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Bob Marley in 2020
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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Déjà Vu 50 Years On By Harvey Kubernik Copyright 2020 50 years ago this past spring Crosby,...
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Neil Young Songs For Judy Released
By Harvey Kubernik © 2018 Neil Young has just issued Songs For Judy on CD and digitally on November 30. A vinyl edition is out December 14. Songs For Judy is the debut release on Shakey Pictures Records, Young’s own imprint distributed by Reprise Records. Songs for...
Travis Pike: Renaissance Man Revisited
Long overlooked, musician, songwriter and now, podcaster, Travis Pike has taken a unique career journey that’s worth checking out. BY HARVEY KUBERNIK © 2018 I have worked with Travis Pike on my books chronicling The Beatles and The Doors, and he oversaw the layout...
VERVE RECORDS TO PAY TRIBUTE TO ITS LEGENDARY FOUNDER NORMAN GRANZ AND HIS CENTENNIAL
APTLY- TITLED ALL-STAR FOUR- DISC BOX SET THE FOUNDER OUT ON DECEMBER 7TH VIA VERVE/UME BY HARVEY KUBERNIK c 2018 In jazz circles, few names command more respect than Norman Granz. Although he wasn't a musician, Granz (1918-2001) was as responsible as any...
ELECTRIC BLUES ICON HOWLIN’ WOLF’S LEGENDARY 1959 DEBUT LP MOANIN’ IN THE MOONLIGHT
REISSUED ON VINYL AHEAD OF 60TH ANNIVERSARY By Harvey Kubernik © 2018 Chester Arthur Burnett, (June 10, 1910-January 10, 1976) better known to blues fans as Howlin' Wolf, remains one of the essential exponents of the electric blues. With a raw, booming voice and...
ROLLING STONES BEGGARS BANQUET 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
AVAILABLE ON SUPER AUDIO CD DECEMBER 7 FROM ABKCO RECORDS; ROLLING STONES ANNOUNCE SPRING 2019 US TOUR By Harvey Kubernik © 2018 On December 7, ABKCO Records will release The Rolling Stones Beggars Banquet (50th Anniversary Edition) on limited edition hybrid Super...
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society 50th Anniversary Edition Released in October
50th Anniversary Multi-Format Releases: Super Deluxe Box Set, 1CD, 2CD Deluxe, LP, Digital, MFiT & HD By Harvey Kubernik c 2018 The Kinks have just released a 50th anniversary special edition of one of the greatest rock albums of all time The Kinks Are The Village...
Elvis Presley ’68 NBC-TV Comeback Special Celebrated with Definitive 50th Anniversary Box
Set Release Deluxe 5CD, 2 Blu-ray Disc Set Available Friday, November 30 By Harvey Kubernik c 2018 The 50th anniversary of Elvis Presley's groundbreaking 1968 NBC-TV "comeback" special will be commemorated with the release of a deluxe box set by RCA/Legacy Recordings,...
50TH Anniversary of The Doors’ Waiting For The Sun Now Out
By c Harvey Kubernik A 50th anniversary deluxe edition of Waiting For The Sun from The Doors [Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Krieger] was just released in September from Rhino Entertainment. Initially shipped to retail outlets on July 3, 1968 on the...
Horn From The Heart The Paul Butterfield Story
Documentary Now Screening Across The U.S. By Harvey Kubernik c 2018 Horn From The Heart: The Paul Butterfield Story is a feature-length documentary about the life and career of legendary blues musician Paul Butterfield. A white, teenage harmonica player from...