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A guitar that Buddy Holly played during his UK tour in 1958 has made a return to the Bradford Odeon (formerly Gaumont), before being taken to the Buddy Holly Center in Buddy’s hometown of Lubbock, Texas.

Photo credit: Buddy Holly official Facebook page

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Legendary rock ‘n’ roller, Jerry Lee Lewis, will release his new album, “Rock & Roll Time,” in October, as well as a memoir titled “Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story.”

As with his 2006 album, “Last Man Standing,” and his 2010 album, “Mean Old Man,” the new album will feature many guest artists, including Neil Young, Keith Richards, Ron Wood, Nils Lofgren, Robbie Robertson and Shelby Lynne.

The album’s title track was co-written by Kris Kristofferson, Bob Neuwirth and Roger McGuinn, and originally featured on Kristofferson’s 1974 album “Spooky Lady’s Sideshow”. Jerry Lee is joined on the track by singers, Vonda Shepard and Bernard Fowler, and guitarists, Doyle Bramhall II, Jon Brion and Kenny Lovelace.

The tracklist for “Rock & Roll Time” is as follows:

1. Rock & Roll Time (with Doyle Bramhall II and Jon Brion)
2. Little Queenie (with Keith Richards and Ron Wood)
3. Stepchild (with Daniel Lanois and Doyle Bramhall II)
4. Sick and Tired (with Jon Brion)
5. Bright Lights, Big City (with Neil Young and Ivan Neville)
6. Folsom Prison Blues (with Robbie Robertson and Nils Lofgren)
7. Keep Me in Mind (with Jon Brion)
8. Mississippi Kid (with Derek Trucks and Doyle Bramhall II)
9. Blues Like Midnight (with Robbie Robertson)
10. Here Comes That Rainbow Again (with Shelby Lynne)
11. Promised Land (with Doyle Bramhall II).

Jerry Lee’s memoir, “Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story,” was written with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Rick Bragg. The book will tell the story of the singer’s career highs and lows, his relationships with other musicians, and his often troubled personal life.

Jerry Lee says that he has “waited ’til the right time” to set the record straight, and that “All these other books have come out, and there wasn’t no truth in any of them.”

The book and album are available via the links below.

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Chuck Berry received the prestigious Polar Music Prize at a ceremony in Stockholm on Tuesday (Aug 26). American opera and theatre director, Peter Sellars, was also honoured at the ceremony, which was attended by members of the Swedish Royal Family.

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The Johnny Cash Museum will open “The Legends of Sun Records” exhibit on August 15.

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Chuck Berry’s “No Particular Place to Go” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons.

“No Particular Place to Go” was released on single in May 1964, backed with “You Two,” and appeared on the album “St. Louis to Liverpool” (Chess LP-1488) in November 1964.

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