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The Outfield lead singer Tony Lewis dies at 62
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Lewis is the second founding member of the "Your Love" powerpop band to pass away, following John Spinks’s death from liver cancer in 2014.Several days ago, fans listening to those two one-man-band albums on Spotify were treated to a video teaser showing a rolling dice landing on the number three.
Is Paul McCartney About to Announce New 'McCartney III' Solo LP?
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Paul McCartney hinted at the release of a third solo album in October 2020.The document is signed by the Fab Four’s manager, Brian Epstein, dated Sept. 8, 1962, and bears the letterhead of Epstein’s NEMS company. The typed letter is addressed to the late Joe Flannery, who was a close friend of Epstein’s and acted as the Beatles’ booking manager as they rose to fame. Flannery was also manager of Lee Curtis and the All Stars, another Liverpool beat group that, at one point, looked likely to make it big.
Beatles Letter About Firing Pete Best Goes to Auction
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A 1962 Beatles letter confirming the termination of drummer Pete Best's contract went to auction in October 2020.The band’s next album, Power Up, is made up entirely of music created by the brothers in the years leading up to Malcolm’s death in 2017. In a new interview on the Let There Be Talk podcast, Angus told host Dean Delray that some ideas were stockpiled for more than a decade.
Angus Young ‘Still Not Done’ With Stockpiled AC/DC Songs
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Angus Young said he still had many song ideas co-written with late brother Malcolm Young for potential use by AC/DC in October 2020.The split caused acrimony between Sambora and front man Jon Bon Jovi at the time, although they settled their differences later. However, in a recent interview, the singer said, “I wish Richie had his life together and was still in the band.”
Richie Sambora Would Return to Bon Jovi for ‘Special Situation'
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Richie Sambora denied Jon Bon Jovi's suggestion that he didn't have his life together and said he had no malice toward the band in October 2020.Preston captured QUEEN at their most intimate and ecstatic, never missing a beat, committed to revealing the passion and dedication of the band on and off stage. "Queen: The Neal Preston Photographs" is the official photographic volume documenting the band's rise to glory.
Watch Promo Video For QUEEN's Official 'The Neal Preston Photographs' Book
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Legendary rock photographer Neal Preston joined QUEEN as official tour photographer at a crucial stage of their evolution into one of the greatest rock bands in history. Preston captured QUEEN at t...Tuggle was one of the supporting musicians when the band started work with Mike Campbell and Neil Finn after Nicks forced out Buckingham in 2018, but he was soon told his services weren’t required. This came after a run that also included work on both Nicks and Buckingham solo projects.
Fleetwood Mac Got Caught Between Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham
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Fleetwood Mac keyboardist Brett Tuggle said Stevie Nicks pushed him out for being too close to Lindsey Buckingham in October 2020.Compiled between 1966-1968, as the singer found her star rising, Janis Joplin created a personal record of her meteoric rise to fame and the flowering of sixties counterculture in which she was to play a lead role.
JANIS JOPLIN: 'Days & Summers - Scrapbook 1966-68' Limited-Edition Book Due In March
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Genesis Publications and the Janis Joplin estate present Janis Joplin's personal scrapbook in a new limited-edition book, "Janis Joplin: Days & Summers - Scrapbook 1966-68". The book will ship ...