Kyle Woodring, a drummer for Survivor, John Mellencamp, and Deana Carter among others, was found dead in his home Tuesday, September 8. The coroner’s office said Woodring died from hanging, but the manner of death will be determined at the conclusion of an investigation. You can find out more info about Kyle by visiting his website here. So sad. My heart truly goes out to all of Kyle's frie
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MUSIC NEWS- Kurt Markus, whose still photography work has put him in the front ranks of contemporary American photographers is about to embark on a film project that will document a journey he’ll be taking this summer with rocker, John Mellencamp. Markus’ extraordinary vision and focus on the American West has earned him critical accolades over his 35 year career in photography th
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MUSIC NEWS - Hear Music today announced the June 23 release of, Life Death LIVE and Freedom, an 8-song live companion EP from John Mellencamp that features many of the key songs from Mellencamp's 2008 much-heralded Life Death Love and Freedom (full live EP track list below). The specially-priced release will be available at all retail and digital shoppes. Timed with Mellencamp's upcomi...
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MUSIC NEWS - Amercian rocker, John Mellencamp recently tipped off fans on his website to his tour plans for the summer. Rumors have been circulating about Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson on the bill with him. Mellencamp said, "a special tour is in the works, slated to start in early July and run through the end of August. He plans on playing minor league baseball fields, sharing top billing w...
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--- - |- Farm Aid 2008 will be broadcast live in HD on DirecTV's The 101 Network Septermber 20, 2008. The live broadcast starts at 4pm EST, featuring performances by Farm Aid president and founder Willie Nelson; board members Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews; and Kenny Chesney. Additional performers confirmed for Farm Aid include Jamey Johnson, Jerry lee Lewis, The Pretenders, ...
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I guess you could say I respect Mellencamp more than I love him, but his new record is produced by T Bone Burnett and sounds very, very good on DVD and a home theater. T Bone, aside from his own projects and Sam Phillips (who I confused with Aimee Mann), has produced Brother Where Are You soundtrack and the Plant Kruase duet Raising Sand. He has excellent taste and impeccable studio chops. This...
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He's already angered John Mellencamp, Van Halen, Heart, Jackson Browne and probably other bands we can't remember. Now John McCain has run afoul of Dave Grohl's Foo Fighters, which is fed up with the Republican nominee's use of the band's...
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Billboard critics Choice Top 10s - here's one critics picks STEVE ADAMS Billboard contributor 1. Elbow, "The Seldom Seen Kid" (Fiction/Universal). Grand yet understated prog-rock mixing quirky, poignant lyrics with stunning arrangements. 2. The Verve, "Forth" (Parlophone). Unlikely reunion produces even more unlikely result: magic mostly intact. 3. The Stills, "Oceans Will Rise" (Arts & Craft...
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When Hoosier rocker John Mellencamp got word that his tunes were being used for rallies by Republican presidential candidate John McCain, a friendly cease and desist letter was sent McCain's way. McCain, with no permission, was using Mellencamp's hits "Our Country" and "Pink Houses" in race for the presidency. Mellencamp a longtime Democrat and liberal, does NOT support McCain or the Republica...
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"In My Time of Dying" is a blues song that has been covered by many rock musicians since the early 1960s. The original recording was a traditional gospel song recorded by Blind Willie Johnson, titled "Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed"; his sides were recorded over the period 1927-1930."In My Time of Dying" gained greater prominence in popular music when Bob Dylan included the song (along with several...
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Before John Mellencamp recorded his classic Scarecrow, he learned hundreds of classic rock covers from the '60s. Here the Indiana troubadour ventures back to the very roots of American popular music, learning traditional songs associated with the likes of Robert Johnson, Son House, Howlin' Wolf, and Woody Guthrie. The result is Mellencamp's rawest album to date, updating the acoustic sounds of ...
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| 2 Someday |
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| 3 Ghost Towns Along the Highway |
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| 4 Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First) |
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| 5 Love And Happiness |
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