I saw a concert announcement for Elton John & Leon Russell here in LA. Interesting collaboration to say the least. I wonder if they'll be singing each others' hits, similar to the Elton John/Billy Joel tours or will this be something different ?
Rock on,
George
--- In Classic_Rock_Forever@yahoogroups.com, "itsgaryman" <gchbama@...> wrote:
>
> Hear Soon: Elton John & Leon Russell, Steve Miller Band, Uriah Heep
> Sunday September 12, 2010 By Dave White </bio/Dave-White-16512.htm> ,
> Classic Rock Guide
> [] • The Union is the title of the collaboration between Elton
> John <http://classicrock.about.com/od/bandsandartists/p/elton_john.htm>
> and Leon Russell, who, prior to recording this album, last performed
> together in 1970. Songs on the album were written by various
> combinations of Russell, John (and his longtime songwriting parter
> Bernie Taupin) and T Bone Burnett, who produced the album. U.S. release
> date is October 19. The first single from the album, "If It Wasn't For
> Bad" is currently available as an MP3 download
> <http://www.amazon.com/If-It-Wasnt-For-Bad/dp/B0040C7FI4/ref=sr_shvl_alb\
> um_1?ie=UTF8&tag=aboucomclasro-20&qid=1284287473&sr=301-1> .
>
> • Steve Miller Band's 1976 classic, Fly Like An Eagle
> <http://classicrock.about.com/b/2006/06/22/steve-miller-band-still-flyin\
> g-like-an-eagle.htm> is being spruced up and reissued (10/12/10) with
> some "bonus" extras. Three demo recordings will be added to the 12
> original tracks. Also in the package, a concert DVD, recorded in 2005 at
> Shoreline Amphitheater near San Francisco, with guest appearances by
> George Thorogood
> <http://blues.about.com/od/artistprofiles/p/Thorogood1.htm> and Joe
> Satriani
> <http://classicrock.about.com/od/artistsnz/gr/satch_liveparis.htm> .
>
> • What makes a bootleg an "official" bootleg? In announcing their
> latest live CD, Uriah Heep
> <http://classicrock.about.com/od/artistsae1/a/box_intvw.htm> explain,
> "These recordings are true official bootlegs in every sense and they
> reflect that night's performance as it happened, totally untouched." The
> performance on Official Bootleg Volume II - Live In Budapest, Hungary
> 2010 is the second in what the band promises will be an ongoing series
> of "raw" concert recordings. Release date TBA.
>
> Album cover image courtesy Decca Records
>
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