REBEAT News Roundup (March 28 – April 3)
Breaking news
On Thursday, March 31, a tribute to David Bowie was held at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Performers included Debbie Harry of Blondie, former R.E.M. member Michael Stipe, and the Flaming Lips. Each musician performed only one song, ranging from his largest hits to his lesser-known album cuts.
An additional show, which took place the next day at Radio City Music Hall, featured performances by Ann Wilson of Heart, among others.
Albums, singles, and tours
- The Hollywood Vampires, which includes Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper, and Joe Perry, will go on tour this summer. Shows in the US will take place in New Jersey, Wisconsin, Michigan and California.
- Peter Frampton will co-headline dates of his current tour with both Gregg Allman and Lynyrd Skynyrd. For Frampton’s tour dates and a full listing of who’s playing with him, visit Frampton’s website.
- Paul McCartney has announced the upcoming release of a solo compilation called Pure McCartney, due out in June. The release was teased with short videos playing snippets of McCartney songs in quick succession:
Happy birthday!
- March 28 – Chuck Portz of the Turtles (born in 1945), Milan Williams of the Commodores (1948)
- March 29 – Eric Idle of Monty Python (born in 1943)
- March 30 – Graeme Edge of the Moody Blues (born in 1941), Eric Clapton, guitarist and singer (1945), Dave Ball of Procol Harum (1950)
- March 31 – Shirley Jones of The Partridge Family (born in 1934), Herb Alpert, musician (1935), Al Nichol of the Turtles (1946)
- April 1 – John Barbata of the Turtles (born in 1945)
- April 2 – Marvin Gaye, singer-songwriter (born in 1939)
- April 3 – Richard Manuel of the Band (born in 1943), Mel Schacher of Grand Funk Railroad (1951)
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.