August 9, 2020 by Amy Gold
Wayne Fontana, the 1960s pop star who had hits such as Game of Love, dies aged 74 https://t.co/3MGWa9KiTa
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) August 7, 2020
During the week of August 2, 2020, fans bade a final farewell to Wayne Fontana (October 28, 1945 - August 6, 2020), a British Invasion pop sensation who topped the charts in 1965 with "Game Of Love" with his band, The Mindbenders. The group's other hits included the 1966 smash, "A Groovy Kind Of Love." Born Glyn Geoffrey Ellis in Manchester, Fontana went on to record solo and continued to perform actively over the years. He was among the featured performers at the inaugural Glastonbury Festival in 1970.
Also that week, The Who launched a new YouTube weekly concert series titled "Join Together @ Home" that will feature previously unseen performances, rare footage, and more. The series kicked off on August 8 with a five-song excerpt from the band's historic 1982 concerts at New York City's Shea Stadium.
"Queen -- The Neal Preston Photographs," a new coffee table book featuring over 300 photos taken by the legendary British rock band's official tour photographer, will be coming out sometime this October. These images, which cover 1977-1986, capture Queen members on stage, backstage, and during candid on-the-road moments.
It was announced that the new Helen Reddy biopic, "I Am Woman," will be coming out September 11, 2020 in theaters and released on demand. This movie, which stars Tilda Cobham-Hervey as Reddy, made its premiere last year at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Finally, Sir Paul McCartney reflected on his time with The Beatles and discussed the legendary band's split in an in-depth interview with the U.K. version of GQ magazine. We knew we were different,
McCartney noted. We knew we had something that all these other groups didn't have. It gelled.
New & Upcoming Releases:
(Band/Artist - Title - Format - Release Date)
Billy Ocean - We Gotta Find Love (single, from "One World") - digital download, streaming - August 6, 2020
Elvis Presley - I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water (single from "From Elvis In Nashville") - digital download, streaming - August 8, 2020
David Bowie - Something In The Air (Live Paris 99) - digital download, streaming - August 15, 2020
Billy Ocean - One World - CD, digital download, streaming - September 4, 2020
The Doobie Bothers - Doobie Brothers: Quadio (box set) - Blu-ray - September 4, 2020
John Oates & The Good Road Band - Live In Nashville - digital download, streaming - September 18, 2020
Black Sabbath - Paranoid: Super Deluxe Edition (box set) - CD, vinyl - October 9, 2020
Elvis Presley - From Elvis In Nashville (box set) - CD, digital download - November 20, 2020
Canceled & Postponed Events:
(Band/Artist - Event(s) - Location - Original Dates - Rescheduled Dates)
ZZ Top, Def Leppard - Joint Tour (20/20 Vision) - U.S. - September 21-October 18, 2020 - canceled
(For more information about the above news items, please see below for a list of sources with links.)
Queen: The Neal Preston Photographs will include more than 300 pictures and include text from Brian May and Roger Taylorhttps://t.co/VrbMHwvAXr
— Classic Rock Magazine (@ClassicRockMag) May 28, 2020
Stampede: @TheDoobieBros Announce "Quadio," Featuring Rare '70s Surround Sound Mixes, Due in September from @Rhino_Records https://t.co/joetNX96pN
— The Second Disc (@TheSecondDisc) August 4, 2020
. @JohnOates and the Good Road Band are releasing their 'Live in Nashville' album this September! @WolfsonEnt https://t.co/kpzENsip3d
— The Mystery Magazine (@MystMag) August 4, 2020
Music News: Def Leppard and ZZ Top's joint 20/20 Vision Tour canceled due to COVID pandemic https://t.co/qZgosYoFmZ More @ https://t.co/u9twSRpzVO pic.twitter.com/Dx76B2OfJN
— X101 Always Classic (@X101_wxhc) August 5, 2020
Australian-American singer Helen Reddy, known for her feminist empowerment anthems and activism during the Seventies, is getting her own biopic, 'I Am Woman' https://t.co/puC7tWfmwD pic.twitter.com/J9rcpvmG09
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) August 5, 2020
Couch Tour Alert: @TheWho will launch a livestreamed archival video series this Saturday with footage from their Shea Stadium 1982 concerthttps://t.co/NqEt0HmwuA
— JamBase (@JamBase) August 6, 2020
.@BlackSabbath's classic Paranoid gets a vinyl makeover for its 50th anniversary, with two live albums and a rare mix. https://t.co/Y1pWQ5FHLG
— Classic Rock Magazine (@ClassicRockMag) August 6, 2020
David Bowie's rarities-filled 1999 concert in Paris will serve as the next installment in a series dedicated to his Nineties concert work https://t.co/fr6FvePvYN pic.twitter.com/YjmiWAmmOF
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) August 6, 2020
Great new music from Billy Ocean! Check out "We Gotta Find Love" on SoulTracks https://t.co/k58BZGmSDq
— soultracks (@soultrackscom) August 7, 2020
Wayne Fontana, the 1960s pop star who had hits such as Game of Love, dies aged 74 https://t.co/3MGWa9KiTa
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) August 7, 2020
Paul McCartney: 'I was thought to be the guy who broke The Beatles up' | British GQ https://t.co/GeXeSraTQQ
— Mejcb (@mejcb) August 7, 2020
Elvis Presley's Sessions With Nashville Cats Compiled on New 'From Elvis in Nashville' Set https://t.co/WWD7ee2PRU
— RS Country (@RScountry) August 8, 2020
