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The second ever Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song will go to Wonder early next year at an awards ceremony held at the Library's Great Hall. The first Gershwin went to Paul Simon in '07.
More at Billboard, 09/03/2008The highly successful UK Sunday Mail freebie featuring 12 of Bowie's favorite Bowie songs, iSELECT BOWIE, will get a proper release on Oct. 14th via Virgin/EMI.
Bob Dylan has partnered with his favorite harp company Hohner on the design and sale of four different lines of signature Dylan harmonicas with the top set going for a whopping $25K.
It seems that the human knack for rhythm is yet another characteristic that separates man from beast...with the exception of the drumming elephants of Thailand.
93-year-old guitarist and inventor Les Paul will be honored this fall by the Rock and Roll Hall and Fame and Gibson Guitars as part of their American Music Masters series. Rolling Stone named Paul the 46th best guitarist of all time in 2003.
In his first in-depth print interview in over 10 years, late night host Dave Letterman goes on record about his biggest rival (Jay Leno) getting booted from "The Tonight Show."
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has purchased the original Rolling Stones' tongue and lips logo designed by John Pasche to display as part of their permanent collection.
Ever the innovator, Burnett has enlisted a team of engineers to produce a new hi-fi audio system called Code that is, as he says, "vastly superior" to present day digitally formated sound.
Just because summer is over doesn't mean you've finished all of your summer reading. Here's a solid cross-section of summer must-reads to take you well into the fall season.
It was on a fateful Liverpool bus ride on Aug. 29, 1958 that Paul McCartney would meet George Harrison for the first time, a meeting that would irrevocably change modern music history. Here's a look at all that Harrison brought to the table for the Fab Four.
It's both their first new album since '95 and also their first with Paul Rodgers at the helm since he took over for Freddie Mercury in '04. The Cosmos Rocks releases on Oct. 28th.
Prior to his random meeting with Bob Dylan and George Harrison back in '87 at a Taj Mahal show, Fogerty refused to touch his Credence Clearwater Revival hits during solo performances. A few words from Dylan changed everything that night.
The Garifuna Women's Project pay homage to fellow musican Andy Palacio, a Belize native who helped establish the women's group celebrating the strong female voices of the Central American culture.
Pulling inspiration from the Big Apple for her new album titled Little Wild One, the new R&B flavored effort releases on Sept. 9th.
Havoc ensues when writer, truck driver and aspiring band promoter Russ Ringsak shares his adventures on the road trying to congeal together a profitable six-piece bar band in Montana.
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