Archive for the ‘Motown’ Category
Stevie Wonder to receive Billboard Icon Award
Written by admin on May 8, 2012 – 11:15 pm - |
Stevie Wonder will be presented with the Billboard Icon Award at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, which airs live on ABC from 8 p.m. on May 20. |
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New releases update – May 2012
Written by admin on May 8, 2012 – 9:48 am -The New Releases page has been updated to include music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases for May.
Highlights for May include:
- the North American debut of “George Harrison – Living in a Material World” on DVD, Blu-ray and deluxe edition box (May 1)
- deluxe editions of several Small Faces classic albums (May 15-29)
- “Diana Ross – Live In Central Park” on DVD (May 15)
- Paul McCartney’s “RAM” in standard, special and deluxe editions (May 22)
- Tom Jones’ brand new “Spirit In The Room” album (May 29).
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Diana Ross: Live In Central Park – DVD
Written by admin on May 2, 2012 – 12:27 pm - |
Shout! Factory will release the long-awaited DVD “Diana Ross: Live in Central Park” on May 15 in the US. |
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Song of the Week #104 – “My Guy”
Written by admin on April 30, 2012 – 10:59 pm -| Mary Wells’ signature hit “My Guy” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons.
“My Guy” was released on single in March, 1964 backed with “Oh Little Boy (Look What You’ve Done to Me)”. Shortly afterwards it appeared on the album “Mary Wells Sings My Guy”. |
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New releases update – April 2012
Written by admin on April 4, 2012 – 8:54 am -The New Releases page has been updated to include music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases for April.
Highlights for April include:
- Elvis Presley’s “Such A Night in Pearl Harbor” (Apr 2 – UK)
- Johnny Cash’s “Bootleg Vol. IV – The Soul of Truth” (Apr 3)
- Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson’s “Thick as a Brick 2” (Apr 3)
- “Whole Lotta Jerry Lee Lewis” 4-CD box set (Apr 10)
- Grateful Dead’s “All the Years Combine” 14-DVD box set (Apr 17)
- Janis Joplin’s “The Pearl Sessions” – (Apr 17).
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