Right On Mother (demo) *
10 Quicksand (demo)
11 Queen Bitch (demo) *
12 Kooks (demo) *
13 Amsterdam (demo) *
14 Life On Mars? (demo) *
Bonus acetate dubs:
15 Changes (demo) *
16 Bombers (demo) *

CD 2:
BBC RADIO IN CONCERT: JOHN PEEL

David Bowie and Friends
(mono)
1 Queen Bitch *
2 Bombers
3 The Supermen *
4 Looking For A Friend
5 Almost Grown
6 Kooks
7 Song For Bob Dylan *
8 Andy Warhol *
9 It Ain’t Easy

David Bowie and Friends
(stereo)

10 Queen Bitch *
11 The Supermen *
12 Looking For A Friend *
13 Kooks *
14 Song For Bob Dylan *
15 Andy Warhol *
16 It Ain’t Easy *

Recorded 3rd June, 1971 and broadcast 20th June, 1971
Paris Cinema Studio, Regent Street, London

Musicians:
David Bowie – lead vocals (except as below)
George Underwood – lead vocals on ‘Song For Bob Dylan’ & ‘It Ain’t Easy’ (3rd verse) & backing vocals
Dana Gillespie – lead vocals on ‘Andy Warhol’, backing vocals
Geoff MacCormack (aka Alexander) – lead vocals ‘It Ain’t Easy’ (2nd verse), backing vocals
Mark Pritchett (aka Carr-Pritchard) – guitars, backing vocals
Mick Ronson – guitars, acking vocals
Trevor Bolder – bas
Woody Woodmansey – drums

CD 3:
BBC RADIO SESSION AND LIVE

1 The Supermen
2 Oh! You Pretty Things
3 Eight Line Poem
4 Kooks *
5 Fill Your Heart *
6 Amsterdam *
7 Andy Warhol *

Musicians
David Bowie – vocals, aoustic guitar, piano
Mick Ronson – guitars, bass, vocals

Session recorded at Kensington House Studio T1 for BBC Radio on
21st September, 1971 and broadcast 4th October, 1971
Live Friars, Aylesbury, 25th September, 1971

8 Introduction*
9 Fill Your Heart*
10 Buzz The Fuzz*
11 Space Oddity*
12 Amsterdam*
13 The Supermen*
14 Oh! You Pretty Things*
15 Eight Line Poem*
16 Changes*
17 Song For Bob Dylan*
18 Andy Warhol*
19 Looking For A Friend*
20 Round And Round*
21 Waiting For The Man*

Paramore Announces Long Awaited North America Arena Tour

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Paramore Announces Long Awaited North America Arena Tour

Today, Paramore announce a huge North America tour for 2023 – taking place in 26 cities with support from Bloc Party, Foals, The Linda Lindas and Genesis Owusu. Produced by Live Nation, the tour kicks off on May 23rd at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC and makes stops at some of North America’s most iconic venues such as New York’s Madison Square Garden, Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, Austin’s Moody Center, Los Angeles’ Kia Forum, Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena and more before wrapping up in St. Paul, MN at Xcel Energy Center on August 2nd. A portion of ticket sales for all North American shows will be donated to Support + Feed and REVERB.

Support + Feed takes action for a global shift to an equitable, plant-based food system to combat food insecurity and the climate crisis. Learn more at supportandfeed.org.

Paramore is excited to work with environmental nonprofit REVERB on their 2023 tour to create positive impacts for people and the planet. In addition to partnering on a comprehensive tour sustainability program, the band and REVERB will host an Eco-Village at every show where fans can take action on important environmental and social causes and much more.

The announcement comes fresh off the heels of their limited U.S. theater performances along with joyful festival appearances at Austin City Limits, When We Were Young and an impressive TV debut of current hit single “This Is Why” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night.

Paramore’s hotly anticipated sixth studio album This Is Why will be released via Atlantic Records on February 10, 2023.

PRESALE REGISTRATION: To ensure tickets get into the hands of fans directly, the tour has partnered with Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan platform on two unique presales (additional information on both below). Fans can register for both presales HERE now through Monday, November 7th at 11:59pm ET.

AMERICAN EXPRESS EARLY ACCESS: American Express®Card Members can get first access to Paramore tickets in the U.S. by registering for American Express Early Access powered by Ticketmaster Verified Fan. Verified Card Members who are selected for the presale can purchase tickets starting Wednesday, November 9th at 10am local time to Thursday, November 10th at 7:30am local time.

VERIFIED FAN: Registered fans who receive a code will have access to purchase tickets before the general public beginning Thursday, November 10th at 8am local time through 10pm local time. Only fans that have received a unique code will have the chance to purchase tickets for performances on a first come, first served basis.

PARAMORE IN NORTH AMERICA TOUR DATES:
Tue May 23 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center*×
Thu May 25 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena*×
Sat May 27 – Atlantic City, NJ – Adjacent Festival!
Tue May 30 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden*×
Fri June 02 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena*×
Sun Jun 04 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse*×
Mon Jun 05 – Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse*×
Wed Jun 07 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena*×
Thu Jun 08 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena*×
Sat Jun 10 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center*×
Sun Jun 11 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paint Arena*×
Tue Jun 13 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center*×
Wed Jun 14 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live*×
Thu Jul 06 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center+°
Sat Jul 08 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena+°
Sun Jul 09 – Austin, TX – Moody Center+°
Tue Jul 11 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center+°
Thu Jul 13 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena+°
Sun Jul 16 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena+
Wed Jul 19 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum+
Sat Jul 22 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center+
Mon Jul 24 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena+°
Tue Jul 25 – Portland, OR – Veterans Memorial Coliseum+°
Thu Jul 27 – Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Arena+°
Sat Jul 29 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center+°
Sun Jul 30 – St Louis, MO – Enterprise Center+°
Wed Aug 02 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center+°

*With Support Bloc Party
+With Support from Foals
°With Support from The Linda Lindas
×With Support from Genesis Owusu
!Festival Performance

Eric Clapton’s “The Complete Reprise Studio Albums – Volume 2 ” 10-LP Boxed Set Out January 13, 2023

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Eric Clapton’s “The Complete Reprise Studio Albums – Volume 2 ” 10-LP Boxed Set Out January 13, 2023

Eric Clapton’s studio albums for Reprise Records are among the most beloved of the guitarist’s storied career and the focus of a new series of limited-edition, vinyl-only boxed sets. The first installment, The Complete Reprise Studio Albums – Volume I, is available today. The 180-gram, 12-LP set features Clapton’s first six studio albums for Reprise (Money and Cigarettes, Behind the Sun, August, Journeyman, From the Cradle, and Pilgrim) along with an additional LP of rarities from the era.

The second installment, coming in January, features 10 LPs that cover all five albums Clapton recorded for Reprise between 2001 and 2010, plus an LP exclusive to the collection that includes rarities from the same time.

THE COMPLETE REPRISE STUDIO ALBUMS – VOLUME II will be available on January 13, 2023, with pre-orders available now. The set contains newly remastered versions of five studio albums pressed on 180-gram vinyl: Reptile (2001), Me & Mr. Johnson (2004), Sessions For Robert J (2004), Back Home (2005), and Clapton (2010). All the albums will be released as double-LPs except Sessions For Robert J, which makes its vinyl debut in the collection as a single LP.

Rarities (2001-2010), the collection’s final LP, brings together eight hard-to-find recordings from this prolific era in Clapton’s recording career. Highlights include the B-side “Johnny Guitar” and the Japanese-only bonus track, “Losing Hand.” “Midnight Hour Blues,” another rarity, was released in 2010 as a bonus track for Clapton. A newly remixed version of that song is available today on YouTube.

Simon Climie, Clapton’s long-time co-producer and engineer, oversaw the definitive remasters included in this collection. All the music was mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering and the lacquers for the LPs were cut by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering.

VOLUME II covers a nine-year period that starts in 2001 with Reptile, Clapton’s 14th solo studio album. It reached #5 on the albums chart in the U.S. and sold more than 2.5 million copies worldwide. Two singles from the album – “Superman Inside” and “Reptile” – were nominated for Grammy Awards, with the latter winning for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.

Clapton returned in 2004 with Me and Mr. Johnson, an album of cover songs originally written and recorded by Delta-bluesman Robert Johnson, a trailblazing artist who profoundly influenced Clapton. Packed with passionate performances, the record sold more than two million copies worldwide and was nominated for a GrammyÒ Award. The album is presented as a double-LP in the new collection and features an etching of the album cover on the final side.

Also in 2004, Clapton released Session for Robert J, a companion piece to Me and Mr. Johnson. The album captures acoustic and electric performances by Clapton and his band in Dallas and England as they rehearsed and recorded songs for Me and Mr. Johnson. The album, which makes its vinyl debut in this collection, includes fantastic versions of “Terraplane Blues” and “Sweet Home Chicago.”

Clapton’s hot streak continued in 2005 with Back Home, his 17th studio album. Certified gold in the U.S., the record featured guest performances by Vince Gill, John Mayer, Robert Randolph, Billy Preston, and Steve Winwood. On the album, Clapton paid tribute to his close friend George Harrison with a cover of Harrison’s 1979 song “Love Comes To Everyone.” Back Home won the 2006 GrammyÒ Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.

Clapton is th final studio album on VOLUME II. It debuted in 2010 and peaked on the album charts at #6 in the U.S. and #7 in the U.K. Once again, Clapto was joined in the studio by an all-star group of guest musicians that includes Derek Trucks, Wynton Marsalis, Allen Toussaint, an J.J. Cale. On the album, Clapton mixed Tin Pan Alley standards and New Orleans jazz with new songs like “Run Back To Your Side,” which was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2011.

THE COMPLETE REPRISE STUDIO ALBUMS – VOLUME II
Track Listing

Reptile (2001)
“Reptile”
“Got You On My Mind”
“Travelin’ Light”
“Believe In Life”
“Come Back Baby”
“Broken Down”
“Find Myself”
“I Ain’t Gonna Stand For It”
“I Want a Little Girl”
“Second Nature”
“Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight”
“Modern Girl”
“Superman Inside”
“Son & Sylvia

Me & Mr. Johnson (2004)
“When You Got A Good Friend”
“Little Queen Of Spades”
“They’re Red Hot”
“Me And The Devil Blues”
“Traveling Riverside Blues”
“Last Fair Deal Gone Down”
“Stop Breakin’ Down Blues”
“Milkcow’s Calf Blues”
“Kind Hearted Woman Blues”
“Come On In My Kitchen”
“If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day”
“Love In Vain”
“32-20 Blues”
“Hell Hound On My Trail”

Sessions for Robert J (2004)
“Sweet Home Chicago”
“Milkcow’s Calf Blues”
“Terraplane Blues”
“If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day”
“Stop Breakin’ Down Blues”
“Little Queen Of Spades”
“Traveling Riverside Blues”
“Me And The Devil Blues”
“From Four Until Late”
“Kind Hearted Woman Blues”
“Ramblin’ On My Mind”

Back Home (2005)
“So Tired”
“Say What You Will”
“I’m Going Left”
“Love Don’t Love Nobody”
“Revolution”
“Love Comes To Everyone”
“Lost And Found”
“Piece Of My Heart”
“One Day”
“One Track Mind”
“Run Home To Me”
“Back Home”

Clapton (2010)
“Travelin’ Alone”
“Rocking Chair”
“River Runs Deep”
“Judgement Day”
“How Deep Is The Ocean”
“My Very Good Friend The Milkman”
“Can’t Hold Out Much Longer”
“That’s No Way To Get Along”
“Everything Will Be Alright”
“Diamonds Made From Rain”
“When Somebody Thinks You’re Wonderful”
“Hard Times Blues”
“Run Back To Your Side”
“Autumn Leaves”

Rarities Vol. II 2001-2010 (2023)
“Johnny Guitar”
“Midnight Hour Blues”
“You Better Watch Yourself”
“Traveling Riverside Blues”
“Little Queen Of Spades”
“Take A Walk With Me”
“Losing Hand”
“I Was Fooled”

‘Neil Young: Harvest Time’ Coming To Cinemas Worldwide On Thursday, December 1

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‘Neil Young: Harvest Time’ Coming To Cinemas Worldwide On Thursday, December 1

Shakey Pictures, Trafalgar Releasing, and Warner Records announced today that “Neil Young: Harvest Time” will be presented in movie theaters worldwide on Thursday, December 1 with select encores on Sunday, December 4. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Young’s bestselling album Harvest, the feature is a never been seen before fan piece including footage from Northern California, London, and Nashville, during its creation. The exclusive cinema event begins with a personal introduction from Young about the film and signature album.

Tickets for “Neil Young: Harvest Time” go on sale beginning Thursday, November 10. Visit NeilYoungHarvestTime.com for ticketing and the most up-to-date information about participating theaters.

Created between January and September 1971, this docu-film takes viewers on an intimate journey to Young’s Broken Arrow Ranch in Northern California for the “Harvest Barn” sessions, to London for an iconic performance with the London Symphony Orchestra, and to Nashville where the then 20-something Neil Young worked on various tracks of this signature album. Performance and rehearsal content is intertwined into creative storytelling and includes most of the tracks from album Harvest (released in 1972) including “Heart of Gold,” “A Man Needs A Maid,” “Alabama,” and “Old Man.”

Young said, “This is a big album for me. 50 years ago. I was 24, maybe 23 and this album made a big difference in my life. I played with some great friends and it’s really cool that that this album has lasted so long. I had a great time and now when I listen to it, I think I was really just lucky to be there. I hope you enjoy this story, which is ‘Harvest Time,’ and which talks about everything that happened. And now people all around the world can see it at the movies.”

The premiere in cinemas of the “Harvest Time” film is in celebration of the release on Dec 2nd of the 50th Anniversary Edition Box Sets on Vinyl and CD of the beloved Harvest album; boasting the original album, three studio outtakes on CD/7” vinyl, an unreleased live 1971 BBC solo performance on CD/LP and DVD. Also included in the box sets is a hardbound book and fold-out poster. The vinyl box sets include a lithograph print. Click HERE to pre-order/pre-save via The Greedy Hand Store at Neil Young Archives (NYA) and it’s also available at all retail.

Neil Young Archives is a playful vision of an artist’s archives and a utopian vision for artist-focused music streaming. On NYA you will find all of Neil’s music you’d expect to find—every studio album from Buffalo Springfield through Barn, every live album and compilation, a selection of important 45rpm singles—and a lot of music you might not expect—site-exclusive album outtakes and demos, unreleased and unedited live performances, bootlegs and archival released of shelved records—in crisp and intimate high resolution.* Another surprise for the uninitiated: streaming music is just the tip of the iceberg! The folders of NYA’s filing cabinet also contain original manuscripts, session documentation, tape boxes, record reviews and tour press, memorabilia and ephemera, every feature film and music video, photographs from across the span of Neil’s career and, if you’re willing to poke around to find them, dozens of treasures hidden in plain sight. It’s all a bit overwhelming—we’re trying to simulate walking the shelves, taking down boxes and flicking through folders holding Neil’s entire career, after all—but getting lost in the stacks is half the pleasure.

Photo Gallery: Vanilla Ice with Rob Base, Young MC and C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams at Niagara Falls’ OLG Stage

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Photo Gallery: Vanilla Ice with Rob Base, Young MC and C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams at Niagara Falls’ OLG Stage

All photos by Mini’s Memories. You can contact her through Instagram or Twitter

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Young MC
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C + C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams
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C + C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams
C + C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams
C + C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams
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The 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Debuts November 19 on HBO

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The 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Debuts November 19 on HBO

The 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony sponsored by City National Bank will air on Saturday, November 19 at 8:00pm ET on HBO and be available to stream on HBO Max alongside a radio simulcast on SiriusXM’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Radio channel 310 and Volume channel 106.

The ceremony, which takes place Saturday, November 5th, at 7 p.m. PST at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California, will honor this year’s inductees: Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, and Carly Simon; along with Judas Priest and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis for Musical Excellence; and Harry Belafonte and Elizabeth Cotten for Early Influence; and Allen Grubman, Jimmy Iovine, and Sylvia Robinson for the Ahmet Ertegun Award.

The pre-ceremony red carpet live stream show will return with media personality Bevy Smith set to host the official show. The event begins before the Induction Ceremony and will be live streamed on the Rock Hall’s YouTube channel.

A special exhibit dedicated to this year’s inductees will open at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland on November 2, and will feature a wide array of artifacts from this year’s class. Highlights include:

  • Dolly Parton’s Gibson Blueshawk guitar played on Backwoods Barbie tour
  • Carly Simon’s handwritten lyric draft for “You’re So Vain”
  • Eminem’s outfit worn during Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show
  • Elizabeth Cotton’s Acoustic guitar that she began playing in the 1950s, leading to her career as an influential artist of the American folk music revival
  • Pat Benatar’s coat worn in her video for “Invincible”
  • Ian Hill’s Fender Jazz Bass guitar played on every Judas Priest album and tour between 1974 and 1984

SiriusXM Announces “Grown Folk JAMZ” A Multi-Dimensional Listening Experience for R&B Fans

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SiriusXM Announces “Grown Folk JAMZ” A Multi-Dimensional Listening Experience for R&B Fans

Today SiriusXM announced Grown Folk JAMZ as the latest channel to join the suite of programming under its “Project Amplify” initiative. The station is available now on SiriusXM channel 362. Project Amplify is a SiriusXM effort aimed at promoting diverse viewpoints across SiriusXM’s Music and Talk channels.

Serving a listenership ranging from ages 25-64, Grown Folk JAMZ features music hits from R&B, Gospel, Old School, Hip-Hop, Smooth Jazz, Funk, Classic Soul, and Love Ballads. The Grown Folk JAMZ® format was originally conceived by D-R JAMZ, the Operations Director of Grown Folk JAMZ. Long-time terrestrial radio program director and host, as well as Grown Folk JAMZ® online radio program director, Todd “T-O” Reynolds, will serve as the program director for its SiriusXM channel. The legendary voice of Al Twitty, CEO of Urban Radio Group, will continue to provide imaging for Grown Folk JAMZ.

Grown Folk JAMZ was developed as an online format in 2010 and was available on terrestrial radio from 2014-2017. Grown Folk JAMZ is a part of Panache Companies LLC, a new entrant in the mass media industry, which is proud to be 100% African American owned, including by a majority of women.  For more on Grown Folk JAMZ please visit: www.grownfolkjamz.com.

Originally known as a “Qualified Entity” channel, Project Amplify is a commitment SiriusXM made to the Federal Communications Commission in connection with the merger of Sirius and XM in 2008. The newly rebranded Project Amplify will continue the mission of providing a national platform for historically underserved communities, many of which have been underrepresented in the media.

“We are proud to expand this format to the SiriusXM platform and look forward to super serving our audiences,” said Denise Sherman, Majority Owner of Panache. “Grown Folk JAMZ is a timeless blend of music that our listeners have appreciated for most of their lives. As an African-American owned and majority woman owned platform we’re excited to provide a medium for underrepresented audiences and reach an even greater listenership via our relationship with SiriusXM.”

“SiriusXM is committed to not only providing the very best in audio entertainment, but also true diversity of content for all of our listeners. Project Amplify plays a vital role in that mission,” said Nicole Hughey, SiriusXM’s Senior Vice President and Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. “Through Project Amplify we’re proud to provide a microphone to communities of all types, and to introduce our audience to new perspectives and cultures.”

 

In addition to Grown Folk JAMZ®, earlier this year SiriusXM announced the launch of Holy Culture Radio (ch. 154), a new spiritually-inspired talk and music channel. Other Project Amplify channels include: HUR Voices (ch.141) and HBCU Radio (ch.142) by Howard University; Korea Today (ch. 144); BYU Radio (ch. 143); En Vivo (ch. 152); and SLAM! Radio (ch. 145). For more information visit: siriusxm.com/projectamplify.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience ‘Los Angeles Forum: April 26, 1969’ To Be Released November 18

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The Jimi Hendrix Experience ‘Los Angeles Forum: April 26, 1969’ To Be Released November 18

Experience Hendrix L.L.C. in partnership with Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, is releasing the Jimi Hendrix Experience Los Angeles Forum: April 26, 1969 this November 18 on 2LP vinyl, CD and all digital platforms. Recorded in the spring of 1969 before a raucous, sold out audience, the captivating performance of the original lineup (singer/guitarist Jimi Hendrix, drummer Mitch Mitchell, bassist Noel Redding) has never before been released in its entirety. This album comes out in time for the 80th anniversary of Jimi Hendrix’s birth (Nov 27).

Following the massive success of the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s 1967-68 studio album trifecta (Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold as Love, Electric Ladyland), the trio had developed into the most popular international touring attraction in rock music. This widescale public interest coincided with the construction of new arenas for sporting events, among them the Forum in Inglewood, CA. Designed by famed architect Charles Luckman (who also designed New York’s rebuilt Madison Square Garden), this multi-purpose venue opened in 1967 as the home of the Los Angeles Kings hockey team and Los Angeles Lakers basketball team, but also began to serve as a music venue. Among the earliest concerts held there was Aretha Franklin in January 1968 and the Cream farewell tour with opening act Deep Purple in October of that year. The Jimi Hendrix Experience were booked to perform on April 26, 1969 with opening acts Chicago Transit Authority (soon-to-be renamed Chicago) and Cat Mother & The All Night Newsboys, the latter of whom shared management with the headliners. Floor seats cost $6.50 ($51.20 adjusted for inflation).

By the time the Jimi Hendrix Experience took the stage to blaze through a spirited set, live concert sound had drastically improved from the time of the Beatles baseball stadium tours, but crowd control was still a major concern. Between songs, Jimi pled with audience members to stop rushing the stage. A heavy police presence is felt; lyrics for their hit “Purple Haze” are altered (“‘Scuse me while I kiss that policeman!”) and Jimi dedicates “Spanish Castle Magic” to “the plain clothes police out there and other goofballs.” Hendrix treated each performance as a unique event. He never relied on a standard set list comprised only of his biggest commercial hits. This approach was on full display at the Forum performance, blending more familiar tunes such as “Foxey Lady” with “I Don’t Live Today” from Are You Experienced and his signature blues original“Red House” (“Everybody want to know what America’s soul is; everybody think it’s Motown . . . America’s soul is something more like this here”) which had still not yet been released in the US at this time. Furthermore, the group opened their set with a cover of “Tax Free” – an obscure 1967 instrumental by Swedish duo Hansson & Karlsson (consisting of Bo Hansson and Janne Karlsson), with whom the Experience had previously shared bills in Stockholm. Another unique highlight featured within the Forum performance was an early reimagining of “The Star Spangled Banner,” which Jimi would canonize four months later at Woodstock. “Here’s a song we was all brainwashed with,” Jimi trenchantly declares, at a time when the nation was in a state of great political unrest. The group closed their performance with a unique, extraordinary medley of “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)” and Cream’s “Sunshine of Your Love”. The song was an Experience favorite and a perfect live vehicle for the trio’s unparalleled improvisational skill.

The Jimi Hendrix Los Angeles Forum was recorded by Wally Heider and Bill Halverson contemporaneously, and recently remixed by longtime Hendrix producer/engineer Eddie Kramer for maximum audio fidelity. It was produced by Janie Hendrix, CEO of Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. and the sister of Jimi Hendrix, Kramer and John McDermott, who manages the Hendrix music catalog on behalf of Experience Hendrix. The package’s liner notes are by former LA Times staff writer/critic Randy Lewis with a preface by ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons who attended the Hendrix Forum show, having toured with the Experience, as part of the Moving Sidewalks, his pre-ZZ band. Both Gibbons and Lewis provided commentary for yesterday’s LAist piece.

Also coming out during the month of Hendrix’s 80th birthday is the book JIMI. Published by Chronicle Books imprint Chroma for a November 15 release, this comprehensive visual celebration is an official collaboration with Janie Hendrix and John McDermott. JIMI significantly expands on the authors’ previously published titles, including An Illustrated Experience, and features a new introduction by Janie, extensive biographical texts, and a trove of lesser known and never-before-published photographs, personal memorabilia, lyrics, and more. Additionally, JIMI includes quotations by legendary musicians such as Paul McCartney, Ron Wood, Jeff Beck, Lenny Kravitz, Eric Clapton, Drake, Dave Grohl and others who have spoken about Hendrix’s lasting influence.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Los Angeles Forum: April 26, 1969 tracklist:
1. Intro
2. Tax Free
3. Foxey Lady
4. Red House
5. Spanish Castle Magic
6. Star Spangled Banner
7. Purple Haze
8. I Don’t Live Today
9. Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
10. Sunshine of Your Love
11. Voodoo Child (Slight Return)

Produced by Janie Hendrix, Eddie Kramer & John McDermott for Experience Hendrix, L.L.C.

ZZ Top Announces “Tres Hombres” Bourbon

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ZZ Top Announces “Tres Hombres” Bourbon

Rock & Roll Hall of Famers ZZ Top announced today the launch of their second in a line of limited release whiskeys, Tres Hombres Bourbon. This second expression follows its collaborative “Texas Whisky”, first released in November 2021.

Tres Hombres Bourbon is made from 3 classic grains, 3 distinct mashbills, and 3 fierce years baked in the Southern heat – harkening back to classic Southern blues, amplified by the crunch of Texas rock n’ roll, and saturated in the tone of American Single Malt. Here’s to
memories formed over a full glass with friends at your side, and the music turned up loud.

ZZ Top has been synonymous with all that is the Lone Star State for more than five decades. Named the “Official Heroes” of the State of Texas and renowned for their signature blues-rock sound, ZZ Top’s studio albums have sold an estimated 50 million albums worldwide and continuing.

“The launch of our 2021 Texas Whisky was an overwhelming success,” said Carl Stubner, Manager of ZZ Top. “Welook forward to sharing this new sweeter expression with our fans and friends to enjoy raising a glass to followers of good whisky across the country.

Tres Hombres Bourbon will be available beginning this week at select retailers in Austin, Dallas and Houston.

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