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Universal Music Enterprises Honors Billie Holiday with Release of 17 Vintage Albums

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Celebrating A Century Of Lady Day
UMe honors Billie Holiday’s 100th birthday with the digital release of 17 vintage albums
 
LOS ANGELES, April 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Just in time for the 100th anniversary of the birth of Billie Holiday on April 7, 2015, Universal Music Enterprises honors the iconic artist with the simultaneous digital release of 17 classic Holiday albums.

“You Can’t Use My Name: Curtis Knight & The Squires (feat Jimi Hendrix)” to be Released on March 24th, 2015 | LISTEN!

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Experience Hendrix L.L.C. And Legacy Recordings To Release You Can’t Use My Name: Curtis Knight & The Squires (Featuring Jimi Hendrix) The RSVP/PPX Sessions On March 24
 
1965-1967 Recordings Showcase Hendrix’s Brilliance Just Before His Ascent to Stardom
 
NEW YORK, Feb. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Experience Hendrix L.L.C. and Legacy Recordings are releasing You Can’t Use My Name: Curtis Knight & The Squires (Featuring Jimi Hendrix) The RSVP/PPX Sessions – the first in a series that presents these recordings in their original context. The specially priced fourteen-track collection, taken from sessions in 1965 and 1966 [plus one July 1967 recording], will be available on CD and 150 gram LP on March 24.

The Platters to Release 1st Official Recording in 50 Years, “Back To Basics with The Platters Live!” on Feb. 14th, 2015

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Worldwide Vocal Group to Release First Official Recording in 50 Years
 
ASPCA® and Las Vegas Glitterati Lead East and West Coast Commemorations
 
BOSTON, Feb. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — In what some may call an act of poetic justice, Rock and Roll, Vocal Group and Grammy Halls of Fame recording artists The Platters will release their first official LP in more than 50 years this Valentine’s Day during Black History Month.

Audio Fidelity to Release Grover Washington Jr.’s “Winelight” on 5.1 Hybrid SACD

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Audio Fidelity To Release Jazz Legend Grover Washington, Jr.’s Double-Grammy Award Winning Album “Winelight” on 5.1 Hybrid SACD
 
“Among the most beautiful jazz albums ever made.. from one of the contemporary jazz pioneers!”
 
Camarillo, CA – Jazz aficionados and high end audio enthusiasts alike are excited about the forthcoming release of jazz legend Grover Washington, Jr.‘s “Winelight” album on 5.1 Hybrid SACD from Audio Fidelity in association with ETrain Records.

“Don’t Let The Green Grass Fool You: A Siblings Memoir of Legendary Singer Wilson Pickett,” by Louella Pickett-New

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A man and a half: The truth behind the legendary voice
 
A memoir and tribute to famous soul singer Wilson Pickett by his beloved sister Louella Pickett-New
 
ATLANTA (PRWEB) January 21, 2015
 
“Do the Watusi like my little Lucy,” sang legendary soul singer Wilson Pickett about his little sister he called “Lucy Coot.”
 
January 19, 2015 marked nine years since Wilson’s death. Lucy Coot, aka Louella Pickett-New, honors her brother today in her new memoir “Don’t Let The Green Grass Fool You.”

New Documentary “Michael Jackson-The Journey” Coming Jan. 1st, 2015

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“King of Pop” Music Documentary Michael Jackson: The Journey Premieres January 1, 2015 From MarVista Digital Entertainment on Digital and On Demand
 
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Five years after his death, Michael Jackson continues to make headlines with posthumous album debuts and a 3D version of the Thriller music documentary in the works for a 2015 release. Michael Jackson fans everywhere can also look forward to a new music documentary from MarVista Digital Entertainment…

Al Green to Appear on The 37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors | Dec. 30th, 2014

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TUNE IN TONIGHT TO WATCH AL GREEN ON “THE 37th ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS”
HOSTED BY STEPHEN COLBERT ON CBS @ 9pm EST/8pm Central
 
AN EXTRAORDINARY GROUP OF RENOWNED ARTISTS GATHER IN WASHINGTON, D.C. TO SALUTE THIS YEAR’S HONOREES AT “THE 37TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS,” TO BE BROADCAST TUESDAY, DEC. 30 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK
 
Singer Al Green, Actor and Filmmaker Tom Hanks, Ballerina Patricia McBride, Singer-Songwriter Sting and Comedienne Lily Tomlin are the Honorees for the 37th Anniversary of This Acclaimed Annual Special.

Legacy Recordings to Release “Freedom Highway Complete” by The Staple Singers on March 3rd, 2015

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Legacy Recordings Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Montgomery-Selma Civil Rights Marches with Release of The Staple Singers’ Freedom Highway Complete – Recorded Live at Chicago’s New Nazareth Church, A Newly Expanded Edition of Legendary Concert Recorded April 9, 1965
 
Historic Soul/Gospel Concert Masterpiece Available on CD, Online and 2LP Configurations on Tuesday, March 3, 2015
 
NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Freedom Highway Complete – Recorded Live at Chicago’s New Nazareth Church, a newly remixed, remastered and expanded edition of the live concert masterpiece recorded by the Staple Singers in April 1965 in support and celebration of that year’s historic civil rights marches from Montgomery to Selma, Alabama.

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