City To Create Buddy And Maria Elena Holly Plaza
Posted: Jan 23, 2009 05:17 AM
NewsChannel 11 has learned new information on a story we broke Thursday on NewsChannel 11 at 6, which pertains to the deal between city hall and the widow of rock-n-roll legend Buddy Holly.
Maria Elena Holly has signed a 20-year deal to allow Buddy Holly's name and likeness to be used at the Buddy Holly center at 19th & Buddy Holly Avenue. Lubbock will pay $20,000 up front for the rights. If you do the math, that's only $83.33 per month.
In addition to that, the Buddy Holly statue and the West Texas Music Walk of Fame will be moved next door to the Buddy Holly Center. Those tributes ... continue reading
more info on : http://www.kcbd.com/global/story.asp?s=9719870
Added : 28/1/2009
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Concert review The Travellin men, Saturday 3 January Amsterdam
On new years days our suitcases were packed for a relaxing weekend in Amsterdam. We never had visited this town, and the gig of The Travellin men, who accidently played there, was a nice bonus.
But first on Saturday we stopped at Madame Tussauds ( a smaller copy from London ). The urge to stand next to the wax version of the king, by my opinion a not so good image, became to much for me. The picture was taken quickly and I wsa happy
In the evening we went to see the Travellin Men, those were invited by the Dance school Jive 55, to warm up the place. Big was my surprise when I saw that the gig was held in an old church, where half of the ... continue reading
Added : 22/1/2009
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Billybop Roots Sunday 18/1/2009 Oostkamp
For the ( I lost count ), the guys from Billybop in Brugges organised a Sunday of Roots filled music.
First on stage where the Big Bayou Bandits to celebrate the release of their first cd “ Cajun Billy”, a cd with 15 songs that shows you with them Belgian Cajuns are all about. Just a bunch of great songs about evil women, booze or evil women running of with the booze.
The Bandits are now a four piece outfit with Buddy joining them on a minimalistic drum.
After them Cajuns it was time for the second band of the afternoon Little Kim and The Alley Apple 3. The first time I heard them and it sounded great. Old Time western swing like ... continue reading
Added : 21/1/2009
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Mr. & Mr’s Sprex birthdayparty @ Ace Café
Another year has passed and it was time again to celebrate Mark and Diane’s birthday, as location they chose the Ace Café.
The Rhumba Kings and some special guests where on stage. The Ace Cafe was filled by the time the band took the stage and made the place rock.
The new Rhumba Kings that is, Mark is still on bass, but other then that things have changed. Michel is on guitar and the way he controls that instrument is just awesome. Chris on drums and funny faces. There’s a lot more energy on stage and of course that makes the audience go madder. Bart V. ( former Rhumba King ) joined the band on stage for a few songs and I was even tricked ... continue reading
more info on : http://www.acecafe.be
Added : 21/1/2009
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Lee Goocher & the Sundowners en Johnny & the Roccos at The Rambler 11/1/2009.
We arrived just in time to see the first band, Lee Goocher & the Sundowners.
And Lee and his band were in great shape.They were playing a few songs of their last CD Flyin' high and
even a new song from the new CD that will come out in 2009.
Also Sonny Burgess, Johnny Cash,Vince Taylor and others came by throught the covers they were playing.
Great show ! Only a little bit too short because the group had to return home the same evening.
After a short break it was time for Johnny & the Roccos. Well, I had expected more than they could give.
Johnny was playing well as always but it seemed that the band never played ... continue reading
Added : 16/1/2009
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Rock’s first lady, Wanda Jackson, finally accepted to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Queen of Rockabilly finally gets her due
The First Lady of Rock ‘n’ Roll is finally joining the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Oklahoma singer Wanda Jackson, often called the Queen of Rockabilly and the First Lady of Rock ‘n’ Roll, will be inducted April 4 into the Cleveland institution, the rock hall announced Wednesday.
Artists are eligible for the rock hall 25 years after the release of their first recording; Jackson started singing rock ‘n’ roll in 1956 at the urging of her tourmate and sweetheart Elvis Presley. She is considered the first female rock ‘n’ roll singer.
“It’s a thrill to be in there with all ... continue reading
more info on : http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2009/01/15/rocks-first-lady-wanda-jackson-finally-accepted-to-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/
Added : 15/1/2009
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TRIBUTE TO THE BIG BOPPER THIS WEEK ONLINE @ ROCK-IT RADIO
Rock-it Radio online this week begins a 4 part series on the 50th Anniversary of the day the music died. That fateful plane crash in Clearlake, Iowa in February of 1959 that claimed the lives of the Big Bopper, Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens.
This week's show focuses on the wonderful recordings of the Big Bopper - Most everyone would know his big Hit of 'Chantilly Lace' with the famous 'Helllooooo baby!' But he had a string of other songs that you just don't hear on your oldies station today.
To tune into this show simply go to our programming webpage at Rock-it Radio at:
http://www.palmsradio.com/rockittext.htm
and ... continue reading
more info on : http://www.rockitradio.net
Added : 13/1/2009
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Blue Lake Records Newsletter January 2009
Blue Lake Records Newsletter January 2009
We Wish You A Happy New Year !
We would like to give some information of Blue Lake Records' activity for 2008
Visit our websites for more info:
www.bluelake.ch and www.myspace.com/bluelakerecords
Released in 2008:
A great variety of styles !
The Wuanabees- Where Did You Get That Strut ?
Harmony vocal rhythm'n'blues/rock'n'roll/rockabilly sung by the two lead singers of
Chicago's famous band "The Honey Bees". The girls are backed by famous european
musicians to create fantastic driving music. Originally a special project which was
too good ... continue reading
Added : 12/1/2009
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Accord in Marilyn Monroe `Last Sitting' photos
NEW YORK – A settlement has been reached in the legal fight over seven nude and semi-nude photographs taken during Marilyn Monroe's "Last Sitting" in 1962.
The pictures were among 2,500 erotic shots Bert Stern took of the movie star for Vogue magazine just before her drug-overdose death that year.
Two photographers approached Stern last year to make a deal involving seven film transparencies from the shoot. Stern sued because he believed the items had been stolen from him.
Photographers Donald Penny and Michael Weiss said another colleague found the transparencies in curbside garbage in Manhattan in the 1970s.
Their ... continue reading
more info on : http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090112/ap_en_mo/marilynmonroe_pics
Added : 12/1/2009
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Bop-a-tones, Ace Cafe, 11/01/09
Well the second band this year, if you start counting from twelve o’clock, was a relatively new band, with guys that have been around for quite sometime now. Michel « TEXAS »Texier (the tigermen ) and Patrick Ouchene (the domino’s & runnin’ wild), Marco « SHAKY » Alvarez (the domino’s) at the drums and Lenn Dauphin ( sin alley) on bass.
They opened strong with “ Rampage”, a surf classic, and switched between styles during the gig, from surf to rock’n’roll, rockabilly and even Mexican rock’n’roll.
Just to name a few songs from their playlist: “ Vampire baby”, “ Jack the ripper”, “ Watcha gonna do”, “ Rockin’billy”, “ Bowling ball”, “ ... continue reading
Added : 12/1/2009
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