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Folk legend Bert Jansch dies aged 67
Written by admin on October 5, 2011 – 4:35 pm -| Scottish folk guitarist, Bert Jansch, died today at London’s Marie Curie Hospice after a long battle with lung cancer. He was 67.
The founding member of the folk group Pentangle was an important figure in the British folk scene in the 1960s and a highly influential guitarist who inspired the likes of Neil Young and Jimmy Page. |
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After splitting with Pentangle in 1973, Jansch enjoyed a long solo career, releasing 23 solo studio albums in total, the last of which was “The Black Swan” in 2006.
Jansch’s final stage appearance was with the reformed Pentangle at London’s Royal Festival Hall in August. He had also opened in a solo slot for Neil Young earlier in the year. Young has said of Jansch:
| “As much of a great guitar player as Jimi [Hendrix] was, Bert Jansch is the same thing for acoustic guitar . . . and my favourite.” |
Rolling Stone ranked Jansch as #94 on its list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of all Time in 2003.
Jansch is survived by his wife Loren.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees for 2012
Written by admin on September 27, 2011 – 6:01 pm - |
The Faces/Small Faces, Donovan, and Guns ‘N Roses are among the nominees for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for 2012. |
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Sandy Denny – “North Star Grassman and The Ravens” deluxe edition
Written by admin on September 20, 2011 – 10:02 pm -| Sandy Denny’s 1971 album, “North Star Grassman and The Ravens,” has been given the deluxe treatment, with rarities, unreleased tracks and a 16-page booklet. |
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Neil Young writing memoir
Written by admin on September 20, 2011 – 9:02 pm -Neil Young has announced that he is writing a memoir titled “Waging Heavy Peace.” The book will be published by Blue Rider Press in autumn 2012.
Commenting on the writing process, Young said:
| “I felt like writing books fit me like a glove. I started and I just kept going. That’s the way my Daddy used to do it on his old Underwood up in the attic. He said, ‘Just keep writing, you never know what will turn up.'” |
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Buffalo Springfield tour postponed
Written by admin on September 2, 2011 – 9:00 pm -| Buffalo Springfield have postponed their 30-date reunion tour for the second time.
The original members of the group, Richie Furay, Stephen Stills and Neil Young, played their first gig together for 42 years last summer and originally planned an extensive tour for around October of this year, before putting it back to early 2012. Now the plan is to tour at an unspecified time later in 2012. |
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