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Memphis Music Hall of Fame 2014 Inductees to be Revealed on June 26th, 2014

BB king

 
Nine New Inductees Set To Join Roster That Includes B.B. King, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Isaac Hayes, Al Green, Jerry Lee Lewis, Otis Redding, Howlin’ Wolf, ZZ Top

 
This Thursday, June 26, officials with the Memphis Music Hall of Fame will announce the names of nine luminaries of Memphis’ rich musical legacy for 2014 induction into The Hall. The 2014 Memphis Music Hall of Fame inductees will be announced at a special press conference to be held at Hard Rock Cafe, 315 Beale Street, beginning at 3:00 PM/CDT.

Our Conversation with Guitarist Earl Klugh | 36th Annual Playboy Jazz Exclusive 2014

Earl Klugh with Dog
 
Check out our Interview with Jazz Legend Earl Klugh as part of our coverage of the Playboy Jazz Festival!
 
Whats Happening Readers,
 
As you may know, this weekend is the 36th Annual Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl in Southern California. And one of the players slated to appear and perform stopped by T.U.M.S. recently for a candid conversation with our Publisher Terrill J. Hanna.

Pianist Jason Moran to Release Collaboration w/Meshell Ndegeocello | “All Rise: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller” on Sept. 16th, 2014

Jason Moran - Fats Waller
 
JASON MORAN & MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO
REINVENT THE MUSIC OF FATS WALLER ON
ALL RISE: A JOYFUL ELEGY FOR FATS WALLER
TO BE RELEASED SEPT. 16 ON BLUE NOTE RECORDS
 
Photo credit: Michael Nagle
 
Acclaimed pianist Jason Moran has announced a September 16 release date for All Rise: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller, a collaboration with the vocalist Meshell Ndegeocello that recasts the music of the legendary jazz entertainer Fats Waller as a modern dance party. The album—which was produced by Ndegeocello and Blue Note Records president Don Was—is the ninth in a formidable catalog that Moran has been building on Blue Note since 1999.

Legacy Recordings Releases “Studio Rio Presents: The Brazil Connection” | Digital Avail Now | CD Arrives June 23rd, 2014

Legacy Recordings Releasing Studio Rio Presents: The Brazil Connection, Featuring Iconic Vocal Recordings Fused With New Brazilian Grooves via Production Vision of The Berman Brothers



Celebrates the All In One Rhythm™ Theme of 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ With 12 New Brazilian Arrangements of Classic Tracks By Bill Withers, the Isley Brothers, Marvin Gaye, Nina Simone, and More

Tracks From This Innovative Album Are Set To Be Included in ESPN’s Comprehensive 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ Coverage Starting June 12th

Studio Rio Presents: The Brazil Connection Digital Release Now Available; 12″ Vinyl Due May 27th; CD Arrives On June 23rd


NEW YORK, May 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Studio Rio Presents: The Brazil Connection, an innovative collection of 12 beloved vocal recordings re-experienced through new samba and bossa nova arrangements created by iconic Brazilian musicians and The Berman Brothers.

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New DVD Release: Jimi Hendrix | Blue Wild Angel “Live At The Isle of Wight” (Blu-ray) – Coming June 17th, 2014

Jimi Hendrix - Live at the Isle...
 
Blue Wild Angel: Jimi Hendrix Live At The Isle of Wight to be Released on Blu-ray for the First Time Ever on June 17th, 2014
 
Tuesday, June 17 will mark the first Blu-ray release of Blue Wild Angel: Jimi Hendrix Live At The Isle of Wight, the enrapturing film that documents the guitar legend’s August 1970 performance before an audience of 600,000.  It was the largest show attendance-wise he would ever play and came just 18 days before his untimely death.

The Michael Jackson Channel to Launch Exclusively on SiriusXM

Michael Jackson - Xscape
 
The Michael Jackson Channel to coincide with the release of the new Michael Jackson album, “XSCAPE”
 
New, limited-run channel celebrating Michael Jackson’s legendary solo music career to feature music and insights from producers on the new album
 
NEW YORK, May 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — SiriusXM announced today that it will launch The Michael Jackson Channel, an exclusive, limited-run channel dedicated to the King of Pop’s extensive solo musical career.
 

Legends Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight & Natalie Cole to Join Musical “After Midnight”

**THE LEGENDS COME OUT —
AFTER MIDNIGHT**


 
THIS SUMMER
PATTI LABELLE
GLADYS KNIGHT
AND  
NATALIE COLE
JOIN THE COMPANY OF
THE TONY® AWARD-NOMINATED
BEST MUSICAL
“ A F T E R    M I D N I G H T ”
AS “SPECIAL GUEST STAR”

 
New York, NY (Wednesday, April 30) – In the glow of its seven Tony® Award nominations, including one for Best Musical, producers Scott Sanders and Wynton Marsalis announced today that a trio of true music legends will make their way to Broadway this summer in After Midnight.  Multi-award winning icons Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight and Natalie Cole (making her Broadway debut) are set to join the illustrious roster of “Special Guest Star” vocalists in the red hot Broadway musical.
 
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SRI Records Acquires Rights to Recordings of Jackie Wilson, Early Marvin Gaye, Bob Marley and Early Ike & Tina Turner

Jackie Wilson, Ike & Tina Turner, Marvin Gaye and Bob Marley Songs Go to SRI Records



SRI Records has acquired the exclusive rights to the recordings of Jackie Wilson, early Marvin Gaye, Bob Marley and the early recordings by Ike & Tina Turner.


Los Angeles, CA, April 2014 –(PR.com)– SRI Records is pleased to announce that the label has acquired the exclusive rights, through a representative of Jackie Wilson’s estate, to release all of Wilson’s original recordings on SRI Records. In addition the label has also been granted the rights to all of the early Ike & Tina Turner recordings, a wonderful lost Marvin Gaye album and the Bob Marley catalog.

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Long Awaited Recording “John Coltrane – Offering: Live at Temple University” to be Released on Sept. 23rd, 2014

John Coltrane - Offering- Live at Temple University 2014
 
John Coltrane – Offering: Live At Temple University,
A Long-Awaited Recording of An Historic 1966 Performance Features Coltrane in Rare Form, Exhorting Through The Saxophone & Vocal Chants
 
Trane with Alice Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Rashied Ali, Sonny Johnson & Percussion In High-Fidelity Audio Taken From Recently Discovered Tapes
 
To Be Released September 23, 2014, Coltrane’s 88th Birthday via Impulse!/Resonance Records
 
Resonance Records and UME are proud to present Offering: Live At Temple University, documenting a legendary concert by John Coltrane at Temple University in his adopted hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 11, 1966, six weeks after his fortieth birthday and nine months before his untimely death.