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Song of the Week #114 – “Knock On Wood”
Written by admin on July 9, 2012 – 10:31 pm - |
Eddie Floyd’s signature hit “Knock On Wood” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons. |
Tags: Amii Stewart, Booker T and the MGs, Donald Duck Dunn, Eddie Floyd, Eric Clapton, Knock On Wood, Stax Records, Steve Cropper
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New releases update – July 2012
Written by admin on July 6, 2012 – 11:00 am -The New Releases page has been updated to include music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases for July.
Highlights for July include:
- “Jimi Hendrix at Berkeley” expanded edition on Blu-ray, DVD and CD, + “Voodoo Child” Blu-ray (July 10)
- “Woody at 100: Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection” book and CD box set (July 10)
- “Elton John vs Pnau – Good Morning to the Night” (July 17)
- “Crosby, Stills and Nash – CSN 2012” on DVD and Blu-ray (July 17)
- “I Am An Elvis Fan” compilation (July 31).
Tags: new CDs, new music Blu-rays, new music DVDs, new music releases, new releases
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Song of the Week #113 – “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World”
Written by admin on July 2, 2012 – 10:25 pm -| James Brown’s 1966 hit “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons.
“It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” was released on single in April 1966, backed with “Is It Yes or Is It No?” The song was also the title track of an album released in August 1966. |
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Tags: Betty Jean Newsome, Cher, It's a Man's Man's Man's World, James Brown, Seal
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New releases update – June 2012
Written by admin on June 5, 2012 – 9:18 am -The New Releases page has been updated to include music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases for June.
Highlights for June include:
- David Bowie’s “Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust – 40th Anniversary Edition” (June 5)
- Paul Simon’s “Graceland – 25th Anniversary Edition” in standard, deluxe and box set editions (June 5)
- the reunited Beach Boys’ new studio album “That’s Why God Made the Radio” (June 5)
- Neil Young’s “Americana” (June 5)
- the Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine” on DVD and Blu-ray (June 5)
- the 6-CD “Thin Lizzy – Classic Album Selection” (June 19)
- Pink Floyd’s “The Story of Wish You Were Here” on DVD and Blu-ray (June 26).
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Booker T. bassist, Donald “Duck” Dunn, dies aged 70
Written by admin on May 13, 2012 – 7:28 pm -Donald “Duck” Dunn sadly passed away earlier today in Tokyo, Japan. As a member of the Stax Records house band, Booker T. and the MGs, Dunn played bass on some of the most memorable songs of the 1960s, behind such legendary singers as Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, and Wilson Pickett.
Tags: Booker T and the MGs, Donald Duck Dunn, Donald Duck Dunn death, Stax Records
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