REBEAT News Roundup (September 28 – October 4)
All the latest news, hot off the press!
Breaking news
What do Steven Tyler and Mick Jagger have in common this week (other than being rock legends, of course)? Both made surprise appearances on Taylor Swift’s 1989 tour. On September 25, Steven Tyler performed “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” with Swift at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. A night later, Mick Jagger took the stage to duet with Swift on “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.” Swift had previously appeared with Jagger during the Rolling Stones’ 50 and Counting tour.
Albums, singles, and tours
- After canceling show dates due to Roger Daltrey’s viral meningitis, the Who have rescheduled the remaining dates of their tour in 2016. For more information, along with the full list of rescheduled dates, click here.
- A documentary about Jimi Hendrix‘s performance at the 1970 Atlanta Pop Festival is scheduled to be released on October 30. The DVD includes restored footage, coupled with stereo and surround sound remastered audio.
- Art Garfunkel was interviewed by Salon magazine about his solo tours and his relationship with legendary bandmate, Paul Simon. Read the full transcript here.
- Roger Waters The Wall is being released on DVD, Blu-Ray, and digital formats on December 1, after a widely successful theatrical run.
Happy birthday!
- September 28 – Ben E. King, musician (born in 1938), Nick St. Nicholas of Steppenwolf (1943)
- September 29 – Jerry Lee Lewis, musician (born in 1935), Mike Pinera of Iron Butterfly (1948), Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad (1948)
- September 30 – Johnny Mathis, musician (born in 1935), Dewey Martin of Buffalo Springfield (1940), Marilyn McCoo of the Fifth Dimension (1943), Marc Bolan of T. Rex (1947), Barry Williams, actor on The Brady Bunch (1954)
- October 1 – Julie Andrews, actress (born in 1935), Jerry Martini of Sly & the Family Stone (1943)
- October 3 – Chubby Checker, musician (born in 1941), Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac (1949), Stevie Ray Vaughan, guitarist (1954)
- October 4 – Jim Fielder of Blood, Sweat & Tears (born in 1947)
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.