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Paul McCartney will play the final show at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park on August 14th, 48 years after the Beatles played their last paid concert at the venue.

Mayor Ed Lee personally invited McCartney to close the ballpark, but the plan was almost scuppered when the city faced competition from the 49ers, who wanted McCartney to play the first gig at their new Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara in August.

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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced that “Elvis: That’s The Way It Is – Special Edition” will make its debut on Blu-ray in August as a two-disc Premium Digibook, complete with outtake footage and the original cut of the movie. Warner will also celebrate the 50th anniversary of “Viva Las Vegas” with the release of a Premium Blu-ray Digibook.

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Linda Ronstadt’s new compilation, “Duets,” has given Ronstadt her highest placing on the US album chart since her 1990 album “Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind.”

“Duets” entered the Billboard 200 at #32 a week after Ronstadt was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She did not attend the ceremony because she suffers from Parkinson’s disease and finds travel difficult, but there was an all-star tribute to her during the ceremony by Sheryl Crow, Stevie Nicks, Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris, Carrie Underwood, and Glenn Frey.

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Etta James’ “I’d Rather Go Blind” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons.

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Here’s the trailer for Clint Eastwood’s film adaptation of the Broadway musical “Jersey Boys,” which tells the story of the rise to fame of The Four Seasons.

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