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New releases update – February 2013
Written by admin on February 16, 2013 – 2:40 pm -The New Releases page has been updated to include music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases for February.
Highlights for February include:
- Richard Thompson’s “Electric” in standard and deluxe editions (5 Feb)
- the Bee Gees “Festival Album Collection – 1965-1967” (12 Feb)
- a range of “Threads & Grooves” music/tshirt collections from Sony featuring artists such as Elvis, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison and Jimi Hendrix (12 Feb)
- Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell’s “Yellow Moon” (26 Feb)
- Sun Records 6-CD box set “Country Music Recorded by Sam Phillips 1950-1959” (26 Feb)
- the 40-CD “Rock a Billy Dynamite – 1000 Explosive Hits” box set (25 Feb UK).
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Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens & the Big Bopper died 54 years ago today
Written by admin on February 3, 2013 – 9:55 pm -| The great Buddy Holly died 54 years ago today in a plane crash that also claimed the lives of Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper, and the pilot.
The plane had been chartered following a gig in Clear Lake, Iowa, and was heading to the next tour stop in Fargo, North Dakota when it crashed minutes after take-off. The three classic songs below remind us why Buddy Holly was such a great loss to the music industry and why he is still loved by fans all these years later. |
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“Oh Boy” – Buddy Holly
“Oh Boy” – Buddy Holly
“True Love Ways” – Buddy Holly
Try our Buddy Holly quiz to test your knowledge of the rock ‘n’ roll legend.
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Billy Fury – 30th anniversary tribute
Written by admin on January 28, 2013 – 9:16 pm -Billy Fury died 30 years ago today aged just 42.
Born Ronald Wycherley in Liverpool on April 17th 1940, he went on to become one of the most popular and talented of Britain’s early rock ‘n’ roll stars.
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New releases update – January 2013
Written by admin on January 9, 2013 – 7:00 pm -The New Releases page has been updated to include music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases for January.
Highlights for January include:
- “The Rolling Stones – Crossfire Hurricane” on DVD and Blu-ray (7 Jan)
- “12-12-12 – The Concert for Sandy Relief 2-CD collection (22 Jan)
- UK release of the vinyl edition of Elvis’ “Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite” (21 Jan)
- Deluxe and super deluxe editions of Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours” – (29 Jan)
- 35th anniversary edition of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s “Texas Flood” (29 Jan).
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“Johnny Cash and the Forgotten Prison Blues” on BBC Radio
Written by admin on January 4, 2013 – 8:03 pm -| BBC Radio 4 will air “Johnny Cash and the Forgotten Prison Blues” at 16:00 on Monday, January 7.
The 25-minute show covers Cash’s 1969 appearance at the Cummins Unit of the Arkansas Department of Correction. |
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