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February 3, 2016

VP Records to Release Tribute Album “We Remember Dennis Brown” in Late Spring 2016

Dennis Brown
 
VP RECORDS REMEMBERS “THE CROWN PRINCE OF REGGAE”
DENNIS BROWN
 
Double-Disc Tribute Album Slated for Late Spring 2016
 
Series of Singles From Compilation To Be Released in February
by Romain Virgo, Raging Fyah, Jah9, The Green and Marsha Ambrosius
 
February 1st, marked the late reggae and lover’s rock icon Dennis Brown‘s 59th birthday. The revered Jamaican icon began his recording career at the tender age of 11 and has more than 75 albums to date. Even though he passed away at the early age of 42, his music and legacy lives on.

Singer Eryn Allen Kane Releases New Project “Aviary: Act II” | Announces Tour Dates 2016

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ERYN ALLEN KANE RELEASES AVIARY: ACT II
NOW AVAILABLE WITH ALL DIGITAL RETAILERS & STREAMING SERVICES
 
US Tour Dates Announced for New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta & More
 
NEW YORK, NY, February 2, 2016 – Chicago’s powerhouse soulstress Eryn Allen Kane, proudly presents Aviary: Act II, the second half of her eagerly anticipated debut project. In observance of Martin Luther King Day on January 17th, Eryn premiered her most powerful single yet “How Many Times”.  Aviary: Act II is now available at Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, and Soundcloud.

Fats Domino and The Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Premieres on PBS Feb. 26th, 2016 During Black History Month

Fats Domino
 
THIRTEEN’s “American Masters” Celebrates Rock ‘n’ Roll Legend Fats Domino During Black History Month on PBS
 
Fats Domino and The Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll premieres nationally on the legendary performer’s 88th birthday Friday, February 26 at 10 p.m. (check local listings)
 
NEW YORK, Jan. 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Fats Domino was one of the most popular rockers of the 1950s and early 60s. His achievements and record sales during that time were rivaled only by Elvis Presley. With his boogie-woogie piano playing rooted in blues, rhythm & blues, and jazz, he became one of the inventors, along with Presley, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard of a revolutionary genre of music, rock ‘n’ roll.

Bassist Brian Bromberg to Release New Album “Full Circle” on March 25th, 2016

Brian Bromberg - Full Circle
 
Multi-Instrumentalist Brian Bromberg Returns
to His Roots of Acoustic Jazz With Sentimental
Tribute To His Father on Full Circle
 
Available March 25, 2016 on Mack Avenue Records
 
​World-renowned acoustic and electric bassist Brian Bromberg hasn’t released an album in the U.S. since 2012, a fact that might not have been cause for concern if you know that at one point he released three albums in one year.