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Midday Update
What's up on this first Monday in June? Plenty! We have new dates for Sex Pistols , Aaron Tippin , Pam Tillis and "Flashback - The Classic Rock Experience," plus links to items about the Universal Studios fire, big stars playing private parties, and how jingle writers lose when established bands and artists license their music for advertisers.
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Festival snubs Pink Floyd star
Pink Floyd star David Gilmour's offer to play at this year's Glastonbury festival has been snubbed.
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by Roger LeLievre The Ann Arbor News
The Chicago-based Eastern Blok, featuring guitarist Goran Ivanovic, plays a return visit to the Firefly Club on Friday night. The Los Angeles Times calls Eastern Blok's music "relentlessly innovative work."
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Rock pioneer Bo Diddley dies at 79
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock 'n' roll whose distinctive "shave and a haircut, two bits" rhythm and innovative guitar effects inspired legions of other musicians, died today after months of ill health. He was 79.
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Jamie Lidell to Open for... Elton John!
Grab your electric boots and mohair suits, folks, because one flamboyant British crooner will meet another this fall when Jamie Lidell opens for Elton John on the latter's English arena dates! It's kind of perfect, right?
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Barbeque, music and campaigning
Jerry Wolfe hosted a hog roast Friday night at Hail Ridge Golf Course with music by EZ Toons, drawing close to 300 people.
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Museum opens at Woodstock concert site
How long ago were the '60s? Woodstock is now a museum piece.
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38th Annual Irish Festival comes to FirstEnergy Park on June 14
LAKEWOOD, N.J. - On Saturday, June 14, the BlueClaws will proudly host the 38th Annual New Jersey Irish Festival at FirstEnergy Park in partnership with the WRAT and WJRZ. It is the second consecutive year the BlueClaws will host the event after a 36 year run in Holmdel.
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Rock pioneer Bo Diddley dies at age 79
Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock 'n' roll whose distinctive "shave and a haircut, two bits" rhythm and innovative guitar effects inspired legions of other musicians, died Monday after months of ill health.
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Rock 'n roll legend Bo Diddley dies
Rock 'n' roll pioneer Bo Diddley, who banged out hit songs powered by the relentless "Bo Diddley beat" that influenced rockers from Buddy Holly to U2, died on Monday at the age of 79.
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Music, politics mix at Ryman as crowd awaits McCain
It is the Ryman, after all.
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RJ Eskow: Bo Diddley Was a Gunslinger
Bo Diddley was a living gateway between times and places. He brought African rhythms and African-American chants into the Top Forty. Together with Chuck Berry, he built rock and roll.
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JVC Jazz Festival New York Debuts at the Concert Hall at the New York Society for Ethical Culture
Nine Concerts Include Performances by Billy Taylor, Charles Lloyd, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Cecil Taylor, George Cables, Ravi Coltrane, Geri Allen, Bad Plus 1 with Kurt Rosenwinkel.
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Coca-Cola Celebrates Essence Music Festival at the Apollo - Thursday, June 5th
On Thursday, June 5th, music fans will be treated to a special insider's concert, which will kick off Black Music Month while also serving as a precursor of what is to come at this year's Essence Music Festival. At Coca-Cola Celebrates Essence Music Festival @ The Apollo, some of today's most popular R&B and neo-soul artists will perform on the Apollo's legendary stage in celebration of Black ...
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Rock pioneer Bo Diddley dies at age 79
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock 'n' roll whose distinctive "shave and a haircut, two bits" rhythm and innovative guitar effects inspired legions of other musicians, died Monday after months of ill health. He was 79.
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Kline's will host musical revue
Spotlight on Broadway, a musical revue, will be held today at 2 p.m. at Kline's Restaurant, Narrows. The event will feature music from Broadway hits, including "Grease," "Hairspray," "Guys and Dolls" and "Fiddler on the Roof."
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Musician Bo Diddley dead at age 79 of heart attack
Bo Diddley, a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and one of the genre's undisputed icons, died on Monday at his 76-acre spread in rural Archer, about 10 miles out of Gainesville. He was 79.
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Rock pioneer Bo Diddley dies at 79
Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock ’n’ roll whose distinctive “shave and a haircut, two bits” rhythm and innovative guitar effects inspired legions of other musicians, died today after months of ill health. He was 79.
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Bo Diddley dies at 79
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock ’n’ roll whose distinctive “shave and a haircut, two bits” rhythm and innovative guitar effects inspired legions of other musicians, died Monday after months of ill health. He was 79.
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Biography
From Bach to Bowie, east coast to west coast, piano keyboards to computer keyboards, Mike has worked to make the world a more creative, compassionate and compelling place. He remains a man of many talents and limitless inspiration.
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Hadley has place in Woodstock museum
A flower-power painted bus, Jimi Hendrix's guitar, and thousands of trinkets, treasures, mementos and leftovers from the 1969 Woodstock Festival were unveiled June 2 in a new museum that commemorates the counterculture movement of the 1960s.
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R&B legend Bo Diddley dead at 79
Pioneering rhythm and blues guitarist and songwriter Bo Diddley died Monday after having battled for months with problems with his heart, his agent told US media. He was 79.
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Bo Diddley, 79, dies in Florida
Rock 'n' roll pioneer Bo Diddley, who banged out hit songs powered by the relentless "Bo Diddley beat" that influenced rockers from Buddy Holly to U2, died on Monday at the age of 79.
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Music Review: Indie Round-Up - Stone Coyotes, Bloom, Preston, Sugar Blue
The Stone Coyotes' stark naturalness is what makes them so good. The Stone Coyotes, VIIIAnother year, another strong record from the Stone Coyotes. This one opens a little strangely, with the slightly hesitant "Tomorrow is Another Day." The rocking really starts with "Land of the Living," which has one of singer-guitarist Barbara Keith's trademark half-shouted choruses; in this one she...
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Musician Bo Diddley dead at age 79 of heart attack
Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock 'n' roll whose distinctive "shave and a haircut, two bits" rhythm and innovative guitar effects inspired legions of other musicians, died Monday after months of ill health. He was 79 and lived in Archer, Fla.
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