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10/11/21-Who broke up Beatles?

Source: (CNN) When the biggest band in British musical history, the Beatles, broke up in 1970, fans pointed the finger at co-lead vocalist Paul McCartney. Now, more than half a century later, McCartney has revealed it was, in fact, John Lennon who instigated the split. In an upcoming interview on BBC Radio 4, he told journalist John Wilson: "John walked into the room one day and said, 'I'm leaving the […]

todayOctober 11, 2021

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10/10/21-Bonnie Tyler: Never Retire

Source: music-news.com Bonnie Tyler has no plans to ever retire from music. The 70-year-old singer - whose 1977 debut album 'The World Starts Tonight' featured her first hit single 'Lost In France' - has reflected on her longevity and the idea of growing old. Speaking to The Lady magazine, she said: "I didn't mind being 40, 50 or 60. But 70! I can hardly get those words out of my […]

todayOctober 10, 2021

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10/6/21-Tina sells catalogue

Source: music-news.com Tina Turner has sold the rights to her solo back catalogue to BMG. The 'Simply the Best' hitmaker has announced a new deal with the major label, which will see the music legend's "life's work" in the hands of BMG, while Warner Music will remain her record label. In a statement, the 81-year-old icon said: “Like any artist, the protection of my life’s work, my musical inheritance, is […]

todayOctober 6, 2021

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10/2/21-Clapton a Beatle?

Source: music-news.com The Beatles almost sacked George Harrison and planned to replace him with Eric Clapton after the guitarist temporarily left the band. The news comes from unearthed interviews with band member John Lennon recorded in January 1969, as reported by the Daily Mail. In the tape, he says: "[Harrison is a ]festering wound and we allowed it to go deeper and we didn’t even give him any bandages." The […]

todayOctober 2, 2021

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9/29/21-Commander Cody dies

Hear Commander Cody on "The Lost 45s."   Source: Variety/by Chris William Commander Cody, aka George Frayne, Roots-Rock Band Leader and ‘Hot Rod Lincoln’ Singer, Dies at 77 George Frayne IV, who led the band Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, a group that combined elements of the rock counterculture with a love for roots music in the early 1970s, died Sunday at age 77. Frayne had been receiving […]

todaySeptember 29, 2021

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9/23/21-ABBA shows

Source: music-news.com Bjorn Ulvaeus has insisted ABBA's avatar shows could go on indefinitely. The Swedish pop icons - also comprising Agnetha Faltskog, 71, Benny Andersson, 74, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, 75 - are performing digitally as 'Abbatars' with a live 10-piece band next year as part of the ‘ABBA Voyage’ run, and the 76-year-old singer-songwriter has insisted this type of concert means the run could go on forever. Bjorn told reporters […]

todaySeptember 23, 2021

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9/22/21-Phil Collins final tour

Source: music-news.com Phil Collins has announced his new tour with his band, Genesis, will be his last. Collins, who began touring this week with Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford, was asked by Mojo about tour dates for 2022, and he responded, "This English and American tour, that will be enough for me." Banks clarified the statement, saying, "I think it depends a little bit how it goes. How Phil stands […]

todaySeptember 22, 2021

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9/20/21-Sarah Dash of LaBelle dies

By Isaac Avilucea | iavilucea@trentonian.com | The Trentonian PUBLISHED: September 20, 2021 at 4:55 p.m. | UPDATED: September 20, 2021 at 5:57 p.m. TRENTON — Sarah Dash, the acclaimed Trenton native songwriter, actress and co-founder of Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles, died Monday in Trenton. She was 76 years old. Her death was unexpected and the cause was unknown, although she had complained to family that she was not feeling […]

todaySeptember 20, 2021

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9/20/21-Rod Stewart misses touring

source: music-news.com Sir Rod Stewart has joked that he would have happily played to a room full of coffins amid the pandemic. The 76-year-old rocker has missed performing on stage so much these past 18 months that he would jump at the chance to play to any audience, even a load of coffins, because he's so "desperate" to hit the stage. Speaking to the Daily Express newspaper, Rod - who […]

todaySeptember 20, 2021

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