REBEAT News Roundup (January 18 – January 24)
Breaking news
Steven Tyler and daughter Mia Tyler were spotted on the streets of New York during this past weekend’s blizzard on January 23. Tyler is currently promoting his upcoming solo country album with his latest single, “Red, White & You.” Watch the clip below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLXnNPQANnA
Albums, singles, and tours
- Unreleased music by David Bowie may still see the light of day. Bowie apparently had many “unscheduled musical releases” planned at the time of his death, made up of mostly archived music from throughout the decades.
- Santana will be releasing a reunion album on April 15 called Santana IV, a follow-up to 1971’s Santana III.
- Sting and Peter Gabriel have announced a joint tour, called the Rock Paper Scissors tour. The tour kicks off on Tuesday, June 21 in Columbus, Ohio.
- A documentary about Frank Zappa called Eat That Question — Frank Zappa in His Own Words will be appearing at the Sundance Film Festival on Monday, January 25.
Happy birthday!
- January 18 – David Ruffin of the Temptations (born in 1941)
- January 19 – Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers (born in 1939)
- January 23 – Jerry Lawson of the Persuasions (born in 1944)
- January 24 – Neil Diamond, musician (born in 1941), Warren Zevon, musician (1947)
Rest in peace
- Glenn Frey, guitarist and vocalist of the Eagles, passed away on January 18, 2016. Frey passed away at age 67 in New York City due to multiple medical complications.
- Mott the Hoople drummer Terence Dale “Buffin” Griffin passed away on January 18 after struggling with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 67.
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.