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The Zombies’ Rod Argent Retires From Touring After Suffering Stroke

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The Zombies’ Rod Argent has announced an immediate retirement from touring after suffering a stroke.

Argent’s retirement has forced the English rock band to cancel all of their upcoming shows, including two U.K. festival appearances that were scheduled for later this month.

“We are saddened to report that Rod Argent, founder, keyboardist, and primary songwriter of The Zombies, has suffered a stroke,” the band’s managers Chris Tuthill and Cindy da Silva said in a statement.

They added, “Rod had recently returned home from a triumphant Zombies tour of the UK, and spent a weekend in London with his beloved wife Cathy, celebrating his 79th birthday and their 52nd wedding anniversary, before the stroke occurred. He was hospitalized overnight and released the next day. Doctors have advised that Rod will need several months of rest and recuperation.”

Health issues had previously prevented Argent from touring. He had opted out of the Zombies’ U.S. tour last year.

The 79-year-old keyboardist was reportedly mulling whether to stop performing live due to bad health.

Source: RTT Music News

Born on this day in 1952 – Stewart Copeland

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Born on this day in 1952 – American musician, multi-instrumentalist and composer Stewart Copeland best known as the drummer for The Police and for his film music soundtracks. He was also a member of Curved Air who had 1971 UK No.4 single ‘Back Street Luv’. The Police scored the 1983 UK & US No.1 single ‘Every Breath You Take’ plus four other UK No.1 singles.

Phil Collins To Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of ‘Both Sides’ With 5 LP Box Set

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In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Phil Collins’ fifth solo studio album, Both Sides, it will be reissued as a special edition 5-LP box set on September 20.

This deluxe edition contains the remastered full original album, cut at half-speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios, and is a compendium of early demo tracks from the recording of the album as well as rarities from the singles originally released on the album – “Both Sides of the Story,” “Everyday” and “We Wait and We Wonder.”

Both Sides (All The Sides) brings this full collection together with live tracks from the era, such as “Can’t Turn Back the Years,” “Both Sides of the Story” from Collins’ “MTV Unplugged” performance, and “Doesn’t Anybody Stay Together Anymore,” as one release for the first time on vinyl. The set is housed in a slipcase with picture sleeves and a 16-page booklet containing newly written and extensive liner notes by journalist Michael Hann.

Upon its original release in 1993, the album reached No. 1 in the U.K. and throughout Europe and No. 13 in the U.S. and has gone on to be a global multi-platinum seller.

Rhino also announced Live From the Board: Official Bootleg, a limited-edition 10-inch vinyl for RSD Black Friday. This four-track EP was originally released in 1995 and features songs recorded on the Both Sides tour in 1994 under the artist name Phil Collins & The Indescribable Din. It features the tracks “Sussudio,” “Easy Lover,” “Separate Lives,” and “My Girl.”

Source: RTT Music News

Born on this day in 1946 – Linda Ronstadt

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Born on this day in 1946 – American singer Linda Ronstadt who had the 1975 US No.1 single ‘You’re No Good’, and the 1989 UK No.2 single with Aaron Neville, ‘Don’t Know Much’ plus over 15 other US Top 40 hits. She has earned 11 Grammy Awards, three American Music Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, and an ALMA Award.

Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo ‘Starting Over’ On ‘Invincible’ Musical

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Pat Benatar and her husband Neil Giraldo have revealed they have started reworking their musical Invincible.

The musical, an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, and built around songs from Benatar’s albums, debuted in late 2022 at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills.

“The place we’re at right now is about tearing it to shreds and starting over,” Benatar told Billboard. “We have the liberty to do that because we haven’t gone to even off-Broadway or anything like that. So we’re tearing it apart, doing a similar show but with a lot of different elements to it.”

After the changes, the musical will be “different and the same at the same time,” said Giraldo. “It will take it in a little different direction, maybe go back to the very beginning,” he said. “I think we got too far in the weeds with it and it started getting a little messy.”

The musical will feature classic Benatar/Giraldo tunes including “Love Is a Battlefield,” “Heartbreaker,” and “We Belong.”

Benatar says the process has been “exciting” and “fun,” and adds, “You just keep evolving ’til we get to the place we feel like it’s time to put it out there.”

It is not yet known when the musical will be out, but Benatar has suggested it could open next in Giraldo’s hometown of Cleveland.

“We love it there,” she said. “It’s a home kind of thing, as good as New York to us as a family place. It’s always fun to go there; the audiences are amazing, really receptive. So that’s possibly the first place to open in this (next) form.”

Source: RTT Music News

Born on this day in 1943 – Christine McVie

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Born on this day in 1943 – Christine McVie, keyboards, vocals, Chicken Shack, and then Fleetwood Mac, who scored the US No.1 single ‘Dreams’ taken from their worldwide No.1 album Rumours which spent 31 weeks on the US chart. Eight of her songs appeared on Fleetwood Mac’s 1988 Greatest Hits album. McVie died at 79, following a brief illness, on November 30, 2022.

H & S FEED & COUNTRY STORE PET OF THE WEEK: ARNIE

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This week’s H&S Feed and Country Store Pet of the Week is “Arnie”, a super-friendly and very treat-motivated 4 year old Pitbull mix. Arnie gets along great with other dogs and cats, and loves walks & tennis balls. Arnie has a lot of energy and would be great for someone who enjoys outdoor activities. Arnie is neutered, housetrained, fully vetted, vaccinated, microchipped and ready to go to a loving home.

If you’d like to set up an appointment to meet Arnie or any of the pets at Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter, visit https://www.stephenmemorial.org/ and fill out an adoption application.

Check out our visit about Arnie with Shanna & Nicole from Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter here:

 

Journey Fan Scammed Out Of $122,000 By Steve Perry Imposter

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A 75-year-old Journey fan in Cleveland, Ohio, was reportedly scammed out of $122,000 by an online imposter posing as Steve Perry.

The woman responded to a Facebook message in January from someone claiming to be the band’s former lead singer.

“The fake Mr. Perry had a business opportunity and of course ‘needed a woman in his life,'” according to Westlake police.

The Westlake Police said that over the months that followed their initial conversation, the woman, believing she was speaking with the singer, sent over $72,000 to the individual. And that wasn’t all as she also sent another $50,000 in gift cards.

When the imposter began demanding pictures of her passports and driver’s license, the woman realized she was being scammed and went to the police.

They are attempting to track down the criminal and advised the woman to report the scam to her bank and the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center.

Source: RTT Music News

On this day in 1970 – Three Dog Night Hit Number One with ‘Mama Told Me Not To Come’

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On this day in 1970 – Three Dog Night started a two-week run at No.1 in the US with their version of the Randy Newman song ‘Mama Told Me Not To Come’, which was also a No.3 hit in the UK. The song was first covered by Eric Burdon on his first solo album in 1966 and gave Tom Jones & Stereophonics a No.4 hit on the UK Singles Chart in 2000.

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