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updated: Sat Jul 19, 2008 05:20 am

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2 hrs ago | Musical Perceptions

FriPod: High School

I'm in Wisconsin for my 20th high school reunion. Wish me luck! 1. "Chorus: Glory to God in the Highest" from The Messiah by G.F. Handel, performed by Andrew Davis with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and the ...

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Thu Jul 17, 2008

BlabberMouth.net

Deep Purple Keyboardist's European Solo Tour Cancelled

DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Don Airey 's previously announced European tour in support of his recently released solo album, "A Light In The Sky" , has been cancelled "due to Don 's busy touring schedule with DEEP ...

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Tue Jul 15, 2008

BlabberMouth.net

OBAMA Is 'The Best Hope By Far In Restoring The Ideals Of America'

WHITESNAKE's COVERDALE: OBAMA Is 'The Best Hope By Far In Restoring The Ideals Of America' - July 12, 2008 The Liverpool Daily Post recently conducted an interview with WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale .

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Sun Jul 13, 2008

BlabberMouth.net

Deep Purple Guitarist Checks In From The Road

DEEP PURPLE guitarist Steve Morse has posted a lengthy update on his official web site.

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Fri Jul 11, 2008

BlabberMouth.net

Blackmore's Night: 'Secret Voyage' Lands On German Chart

"Secret Voyage" , the new album by BLACKMORE'S NIGHT , the award-winning band fronted by singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Candice Night with legendary lead guitarist Ritchie Blackmore , has entered the ...

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Related Topix: Ritchie Blackmore, Pop/Rock, Hard-Rock, Blackmore's Night, Folk

Wed Jul 09, 2008

Poughkeepsie Journal

Hits of '70s, '80s rock fairgrounds

RHINEBECK - Whether it's at a music festival in Germany or Sunday's Freedom Fest at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Joe Lynn Turner doesn't need a primer on how to rock.

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Related Topix: Rhinebeck, NY, Rainbow, Hard-Rock, Dutchess County, NY, Dutchess County Metro, Beacon, NY

Mon Jul 07, 2008

BlabberMouth.net

Deep Purple Keyboardist To Embark On Solo Tour: Dates Announced

DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Don Airey will embark on a European tour this fall in support of his recently released solo album, "A Light In The Sky" . So far the following dates have been released: Sep.

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Poughkeepsie Journal

Freedom Fest under way in Rhinebeck

Joe Bouchard, formerly of Blue Oyster Cult, was performing "Godzilla" in the early going of today's Freedom Fest in Rhinebeck at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds.

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Related Topix: Rhinebeck, NY, Dutchess County, NY, Dutchess County Metro, Weather, Hard-Rock

Sat Jul 05, 2008

BlabberMouth.net

Glenn Hughes Comments On Passing Of Mel Galley

Legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes has released the following statement regarding the passing of former TRAPEZE / WHITESNAKE guitarist Mel Galley : "I am so very sad to report the passing of my oldest ...

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Thu Jul 03, 2008

News.com.au

Former Whitesnake guitarist dies

FELLOW musicians have paid tribute to Mel Galley, former guitarist in British hard rock band Whitesnake, who died of cancer this week aged 60.

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Related Topix: Whitesnake, Hard-Rock, Pop/Rock, Trapeze, David Coverdale

KTVU

Largest Guitar Ensemble World Record Broken In Concord

Thousands of Bay Area guitarists strummed in Concord Tuesday night along with Berkeley country singer Joe McDonald to break a Guinness World Record for the largest guitar ensemble, Concord spokeswoman Leslye ...

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Related Topix: World Records, Hard-Rock

Wed Jul 02, 2008

BlabberMouth.net

Original Deep Purple Bassist To Take Part In Tribute Shows In Austria And Germany

According to a posting on the Deep Purple Appreciation Society web site, original DEEP PURPLE bassist Nick Simper will play some more shows in Austria and Germany in November 2008 with the Austrian rock band ...

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BlabberMouth.net

Poison Frontman Teams Up With Time Life To Create Look At 'Hard & Heavy'

Time Life continues their series of acclaimed music compilations with "Hard & Heavy" , the most complete collection of hard rocking, head banging hits of the '70s and '80s ever assembled.

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Related Topix: Hard-Rock, Europe, Metal, Megadeth, Heavy-Metal, Riot, Judas Priest

Pleasant Hill Record

Guitar world record busted

It was reminiscent of the 1980s film "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure," when thousands stood shoulder to shoulder and strummed guitars in unison for the good of humanity.

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Related Topix: Woody Guthrie, Folk, Hard-Rock, Country Joe and the Fish, Walnut Creek, CA, Pop/Rock

Tue Jul 01, 2008

Sunherald.com

Looking back at '60s rock, culture

This 6/17 4-DVD box set chronologically covers live shows 1995-2002 from this legendary hard rock band on three discs.

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Related Topix: World News, India, Hard-Rock, Gillan, Jon Lord, Comedy Movies, Drama, Adventure, Water, Entertainment

Sun Jun 29, 2008

BirminghamEagle.com

On this day in Eagle Classic Hitstory - June 29th

June 29 1948 Ian Paice, drummer for Deep Purple and Whitesnake is born. 1959 Dick Clark announces he's teaming up with veteran rock and roll package tour promoter Irvin Feld.

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Related Topix: Hard-Rock, John Lennon, Pop/Rock, Paul McCartney, Japan, World News, The Pink Floyd

Fri Jun 27, 2008

hosted Blogcritics | Blogcritics

Music Review: The Deep Purple Reissues

A case for everything louder than everything else.

There's no doubt Deep Purple was one of the 70's premiere hard rock bands. Just look at some of the facts: their live album Made in Japan consistently ranks near the top of critics' lists of all time greatest live rock albums. They once held the record for World's Loudest Band, and of course, they wrote 'Smoke On the...

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Related Topix: Hard-Rock

Wed Jun 25, 2008

This Is Bolton

Snakes and Leppards Rock The Arena

The Premier League of British Heavy Metal was on show at the MEN Arena as metal monsters Whitesnake and Def Leppard shook the very foundations of the building.

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Related Topix: Hard-Rock, Pop/Rock, Def Leppard, Whitesnake, David Coverdale

Mon Jun 23, 2008

WFMY-TV Greensboro

Today's Birthdays June 21

Today's Birthdays: Actress Jane Russell is 87. Actor Bernie Kopell is 75. Actor Monte Markham is 73.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Kinks, Hard-Rock, Kathy Mattea, Country, Offbeat

Sat Jun 21, 2008

The Knoxville News Sentinel

Blasphemy! Aerosmith is heavy metal?

This guy doesn't know what the hell he's talking about. Uriah Heep? Rush? Deep Purple? They're all heavy metal? Wrong, as SayUncle correctly points out! They are hard rock! Several of them CLASSIC hard rock ...

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Related Topix: Hard-Rock, Movies, Entertainment

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