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Short Takes - Eagles, U2, Pat Boone, Ronnie Hawkins
2007-11-24 07:22:00 The Eagles will be the subject of a segment of this Sunday's CBS 60 Minutes. On it, Glenn Frey states that it was either record the new album or retire. "We either had to fold our tent or make a record. We were going to be done and I wouldn't want to have it end where you're just sort of doing a caricature of yourself, you're just doing a tribute to yourself."U2's Bono and the Edge made a surprise appearance at Mencap's Little Noise Sessions in London's Union Chapel. The pair dug into the catalog to perform Stay (Faraway, So Close), Desire, Angel of Harlem and Wave of Sorrow.Pat Boone has released his first new album of Christmas music in several decades. The True Spirit of Christmas is a two-CD set with 21 tracks, sixteen of which are brand new. It can be ordered from www.boonechristmas.com.On the Led Zeppelin touring front, the band says that there are no firm plans for a tour in 2008. An aide denied the statement by Ian Astbury of the Cult that they would be tourin...
RONNIE HAWKINS AND THE HAWKSThe Roulette Years62 t...
2007-07-23 21:41:00 RONNIE HAWKINS AND THE HAWKSThe Roulette Years62 tracks 2 cd set RONNIE HAWKINS & THE HAWKS ? The Roulette Years Vol.1 & 2 Ruby BabyForty DaysHoraceOne Of These DaysWhat'cha Gonna DoWild Little WillyMary LouOh SugarOdessaNeed Your Lovin'Red HotDizzy Miss LizzyHayrideC-Riff RockBaby JeanSouthern LoveSomeone Like YouHey Boba LouLove Like You CanYou Cheated You LiedDreams Do Come TrueLonely HoursClaraHoney Don'tSick & TiredBallad Of Caryl ChessmanSummertimeYou Know I Love YouDownloadAlbum 2Sexy WaysCome LoveSearchin'Honey LoveI Feel GoodSusie Q.MatchboxWhat A PartyBo DiddleyWho Do You LoveBossmanHigh Blood PressureThere's A Screw LooseArkansasMojo ManFarther On Up The RoadNineteen Years OldKathy JeanMojo Man (Demo)Sexy Ways (Demo)Ruby Baby (Demo)Forty Days (Demo)Hayride (Demo)Light In The Window (Demo)My Heart Cries (Demo)Look For Me (Demo)Love It Up (Demo)Your Love Is What I Need (Demo)Kansas City (Demo)Download visite este blog, só rockbilly de primeira: Uncle Gil's Roc...
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THE BEST OF RONNIE HAWKINS AND THE HAWKSRelease Da...
2007-07-23 13:03:00 THE BEST OF RONNIE HAWKINS AND THE HAWKSRelease Date: 06/12/1990Label: RHINO / WEA In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Ronnie Hawkins was one of the few rock'n'rollers committed to performing and recording unapologetic rockabilly while others were returning to their country roots or going the teen idol route. This 18-song compilation focuses mostly on his initial burst of activity for Roulette in 1959 and 1960, with a few later odds and ends thrown in. While he deserves respect for keeping the torch of rock'n'roll's roots burning during some of its leaner years, he didn't match the greatness of rockabilly's kingpins. His voice and performance was energetic but not brilliant; his material was a bit pedestrian. The best of these tunes are "Mary Lou" (his sole top 30 hit), "Forty Days" (an update of Chuck Berry's "Thirty Days"), and "One Of These Days" (later covered by the Searchers). What he's really known for, of course, is giving a bunch of mostly Canadian kids their start...
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