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Mark Newman Sets Live Performances For Spring 2024
by Michael Major - March 22, 2024 Catch singer-songwriter Mark Newman's live performances this Spring 2024 across Long Island and the Northeast. Mark Newman is a well traveled and in demand professional whose musical prowess has taken him around the world several times over; working alongside soul, blues, and rock greats of our time...
Mark Newman With Roy Blumenfeld (Drummer From The Blues Project) Sets New NYC And California Area Shows
by Michael Major - January 12, 2024 Mark Newman with Roy Blumenfeld (Drummer from The Blues Project) will be performing live in NYC and California. Catch them at El Verano Inn in California on Jan 19 and The Saloon in San Francisco on Jan 20. They will also be performing at The Bitter End in NYC on Jan 15, 2024. Don't miss this opport...
The Blues Project Announces Guitarist Mark Newman Has Joined the Band For Their October 2023 East Coast Tour Dates
by Michael Major - September 25, 2023 Mark Newman is back on tour this October - appearing LIVE on Guitar and vocals with the legendary 60’s group, The Blues Project led by original drummer Roy Blumenfeld in a new lineup that also includes Ken Clark, Chris Bergson & Jesse Williams. East Coast Tour dates include stops in Saugerties & NYC...
Nirvana, Ma Rainey, Nile Rodgers & More to Be Honored By the GRAMMYs
by Michael Major - January 05, 2023 Bobby McFerrin, Nirvana, Ma Rainey, Nile Rodgers, Slick Rick 'The Ruler,' The Supremes, and Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson of Heart are the 2023 Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipients; Henry Diltz, Ellis Marsalis and Jim Stewart are the Trustees Award recipients....
Tanya Tucker, Trace Adkins, & More to Honor George Jones at 'Still Playin' Possum' Concert
by Michael Major - December 20, 2022 The special television taping event will take place on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Jamey Johnson, Justin Moore, Lorrie Morgan, Mark Chesnutt, Michael Ray, Sam Moore, Tanya Tucker, Trace Adkins, Tracy Byrd and Tracy Lawrence a...
Singer Songwriter Mark Newman Announces New Single 'At The Border' And Live Performance Dates
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 02, 2022 Singer/Songwriter Mark Newman has released the new single 'At The Border' now available on Spotify and all the major music services....
Gregg Allman to Release 'All My Friends' 4-LP Vinyl Box Set
by Michael Major - July 26, 2022 The concert recording was released later that year on CD and video. Now, for the first time, All My Friends: Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman will be available on vinyl. The four-LP box set will be released and a number of limited-edition color variants will be offered for purchase....
Mark Newman Pays Homage to Janis Ian with Reimagining of 'From Me To You'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 11, 2020 “From Me to You”, a hidden gem mined deep from the Janis Ian catalog, is revamped and restored on a new release by Singer/Songwriter Mark Newman; available Friday December 11th on Spotify and all the major music services. ...
ASCAP Announces Top 25 Holiday Songs of 2020
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 04, 2020 With holiday music taking over the radio waves earlier than ever, ASCAP, a professional membership organization of songwriters, composers and music publishers, announces the Top 25 ASCAP Holiday Songs of 2020 – a soundtrack to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year....
Legendary Soul Man Sam Moore Celebrates 85th Birthday
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 12, 2020 The Legendary Soul Man Sam Moore turns 85, and is celebrated today and this week by many of his colleagues....
Sam Moore and Mary Wilson Join RIAA in Applauding Hawaii's Enactment Of 'Truth In Music Advertising' Act
by A.A. Cristi - September 11, 2020 Legendary recording artists Sam Moore and Mary Wilson, and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), together applaud Hawaii's enactment of the Truth in Music Advertising Act (TIMA) today. The TIMA legislation is designed to help protect the livelihood of legacy musical groups and artist...
Rocker James Thomas Joins Forces With An Explosive New Band To Share 'The Loves Of My Life' On New Album
by A.A. Cristi - December 13, 2019 With the release of the James Thomas Band's latest, perfectly titled album The Loves of My Life and its simmering, heart-tugging lead single “Eileen,” the multi-talented Virginia based soul-blues rocker continues to ride the wave of an inspiring career renaissance. ...
James Thomas Joins Forces With An Explosive New Band To Share 'The Loves Of My Life' On Their New Album
by A.A. Cristi - December 06, 2019 With the release of the James Thomas Band's latest, perfectly titled album The Loves of My Life and its simmering, heart-tugging lead single “Eileen,” the multi-talented Virginia based soul-blues rocker continues to ride the wave of an inspiring career renaissance. ...
James Thomas Band to Release 'The Loves of My Life' in Europe in a Collectible, Special Limited Vinyl
by Abigail Charpentier - November 13, 2019 With the release of the James Thomas Band's latest, perfectly titled album The Loves of My Life and its simmering, heart-tugging lead single “Eileen,” the multi-talented Virginia based soul-blues rocker continues to ride the wave of an inspiring career renaissance. ...
Mark Newman 'Empirical Truth' Wins Long Island Blues Society CD Challenge
by Abigail Charpentier - November 07, 2019 It was announced today that The Long Island Blues Society has named EMPIRICAL TRUTH by Mark Newman their 2019 CD Challenge winner. As the local winner, EMPIRICAL TRUTH will represent the Long Island Blues Society in the International Blues Challenge's Self-Produced CD Contest; which happens in Memph...
Sam Moore To Perform With Garth Brooks On 'Grammy Salute To Music Legends'
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 17, 2019 Sam Moore and Dave Prater – the groundbreaking duo, Sam & Dave, who brought their gospel roots to Soul music, were one of the primary chart stars at the Stax and Atlantic labels in the '60s. Bringing the passion of call and response to their wailing soul side, the duo were honored by The Recording A...
PBS to Air GRAMMY SALUTE TO MUSIC LEGENDS
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 27, 2019 In collaboration with PBS' 'Great Performances' series, the Recording Academy presents 'GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends®,' the fourth annual all-star concert offering a primetime spotlight for the Academy's 2019 Special Merit Awards recipients. Recorded in May at Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre, the event...
Mark Newman Set to Release Brand New LP 'Empirical Truth'
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 12, 2019 It can certainly be said that a labor of love is not much of a labor at all, and with singersongwriter and guitarist Mark Newman's latest release “Empirical Truth” (Out TODAY July 12 via Danal Music) this is very much the case, as he's proven once again his power of true musicianship....
Recording Academy Announces the GRAMMY SALUTE TO MUSIC LEGENDS on May 11
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 11, 2019 The Recording Academy will honor its 2019 Special Merit Awards recipients with 'GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends®,' an awards ceremony and live tribute concert on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. This year's Lifetime Achievement Award honorees are Black Sabbath, George Clinton ...
Sam & Dave's SOUL MAN Inducted Into National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress
by Tori Hartshorn - March 20, 2019 Sam & Dave's 1967 hit single “Soul Man'; the classic radio western “Gunsmoke”; Ritchie Valens' groundbreaking 1958 sensation “La Bamba”; the revolutionary 1968 Broadway musical “Hair”; and Neil Diamond's 1969 “Sweet Caroline,” which became a popular sports anthem, are the newest recordings inducted ...
Reese Wynans, of Double Trouble, Releases CROSSFIRE Music Video
by Tori Hartshorn - February 20, 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member and world-renowned Nashville-based keyboardist Reese Wynans recently announced his first-ever solo albumSweet Release, a collection of songs honoring a paramount selection of blues-rock legends. The long anticipated album comes following a career that's spanned over 5...
Legendary Soul Man Sam Moore Featured On New 'Crossfire' Single From Fellow Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Reese Wynans feat. Joe Bonamassa
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 29, 2019 The Legendary Soul Man Sam Moore was announced as a guest collaborator on Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member, and world-renowned Nashville-based keyboardist, Reese Wynans first-ever solo album, Sweet Release. Moore makes his guest appearance on the album's first single, 'Crossfire,' providing his signa...
Stevie Ray Vaughan's Bandmate Reese Wynans to Release First Solo Album
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 17, 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member and world-renowned Nashville-based keyboardist Reese Wynans announces his first-ever solo album Sweet Release, a collection of songs honoring a paramount selection of blues-rock legends. The long anticipated album comes following a career that's spanned over 50 years...
The Mark Newman Band to Perform at The Bitter End
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 09, 2019 With a New Year and new music on the way, singer/songwriter and guitarist Mark Newman is getting ready to take on 2019! Having recently reached #1 on the Reverbnation Singer/Songwriter Charts for NY, and with tons in store including the release of his latest LP “Empirical Truth”, he'll his the stag...
Sam & Dave to Be Honored with Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 19, 2018 Sam Moore and Dave Prater – the Soul duo Sam & Dave which were one of the primary chart stars at the Stax and Atlantic labels in the '60s, bringing the passion of gospel to their wailing soul side – were announced today by The Recording Academy as one of the recipients of the Special Merit Awards, T... |