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Celebrating 75 Years Of Otis Redding | Sept. 9th-11th, 2016 in Macon, GA.

Redding Family Celebrates 75TH Birthday Of Otis Redding With An All-Star Blowout Weekend Culminating In “An Evening Of Respect”

Tickets On Sale This Saturday for “An Evening of Respect” Concert Featuring St. Paul and the Broken Bones + Surprise Guests!

MACON, Ga., May 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The Otis Redding Foundation is pleased to announce Celebrating 75 Years of Otis Redding September 9 – 11 in Macon, GA. The festivities are a highlight of the “Year of Georgia Music.”

LISTEN TO NEW MUSIC! fDeluxe Pay Tribute to Prince w/Single “Nothing Compares 2 U”

fDeluxe pay tribute to their mentor Prince

New version of their 1985 recording ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’

In April fDeluxe, the band previously known as The Family were in the process of booking dates for shows later this year when they were rocked by the news of the death of their mentor Prince.

Reissue Label Friday Music to Release Vinyl Versions of Rock and Soul Classics

EARTH, WIND & FIRE, CHIC AND CHICAGO LEAD FRIDAY MUSIC’S SPRING RELEASE SCHEDULE

Classic Reissue Label Delivers Audiophile Vinyl Versions of Rock and Soul Classics

April 25, 2016 – New York, NY- Famed reissue label Friday Music is gearing up for a spring full of new releases. The recent announcement of a limited, 3-LP set of David Bowie’s A Reality Tour (coming June 3) is only the tip of the iceberg. Friday Music’s release schedule contains a plethora of albums from some of the most legendary names in rock and soul. All titles have been remastered and reissued on 180-gram audiophile vinyl. Here are some of the highlights.

N 2 The Dawn: Honoring The Artist 4ever 2 B Known As Prince

N 2 The Dawn: Honoring The Artist 4ever 2 B Known As Prince
Artist Reflections by A. Scott Galloway
April 24, 2016

Prince was the most profoundly voracious and prolific musician across a purple-hued spectrum of styles – a singular melting pot of Soul, Rock, Jazz, Blues and Pop of his own Paisley Funk creation. Beginning by teaching himself to play big band great Neal Hefti’s cool, driving theme to the TV show “Batman” on piano, Prince Rogers Nelson evolved into a wunderkind genius who fluently mastered keyboards, drums, electric bass and – most magnificently – guitar, with a multi-octave vocal range that stretched from his natural hushed speaking baritone to a crystalline falsetto so pure that the Gemini gave it her own name: “Camille.”

“Jazz at the Philharmonic: The Ella Fitzgerald Set” Coming March 25th, 2016

Verve to Release Jazz at the Philharmonic:
The Ella Fitzgerald Set Showcasing
Classic Songs Recorded From 1949 – 1954

Complete U.S. JATP Performance Released
for First Time with 22 Remastered Tracks

As part of Verve’s 60th Anniversary, the storied imprint is set to release the complete U.S. Jazz at the Philharmonic performances of celebrated vocalist Ella Fitzgerald.

Columbia/Legacy Celebrates the 90th Birthday of Miles Davis with Two Special New Releases: MILES AHEAD – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Available Friday, April 1

Columbia/Legacy Celebrates the 90th Birthday of Miles Davis with Two Special New Releases:
MILES AHEAD – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Available Friday, April 1

EVERYTHING’S BEAUTIFUL, The Recordings of Miles Davis Reimagined by Grammy Award Winning Musician Robert Glasper with Guest Artists Erykah Badu, KING, John Scofield, Phonte, Bilal, Ledisi, Stevie Wonder, Laura Mvula, Hiatus Kaiyote & Others – Available Friday, May 27

New Track “Ghetto Walkin” Premieres Today During Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 show only on Apple Music. Both albums are available for pre-order today on iTunes.

NEW YORK, March 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Columbia/Legacy will commemorate the 90th birthday of globally renowned music innovator Miles Davis with the release of two very special new Miles Davis album projects:

Verve Records Celebrates 60 Years

Verve Records Celebrates 60 Years

Label will Celebrate Landmark Anniversary
with Releases Throughout the Year

One of the most prestigious labels in the history of jazz, Verve Records will celebrate its 60th anniversary throughout 2016 with a trove of historic reissues and stunning new collections from its legendary archives. The release schedule constitutes a who’s-who of jazz legends, including such pioneers as Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans, Wes Montgomery, Louis Armstrong, Jimmy Smith, Stan Getz, and the label’s heart and soul, Ella Fitzgerald.

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

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.

The Top 100 R&B Slow Jams #2 | Patti Austin & James Ingram – Baby, Come To Me

As we have always shared here on T.U.M.S., with regards to the power of a slow jam: The music remains TIMELESS…

Just as timeless as this next classic we present today. Coming from none other than 2 of the finest voices in R&B and Soul music: Ms. Patti Austin and Mr. James Ingram. Their powerful, sweet love ballad “Baby, Come To Me” from 1981 flows steadily into #2 of our Top 100 R&B Slow Jams (In No Order Given).

American Masters: B.B. King: The Life of Riley – Premieres on PBS | Feb. 12th, 2016

THIRTEEN’s American Masters Tells the Story of Legendary Bluesman B.B. King During Black History Month on PBS

B.B. King: The Life of Riley premieres nationally Friday, February 12 at 9 p.m. (check local listings)

Features interviews with Bono, Eric Clapton, Aaron Neville, John Mayer, Bonnie Raitt, Carlos Santana, Ringo Starr, and more

NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — B.B. King, born Riley B. King, was one of the most influential and celebrated blues musicians of all time.

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