A free exhibition in England on the Clash's 1979 acclaimed album London Calling that opened on Nov. 19 now has a new online film guide so that anyone who didn't manage to visit this acclaimed exhibition can now experience it from home. "The Clash: London Calling" was curated by Robert Gordon McHarg III with the Clash and Beatrice Behlen of the Museum of London. It features items from the Clash's personal archive including draft lyrics, stage clothes, photos and films that tell the story of the band's era-defining album, which features music and lyrics that remain as relevant today as they were on release. - Music-News.com, 5/1/20...... 
Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan says his band didn't quite intend to put out a song that includes references to the grave danger to humanity caused by the global coronavirus pandemic, but "Man Alive," which has been shared on YouTube and taken from the band's upcoming Whoosh! album, certainly feels appropriate for its time. "It's an abstract concept," Gillan says. "It's a post-humanity scenario. And then all of a sudden something's washed up on the beach, and it turns out to be a man, and it's the only living man -- but it's just a man, so... That's the end of humanity, because what use is one man? That was the idea. If it was a painting, you'd call it impressionistic." The prog-rock flavored song also features passages of spoken narration from Gillan for the first time in his 50 year on-and-off tenure with Deep Purple. "Don (Airey, keyboardist) was experimenting with an oboe to do a haunting, repetitive little piece to illustrate the echoes of emptiness," says Gillan. "So I just started speaking at the microphone and it fit perfectly. It just had to be something that wasn't sung -- it was almost like a voice bubble attached to the song. It just seemed to be the right thing to do." Whoosh!, the follow up to Purple's 2017 set Infinite, drops June 12 and is the band's third consecutive collaboration with producer Bob Ezrin (Alice Cooper, Pink Floyd). As for the album title, Gillan says Whoosh! represents how he feels about the band's longevity. "I look back at the 1970s as if it was yesterday and, whoosh, here we are now." Though Purple's last tour was dubbed "The Long Goodbye," Gillan says the operative word is "long." "We were all a bit under the weather, physically, so we decided on a goodbye tour," he says. "(But) we've got a bit to go yet. I think things are gonna be on the shelf for a while, but then I think we'll be back for a bit of fun." - Billboard, 4/30/20...... The Rolling Stones have debuted a song on the Billboard Hot 200 pop chart for a mind-blowing seventh decade as their new single, "Living in a Ghost Town," enters several Billboard charts for the week ending May 2. "Living in a Ghost Town" debuted at No. 98 on the Hot 100, No. 30 on the streaming-, sales- and airplay-based Hot Rock Songs chart, and No. 3 on the Rock Digital Song Sales chart (marking the Stones' best rank in the chart's decade-long history). Released on Apr. 23, the song made the Hot 100 exactly 56 years after the band's first appearance on a Billboard survey, with "Not Fade Away." The song has been shared by the band on Spotify.com. - Billboard, 4/29/20...... According to a death certificate acquired by the celebrity gossip site TMZ.com, soul star Bill Withers died on Mar. 30 at age 81 after suffering a cardiopulmonary arrest. The certificate shows the singer's immediate cause of death was a cardiopulmonary arrest, with underlying causes listed as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and bradyarrhythmia, or slow heart rate. His passing prompted several tributes by his pals and industry peers, including Brian Wilson, Nile Rodgers, Sheryl Crow, Lenny Kravitz, John Legend and Kid Rock, as well as a singalong to this classic "Lean on Me" by Justin Bieber, Avril Lavigne and Michael Buble as part of a Canadian COVID-19 relief fundraiser. - TMZ.com/Music-News.com, 5/29/20...... 
Queen + Adam Lambert have shared a new version of their classic 1975 song "We Are The Champions" as a tribute to healthcare workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. Redone as "You Are the Champions" and shared on YouTube, the song features singer Adam Lambert, guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor performing the song in quarantine alongside footage of doctors and nurses fighting COVID-19. "We're putting the emphasis on the word 'you' in 'you are the champions', which is what they are," Roger Taylor said during a phone interview. "We're dedicating this song to the people on the front line putting themselves at risk. All the proceeds are going to the World Health Organization to get the right ventilators, PPE, et cetera to the healthcare workers... we're just trying to help a little bit," he added. Taylor noted his daughter is a doctor and he was "very worried" about her not having enough PPE. "We were very slow in this country getting people organized," he says. "Every day she's coming into contact with people with COVID-19 [in London] and I was very worried about her. We talk every day." While he admits some of her stories are "scary," he's proud of her nonetheless, and his daughter is one of the people holding up a "you are the champions" sign at the end of the video. Taylor says he "has his fingers crossed" that Queen can get back on the road in 2021, after being forced to cancel a summer tour and concerts in south America due to the pandemic. - Billboard, 4/30/20...... SiriusXM Radio has announced it is pulling out all the stops to entertain music fans during the virus pandemic lockdown with free access to exclusive content from the likes of David Bowie, the Eagles, Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, Guns N' Roses, Metallica and Prince. The personally curated channels from these superstar acts will roll out in coordination with SiriusXM's Stream Free period, which has been extended through May 31, allowing anyone to get free access to the streaming network's full lineup of streaming content on the SiriusXM app. On the David Bowie Channel, for example, Bowie fans will hear rare tracks and demo versions of some of Bowie's greatest songs as well as interpretations of his work from artists including Beck, Annie Lennox, Nirvana, Tears For Fears, Barbra Streisand, and more. SiriusXM's Eagles channel, will feature music from the band's extensive career, stories behind the making of their biggest hits, and the band's own "Eagles Pandemic Playlist." Led Zeppelin Radio will feature every song from the iconic band's music catalog, and exclusive access to the sounds and insights from Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones. - Billboard, 4/29/20...... In related news, Bruce Springsteen said during his latest DJ set on Sirius XM's "E Street Radio" channel that the coronavirus outbreak has highlighted the huge divide between the American Dream and the reality of life in the US. "There was an op-ed a while back in the New York Times that I would advise every American who cares about his country to read. It is called 'The America We Need'," Springsteen said. The Boss referred to former Franklin Roosevelt who strived to help every American make a decent living according to the standard of the time. "Now the current pandemic has laid bare the inequalities in wealth and in health that plague our nation... This pandemic has shown the great divide between our American dream and American reality, between current America versus the ideals enshrined in our founding documents... in Paterson and other New Jersey cities, in Michigan, in rural America, and all across the United States, this reality is so frustrating that, as the great Marvin Gaye said, we should want to holler," he added. After finishing the impassioned quote, Springsteen went on to play Gaye's "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)." Meanwhile, a virtual 24-hour DJ set of Springsteen songs has been announced to help raise money for charity. Hannah Summers and Jon Beck, the brains behind the "Hungry Heart Club Night," will spin 24 hours of nothing but The Boss on May 2 beginning at 1:00 p.m. London time. The duo will divide the event into a selection of festival-style sets, including Springsteen's best known hits, rarities and covers of his back catalogue. "We want everyone from around the world to get involved and join our Springsteen-athon. It doesn't matter what time it is, we will be live streaming our DJ set all day and all night, splitting the hours up into different themes!" the pair said. "We're so pleased that our Hungry Heart house parties have spread some joy at this difficult time -- now let's go one step further and raise what we can for the other people who need our help right now!" Fans who wish to take part can log on at HungryHeartEvents.com. - New Musical Express, 4/29/20...... 
An excerpt from Peter Frampton's forthcoming autobiography has been released in which Frampton reveals that David Bowie once saved him from a smoking plane. Frampton says Bowie helped save his life on two occasions after they met first at school in Bromley, south east London. The second life-saving moment came when Frampton was on tour with Bowie as his guitar player during Bowie's 1987 "Glass Spider" World Tour, as Frampton tried to launch a major career comeback. As the pair were awaiting take-off in the cabin of a private tour plane, Bowie noticed smoke billowing into the cabin. Frampton recalled that Bowie shouted "smoke, smoke" before springing into action and lifting Peter out of his seat and helping him down the rescue chute. "I will never forget that," Frampton said in an interview with The Sunday Mirror. "He coulda ran out but he wanted to make sure I was okay. That was the kind of guy he was with me, and in general. He was a lovely man." Frampton, who suffers from an incurable muscle disease called inclusion body myositis, is currently undergoing clinical trials for John Hopkins University in a bid to minimize the effects of the condition. He will release his new memoir later in 2020. - New Musical Express, 5/27/20...... In a new interview with Britain's MOJO magazine, Genesis members Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks say it would be "weird" to have former Genesis members Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett involved in their upcoming reunion tour. "I think a reunion with Steve and Pete would be uphill. Playing with Mike and Tony is the easy option," Collins told the magazine. Rutherford added: "I know people love the idea that the five of us will get together again, but the songs most people know and love are from the last 40 years. Peter left so long ago. I really don't know what we could do with him now." Banks added that "as much as I love those early albums, it would be weird to just do songs from that period." Genesis will be embarking on its first concert series since 2007, with Collins' 18-year-old son Nicholas covering for his dad on drums (as he did on Collins' 2018 solo tour) because Phil is no longer able to play because of a spinal condition. - Music-News.com, 4/27/20...... Patti Smith serenaded Johnny Depp on May 26 as the pair took part in a digital music festival to mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Smith serenaded the actor/musician with "Nine," a song she wrote for his birthday, followed by renditions of "Grateful," "My Blakean Year," "Because the Night" and "People Have the Power." Depp himself covered John Lennon's "Working Class Hero" and was joined by Cat Power, who played her own version of the Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" and Bob Dylan's "Kingsport Town." The stream was set up by the nonprofit organization Pathway To Paris, which Smith has supported heavily in the past. - NME, 5/27/20...... Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" was covered by Miley Cyrus as the pop sensation appeared on Saturday Night Live's latest "At Home" episode on May 25. Cyrus performed from beside a campfire bathed in dramatic red lighting and was introduced by Brad Pitt, who also appeared in a sketch as infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci after Fauci once jokingly said he thought the handsome Hollywood "A-lister" would be the best actor to portray him. Pink Floyd, meanwhile, are regularly uploading full live performances from across their lengthy career to YouTube. They began with 1994's legendary show "Pulse," which appeared online on Apr. 17. - NME, 5/27/20...... During a virtual gay pride event on Apr. 26, Barbra Streisand shared a message of support to LGBTQ+ fans on GLAAD's "Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone" livestream. The Hollywood superstar made a point of highlighting the need for funds to operate local LGBTQ+ community centers during the coronavirus crisis. "Hi everyone, it's Barbra Streisand and I am so thrilled that GLAAD's 'Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone' event is happening tonight to raise much-needed funds to support local LGBTQ community centres all over the country who are being seriously affected by Covid-19," she said. "I know that times are tough but I really hope you'll help save these organizations... give as you can, every bit helps," the 78-year-old songstress went on to say. - Music-News.com, 4/28/20...... 
Fans of the wholesome 1970s series Little House on the Prairie have noticed that two haunting episodes of the series chillingly foreshadow the current coronavirus crisis in the form of a typhus epidemic, a common occurrence in the mid- to late-19th century when the series was set. The fans say there are striking similarities between the storylines of episodes titled "Plague" and "Quarantine" and the grim reality of today's coronavirus pandemic, which has so far claimed more than 60,000 lives in the US. "I've been preparing for the #Coronavirus since watching the Little House on the Prairie episode "Quarantine" as a kid," one fan posted on Twitter. The social media reaction has been so prevalent that Melissa Gilbert, who played Laura Ingalls Wilder on the show, says she's been thinking a lot about how the series tackled life in isolation while she herself is on lockdown in her converted hunting cabin in the Catskills. "I realized how prescient it was," says Gilbert, 55. "We can all learn something from what happens in that episode." Gilbert revealed she got goose bumps watching real life father and daughter Michael Landon and Etta Landon, the latter who appeared as sick Etta Plum in the "Plague" episode, tell Charles Ingalls she is not afraid to die. "I know I will go to heaven, especially when you die in church," says Etta. "It was beautiful and extraordinary that they got to film that together," Gilbert says. - The New York Post, 4/29/20...... Drummer Hamilton Bohannon, a Motown legend and also a prominent bandleader for such Motown acts as Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross and The Supremes and The Four Tops, has died at age 78 of an as yet undisclosed cause. Bohannon became a drummer for Stevie Wonder after touring with such acts as Jimi Hendrix and Gorgeous George. Leaving Motown when it moved to Los Angeles at the start of the 1970s, Bohannon became a solo artist and producer in Detroit, landing him a legacy as one of the creators of disco. More recently, his work has been sampled by the likes of Jay-Z and Snoop Dogg. Musician Questlove paid tribute to Bohannon on social media: "A drummer with a unique sound of his own. Hamilton Bohannon's unmistakable 4 on the kick AND snare trademark made me think he hailed from Africa when he first started making records. Why his Dakar catalogue isn't available for the public to discover is beyond me." - NME, 5/27/20.
Several famous New Jersey performers including Bruce Springsteen, his wife Patti Scialfa, Fountains of Wayne, Halsey and SZA participated in a "Jersey 4 Jersey" benefit livestream on Apr. 22 to raise money for the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund. The Springsteens performed a version of "Land of Hope and Dreams," then returned later to play a cover of Tom Waits' "Jersey Girl." The event is the latest in a growing number of high profile livestreams aiming to raise money for frontline workers across the world as the coronavirus pandemic continues. - New Musical Express, 4/23/20...... Organizers of an Elvis Presley festival in Presley's hometown of Tupelo, Miss., announced on Apr. 22 that the Tupelo Elvis Festival music event slated to be held in June will now be a virtual gathering due to the coronavirus pandemic. The annual fest honors its most famous son and features performances from musicians, gospel groups, and includes a competition to qualify for the "Ultimate Elvis Tribute Contest" held in Memphis. Organizers are offering refunds for those who do not want to attend a virtual festival. - AP, 4/23/20...... 
Neil Young revealed on his website on Apr. 25 that he's working on a new archival album based around material from the mid-to-late 1980s. Road of Plenty will consist of music made with his band Crazy Horse during a 1986 US tour, along with tracks recorded in 1989 with the same band he performed with on Saturday Night Live during that time. Road of Plenty's title track is an early version of a song Young went on to release as "Eldorado" on his 1989 LP Freedom. In his website post, Young said "Road of Plenty" dates back to a private reunion in the late '80s with his 1960s group, Buffalo Springfield. "It was my fault that we didn't get together at the time and have a reunion, tour and album," Young wrote. He also noted he and Crazy Horse have a "monster take of the track, recorded at a show in Minneapolis in October 1986 which will be included on the album. "How this song escaped is hard for me to believe," he said. Young did not specify a release date for Road of Plenty, however several archival Young releases are on their way soon. His legendary "lost" 1975 LP Homegrown will finally see daylight after 45 years on June 19, and a 1970s-spanning compilation The Neil Young Archives Volume 2 will be released on Aug. 21, just to name two. Earlier in April, he reworked the video for his song "Shut It Down" from his latest album Colorado in a nod to the the coronavirus pandemic. - NME, 4/25/20...... After Paul McCartney appeared on Howard Stern's Sirius XM radio show earlier in April and agreed with Stern that the Beatles were "better" than the Rolling Stones, Stones frontman Mick Jagger has responded in an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music and shared on YouTube. "That's so funny. [Paul's] a sweetheart. There's obviously no competition," Jagger said, laughing when asked for his response. "The big difference, though, is and sort of slightly seriously, is that the Rolling Stones is a big concert band in other decades and other areas when the Beatles never even did an arena tour, Madison Square Garden with a decent sound system. They broke up before that business started, the touring business for real... we started doing stadium gigs in the '70s and [are] still doing them now. That's the real big difference between these two bands. One band is unbelievably luckily still playing in stadiums and then the other band doesn't exist." In McCartney's comments, he noted that the Stones "are rooted in the blues." "When they are writing stuff, it has to do with the blues. We had a little more influences. There's a lot of differences, and I love the Stones, but I'm with you. The Beatles were better," he said. Jagger was speaking to Lowe to promote the Stones' new single "Living In A Ghost Town," a four-minute bluesy and harmonica-driven song released by the band on Apr. 23. "I'm a ghost/ Living in a ghost town/ You can look for me/ But I can't be found," sings Jagger, who wrote it with guitarist Keith Richards. The band has shared the surprise track, its first proper studio single since 2016 and their cover album Blue and Lonesome, on Spotify.com. - NME/AP, 4/24/20...... 
Billy Joel was sued for copyright infringement on Apr. 22 in Brooklyn federal court -- but not over one of his songs. A contractor is claiming the Piano Man ripped off his architectural designs for renovations of Joel's sprawling Long Island residence by handing them off to another builder. Home improvement contractor Paul Laruccia of Berry Hill Development Corp. claims his company was abruptly fired from renovating Joel's 12,000 square-foot Oyster Bay manse after he was told that a structural engineer found defects in his work. But Laruccia claims he already had architectural designs drawn up, which cost more than $126,700, and a portion of those costs have gone unpaid. Joel moved forward with a different contractor that submitted architectural drawings to the Centre Island Building Department -- which Laruccia alleges are "nearly identical" to the plans he had drawn up. Berry Hill is asking for unspecified damages, and a spokesperson for Joel said his LLC has "had to pay to fix Berry Hill's deficiencies" -- and that the price tag for that work was larger than the amount left on the contract with Laruccia. - Pagesix.com, 4/23/20...... Paul McCartney is among 100 celebrity contributors to a new charity book titled Dear NHS: 100 Stories to Say Thank You, a book paying tribute to the UK's National Health Service. Dear NHS will be published on July 9, and includes personal stories from the likes of McCartney and Ricky Gervais which aim to highlight the outstanding work done by the NHS over the years. Meanwhile, Sir Paul reminded citizens of the world to celebrate Earth Day on Apr. 22 with a post on Twitter. "Take care of this beautiful place," McCartney urged. - NME, 4/17/20...... In other Beatles related news, a sing-a-long version of the Fab Four's animated film Yellow Submarine was hosted by the band on its official YouTube channel on Apr. 25. A remastered version of the 1968 film was released in cinemas in 2018 to celebrate its 50th anniversary, but the new premiere marked the first time it has been available online. Ringo Starr released an invitation for fans to join in the sing-a-long on YouTube on Apr. 22. "Share your photos and videos with us of you singing along at home and tag them #YellowSubLive. Following the film, we'll be sharing your images and videos on Instagram Stories," Ringo said. - NME, 4/22/20...... Ozzy Osbourne is offering fans the opportunity to buy a long-sleeve black T-shirt and matching cloth face mask with the elegant phrase "F--k Coronavirus" below an image of a bat wearing a white protective mask, a nod to Ozzy's legendary history with the creepy flying mammals. The $40 shirt, which Ozzy is promoting on his Instagram account, comes with the free mask, which, Ozzy notes is "not medical grade and are not meant to take the place of the N95 masks." In March, Ozzy announced that he was canceling a planned trip to Switzerland for treatment for Parkinson's disease due to the coronavirus outbreak. - Billboard, 4/23/20...... 
Filmmaker and photographer Andrew Bennett has published a new book titled Eruption in the Canyon: 212 Days and Nights with the Genius of Eddie Van Halen in which he claims Eddie Van Halen once held a gun to the head of Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst following an ill-fated jam session. In the book, Bennett writes that Durst and Eddie were introduced to each other after Wes Borland had quit Limp Bizkit and the band were seeking a replacement guitarist. Bennett claims that a jam session took place at a house in Beverly Hills, but Eddie was unhappy that Durst was smoking marijuana and left without his guitar and amps, describing it as "like being a scholar amongst kindergartners." The next day, according to Bennett, after being unable to get in contact with Durst for 24 hours to retrieve his gear, Eddie decided to take matters into his own hands, driving to Durst's house in an assault vehicle he had bought at a military auction. "He got out wearing no shirt, his hair in a Samurai bun on top of his head, his jeans held up with a strand of rope and combat boots held together by duct tape. And he had a gun in his hand," Bennett writes. "Eddie Van Halen stood on the front lawn of a residential home in Beverly Hills in broad daylight, smoking a cigarette while holding a gun on Fred Durst as he went back and forth from the house to the assault vehicle, lugging amps and guitars," according to Bennett. Van Halen have previously expressed their dissatisfaction at Bennett's work, and ended up in court over an ownership dispute in 2018. - New Musical Express, 4/24/20...... The Grateful Dead are the latest band to cancel their upcoming live performances due to the pandemic. "Because of the global coronavirus outbreak and to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, we have no choice but to cancel Dead & Company's Summer Tour 2020," the band wrote in a statement. "The well-being and safety of our Deadhead community, venue staff and the band's touring family is of the utmost importance. We also want to get refunds back to our fans while so many are hurting economically. All tickets will be fully refunded at point of purchase." The band added that they "look forward to the day when we can all be reunited... In the meantime, keep the faith and believe in the power of music. We will return. We will get by. We will survive." - Billboard, 4/21/20...... In related news, Queen's Brian May says he believes that live artists will have to face major ethical questions when touring commences once more after the coronavirus pandemic. "We've been able to reschedule our concerts, but I wonder whether we'll be asking the question about whether it's actually appropriate to be using up lots of the world's resources to rush around?," he told New Musical Expess. "And will it be safe to have thousands of fans in one place and take a risk of some kind, unless we have some way of dealing with an outbreak like this? I'm hoping things will be sorted and we'll have the antidote for this horrible disease and we can get back to some kind of normality, and playing live," he added. May's comments come after Queen were forced to push back their 2021 shows, which included a ten night stand at London's O2 Arena. May is currently promoting the release of "Get Up," a new track which sees him lending his talents to upcoming London band King's Daughters. - NME, 4/23/20...... Jeff Beck has announced rescheduled dates for his 2020 UK tour in May which he has been forced to postpone due to the coronavirus. Beck has moved the shows to 2021, beginning with an Apr. 21 gig in Sheffield, followed by shows that month in York, Manchester, Birmingham, Gateshead, Glasgow and Cardiff. On May 1 and 2, 2021, he'll play London's Royal Albert Hall. - NME, 4/23/20...... 
Legendary R&B singer and producer Babyface (real name Kenneth Edmonds) offered up an intriguing anecdote concerning Michael Jackson during a recent Instagram "live music battle" with pal Teddy Riley on Apr. 20. "One time Michael called me," he began. "Michael said, 'Babyface...! Do you know who Halle Berry is? Do you know Halle Berry?' I said, 'Yeah, I know Halle Berry.' He said, 'Could you do me a favor? I want you to call her, 'cause I wanna take her out on a date.' I said, 'What?' He said, 'Call her -- I wanna take her out on a date.'" Babyface continued, "So I reached out through the agent, 'cause I didn't have Halle Berry's number. So, I called and get the message to her manager, and he said, 'What?' (I said), 'Yeah, he (Jackson) wants to take her out on a date.'" The "Tender Lover" star couldn't recall Berry's exact response, and did not reveal if the actress ever took Jackson up on the date. However, the revelation had MJ fans in awe and they flocked to social media to comment on the story. Berry has not yet commented on the story. - Music-News.com, 4/22/20...... Harold Reid, bass singer for the Grammy-winning country group The Statler Brothers, died on Apr. 24 after a long battle with kidney failure. He was 80. Mr. Reid was a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and also a comedian. The Statler Brothers frequently sang backup for country icon Johnny Cash, and some of their biggest hits included 1965's "Counting Flowers on the Wall" and 1970's "Bed of Rose's." "He is and will always be loved by his family, friends and millions of fans," a statement on the band's website said. "His singing, his songwriting and his comedy made generations happy. He has taken a piece of our hearts with him." The Statler Brothers originally sang mostly gospel music before switching to country music in 1964, after meeting Cash and joining his road show. Over the next two decades, the Statlers won three Grammy Awards and were named top vocal groups nine times by the Country Music Association. - AP, 4/25/20...... Ian Whitcomb, an English born entertainer, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor whose song "You Turn Me On" reached number 8 on the Billboard pop chart in 1965, has died. He was 78 and an apparent victim of coronavirus. At Bryanston, a public school in Dorset, England, Whitcomb started a skiffle group in 1957 and then a rock and roll band in 1959. In the early 1960s, while studying history at Trinity College, Dublin, he became a founding member of Dublin's first rhythm and blues band, Bluesville. During his summer vacation in 1965, Whitcomb went to America to appear on such television programs as Shindig, Hollywood A Go-Go and American Bandstand. Whitcomb played the Hollywood Bowl with the Beach Boys in 1965 and then toured with the Rolling Stones, The Kinks and Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. Whitcomb often performed at music festivals throughout America, and beginning in Nov. 2007, he hosted an internet radio program at LuxuriaMusic.com. He signed with Premiere Radio Networks in Sept. 2010 to launch The Ian Whitcomb Show on XM satellite radio, Channel 24. He was named as a BEST OF L.A. in 2008 by Los Angeles magazine. - 4/20/20.
Former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant has made a "generous" donation towards frontline medical supplies during the coronavirus pandemic. Plant, 71, donated money to the Gofundme page of M.G. Sportswear, a small clothing manufacturer in Kidderminster, England, that makes scrubs for local hospitals. "We're all in our own vacuums within our own homes feeling relatively safe," Plant told the UK's The Shuttle paper. "I'm pleased to be able to support the work that these good people are doing for our frontline nurses, doctors, carers, in providing much-needed scrubs and masks." Kim Calder, M.G. Sportswear's organizer, said Plant's donation was much needed during the health crisis."We thought it was outrageous that these frontline workers should have to give financially as well as risking their lives every day to protect and preserve us all against coronavirus," she said. - Music-News.com, 4/21/20...... On Apr. 18, Tom Jones issued his own rallying plea to his fans, calling on them to heed government advice while also thanking Britain's National Health Service for their efforts during the current crisis. "...I would like to say thank you so much to the National Health for doing what they did for me then and what they're doing right now for everybody else and we have to do our best to stay home to help the National Health," the "She's a Lady" singer said during the One World: Together At Home charity telecast. "We should stay home and follow orders and go along with what we're being told to do. Stick with it, be together and we'll survive," Sir Tom added, after recalling the frightening experience of being isolated when he had tuberculosis as a child. "I thought that was bad then. But the National Health Service helped me then like they're helping all of us right now." Jones and Little Mix kicked off the UK version of the One World special. The Global Citizen-related concert was curated by Lady Gaga and she appeared alongside such artists as The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Elton John and Taylor Swift in both transatlantic Together At Home specials. The Rolling Stones performed an acoustic rendition of their classic 
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Genesis announced on Apr. 18 they are launching a new live stream series on YouTube. "Introducing the Genesis Film Festival, a celebration of live footage for you to enjoy at home during lockdown," the band announced on its 
Six-time Emmy nominated actor Brian Dennehy died on the evening of Apr. 15 of natural causes in New Haven, Conn. He was 81. The "regular-guy" actor whose bulldog build, good-guy demeanor and no-nonsense approach meshed in an array of memorable roles for film, television and the theater, including First Blood (1982), Gorky Park (1983), Silverado (1985), F/X (1986) and its sequel, Best Seller (1987), The Last of the Finest (1990) and Assault on Precinct 13 (2005). At 6 foot 3 and 250 pounds, the former college offensive lineman could also be a gentle giant, as when he portrayed the sympathetic bartender who counsels Dudley Moore in 10 (1979), the friendly alien leader Walter in Cocoon (1985) and Chris Farley's pop in Tommy Boy (1995). Mr. Dennehy won Tony Awards in 1999 and 2003 for playing Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman," and also starred on Broadway opposite Christopher Plummer in a 2007 revival of "Inherit the Wind." Born on July 9, 1938, in Bridgeport, Conn., Mr. Dennehy scored a big break when he was cast in David Rabe's off-Broadway Vietnam War play "Streamers" and won acclaim. After guest-starring roles on shows including Kojak, Police Woman and M*A*S*H, Mr. Dennehy fittingly made his movie debut in the Burt Reynolds comedy Semi-Tough (1977), playing a football player who dangles a woman over the ledge of a terrace. More recently, Mr. Dennehy had recurring TV roles as an Irish mob boss on Public Morals, a sheriff on Hap and Leonard and a KGB agent on The Blacklist. The latter NBC series is expected to pay tribute to Mr. Dennehy in the coming weeks with a card at the end of the show. Survivors include his second wife, a costume designer he wed in 1989, five children and seven grandchildren. "Larger than life, generous to a fault, a proud and devoted father and grandfather, he will be missed by his wife Jennifer, family and many friends," his daughter, actress Elizabeth Dennehy, wrote in tribute on Twitter. - The Hollywood Reporter, 4/16/20.
Bruce Springsteen has announced a star-studded benefit for The New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund with performances from himself and other famous current and former Garden State residents including Jon Bon Jovi, Halsey, SZA, Tony Bennett, Charlie Puth, Chris Rock, Danny Devito, Whoopi Goldberg, Chelsea Handler, Kelly Ripa and Jon Stewart. The virtual "JERSEY 4 JERSEY" concert, set for Apr. 22, will help raise funds for NJ residents whose lives have been impacted by the Covid-19 health crisis. Springsteen -- who still lives in New Jersey after relocating from California in the 1990s -- said in a video announcement on ABC's Good Morning America that "New Jersey has been hit especially hard by the coronavirus pandemic. And the people of New Jersey have always stepped up during difficult times... This is out effort to do everything we can for our folks here in The Garden State, and I hope you will join us." The show will be aired on ABC, via Apple Music and E Street Radio on SiriusXM on Apr. 22 from 7:00 p.m. EDT. - Music-News.com, 4/16/20...... As the ongoing coronavirus lockdown deprives music fans of live shows, one man in England has taken it upon himself to recreate late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury's legendary Live Aid performance. Standing on his roof and using a broomstick for a microphone, the unnamed man lip-synced Mercury's now-iconic "day-oh" sequence from Queen's 1985 show at Live Aid. Footage was first uploaded to a 
Sir Paul, who has been a vegetarian and animal rights activist for many years, added that the markets "might as well be letting off atomic bombs" in terms of the impact they were having on world safety. "I understand that part of it is going to be: people have done it for ever, this is the way we do things," he noted. "But they did slavery forever, too. You've got to change things at some point." McCartney also expressed sadness about the cancellation of the Glastonbury 2020 festival in England, which he was set to headline, due to the pandemic: "What's disappointing for me is the people who bought tickets, who were looking forward to this and thinking here's something groovy to do in the summer, and suddenly the plug is pulled, and we can't come around and play for them. It's sad for us, too...we were looking forward to that." - New Musical Express, 4/13/20...... In other Beatles-related news, a medley of the Fab Four's songs provided the soundtrack for a light show at New York's Empire State Building on Apr. 11. The display coincided with the 50th-anniversary of the band's split on Apr. 11, 1970, and is part of the famous tourist destination's continued run of special events while New York is under a stay-at-home order. The show, produced by iHeartMedia and Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT), featured songs including "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)" and "A Day In The Life." The medley was broadcast on New York radio station Q104.3 and synced to the light show at the Empire State Building by lighting artist Marc Brickman. - NME, 4/11/16...... Former Genesis frontman Peter Gabriel is doing his part to entertain fans on lockdown by offering up one of his classic concerts on the "Real World" Vimeo channel. Gabriel says he was recovering from a cold when he performed at the Arena di Verona in Italy with an orchestra in 2010, but he still considers the show one of his favorites, and he asked his daughter, Anna, to film it. Gabriel has now uploaded the rarely seen "Scratch My Back" concert film, urging fans who watch to consider donating to the Italian Red Cross and Italy's Civil Protection Department. "For almost fifty years I have loved Italy, the people, the culture, the food, the history and more recently the island of Sardinia," Gabriel said in a statement. "I speak some Italian -- really badly, but enough for it to feel like our home from home. It really hit us hard as a family, to watch the daily reports of deaths and devastation that this brutal virus has brought... Although I was recovering from a cold and not quite hitting the notes as I wanted, Anna did a wonderful job with her collaborator Andrew Gaston, and a great team, in capturing a very special night." Gabriel concluded by saying he's looking forward to performing for his fans again "when this genie is back in the bottle." - Music-News.com, 4/14/20...... Meanwhile, Tom Johnston and Patrick Simmons of the Doobie Brothers have released a playlist of some of their favorite songs that are keeping them company through the coronavirus shutdown. Their list includes classic soul and blues and nods to two legends who just left us, John Prine ("When I Get to Heaven" and "Long Monday") and Bill Withers ("Lean on Me"). "When it comes to making a playlist for the 'times' we are all going through, I immediately think of sonic 'comfort food,'" Johnston says. "Music that brings out a physical and emotional reaction. We all need something to brighten our day and comfort our soul. These are just a few of the many tunes I would list to give a sampler of what I mean. Music is the one thing that everybody can relate to no matter what style you're into. Truly the international language!" The list also includes songs by Paul Simon ("Wristband"), Mountain ("Never in My Life"), Aretha Franklin ("A Change Is Gonna Come"), Stevie Wonder ("Signed, Sealed, Delivered"), Otis Redding ("Sittin on the Dock of the Bay") and the Eagles ("Life in the Fast Lane"). - Billboard, 4/13/20...... 
Todd Rundgren isn't just enjoying the environs at his home in Hawaii during the lockdown, he's also been busy with a couple of recording projects. Rundgren has been working on an all-star remake of "Just One Victory," the album-closing anthem from his 1973 LP 
The first footage from the upcoming David Bowie biopic Stardust has been shared on 
In a new interview with Tim Cridland's YouTube series The Greatest Music of All Time, Don McLean revealed that he isn't a fan of a lot of today's music, and some of it "makes you want to hang yourself." "The music doesn't mean anything," the 
Neil Young has reworked the video for his song "Shut It Down" from his latest album Colorado due to its poignancy during the coronavirus pandemic. 
Bob Dylan has scored his first-ever No. 1 song on a Billboard chart with his new hit 
The new Netflix series Ozark has helped send four classic hits by REO Speedwagon back to Billboard's rock charts for the week ending Apr. 11. The songs include "Keep on Loving You" (No. 10); "Can't Fight this Feeling" (No. 13); "Time for Me to Fly" (No. 15); and "Take It on the Run" (No. 16). "We are big fans of Ozark here in the Cronin house, and have been waiting patiently for Season 3," REO frontman Kevin Cronin wrote in a post on REO Speedwagon's official website. "The family will be snuggling up and going on a major Ozark binge this weekend. Be safe and take care." Meanwhile, REO's 1988 collection The Hits, which includes all four songs, has entered the Top Rock Albums chart at No. 49, up 85% to 4,000 equivalent album units. - Billboard, 4/8/20...... Blondie's Debbie Harry and Chris Stein have announced details of their rescheduled "In Conversation" UK tour, after it was postponed due to coronavirus. Harry and Stein say they will now tour in November 2020 instead of April as originally planned. Harry and Stein's tour includes discussions chaired by artist Rob Roth about the five decades of Blondie and their lives as artists and creative partners promised. "Each presentation has its own surprises with new stories," Roth said of the tour. "Plus special guests and previously unseen visuals." - New Musical Express, 4/8/20...... Iggy Pop has shared a previously unreleased version of "China Girl" from his upcoming The Bowie Years deluxe box set. Iggy's version of "China Girl" was originally the second single from his LP 
Willie Nelson will co-host the first ever online version of Farm Aid during the second weekend in April, featuring live-streamed performances by the likes of Nelson, Neil Young and Dave Matthews. "At Home With Farm Aid" will be streamed on Apr. 11 and hosted by Nelson and his sons, Lukas and Micah. Nelson, Young, Matthews and John Mellencamp will all perform remotely during the event, which is being staged as "a virtual show of support and solidarity for family farmers and ranchers." "Farm Aid is working hard to support farmers and ranchers in this difficult time," Nelson said in a statement. "We're making emergency grants to help with household and medical expenses. We're answering calls on our hotline. We're creating lists of resources and working with our partners to advocate for policies that build a more resilient food system for the future." The event will be available to watch as a free webcast stream on both the Farm Aid website and AXS. Meanwhile, Nelson is preparing to release his 70th solo album, First Rose of Spring, on July 3. - New Musical Express, 4/9/20...... British actress Honor Blackman, best known for playing the James Bond girl Pussy Galore in 1964's Goldfinger, has died at the age of 94, her family announced on Apr. 6. Ms. Blackman died of natural causes at her home in Sussex, southern England the family said in a statement to The Guardian newspaper. "As well as being a much-adored mother and grandmother, Honor was an actor of hugely prolific creative talent; with an extraordinary combination of beauty, brains and physical prowess, along with her unique voice and a dedicated work ethic," the statement said. "She achieved an unparalleled iconic status in the world of film and entertainment and with absolute commitment to her craft and total professionalism in all her endeavours she contributed to some of the great films and theater productions of our times," it added. In addition to her famous Goldfinger role, Ms. Blackman also appeared as Cathy Gale in The Avengers, a 1961 spy drama television series. Following news of her death, Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said Ms. Blackman was a "film icon." "Today we mark the passing of a film icon, Honor Blackman who shall forever be remembered as Pussy Galore in Goldfinger. She was an extraordinary talent and a beloved member of the Bond family. Our thoughts are with her family at this time," they said in a joint statement. - Reuters, 4/6/20...... Film and TV music producer Hal Willner, who worked many years on Saturday Night Live, has died apparently due to coronavirus complications, according to multiple reports. He was 64. Wilner worked on SNL as a music sketch music producer since 1981, and at the time of his death, he was working on a tribute album and documentary project on Marc Bolan and T. Rex, for which he enlisted contributions from U2, Elton John, Joan Jett and Foo Fighters, among others. - The Hollywood Reporter, 4/7/20...... Veteran actor Allen Garfield died on Apr. 7 due to coronavirus complications. He was 80. The New Jersey-born star appeared such famous '70s films as The Conversation, The Candidate, The Stunt Man and Nashville. "RIP Allen Garfield, the great actor who played my husband in Nashville, has died today of Covid; I hang my head in tears; condolences to family and friends; I will post more later; cast and crew, sending love," Mr. Garfield's Nashville co-star Ronee Blakley wrote on Facebook. Known for playing nervy characters, his most famous role came as Bernie Moran in Francis Ford Coppola's paranoid 1974 thriller The Conversation about a surveillance expert, played by Gene Hackman, who finds himself in the middle of a murderous conspiracy. Mr. Garfield suffered a stroke while preparing to appear in Roman Polanski's 1999 thriller The Ninth Gate, and suffered another one in 2004 that confined him to residing in the Motion Picture Country Home and Hospital in Woodland Hills, Calif. - WENN/Canoe.com, 4/8/20...... Willie Wilkerson, who was briefly engaged to Aretha Franklin during 2012 and was an integral part of her touring entourage, died on Apr. 8 in a suburban Detroit hospital from complications of COVID-19. He was 72. With Franklin, Wilkerson was a devoted companion who, in addition to their personal time, organized the sheet music for her orchestras, took care of side-stage and backstage operations such as outfit changes, and serving as a de facto backup bodyguard. He also made a cameo appearance in Franklin's video for "Jimmy Lee," a single from her 1986 album Aretha. - Billboard, 4/10/20.
Critically acclaimed singer/songwriter John Prine, a legend in the Americana music scene and two-time Grammy winner, died on Apr. 7 in Nashville due to complications from coronavirus. He was 73. Prine's family first revealed his coronavirus diagnosis on Mar. 29, posting to social media that he had been hospitalized for several days and his condition was "critical." His wife, Fiona, gave an update April 2, stating that he was still "very ill," yet she remained "hopeful." Born on Oct. 10, 1946 in Maywood, Ill., Prine learned guitar from his father at an early age and played the Chicago coffeehouse circuit while employed at the post office. He graduated from the Chicago folk scene with the help of his friend and production cohort Steve Goodman (who penned Arlo Guthrie's hit "The City of New Orleans"), and Paul Anka helped him secure a recording contract after liking some of Prine's Hank Williams-influenced songs. Prine traveled to Memphis in 1971 to cut his 
German Afternoons, Prine's second album for the Oh Boy Records label he formed in 1983, was more countryish and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Recording. Prine released a live album, John Prine Live, in 1988 and won a Best Contemporary Folk Grammy for his 1991 effort The Missing Years, which was produced by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers bassist Howie Epstein and featured contributions from Petty, Bruce Springsteen, and Bonnie Raitt, who had been covering Prine's "Angel from Montgomery" in concert for years. He made his movie acting debut in 1992 with a small role in John Mellencamp's Falling from Grace. In 1998, doctors removed a cancerous tumor from his throat, taking some of his neck which left him permanently slumped. Prine was honored by the Recording Academy as their 2020 lifetime achievement award recipient and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2019, where he and Raitt performed "Angel From Montgomery." Highly regarded within the Americana scene, he was named artist of the year by the Americana Music Association in 2017. His last release was 2018's The Tree of Forgiveness, his first set of new music since 2005’s Grammy-winning Fair & Square. Prine is survived by his wife, Fiona Whelan Prine, and three sons, Jack, Tommy and Jody. Among those offering tributes to Prine was Bruce Springsteen, who posted to Twitter: "Over here on E Street, we are crushed by the loss of John Prine. John and I were 'New Dylans' together in the early 70s and he was never anything but the lovliest guy in the world. A true national treasure and a songwriter for the ages. We send our love and prayers to his family." - Billboard/Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock, 4/8/20.
James Taylor will serve as the "mega mentor" on Season 18 of the reality talent series The Voice, it was revealed on Apr. 6. Taylor will join coaches Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Nick Jonas and Blake Shelton to mentor the artists remaining from the "Battle Rounds," and prepare each team for the Knockout Rounds, which will begin on Apr. 13 at 8 p.m. EST/PST. Taylor, who recently scored a Top 10 chart position with his latest album 
Singer/actress Marianne Faithfull, who famously dated Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger from 1966 to 1970 after scoring her first breakout hit with the Keith Richards and Andrew Loog Oldham composition "As Tears Go By" in 1964, is currently hospitalized with the COVID-19 disease. "Marianne is being treated for COVID-19 in hospital in London. She is stable and responding to treatment, we all wish her well and a full and speedy recovery," her manager, Francois Ravard, told Billboard on Apr. 5. Faithfull's friend, Penny Arcade, says Marianne is "not on a ventilator," but in an earlier post, revealed she had been in contact with Faithfull's ex-husband, John DunbarL, who told the singer "can barely speak." "She has withstood and survived so much in her life - including being Marianne Faithful (sic), that to be taken down by a virus would be such a tragedy," Arcade wrote. "I spoke to her last week and she was hiding out from the virus but she has caregivers..." Faithfull, who was also close with the Beatles and sang backing vocals on their 1966 classic "Yellow Submarine," later suffered from anorexia and drug addictions, and was homeless for a time. She released her 22nd studio album, Negative Capagility, in 2018. - WENN/Canoe.com, 4/5/20...... Meanwhile, the wife of legendary singer/songwriter John Prine, who has been in intensive care for several days after contracting COVID-19, posted a new update on his condition on Apr. 3. "This is John's 8th day in ICU. He is receiving excellent medical care and being treated with kindness and compassion by the entire team looking after him day and night. I cannot be with him which makes this nightmare all the more distressing," Prine's wife Fiona posted. Prine, 73, is currently on a ventilator, has pneumonia in both lungs, and "still needs quite a bit of help with his breathing. He has also developed "peripheral issues that are being treated with meds, including antibiotics," according to Fiona. - New Musical Express, 4/4/20...... In a new intervew with Britain's ITV News that has been shared on 
Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry tells ES magazine that she kicked her old drug habit that included heroin addiction without going to rehab to get clean because she simply got tired with the effort it took to source the narcotics. "Drugs are a funny thing. The thing that drove me away from taking them was having to acquire them and what a drag that was," Harry says. "It was kind of a full-time occupation and a waste of time. It became unpleasant. Luckily for me I was able to handle the withdrawal," she added. These days Harry, 74, says she's much more health-conscious, working out twice a week and eating a diet of "mainly raw foods" but she thinks getting older is "horrible." Asked if she's happier now than she was in her 20s, she said: "There's [still] some dissatisfaction and hopelessness. It varies by the day." Debbie has never married but she is still "very much" active on the dating scene, though she's struggling to find the "really chemical" attraction she's looking for. Asked if she dates, she said: "Very much so. There are less men around for people my age, though. They're all married with children. What's wrong with them? I think what's going on, there's more extra-marital relationships and maybe that is the right way. I'm looking for something really chemical." - Music-News.com, 4/2/20...... Veteran Canadian actress/activist Shirley Douglas, the mother of actor Kiefer Sutherland and daughter of Canadian medicare founder Tommy Douglas, died from complications surrounding pneumonia. She was 86. Kiefer Sutherland announced his mother's death on Twitter on Apr. 5, saying she succumbed to complications surrounding pneumonia -- but not related to COVID-19 -- on Sunday morning. "My mother was an extraordinary woman who led an extraordinary life," said Sutherland. "Sadly she had been battling for her health for quite some time and we, as a family, knew this day was coming." A native of Weyburn, Sask., Ms. Douglas worked with famed directors including Stanley Kubrick (Lolita) and David Cronenberg (Dead Ringers), and won a Gemini Award for her performance in the 1999 TV film Shadow Lake. Her other screen credits included the film Nellie McClung, in which she played the title role of the famed Canadian activist. Other TV series in which she appeared included Street Legal, Road to Avonlea, Corner Gas, Degrassi: The Next Generation and Robson Arms. She also tirelessly supported a variety of causes throughout her life, including the civil rights movement, the Black Panthers and the fight to save public health care, pioneered by her politician father. In the '60s and '70s, while living in California, Ms. Douglas campaigned against the Vietnam War and protested for various politicial and social causes, and helped to establish a fundraising group called Friends of the Black Panthers. In 1965, Ms. Douglas married Canadian actor Donald Sutherland, with whom she had two children before they divorced -- twins Rachel, a production manager, and Kiefer, who became a film and TV star in his own right. Ms. Douglas also had another son, Thomas, from a previous marriage. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was among the dignitaries offering condolences on the news of her passing. "Shirley Douglas was a tremendous talent, a tireless advocate, and a fearless activist who never stopped fighting for what she believed in," he wrote on Twitter. "Her passing is a true loss for our country." - Canadian Press/Canoe.com, 4/5/20.
Bill Withers, a Grammy-winning singer/songwriter who recorded a string of understated folk/soul hits in the '70s and '80, died on Mar. 30 in Los Angeles from heart complications. He was 81. Mr. Withers, somewhat of a late bloomer in the music scene, scored his first hit, "Ain't No Sunshine," at age 33, followed by other memorable classics including "Grandma's Hands," 
Mr. Withers sang on The Crusaders' Rhapsody in Blue album, then on Grover Washington Jr.'s 1980 LP Winelight, which featured the No. 2 pop/No. 3 R&B "Just the Two of Us," one of that year's most popular singles. That song won a Best R&B Song Grammy in 1982, and he took home his third Grammy in the same category in 1988 for Club Nouveau's cover of "Lean on Me." After recording another single, "U.S.A.," he basically retired form recording until releasing 1985's Watching You Watching Me, although he continued to tour occasionally. Mr. Withers was a staunch proponent of creative freedom, and at one point destroyed the masters for an album in a standoff with Sussex Records. His legacy only flourished since his '70s and '80s heyday, with the likes of Barbra Streisand, Mick Jagger, Aretha Franklin, Paul McCartney, Maroon 5, John Mayer, Tupac Shakur and John Legend either covering or sampling his songs. In 1985, he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame by Roots drummer Questlove, who noted Mr. Withers was "the closest thing black people have to a Bruce Springsteen." His other honors include a Songwriters Hall of Fame induction in 2005, ASCAP's Rhythm & Soul Heritage Award in 2006. In 2009, he was the focal point for the critically acclaimed documentary Still Bill. A 9-album box set, The Complete Sussex and Columbia Albums, was released in 2012 and won a Grammy for Best Historical Recording. Mr. Withers was married twice, the first time to film and TV actress Denise Nicholas and his second wife, Marcia, who manages his publishing companies, and their two children, Todd and Kori. "We are devastated by the loss of our beloved, devoted husband and father," his family said in a statement to AP. "A solitary man with a heart driven to connect to the world at large, with his poetry and music, he spoke honestly to people and connected them to each other." - Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock/Billboard, 4/2/20.