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New Jeff Lynne Documentary Premiering Sunday on Palladia

10/03/2012 at 12:00 pm

Credit: Martyn AtkinsA new documentary about Electric Light Orchestra frontman Jeff Lynne will get its television debut this Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on the Palladia cable network.  Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne and ELO features the acclaimed musician and producer discussing his long and varied career, and also boasts interviews with some of Lynne's famous friends and collaborators -- including Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Tom Petty and Joe Walsh. read more ≫


Steve Winwood Schedules Fall North American Tour; Releasing Deluxe Version of "Arc of a Diver"

10/03/2012 at 9:00 am

Photo: Sam EricksonSteve Winwood is preparing to hit the road this fall for a new series of North American tour dates.  The trek will see the former Traffic/Blind Faith/Spencer Davis Group star visit more than a dozen cities, mostly on the West Coast and in the southwestern U.S.

The tour gets under way on November 9 in Las Vegas and is scheduled through a November 28 concert in San Antonio, Texas. read more ≫


Paul McCartney Attends London "Magical Mystery Tour" Screening

10/03/2012 at 9:00 am

Mary McCartney/MPL Communications Ltd.Paul McCartney was among the celebrities attending a special showing of the newly restored version The Beatles' 1967 film Magical Mystery Tour that took place Tuesday night at the British Film Institute in London.  According to NME.com, Macca sat next to Giles Martin, son of longtime Fab Four producer George Martin, at the event. read more ≫


Piano Played by a Young Stevie Wonder to Be Displayed at Kentucky Museum

10/03/2012 at 6:00 am

Facebook.com/StevieWonderA piano Stevie Wonder played when he was a youngster will soon be put on display at the Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind in Louisville, Kentucky.  The 1922 Steinway grand piano, which used to be housed at the Michigan School for the Blind in Lansing, Michigan, is being loaned indefinitely to the Kentucky museum and will be a part of an exhibit that opens on October 11. read more ≫


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