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Happy 70th Birthday Bill Medley
Written by admin on September 19, 2010 – 7:00 am -| Bill Medley is 70-years-old today. The former member of the legendary duo the Righteous Brothers was born in Los Angeles on September 19, 1940.
Medley joined forces with Bobby Hatfield in 1962 and began recording as the Righteous Brothers in 1963. Their big break was the 1965 hit “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling” which was produced by Phil Spector, who made full use of his famed wall of sound production techniques. “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling” hit number one in the US and the UK and has become the most played song in radio history. |
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Ray Charles – “Rare Genius: The Undiscovered Masters”
Written by admin on September 13, 2010 – 8:17 pm - |
A collection of unreleased tracks from Ray Charles will be released to mark what would have been his 80th birthday. |
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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 #14 – “I Say a Little Prayer”
Written by admin on August 9, 2010 – 7:00 am -| The great Dionne Warwick hit “I Say a Little Prayer” is this week’s Song of the Week.
The million selling song was the second single from Warwick’s 1967 album “The Windows of the World.” |
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Bobby Hebb dies aged 72
Written by admin on August 4, 2010 – 4:27 pm -| Bobby Hebb has died aged 72 from lung cancer. He passed away yesterday (August 3) at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville.
Hebb was a singer-songwriter best known for his composition of the classic song “Sunny,” which he took to number two on the US pop charts in 1966. |
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