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2 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Graham Parker sideman Bob Andrews steps out with 'Shotgun' approach

He remains best known as the keyboardist for Graham Parker 's legendary English 1970s band The Rumour, which, incredibly, has reunited for a new album and featured role in Judd Apatow's forthcoming film This Is 40 .

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Related Topix: Shotgun, New Orleans, Jazz

6 hrs ago | Music-News.com

Roy Rock 'Em Young - The Complete Singles Collection 1959-1962 - Angel Air Records

Upon first glimpse I thought it is Buddy Holly sans his trademarks specs. Only then I read that the artist is Roy Young , one of the greatest and most original Boogie Woogie piano players/singers ever to emerge from the UK - and this album of sure lets rip! Roy Young is a living legend who was invited by the mighty Brian Epstein to join the ... (more)

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Related Topix: Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Gene Vincent, Little Richard

10 hrs ago | Canada.com

Review: Jack White digs deep in Vancouver

The two highest paid public servants in British Columbia - whose combined pay was more than $1.5 million in 2010 - work in a building in Victoria that doesn't even have a sign identifying the business.

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Related Topix: Canada, The White Stripes, Pop/Rock, Wanda Jackson, Leadbelly, Blues

Sun May 27, 2012

The Jersey Journal

Bruce Springsteen plays a little 'Honky Tonk Woman' in Cologne, Germany on Sunday

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band highlighted their 29 song, 3-hour-and-13-minute second show in Germany with a litle bit of the Rolling Stones' "Honky Tonk Woman" during "Darlington County" at the Rhein-Energie Stadium in Cologne on Sunday.

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Related Topix: World News, Germany, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Celebrities, Bruce Springsteen, Pop/Rock, The Rolling Stones

Daily Camera

Bolder Boulder's few rock veterans

Every year, a handful of local bands are selected to provide the live soundtrack to the Bolder Boulder, keeping runners energized through every mile of the 10K race.

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Related Topix: Louisville, CO, Celebrities, Elvis, Entertainment

CBS News

Bob Gruen captures the immortals of rock

Chuck Berry, John Lennon and Bob Dylan - three of the countless music legends who have been captured by the camera of Bob Gruen.

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Related Topix: Chuck Berry, John Lennon, Pop/Rock, Debbie Harry

WFMY 2 Greensboro

Today In Entertainment History May 27

In 1957, The Crickets' first record "That'll Be the Day," with lead singer Buddy Holly, was released by Brunswick records.

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Related Topix: Buddy Holly, Pop/Rock, Bob Dylan, The Bar-Kays, Soul

Sat May 26, 2012

The Pordland Mercury

Last Time I Saw Elvis

He was in a Kmart calendar , with every month displaying a different photo of he and Priscilla on their wedding day.

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Related Topix: Elvis Presley, Pop/Rock, Jerry Lee Lewis

MySanAntonio.com

Happy Birthday

Rockabilly singer-musician Sonny Burgess is 83. Actress Carroll Baker is 81. Producer-director Irwin Winkler is 81.

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Related Topix: Rockabilly, Country, Sonny Burgess, Gladys Knight, Black Entertainment, Soul, Billy Vera, Pop/Rock, John Fogerty, Alison Krauss + Union Station, Bluegrass

ArkansasMatters

Remembering Elvis Presley with Never-Before-Seen Artifacts

It's a special year for all Elvis fans worldwide as they commemorate the 35th anniversary of the passing of the King of Rock 'n' Roll.

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Related Topix: Elvis, Celebrities, Cleveland, AR

Daily Star

Engelbert Humperdinck: Elvis will make me Eurovision King

FOOTBALL fanatics Robbie Williams and Jonathan Wilkes launched Soccer Aid in 2006 in a bid to boost funds for kids' charity Unicef.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Engelbert Humperdinck, Elvis, Celebrities, Oasis

The Free Dictionary

Al Jolson

Al Jolson was an American singer, comedian and actor. In his heyday, he was dubbed "The World's Greatest Entertainer". He was born in Russia and immigrated to America at the age of five with his Jewish parents.

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Related Topix: The Jolson Story, Music!, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, The Jazz Singer, Al Jolson, Vocal, Celebrities, Jazz, Judy Garland, Jerry Lee Lewis

Fri May 25, 2012

The Guardian

Festivals guide listings: big UK festivals

What A late spring break-style party for UK students with a mix of top dance, urban and indie acts What The definitive closer of the festival season, and this year's biggest bash with Glasto out of the mix Who New Order, Friendly Fires, Stevie Wonder, Django Django, De La Soul, Major Lazer, Sister Sledge, Sigur RA3s, the xx, Justice, Hot Chip, ... (more)

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band

UPI

'Million Dollar Quartet' to close June 24

The musical "Million Dollar Quartet" is to close June 24 after 900 performances on Broadway and at New World Stages, the show's producers announced.

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Related Topix: Theater, Million Dollar Quartet, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Music, Entertainment

NJ.com

Bruce Springsteen plays eight encores in a 3:21 show in Frankfurt, Germany on Friday

After a week off, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band resumed their European tour with a 30-song, three-hour-and-21-minute show at the Commerzbank Arena in Frankfurt, Germany on Friday night.

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Related Topix: World News, Germany, Celebrities, Pop/Rock, Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band

National Public Radio

James Burton: The Teen Who Invented American Guitar

When he was 16, James Burton was inventing the American guitar. He'd been born in Dubberly, La., in 1939, and was apparently self-taught on his instrument.

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Related Topix: Shindig, Entertainment, Television, Dale Hawkins, Bob Luman, Country, Drama

The Triangle

'Buddy' helps celebrate the Walnut Street Theater's 203rd anniversary season

The crowd literally could not stay seated. By the final scene of "Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story," which took place at a chintzy yet soulful concert at the Walnut Street Theatre, several women in the audience had erupted from their chairs to jive along with the dancing actors onstage.

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Related Topix: Buddy, Pop/Rock, Theater, Buddy Holly

Fort Morgan Times

Spring Fling brings 400-plus campers to Brush

A view of the nearly 400 campers who were happy to invade the Morgan County Fairgrounds in Brush during the 11th annual Spring Fling campers rally.

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Related Topix: Brush, CO, The Stargazers, Morgan County, CO

Thu May 24, 2012

Austin American Statesman

Rockabilly Revival offers up high-energy performances

Psych, Fun, Chaos - all words used to describe some of Austin's fastest growing music festivals; also words that fit with Saturday's Rockabilly Revival Festival, which takes place downtown at Seventh and Trinity.

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Related Topix: The Stray Cats, Music, Entertainment

CBS Local

Gaslight Anthem Carry The New Jersey Torch

When New Jersey rockers the Gaslight Anthem decided to film a new music video for their new single "45," Asbury Park's the Stone Pony was the only option they considered.

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Related Topix: New Jersey, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Asbury Park, NJ

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