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• 80s icon Rick Springfield is taking his show on the road this summer
• The “Jessie’s Girl” singer is launching the “I Want My 80s” Tour of North America in August
• Springfield promises to “rock you” as he bounces between the US and Canada in August and September
• Source: Ultimate Classic Rock

• OG Bachman Turner Overdrive guitarist and singer Tim Bachman has died
• The rocker was 71 and died shortly after his younger brother/bandmate Robbie Bachman
• Tim played with BTO for only a couple of years before moving onto concert promotion and real estate
• Source: Loudwire

• Disco legend Donna Summer is getting the documentary treatment on HBO this month
• “Love To Love You, Donna Summer” is “an in-depth look” at Summer’s varied career, which hit its peak in the disco era
• Summer died in 2012 from lung cancer, but her doc drops on HBO on May 20th
• Source: UPI

• Katy Perry paid triibute to Carol Burnett at Burnett’s 90^th birthday special called “Years Of Laughter + Love”
• The show featured A-listers like Bernadette Peters, Julie Andrews, Cher and of course, Perry
• The “Teenage Dream” singer crooned “I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together,” which was Burnett’s closing song from “The Carol Burnett Show"
• As for Burnett’s legacy, she says said she hopes people remember how good "our show made them feel. That's important"
• Source: ET Online

• The "New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival" is starting today
• The festival has a stacked lineup with headliners such as Lizzo, Ed Sheeran, Dead & Company, Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, Santana, Jon Batiste, Jill Scott, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Kane Brown, H.E.R, and the Steve Miller Band
• The festival will take place over two weekends and will also feature local acts such as Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and the Radiators
• The festival will have a celebration of Puerto Rico, with artist demonstrations, live music, parades, cultural displays, and food
• The official schedule of events can be found on the festival's website
• Source: Nola Jazz Fest

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• Yusuf Islam, aka Cat Stevens, has shared some advice for King Charles as he prepares to be officially crowned
• “Even if you are King, you are still a servant of God,” wrote the singer, along with a number of proposals for Charles to tackle- like “Feed the hungry”
• Islam/Stevens went on to say he felt inspired to write the monarch because artists “can help to direct the narrative”
• Source: The Guardian

• British pop group Frankie Goes To Hollywood is reuniting after almost 40 years… for one day
• The “Relax” hitmakers will bring back their classic lineup in the opening weekend of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest
• Frankie Goes To Hollywood, who will be joined by Atomic Kitten and others, said the move seemed “like a good thing to do”
• Source: Consequence

• Following the news that a British group used AI to create a “lost album” from rock group Oasis, a music fan has done the same for a different group
• Mike LeRoy, a fan of icons The Beach Boys, has released a version of the band’s unreleased album, “Smile”
• The fan admits he was unsure of how people would react but ultimately decided to release the album after training AI to sing like Brian Wilson
• Source: Ultimate Classic Rock

• The son of Otis Redding, Otis Redding III, has died after a battle with cancer at age 59
• The younger Redding went on to form The Reddings with his brother, Dexter, with whom he would record six albums in the 80s
• In addition to his recording career, Redding III served numerous charities, including his family’s Otis Redding Foundation
• Source: ABC News

• Australian singing icon John Farnham has faced one comeback after another in his long career
• But now the 73-year-old legend is fighting another battle: this time against cancer
• A new documentary, “John Farnham: Finding The Voice,” is due in May and has dropped its first trailer during this difficult time in Farnham’s life
• Source: Billboard

• Sting has another surprise for fans who want to see him live.
• After extending his “My Songs World Tour” through North American tour this fall, he will also feature his son and Fiction Plane frontman, Joe Sumner.
• Sting's added shows will take place in cities including: Wantagh, NY; Hollywood, FL; Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; Reno, NV; Irving, TX; and The Woodlands, TX.
• Pre-sale tickets are set to go on sale tomorrow and general tickets go on sale Friday.
• Source: Consequence Of Sound

• King Charles’ crowning is less than a month away and new details are emerging at a fast rate
• Singers like Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and British pop group Take That have been confirmed to perform at the King’s coronation
• Opera stars Andrea Bocelli and Sir Bryan Terfel will also sing, lending a more classical vibe to the event
• Source: Yahoo

• American alt rockers The Dream Syndicate are keeping their 40^th anniversary party going
• Following their tour last year, the band is releasing a four-box set of their debut album “Days Of Wine And Roses"
• The set includes a remastered version of the album, plus three discs of bonus material, unreleased footage and a detailed booklet
• Source: Brooklyn Vegan

• Paul Simon has announced his new album- which is four years’ in the making- is due out next month
• The legendary rocker says “Seven Psalms” is “a journey” that he wants fans to listen to all at once
• Mostly an acoustic album, Simon’s wife Edie Brickell and British choir Voices8 also appear on the album
• Source: Ultimate Classic Rock

• The recent tribute special for The Beach Boys brought out more than stars- it brought out viewers
• “A GRAMMY Salute To The Beach Boys” raked in 5.18 million viewers, which put it in 2^nd place for the entire night- behind only “60 Minutes”
• John Legend, Brandi Carlile and Fall Out Boy performed during the show, while Bruce Springsteen and Tom Hanks made appearances
• Source: Billboard

• A legendary rock band might never return to the US and is blaming the skyrocketing price of touring
• The Who frontman Roger Daltrey will “never say never” but claims putting on a show in the US doesn’t make financial sense anymore
• The rocker blames the rising price of labor and insurance, along with the risk of losing money if someone were to catch covid on tour
• Source: Consequence

• Timothée Chalamet is set to star as Bob Dylan in the upcoming feature “A Complete Unknown.”
• Director James Mangold has confirmed the Oscar-nominated star will perform his own vocals in the film.
• Based on a 2015 book, “Dylan Goes Electric,” the film will also weave other celebrities like Joan Baez into the story.
• Source: Hollywood Reporter

• Graham Nash: David Crosby Died After Contracting COVID
• Longtime ABBA Guitarist Lasse Wellander Passes

• Sotheby’s is currently hosting an auction featuring important and valuable items from rock and roll.
• Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney and Prince are among the artists scheduled to be included in the auction.
• But the late Eddie Van Halen's guitar from the “Hot For Teacher” video is expected to run away with the highest bid, projected to be around $3-million
• Source: Daily Mail