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Happy Fourth of July from Classic Pop Icons
Written by admin on July 4, 2013 – 6:18 pm -Happy Fourth of July to our American readers.
We celebrate the USA’s birthday with four great American songs.
“An American Trilogy” – Elvis Presley
Elvis took Mickey Newbury’s medley of American songs and made it his own in February 1972. Eleven months later, he performed the song on his worldwide television broadcast, “Aloha From Hawaii”.
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Bruce Springsteen and U2 support ONE’s agit8 campaign
Written by admin on June 15, 2013 – 1:53 pm -
Bruce Springsteen, U2, Elvis Costello, Mumford & Sons, Green Day, Kid Rock, and Ed Sheeran are among the 50 acts to contribute musical performances to ONE’s ‘agit8’ campaign.
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Bruce Springsteen, Pete Seeger and Herbie Hancock elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Written by admin on April 25, 2013 – 6:59 pm -
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Springsteen and Madonna up for Billboard Music Awards
Written by admin on April 24, 2013 – 6:14 pm -Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, Roger Waters and Lionel Richie are among the nominees for this year’s Billboard Music Awards. The Billboard Icon Award will go to Prince who is expected to perform at the ceremony.
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Bruce Springsteen – MusiCares Person of the Year
Written by admin on February 9, 2013 – 10:14 pm -Bruce Springsteen received the MusiCares Person of the Year award at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Friday night. The award recognises Springsteen’s “exceptional artistic achievements and philanthropic work”.
Bruce Springsteen with his wife Patti Scialfa (Photo credit: LA Times)
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