Reuters - Apr 2, 2006
A year ago podcasting was just a fad with a cool name. In recent weeks, the format has taken several steps toward becoming big business, but the major record labels are not eager to partner with the growing...
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If Robbie Robertson had his way, every owner of Across the Great Divide, a three-CD retrospective of the Band issued in 1994, would toss that collection in the garbage and replace it with The Band: A...
More »Reuters - Jul 12, 2005
The Band will be the subject of a six-disc boxed set that will feature 37 previously unreleased tracks, including a live collaboration with Bob Dylan on Highway 61 Revisited. A Musical History (Capitol...
More »AP - Jun 10, 2005
Roots is a term that gets thrown around quite a bit in music, particularly for those bands digging into its most cavernous tradition. In the case of the North Mississippi Allstars, that concept just happens...
More »E! Online - Mar 15, 2005
U2 may have found what they re looking for...immortality. After a quarter-century of pushing musical boundaries in an everlasting bid to lay claim to the title of world s most important rock band,...
More »Reuters - Mar 8, 2005
When Solomon Burke calls, even the most aloof rock stars pick up the phone. The R&B heavyweight who wrote and sang the oft-covered tune Everybody Needs Somebody to Love knows that everybody loves to...
More »Reuters - Dec 15, 2004
R&B heavyweight Solomon Burke, who co-wrote the early Rolling Stones concert staple Everybody Needs Somebody to Love, has returned the favor by recording the group s soulful ballad I Got the Blues for...
More »Reuters - Dec 13, 2004
U2, the Pretenders, Buddy Guy, Percy Sledge, and the O Jays will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at its 20th annual induction ceremony, to be held March 14 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel...
More »Reuters - Sep 24, 2004
Fans of the Band should mark their calendars for May 2005, when Capitol/EMI is slated to release a box set, curated by band member Robbie Robertson . I m working on the definitive musical history of...
More »AP - Aug 18, 2004
Back in the 1980s, when Bruce Hornsby couldn t flip on the radio without hearing one of his tunes, the singer-songwriter failed to impress one listener: himself. It was kind of a drag, Hornsby recalled...
More »USRN - Mar 13, 2002
(3/13/02, 4 p.m. ET) -- The South By Southwest (SXSW) music conference starts today (March 13) in Austin, Texas. Robbie Robertson delivers his keynote address formally opening the affair Thursday morning...
More »USRN - Mar 7, 2000
3/7/00, 2 p.m. ET) - Robbie Robertson, former guitarist and chief songwriter with the Band, induced Eric Clapton into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame last night (March 6) in New York by recalling the break...
More »USRN - Dec 13, 1999
(12/13/99, 4 p.m. ET) - Former Band singer/guitarist Robbie Robertson, a longtime friend of bassist Rick Danko, has released a statement following Danko s death last week (LAUNCH, 12/10). I think Rick...
More »USRN - May 27, 1998
(5/27/98) - Rock guitarist Robbie Robertson took home the Lifetime Achievement award at the first Native American Music Awards, held Sunday, May 24th in Connecticut at the Foxwoods Resort Casino. Wayne...
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