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Elvis Costello & The Imposters’ The Boy Named If (Alive at Memphis Magnetic) is a companion to January’s Grammy-nominated release The Boy Named If. This new album features live-in-the studio renditions of TBNI songs, a version of Costello’s Every Day I Write the Book, numbers by The Rolling Stones, Nick…

The release of Michael Jackson Thriller 40 celebrates the 40th anniversary of the biggest selling album of all time worldwide. Pop up events and worldwide activations are planned to honor Michael’s epic creation which won a record setting 8 Grammys, smashed musical barriers and changed the frontiers of pop music…

His 34th album, The Blues Don’t Lie’s marks the 65th anniversary of Buddy Guy’s arrival to Chicago from Louisiana, before he became one of Chicago’s blues greats. The album tells the story of his life journey. Buddy says, “I promised them all – B.B., Muddy, Sonny Boy – as long…

Booker Telleferro Ervin II (October 31, 1930 – August 31, 1970) was an American tenor saxophone player. His tenor playing was characterised by a strong, tough sound and blues/gospel phrasing. He is remembered for his association with bassist Charles Mingus. Ervin later recorded for Blue Note Records and played with…

Fifty years ago, when Europe ’72 was released, the third LP of the set included two sides of some of the finest, most uniquely beautiful music the Dead had ever played, and thankfully, recorded. The “Truckin’,” “Epilogue,” “Prelude,” and “Morning Dew” knocked everyone’s socks off. Decades later, when tape traders…

This Muddy Waters set was recorded live in at the so-called “Jazz Jamboree” at the Palace of Culture and Sciences in Warsaw, Poland, in 1976 and has been issued many times under various titles over the years, including Floyd’s Guitar Blues, Baby Please Don’t Go, Hoochie Coochie Man Live!, I’m…