Archive for the ‘Folk’ Category
Song of the Week #68 – “Turn! Turn! Turn!”
Written by admin on August 22, 2011 – 11:19 am -| The Byrds’ definitive cover of the Pete Seeger folk standard “Turn! Turn! Turn! (to Everything There Is a Season)” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons. |
Tags: David Crosby, Jim McGuinn, Judy Collins, Nina Simone, Pete Seeger, Roger McGuinn, the Byrds, The Byrds - There Is A Season, Turn Turn Turn
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Dan Peek of America dies aged 60
Written by admin on July 27, 2011 – 11:27 pm -Dan Peek, co-founder of the folk rock band America, died on Sunday (July 24) at his home in Farmington, Missouri. He was 60-years-old.
Peek was born November 1, 1950 in Panama City, Florida, and formed America in the late 1960s with his high school friends Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell.
Tags: A Horse With No Name, America, Dan Peek, Dan Peek death, Dan Peek obituary, Dewey Bunnell, Gerry Beckley, I Need You, Lonely People, Sister Golden Hair, Tin Man, Ventura Highway
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Dylan and Knopfler to tour together
Written by admin on July 16, 2011 – 8:44 am -Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler will go on the road together this autumn with a series of European dates, beginning in Dublin, Ireland on October 6.
Knopfler first worked with Dylan in 1979 when he played on the “Slow Train Coming” sessions. He also produced Dylan’s 1983 album “Infidels.”
Tags: Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan tour, Mark Knopfler, Mark Knopfler tour
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Lennon/Dylan-owned guitar and Elvis letter up for auction
Written by admin on July 12, 2011 – 9:34 pm -A guitar previously owned by both John Lennon and Bob Dylan, and a handwritten letter by Elvis Presley are among the star lots at an auction in Dallas, Texas later this month.
John Lennon purchased the Gibson J-160 E Sunburst acoustic-electric guitar in 1967 and used it throughout the following year, including during the Beatles’ expedition to Rishikesh, India. Lennon gifted the guitar to Bob Dylan around Christmas 1968 and Dylan used the guitar for recording and on tour for many years.
Tags: Anita Wood, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, John Lennon
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New releases update – July
Written by admin on July 5, 2011 – 8:12 am -The New Releases page has been updated to include music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases for July.
Tags: new CDs, new music Blu-rays, new music DVDs, new music releases, new releases
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