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2021 – Paul Simon sells music catalogue to Sony Music Publishing Read more

2021 – Paul Simon sells music catalogue to Sony Music Publishing

2021 – Paul Simon has sold his back catalogue to Sony Music Publishing. The label now owns the rights to the music legend’s hits, including ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’, ‘Mrs. Robinson’ and ‘Still Crazy After All These Years’. The Grammy-winner’s Simon and Garfunkel songs are also included in the deal. Simon said in a statement: […]

Stu Sweatman No Comments 1:39 pm
2021 – Mary Wilson (March 6, 1944 – February 8, 2021) Read more

2021 – Mary Wilson (March 6, 1944 – February 8, 2021)

2021 – Mary Wilson (March 6, 1944 – February 8, 2021) was an American singer. She gained worldwide recognition as a founding member of The Supremes, the most successful Motown act of the 1960s and the best-charting female group in U.S. chart history, as well as one of the all-time best-selling girl groups in the […]

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2021 – Tony Garcia, drummer for OuttaKontrol, passed away today from complications of Covid 19. Read more

2021 – Tony Garcia, drummer for OuttaKontrol, passed away today from complications of Covid 19.

2021 – Tony Garcia, drummer for OuttaKontrol, passed away today from complications of Covid 19. “It is with a heavy heart that we share these words with you. Our beloved husband and father Tony passed peacefully yesterday, February 8th, just after 3pm due to Covid. He was surrounded by his wife, son, and daughter and […]

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2020 – Sir Paul McCartney thinks The Beatles all had mental health problems Read more

2020 – Sir Paul McCartney thinks The Beatles all had mental health problems

2020 – The 78-year-old singer admitted he and his bandmates – Sir Ringo Starr and the late John Lennon and George Harrison – were more likely to mock their issues than have a discussion, but he thinks they came out of their global fame and its associated problems “reasonably well adjusted”. Asked if he thinks, […]

Stu Sweatman No Comments 10:40 am
2020 – Paul McCartney teaming up with Idris Elba for BBC special Read more

2020 – Paul McCartney teaming up with Idris Elba for BBC special

2020 – Paul McCartney is to be interviewed by Idris Elba for an hour-long BBC special covering his incredible life and career. Idris Elba meets Paul McCartney will air on U.K. TV on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in December. The show will also air as a radio broadcast on BBC Radio 2 and BBC […]

Stu Sweatman No Comments 10:42 am
2020 – Jon Bon Jovi thankful his career has been a ‘rollercoaster’ rather than a ‘firecracker’ Read more

2020 – Jon Bon Jovi thankful his career has been a ‘rollercoaster’ rather than a ‘firecracker’

2020 – The 58-year-old rocker insisted it is better to endure the ups and downs that come with a long stint at the top because it has given him a real “appreciation” of everything he has than to have a “big quick pop” and suddenly burn out. He told Big Issue magazine: “Half of the […]

Stu Sweatman No Comments 10:40 am
2020 – Eric Clapton and Van Morrison team up for anti-lockdown charity single Read more

2020 – Eric Clapton and Van Morrison team up for anti-lockdown charity single

2020 – Eric Clapton and Van Morrison are teaming up to release a charity single in protest of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions and their effect on musicians. The track, Stand and Deliver, is released in support of Van’s Save Live Music campaign and will raise funds for the Brown Eyed Girl bluesman’s Lockdown Financial Hardship Fund, […]

Stu Sweatman No Comments 10:38 am
2020 – Keith Richards warns new Rolling Stones album may be ‘a bit fractured’ Read more

2020 – Keith Richards warns new Rolling Stones album may be ‘a bit fractured’

2020 – The veteran rockers had been working on their first studio LP since 2005’s ‘A Bigger Bang’ until the coronavirus pandemic hit and the 76-year-old guitarist thinks having such a long break in the process might lead to a change in direction for the record. He said: “Everything is in the air until we […]

Stu Sweatman No Comments 8:33 am
2020 – Angus Young thought AC/DC were done as a touring and recording band Read more

2020 – Angus Young thought AC/DC were done as a touring and recording band

2020 – Angus Young thought AC/DC were done as a touring and recording band after their final gig of their 2016 ‘Rock or Bust World Tour’. The ‘Highway to Hell’ rockers are back with their first studio album since 2014’s ‘Rock Or Bust’, ‘Power Up’, on Friday (13.11.20), and the founding member has admitted he […]

Stu Sweatman No Comments 8:18 am
2020 – Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ has been voted the best song of all time Read more

2020 – Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ has been voted the best song of all time

2020 – A poll completed by 2,000 Brits to mark the launch of the new Sony Walkman player found the rock legends’ 1975 hit to be the nation’s favourite song by 43 per cent, followed closely behind in second place by Queen’s 1978 hit ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’. Despite the song’s popularity, Queen previously described […]

Stu Sweatman No Comments 5:33 am
2020 – AC/DC unveil track-listing for comeback album ‘Power Up’ Read more

2020 – AC/DC unveil track-listing for comeback album ‘Power Up’

2020 – The ‘Highway To Hell’ hitmakers will release their 17th studio album on November 13, and they’ve marked the big news by lighting up famous London landmarks with their AC/DC signage, including Battersea Power Station, St Paul’s Cathedral, Marble Arch and the Tate Modern gallery. For their long-awaited follow-up to 2014’s ‘Rock Or Bust’, […]

Stu Sweatman No Comments 1:41 am
2020 – Eddie Van Halen, Guitar Hero, Dies At 65 Read more

2020 – Eddie Van Halen, Guitar Hero, Dies At 65

2020 – Eddie Van Halen, the guitarist and songwriter who helped give the radio-rock band Van Halen its name and sound, died Tuesday after a battle with cancer. He was 65. His death was announced by his son, Wolf Van Halen, on Twitter. “I can’t believe I’m having to write this,” the statement said, “but […]

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Rock Bassists of note

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  • Flea(Red Hot Chile Peppers)
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  • Ross Valory

Rock Drummers of note

  • Carl Palmer
  • Clive Bunker(Jethro Tull)
  • John Bonham
  • Neil Peart
  • Ringo Starr
  • Steve Smith
  • Tommy Aldridge
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Rock Guitarists of Note!

  • Angus Young
  • Blues Saraceno
  • Brian May
  • Carlos Santana
  • Doug Doppler
  • Eric Clapton
  • George Harrison
  • Jeff Beck
  • Jimi Hendrix
  • Jimmy Page

Rock Keyboardists of note

  • Billy Joel
  • Elton John
  • Gregg Rolie
  • Jon Lord
  • Jonathan Cain
  • Keith Emerson
  • Nicky Hopkins
  • Ray Manzarek
  • Rick Wakeman

Rock Singers of Note

  • Ann Wilson
  • Chris Cornell
  • David Bowie
  • David Lee Roth
  • Elvis Presley (The King)
  • Freddie Mercury
  • Grace Slick
  • Jim Morrison
  • Mick Jagger
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