REBEAT News Roundup (March 14 – March 20)
Breaking news
Paul McCartney is attempting to regain the rights to his music with the Beatles more than 30 years after Michael Jackson purchased them in 1985. Sources say he has begun the necessary paperwork to reacquire the rights to the songs after Sony/ATV’s hold on them expires.
All of the rights will expire between 2018 and 2025; however, this will only give McCartney access to his music in the United States, and only to his half of the songs jointly attributed to Lennon/McCartney.
Albums, singles, and tours
- A Grateful Dead tribute compilation is in the works, titled Day of the Dead. The compilation is being curated by members of the National, a current indie-rock band, and features musicians of many different genres interpreting the Dead’s music.
- David Gilmour will play shows at Pompeii this summer, 45 years after Pink Floyd played concerts there for their famous Live at Pompeii.
- Peter Frampton and Lynyrd Skynyrd will tour together this summer, beginning in June in Albany, New York.
- Jeff Beck will tour this summer, beginning in July in Port Chester, New York. Buddy Guy will co-headline with Beck for a handful of the dates.
- Beginning in June, Steve Miller will tour North America to celebrate his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The tour commences with his performance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
- David Crosby recently said that he’s working on two solo albums that are set to come out this year, one of which was produced by Snarky Puppy band member Mike League.
Happy birthday!
- March 14 – Walt Parazaider of Chicago (born in 1945)
- March 15 – Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead (born in 1940), Mike Love of the Beach Boys (1941), Sly Stone of Sly and the Family Stone (1943), David Costell of Gary Lewis & the Playboys (1945)
- March 16 – Nancy Wilson of Heart (born in 1954)
- March 17 – Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane (born in 1941), John Sebastian of the Lovin’ Spoonful (1944)
- March 18 – B.J. Wilson of Procol Harum (born in 1947)
- March 19 – Paul Atkinson of the Zombies (born in 1946)
Danielle Zabielski (aka “that girl who loves the Bee Gees more than anything else in the whole wide world”) is an artist, freelancer, and radio producer based in Philadelphia. Art and music are the two loves of her life, particularly the art and music of the 1960s through ‘70s.