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High Moon Records Sly and the Family Stone Live at the Winchester Cathedral 1967 April Record Store Day; SLY LIVES! Documentary on Hulu; 

     By Harvey Kubernik Copyright 2025           The Sly and the Family Stone original documentary, SLY LIVES! (Aka The Burden of Black Genius) is now airing on Hulu. It’s directed by Roots’...

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LEON RUSSELL

   I was happy to learn a biography of Leon Russell by Bill Janowitz was going to...

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FRANK ZAPPA DOCUMENTARY SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 27TH 2020

FRANK ZAPPA DOCUMENTARY SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 27TH 2020

HARVEY KUBERNIK INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR/PRODUCER ALEX WINTER     By Harvey Kubernik © 2020 ZAPPA, the first all-access documentary on the life and times of Frank Zappa was set to premiere at the 2020 SXSW film festival. The Kickstarter campaign for this project was...

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BOB MARLEY: UPRISING LIVE

BOB MARLEY: UPRISING LIVE

  RELEASED ON 3LP & 3LP LIMITED EDITION COLORED VINYL ON NOVEMBER 13, 2020   By Harvey Kubernik C 2020      Eagle Records and the Bob Marley Estate celebrate Bob Marley’s 75th birthday anniversary with the release of Uprising Live, available for the...

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Bill Wyman Archive Auction; Wyman Interview

Bill Wyman Archive Auction; Wyman Interview

Goin’ Home With The Rolling Stones ’66  Gered Mankowitz New Photography Book Due in October   By Harvey Kubernik © 2020 The Rolling Stones original bassist, Bill Wyman, recently auctioned items related to the band, collected by him during his long tenure with the...

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Janis Lyn Joplin

Janis Lyn Joplin

January 19, 1943 Port Arthur, Texas--October 4, 1970, Hollywood, California By Harvey Kubernik © 2020      50 years ago on October 4. 1970 at the Landmark Hotel in Hollywood the performer and singer Janis Joplin died of a heroin overdose. Singer/songwriter, producer...

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