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Bruce Springsteen has written a letter to fans to thank them for their “love and support” and “passion and commitment” during the 18 months of his highly successful Wrecking Ball tour.

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John Fogerty performed a series of Creedence Clearwater Revival classics during a surprise collaboration with Mumford & Sons at their Gentlemen of the Road Stopover in St. Augustine, Florida on Saturday night. The band Fun. had been scheduled to play, but singer Nate Ruess was unwell so Mumford & Sons contacted Fogerty to ask him to step in. He was on a plane from LA within hours and began rehearsing with the band on Saturday morning.

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The South American leg of Bruce Springsteen’s Wrecking Ball tour has featured some surprise covers of songs by South American artists who have inspired him.

“Manifiesto” – Bruce Springsteen

Springsteen opened the South American leg of his Wrecking Ball tour on September 12 with a gig in Santiago, Chile, during which he performed Victor Jara’s “Manifiesto”. Springsteen also paid tribute to Jara in Spanish, noting that the musician remains a great inspiration. Jara was a poet, singer-songwriter, and political activist who was murdered in 1973 after the socialist Chilean Government was overthrown by a military coup.

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Experience Hendrix LLC & Legacy Recordings have announced the first ever release of the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s performance at the 1968 Miami Pop Festival, and an expanded DVD/Blu-ray edition of the American Masters documentary “Jimi Hendrix – Hear My Train A Comin'”.

“The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Miami Pop Festival”

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The New Releases page has been updated to include music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases for September.

Highlights for September include:

• Rod Stewart’s “Rarities” (3 Sep)
• the 6-CD “Marc Bolan at the BBC” and 2-CD “Marc Bolan – Best of the BBC Recordings” (3 Sep)
• the 13-CD “The Clash – Sound System” box set (10 Sep) and reissues of original albums (17 Sep)
• Madonna’s “MDNA Tour” on CD, DVD and Blu-ray (10 Sep)
• the 6-CD “The Shadows – The Early Years: 1959-1966” box set (17 Sep)
• Elvis Costello & The Roots “Wise Up Ghost” in standard and deluxe editions (17 Sep)
• The Band’s “Live at the Academy Of Music 1971” standard and deluxe editions (17 Sep) and “The Last Waltz” box set (24 Sep)
• Elton John’s new studio album “Diving Board” in standard, deluxe and super deluxe editions (24 Sep)
• Sting’s new album “The Last Ship” in standard and deluxe editions (24 Sep).