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Song of the Week #17 – “California Dreamin'”

Written by admin on August 30, 2010 – 6:39 am -

Mamas and the Papas - California Dreamin The 1965 classic “California Dreamin'” by the Mamas and the Papas is this week’s Song of the Week. Today would have been the 75th birthday of the group’s founder John Phillips if he hadn’t died of heart failure on March 18, 2001.

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Dylan at the Oakland Coliseum – February, 1974

Written by admin on August 27, 2010 – 8:31 pm -

Wolfgang’s Vault has served up another slice of rock history by streaming a two-hour concert from Bob Dylan and The Band. The show was recorded at Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California on the evening of 11 February, 1974.

This tour was Dylan’s first for seven-and-a-half years and saw him reunite with The Band who, with the exception of Levon Helm on drums, had backed him on his European tour of 1966 and on the Basement Tapes.

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Music Icons CD sale – save on essential artists and classic albums

Written by admin on August 25, 2010 – 7:26 pm -

Barnes & Noble have slashed prices on dozens of the biggest albums of all time in their Music Icons sale.

The Music Icons sale features artists such as Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Sam Cooke, Simon & Garfunkel, Janis Joplin, Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell, Otis Redding, Bob Dylan and many, many more.

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Song of the Week #16 – “Big Yellow Taxi”

Written by admin on August 23, 2010 – 6:00 am -

Joni Mitchell’s “Big Yellow Taxi” is this week’s Song of the Week.

“Big Yellow Taxi” was released in the summer of 1970 on single and also appeared on Mitchell’s third album “Ladies of the Canyon.” It is one of her most enduring and most covered songs, with over 200 versions recorded over 40 years.

Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi

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Neil Young gigs to benefit oil spill victims

Written by admin on August 13, 2010 – 9:16 am -

Neil Young Gulf Coast benefit.jpg Neil Young is playing four gigs in September to benefit those who have been affected by the BT oil spill on America’s Gulf Coast.

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