Posts Tagged ‘The Beatles’
The 2011 Grammy Hall of Fame inductees
Written by admin on December 10, 2010 – 10:13 am -| The Beatles, Fats Domino, Otis Redding and Joan Baez are among the artists whose recordings will be entered into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2011.
The Grammy Hall of Fame Award was established by The Recording Academy’s National Trustees in 1973. The aim was to “honor recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance that are at least 25 years old.” To date, 881 recordings have been inducted. |
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McCartney receives Kennedy Center award
Written by admin on December 7, 2010 – 10:43 am -Paul McCartney was back at the White House on Sunday night to receive the Kennedy Center award from President Obama. In June, McCartney received the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song and performed in front of the President and First Lady in the East Room.
Tags: Kennedy Center award, Kennedy Center Honors, Merle Haggard, Paul McCartney, The Beatles
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The Beatles come to iTunes
Written by admin on November 16, 2010 – 10:27 pm -The Beatles catalogue is finally available on Apple’s iTunes store after years of stop and start negotiations. In the end, it happened with minimal fanfare and little notice. Apple posted a cryptic message on their website yesterday – “”Tomorrow is just another day. That you’ll never forget” – and the music was available on iTunes today.
Tags: The Beatles, The Beatles on iTunes
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Beatles Red and Blue albums remastered
Written by admin on September 15, 2010 – 10:09 pm -| Following on from last year’s Beatles’ remasters collections, EMI will release remastered editions of the popular “Red” (1962-1966) and “Blue” (1967-1970) albums on October 19.
The 2-disc releases will include an expanded booklet with original liner notes, rare pictures, and essays by Bill Flanagan (editorial director and senior vice president at VH1). |
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Tags: Beatles Blue 1967-1970, Beatles Red 1962-1966, The Beatles
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McCartney and Haggard to receive Kennedy Center awards
Written by admin on September 7, 2010 – 2:14 pm - |
Paul McCartney and Merle Haggard will be among this year’s recipients of the Kennedy Center award on December 5. |
Tags: Kennedy Center award, Merle Haggard, Paul McCartney, The Beatles
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