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LEON RUSSELL
I was happy to learn a biography of Leon Russell by Bill Janowitz was going to...
CONGRATS TO THE GO-GO’S INDUCTED TO THE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL HALL OF FAME
David Kessel on working with The GO- GO’s and The Ventures As the sons of legendary Guitarist and...
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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...
Elton John: His United States Debut at Doug Weston’s Troubadour August 25, 1970
50 Years On By Harvey Kubernik © 2020 I was an avid reader of Melody Maker since 1964. I first became aware of Elton John’s Empty Sky DJM record label first LP in June of 1969. I ordered it as an English import from Lewin Record Paradise on Hollywood Blvd. His piano...
Bob Marley in 2020
Amazon Music Launches [RE]DISCOVER in Global Support of Artist Catalogs Across All Music Genres; The initiative kicks off with Bob Marley as [RE]DISCOVER’s Artist of the Month; Marley’s iconic Legend album to stream in 3D Audio exclusively on Amazon Music HD later...
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Déjà Vu 50 Years On By Harvey Kubernik Copyright 2020 50 years ago this past spring Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young released their debut LP Déjà Vu. Although perceived as a group effort, nine out of Déjà Vu’s 10 songs (the exception being “Woodstock”) were...
The Doors Morrison Hotel
50 Year Anniversary By Harvey Kubernik Copyright 2020 During July 2020 I had three regional encounters with Doors’ co-founder and guitarist/songwriter Robby Krieger in Southern California. I’ve known Robby for decades and have interviewed him a handful of times. I...
THE ROLLING STONES’ 1973 CLASSIC GOATS HEAD SOUP
TO BE RELEASED VIA POLYDOR/INTERSCOPE/UME IN MULTI-FORMAT AND DELUXE EDITIONS ON SEPTEMBER 4. FORMATS FEATURE DEMOS, OUTTAKES AND THREE PREVIOUSLY UNHEARD TRACKS INCLUDING “SCARLET” WITH JIMMY PAGE By Harvey Kubernik Copyright 2020 Another prized jewel in...
JOHNNY CASH’S MERCURY RECORDS NOW OUT VIA MERCURY/UME
RE-EXAMINED WITH SUITE OF NEWLY REMASTERED RELEASES INCLUDING COMPREHENSIVE SIX ALBUM VINYL AND CD BOX SETS, THE COMPLETE MERCURY RECORDINGS 1986-1991, AND NEW GREATEST HITS, EASY RIDER: THE BEST OF THE MERCURY RECORDINGS; CASH’S MERCURY ALBUMS REISSUED ON...
FRANK ZAPPA’S CELEBRATED 1970 MOTHERS LINEUP
WITH UNRELEASED 70-SONG COLLECTION OF STUDIO AND LIVE RECORDINGS FOR 50th ANNIVERSARY; THE MOTHERS 1970 AVAILABLE DIGITALLY AND AS 4-DISC BOX SET ON JUNE 26 VIA ZAPPA RECORDS/UMe; By Harvey Kubernik © 2020 To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Frank...
UMe ANNOUNCES GLOBAL DEAL WITH SOFA ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW CATALOG
UMe ANNOUNCES GLOBAL DEAL WITH SOFA ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW CATALOG; FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, FULL PERFORMANCE SEGMENTS OFFICIALLY AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE VIA STREAMING PLATFORMS IN JUNE By Harvey Kubernik © 2020 Nearly 50 years after The Ed...