Collectors' Choice Kicks Off American Beat Records Pact With Reissue Of George Jones' 'A Picture Of Me'/'Nothing Ever Hurts Me'
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ By Cary Baker/ Conqueroo Music) - The original liner notes from 1972 say it all: 'George Jones has been around long enough to be a household name to country music fans. Even though his unique phrasing and style, his trademarks, are still the same as his 'The Race Is On' ...
| Sony Music Entertainment Announces The Release Of Elvis Presley 'I Believe - The Gospel Masters' - Available March 10, 2009
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Sony Music Entertainment) - As with all of his types of music, Elvis Presley made his own version of gospel music, drawing from every element of his vast musical knowledge - without any musical prejudice or racial barriers. For the first time ever, all of Elvis' gospel ...
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Johnny Cash's Live Performance At Paramount Theater, July 28, 1990, On Original 24-Track Analog Master Tapes, Now Being Auctioned On eBay
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Navybob) - Another piece of American musical history is going on eBay. The consortium that brought you the Original Master Tape Recording by Bob Dylan that was sold on eBay has done it again. Now on eBay is the actual Original 24-Track Analog Recording of the Johnny Cash ...
| Genesis Publications To Celebrate The Life Of Legendary Ray Charles
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Genesis Publications) - With the five year anniversary of his death approaching in June 2009, Genesis Publications announces that it will celebrate the life of the legendary Ray Charles in a collection of never before seen photos and text on the life of the musician, featuring ...
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Concord Records To Release Definitive Ray Charles Anthology: 'Ray Charles - Genius: The Ultimate Collection,' Featuring 21 Hits From His Most Celebrated Era
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Concord Records) - Commencing an extensive Ray Charles reissue program for 2009, Concord Records will release a 21-song anthology of hits titled Ray Charles - Genius: The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection. The volume, slated for a street date of April 7, 2009, presents ...
| As EBay Bid For Rock Classic '867-5309/Jenny' Skyrockets
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Alex Call Official Website) - Few songs immediately take you back to the early '80s (and the early days of MTV) as well as the enduring power pop classic, "867-5309/Jenny," by Tommy Tutone. Recently, the song is back in the news and has led to a media frenzy. The song's author, ...
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50 Years On, Buddy Holly Will Not Fade Away: February 3rd, 2009 Marks The Golden Anniversary As Loyal Fans, Family & Friends Prepare To Celebrate A Rock 'N' Roll Legend
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Universal Music Enterprises) - February 3rd marks the 50th anniversary of "The Day The Music Died," when a plane crash took the lives of three, now legendary rock 'n' rollers - Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper. In spite of Holly's brief yet astonishing professional ...
| Legacy Recordings Celebrates The Eagerly-Awaited Reissue Of 'Ten,' The Ground-Breaking Debut Album From Pearl Jam, With Four Special Edition Packages
NEW YORK, NY. (Legacy Recordings) - Legacy Recordings is celebrating its monumental re-issue of "Ten," the breakthrough debut album from Pearl Jam, with a multi-dimensional campaign designed to surprise and delight the band's long-time fans while awakening a whole new generation to one of rock's iconic ...
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Everybody Loves Somebody On Valentine's Day & Everybody Loves Dean Martin's LOVE SONGS Every Day Of The Year
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Top40 Charts/ Universal Music Enterprises) - Valentine's Day without Dean Martin is like Christmas without Santa Claus - both deliver the goods. There is "cool" and then there is Dino, the King of Cool. Now, just in time for Valentine's Day, Dean Martin - Love Songs (Hip-O/UMe), ...
| Century Casino Edmonton Presents The Yardbirds
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Top40 Charts/ Yardbirds Fans Website) - Century Casinos, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNTY; Vienna Stock Exchange) announced today that its Century Casino & Hotel Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, proudly presents The Yardbirds performing on February 21, 2009 at its exclusive Century Casino Showroom. ...
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Rush's 'Retrospective III (1989-2008)' Arrives On March 3, 2009
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Atlantic Records) - Anthem/Atlantic recording group Rush has announced details of the upcoming third volume in its continuing compilation series. "RETROSPECTIVE III (1989-2008)" arrives in stores on March 3rd. The collection - available as both individual CD and two-disc CD/DVD ...
| Motown 50 Launches Online Podcast Series, Featuring Exclusive Interviews With Label Legends & Others
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Universal Music Enterprises) - The legendary Motown Records celebrates its 50th anniversary this year with a series of promotions and releases from Berry Gordy's groundbreaking company and Universal Music Enterprises, including a series of online podcasts featuring rare ...
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Ray Charles' Classic 'America The Beautiful' To Be Released Digitally For The First Time On Inauguration Day, January 20
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ By Cary Baker/ Conqueroo Music) - Concord Music Group today announced that it will digitally release Ray Charles' signature rendition of 'America the Beautiful' on January 20, Inauguration Day in America. The song, offered digitally for the first time, will be made available ...
| Stax Records Reissues Isaac Hayes' 'Black Moses' Album On CD In Deluxe Edition With Extensive Liner Notes On February 24, 2009
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Conqueroo Music) - Isaac Hayes' epic 1971 album Black Moses, which captured the artist at the peak of his popularity, will be reissued on Stax Records on February 24, 2009. The release is a complete replication of the original Black Moses package, folding out into a cross-shaped ...
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Petula Clark CD And DVD Coming From Collectors' Choice Music
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Conqueroo Music) - International vocal superstar Petula Clark - best known for hits like 'Downtown,' 'I Know A Place,' 'Color My World,' 'Don't Sleep in the Subway' and 'My Song' - will soon have both a CD and DVD on Collectors' Choice Music. The CD, titled Petula Clark: ...
| Chip Taylor's Greatest Hits
New York, NY. (Top 40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - With 'Wild Thing,' Chip Taylor's place in the rock and roll canon would be safe. But Taylor not only wrote what is arguably the greatest rock and roll song of all time, he crafted some of rock and country's most seminal tracks. Along with 'Wild Thing' ...
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'Sweet Dreams' A Patsy Cline Tribute Show Performed By CJ Harding Showcasing At APAP In New York January 9 & 10, 2009
St. Petersburg, FL (Top40 Charts/ Desiderata Music) - CJ Harding's authentic rendition of Patsy Cline has been selling out theatres and bringing audiences to their feet for a decade. "Patsy" twirls onto stage in an authentic cowgirl outfit from 1963, complete with white fringe . You are immediately ...
| Sister Rosetta's Stone: Gospel Music Legend Memorialized After 35 Years
PHILADELPHIA, PA (Top40 Charts/ Values Of America Company) - Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the pioneering gospel musician and instrumentalist, finally has a gravestone marking her resting place at Northwood Cemetery in Philadelphia. Since her passing in 1973, the gravesite of Sister Rosetta had been a barren ...
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Simon & Garfunkel: The Collection Deluxe Box Set
MELBOURNE, Australia (Top40 Charts/ Phantom Sound & Vision) - Simon & Garfunkel: The Collection. This deluxe Boxset contains all five of their studio albums plus the Live In Central Park DVD. The partnership of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel was to shape the music scene throughout the 1960s. Cleverly ...
| World Premiere Of Memories Of Motown
BERLIN, Germany (Top40 Charts/ Estrel Berlin PR) - On January 12th one of the most important record labels in the history of music celebrates the 50th anniversary of its founding: Motown Records. On the occasion of the world-wide anniversary celebrations, the world premiere of the show Memories of Motown ...
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