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Trailer For The Band’s ‘Once We Were Brothersā
Magnolia Pictureshas released a new trailer for āOnce Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band,ā a forthcoming documentary produced by Martin Scorsese.The film, which hits cinemaās this week is directed by Daniel Roher, and largely focuses on Robertsonās personal journey, … Continue reading
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NYCs Bottom Line Archive On CD
New Yorkās The Bottom Line club major series of releases from its archive containing over 1000 shows recorded during the club’s 30 year run, from 1974 – 2004 is now being made widely available. It is intended to make as … Continue reading
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Allman Brothers Band’s 50th Anniversary Collection
The Allman Brothers Band career retrospective, āTrouble No More: 50th Anniversary Collection,ā will be released on February 28th via Island Mercury/UMe paying tribute to the 50th anniversary of the pioneering Southern blues- rock legends and their massive body of work. … Continue reading
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Trailer For New Martin Scorsese Documentary On The Band
āIt was so beautiful it went up in flames,ā Robbie Robertson says of the Bandās story. From executive producers Martin Scorsese, Brian Grazer, and Ron Howard and director Daniel Roher is the latest Band documentary, which touches extensively on Robertsonās … Continue reading
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Swamp Pop Spectacular – London 19th April 2020
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Blues Kings From Baton Rouge
2-CD (Digisleeve) with 52-page booklet, 53 Tracks. Total playing time approx. c. 148 minutes. ā¢ A taster of the blues from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on two compact discs. ā¢ Like New Orleans, Memphis or St. Louis alongside the … Continue reading
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The Day The Music Burned – The 2008 Universal Fire
A New York Times investigation has revealed that decades of Universal Music Group treasures burned in 2008. By Niraj Chokshi From The New York Times. June 12th 2019 Eleven years ago this month, a fire ripped through a part of … Continue reading
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Me And Big Joe by Michael Bloomfield
In 1980 great white blues guitar player and session player Michael Bloomfield (1943 – 1981) – Ā ex-Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Electric Flag, Bob Dylan, Al Kooper, Taj Mahal, Janis Joplin and many others wrote a short 60 page book called … Continue reading
Interview With Charlie Gillett From 2008
ļ»æ The late Charlie Gillett was a renowned broadcaster, journalist and author. He wrote the acclaimed and influential ‘Sound Of The City’ (“the first serious and comprehensive history of rock & roll”) and the story of Atlantic Records ‘Making Tracks’. … Continue reading
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New Set From Rory Gallagher Due May 31st.
In what would have been the 50th year of Rory Gallagher’sĀ recording career, UMC have announced the release of ‘BLUES’ on 31st May. From the vaults of the GallagherĀ estate’s tape archive comes this collection of rare and unreleased recordings of Rory … Continue reading
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