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Author James Arena Releases Tell-All Book, “First Legends of Disco” | Avail NOW.

Disco Celebrities Share the Highs and Lows of the Era in New Book “First Legends of Disco”



Author James Arena interviews 40 prominent disco stars in new tell-all.


I was privileged to share the personal stories of many disco legends, such as Alfa Anderson (formerly of the Nile Rodgers group Chic), Randy Jones (formerly with the Village People), George McCrae (“Rock Your Baby”) and France Joli (“Come To Me”).


New York (PRWEB) February 26, 2014

Forty years after the first disco songs topped the U.S. pop charts and launched an exciting new era in music, author James Arena asks: where are these stars today?

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Movie Soundtrack, “About Last Night” Available Digitally Feb. 11th and In Stores March 4th, 2014


 
Columbia Records To Release About Last Night Soundtrack Available Digitally On February 11th And In Stores March 4th
 
SOUNDTRACK INCLUDES SONGS FROM JOHN LEGEND, GARY CLARK, JR., THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES AND EMERGING ARTISTS KIM CESARION AND MISHON
 
NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Columbia Records has announced the release of the About Last Night soundtrack, accompanying the insightful romantic comedy starring Kevin Hart, Michael Ealy, Regina Hall and Joy Bryant.

Big Daddy Kane to be The Voice of New Docu-Series on CENTRIC, “BEING” | Premieres Feb. 15th, 2014

CENTRIC Announces Big Daddy Kane
as the Voice of Original Biography Docu-Series “BEING” 



Kicking Off With Wendy Williams, This Season Will Also Feature Chaka Khan, Al Sharpton, Dionne Warwick, Donnie McClurkin, Ruben Studdard and More


New York, NY – January 30, 2013 – This February, CENTRIC kicks-off the Black History Month celebration with original weekly series, BEING. The 8 episode one-hour docu-series takes a riveting look at the journey many of our seminal African American celebrities have encountered. Often beating the odds and rising from tough environments, BEING chronicles the life and times of Wendy Williams, Chaka Khan, Al Sharpton, Dionne Warwick, Donnie McClurkin, Ruben Studdard and more.
 
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New Jazz Release: Miles Davis | “Miles At The Fillmore – Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3” (4-CD Box Set) | Coming March 25th, 2014

Miles Davis’ Miles At The Fillmore – Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3 – Introducing Bitches Brew-Era Miles To Fillmore And Rock Audiences Of Grateful Dead, Neil Young, Steve Miller, Santana, And More – Celebrates Miles Davis’ And Bill Graham’s Triumph



Four-CD box set presents four nights of historic performances at legendary Fillmore East in New York, in their complete unedited form for the first time

Over two hours of previously unissued music, including bonus tracks recorded at Fillmore West in San Francisco

1970 band comprised Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, Airto Moreira, and Steve Grossman

Fillmore 1970 performances contributed significantly to Miles’ induction into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame – the only jazz artist and only solely instrumental artist ever inducted

Available everywhere March 25, 2014 through Columbia/Legacy


NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Miles Davis’ historic four-night stand at promoter Bill Graham’s legendary Fillmore East in New York City, June 17-20, 1970, is presented in its entire full-length unedited form for the first time as MILES AT THE FILLMORE – Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3.

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Chris Jasper and The Isley Brothers to Receive Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

CHRIS JASPER & THE ISLEY BROTHERS Receive Grammy’s Lifetime 
Achievement Award



Legendary songwriter, producer, keyboardist and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee CHRIS JASPER, an integral member of the legendary “3 + 3 era” ISLEY BROTHERS, will be awarded a GRAMMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD this January along with the rest of the Isley Brothers, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley (posthumously), O’Kelly Isley (posthumously), Ronald Isley, and his brother-in-law Rudolph Isley.

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Our Conversation with The One and Only Bobby Womack | T.U.M.S. Exclusive

Check out our Conversation with Music Legend Bobby Womack Exclusively on The “Interviews” Blog Whats Happening Readers! As the Christmas holiday approaches, T.U.M.S. wanted to share his special treat to you, all coming from one of the finest music legends in the industry. Our music editor A. Scott Galloway took …

Miles Davis’ “The Original Mono Recordings” to be Released on Nov. 12th, 2013 (9 CD Box Set)

Miles Davis’ The Original Mono Recordings Collects Nine Of Miles’ Earliest Columbia Albums, Recorded 1956 To 1961   



Landmark box set presents nine albums remastered in original, brilliant sound, as they were intended to be heard in the 1950s and ’60s

Available everywhere November 12, 2013, through Columbia/Legacy


NEW YORK, Sept. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Nine of Miles Davis’ earliest albums on Columbia Records, encompassing music that he recorded for the label in monaural sound from 1956 to 1961 (and released from 1957 to 1964), will be issued together on CD for the first time as Miles Davis: The Original Mono Recordings.

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Royalty Exchange Announces Auction Feat Catalog of R&B Singer/Producer Kashif

Kashif
 
Royalty Exchange Announces Auction Featuring Catalog Of R&B Icon Kashif
 
Song Royalties Include Top 10 Hit Singles From Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston
 
RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Royalty Exchange, the online marketplace for music and entertainment royalties, today announced the upcoming auction of royalties from the catalog of iconic R&B singer, songwriter, producer and six-time Grammy nominee, Kashif.

Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson to be Honored by The Grammy Museum® on Nov. 11th, 2013

THE GRAMMY M– — USEUM® TO HONOR
BERRY GORDY AND SMOKEY ROBINSON WITH
FIRST-EVER ARCHITECTS OF SOUND AWARDS ON NOV. 11


 
Motown-Themed Gala, Hosted by Randy Jackson, Will Take Place at
Club Nokia at L.A. LIVE and Will Help Celebrate the Museum’s Five-Year Anniversary
 
Boyz II Men and Kelly Rowland Are the First Artists Announced to Perform at Gala Tribute Concert, with Proceeds Benefitting Museum Programs

 
LOS ANGELES (Oct. 21, 2013) — Motown founder Berry Gordy and GRAMMY® winner Smokey Robinson will be honored with The GRAMMY Museum®’s first-ever Architects of Sound Award, it was announced today by Bob Santelli, executive director of the Museum.
 
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