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Bob Dylan – MusiCares Person of the Year for 2015
Written by admin on February 7, 2015 – 10:53 pm -Music stars including Bruce Springsteen, Tom Jones, Neil Young and Willie Nelson paid tribute to Bob Dylan as he was named the MusiCares Person of the Year for 2015 at a gala on Friday night.
Dylan was introduced by former President Jimmy Carter. During his 30-minute acceptance speech, he paid tribute to those who had inspired him and covered his work, including Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash and Joan Baez.
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Joni Mitchell – “Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced” box set
Written by admin on October 19, 2014 – 6:11 pm -A four-CD Joni Mitchell box set titled “Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting to Be Danced” will be released on November 24.
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“Bob Dylan and The Band – The Basement Tapes Complete” box set
Written by admin on August 26, 2014 – 6:40 pm -The forthcoming 6-CD “The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11” brings together all of the recordings from Bob Dylan’s so-called “Basement Tapes,” including many that have not been heard before. The box set and a 2-CD collection of highlights from the set will be released in November.
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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s “CSNY 1974” reaches Billboard Top 20
Written by admin on July 19, 2014 – 1:09 pm -“CSNY 1974,” the long awaited boxed set from the historic 1974 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young arena tour, has topped the Billboard Folk Album Chart, and debuted at #17 on Billboard’s Top 200 Chart.
The set features 40 previously unreleased tracks from the 1974 tour, a 188-page booklet, and a bonus DVD of previously unreleased concert footage. It is available in 3 CD/DVD and Blu-ray audio/DVD editions. There is also a single-CD standard edition featuring highlights from the set.
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Song of the Week #164 – “Carolina In My Mind”
Written by admin on February 24, 2014 – 8:15 am -
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