On this day in 1983 – Australian group Men At Work went to No.1 on the British and American singles and album charts simultaneously with ‘Down Under’ and ‘Business As Usual’. The last artist to achieve this was Rod Stewart in 1971.
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Aerosmith To Reunite For Steven Tyler’s ‘Jam For Janie’
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Aerosmith members Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and Tom Hamilton are set to reunite for Tyler’s sixth annual “Jam For Janie” Grammys viewing party.
The philanthropic event is scheduled to take place on Sunday, February 2nd at the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California. The benefit show will also feature Billy Idol, Joan Jett, Linda Perry, Matt Sorum and Nuno Bettencourt. Tiffany Haddish will serve as host.
“What the Los Angeles community has endured with these wildfires is unthinkable,” stated Tyler. “Music has healing powers and we hope to bring a moment of joy and levity to our first-responder firefighters and those most affected by the fires. The trauma experienced by the girls we work with is also unthinkable and we will continue to shed light and support the amazing work of Janie’s Fund.”
Aerosmith announced their immediate retirement from touring on August 2nd of last year, citing Tyler’s vocal injury he sustained three shows into the band’s farewell tour the prior year. The legendary rock band was hoping to relaunch the tour in September but canceled all dates.
Source: RTT Music News
On this day in 1978 – Fleetwood Mac ‘Rumours’ Hits No.1
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On this day in 1978 – The Fleetwood Mac album Rumours went to No.1 . The groups eleventh studio album went on to sell over 45 million copies world-wide and spent over 440 weeks on the chart. The songs ‘Go Your Own Way’, ‘Dreams’, ‘Don’t Stop’, and ‘You Make Loving Fun’ were released as singles.
Dave Mason Announces New Album ‘A Shade Of Blues’
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Dave Mason has announced that his new album, A Shade Of Blues, will be released on March 21 via his Barham Productions label.
The 11-track A Shade of Blue, his 21st studio album, showcases a wide range of blues and R&B styles.
The songs range from the primal Robert Johnson 12-string acoustic blues of “Come Home in My Kitchen” to the JJ Cale-style folk blues of “Cocaine Blues,” the reggae feel of Mason’s “Just Another Fool in Love,” and the Spanish flamenco/Gipsy Kings guitars of his “El Toro,” adding saxophone player Warren Hill to the final mix.
There are also bluesy re-imaginings of Traffic standards “The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys” and “Dear Mr. Fantasy,” with world-class guitarist Joe Bonamassa adding his distinctive riffs to both tracks. Michael McDonald adds vocal harmony, piano and organ to Mason’s self-penned “It’s Just You and Me,” recorded several years ago in Dave’s current Hawaii home studio.
“My guitar playing has always drawn from the blues. This album leans a little more heavily into that style, but not entirely—that’s why I call it A Shade of Blues,” Mason said.
A Shade Of Blues Tracklist:
1. Use It, Or Lose It
2. Come Home In My Kitchen
3. It’s Just You And Me
4. Cocaine Blues
5. The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys
6. Born Under A Bad Sign
7. Dust My Blues
8. Dear Mr. Fantasy
9. Just Another Fool In Love
10. El Toro
11. Good To You
Source: RTT Music News
Born on this day in 1944 – Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason
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Born on this day in 1944 – English drummer Nick Mason with Pink Floyd. Mason is the only member of the band to play on every album since the band’s formation in 1965. He studied architecture at London’s Regent Street Polytechnic, where he teamed up with fellow students Roger Waters, Rado ‘Bob’ Klose and Richard Wright in 1964 to form Pink Floyd’s predecessor, Sigma 6. Mason is a keen auto racing enthusiast and has taken part in many racing events such as the French 24 Heures du Mans race in Le Mans. In 2018, he formed a new band, Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets, to perform music from Pink Floyd’s early years.
Born on this day in 1947 – Warren Zevon
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Born on this day in 1947 – American singer, songwriter Warren Zevon. During the early 1970s, Zevon toured regularly with the Everly Brothers as keyboard player, band leader, and musical coordinator. During his career he recorded over 15 solo albums. He is best known for his 1978 single ‘Werewolves Of London’ taken from his third studio album Excitable Boy. Zevon died on September 7th 2003 aged 56.
David Bowie’s ‘Young Americans’ To Be Reissued On 50th Anniversary
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On March 7, which marks the Golden Jubilee of the release of David Bowie’s ninth studio album, Young Americans, it will be issued as a limited edition 50th anniversary half-speed mastered LP and a picture disc with a poster pressed from the same master.
This new pressing of Young Americans was cut on a customized late Neumann VMS80 lathe with fully recapped electronics from 192kHz restored masters of the original Record Plant master tapes, with no additional processing on transfer. The half-speed was cut by John Webber at AIR Studios.
The Young Americans remaster is available to pre-order here.
The album, released in 1975, saw Bowie broaden his musical horizons once more, embracing what he called “Plastic Soul.” Its single, “Fame,” co-written with John Lennon and Bowie’s then guitarist Carlos Alomar, became Bowie’s first No. 1 single in the U.S.
The album was partly influenced by the “Philly Sound” and recorded in Philadelphia at Sigma Sound studios during a break in the Diamond Dogs tour.
Young Americans Re-Issue Tracklist:
Side One
Young Americans
Win
Fascination
Right
Side Two
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Across The Universe
Can You Hear Me
Fame
Source: RTT Music News
H & S FEED & COUNTRY STORE PET OF THE WEEK: ANYA
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This week’s H&S Feed and Country Store Pet of the Week is “Anya”, gorgeous one year old female tuxedo cat with a cuddly and gentle cat who gets along great with humans, kids and other cats. She’s a pretty mellow gal who loves to just hang out and would love to cuddle up on the couch with you!
Anya is fully vetted, vaccinated, microchipped and ready to go to a loving home. And because Anya is the Pet of the Week, the adoption fee is only $30 this week!
If you’d like to set up an appointment to meet 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 with Shanna & Nicole from Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter here:
Billy Joel, Rod Stewart To Co-Headline Yankee Stadium Show
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Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Billy Joel and Rod Stewart will co-headline a one-night-only performance at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx on July 18, 2025.
The iconic artists will perform their most beloved songs from their careers.
Joel’s iconic concerts at the original Yankee Stadium in June 1990 are featured in Billy Joel Live from Yankee Stadium, which is celebrated as one of the greatest concert films of all time.
He will make music history again as the first musical act to perform at both the original and the current Yankee Stadium.
“We are thrilled to host Billy Joel and Rod Stewart this summer at Yankee Stadium,” said Scott Krug, New York Yankees Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. “Their timeless catalogs and impact on the history of rock and roll music cannot be overstated, and we expect a magical evening with them in the Bronx.”
He added, “It is also particularly fitting that Billy Joel, who was born in the Bronx and is so iconically identified with New York, will become the first musical act to headline a show at both the original Yankee Stadium and the current Yankee Stadium.”
Tickets will go on sale beginning January 17 at 10 a.m. EST at LiveNation.com, www.yankees.com, www.yankeesbeisbol.com and www.ticketmaster.com.
Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning January 13 at 10 a.m. ET until January 16 at 10 p.m. ET through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details, visit www.citientertainment.com.
Source: RTT Music News
Born on this day in 1953 – Cheap Trick’s Robin Zander
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Born on this day in 1953 – American musician Robin Zander, singer, and songwriter from American rock band, Cheap Trick, who had the 1979 hit single ‘I Want You To Want Me’, and the 1988 US No.1 single ‘The Flame’.
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