April 11, 2021 by Amy Gold
The list is out! Record Store Day 2021 is happening June 12 & July 17. Follow the link to see the just announced titles! https://t.co/vBV6zQb7Ph #RSD2021 pic.twitter.com/AihbnL3GpC
— Waterloo Records (@WaterlooRecords) April 7, 2021
During the week of April 4, 2021, it was announced that this year's Record Store Day will take place on June 12 and July 17 at record stores across the country. Among the many offerings are recordings by such oldies favorites as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, The Doors, Bob Dylan, Fleetwood Mac, Aretha Franklin, Jefferson Airplane, Elton John, Janis Joplin, The Kinks, Joni Mitchell, The Monkees, The Rolling Stones, Cat Stevens, War, The Who, and The Zombies. For more info, visit RecordStoreDay.com.
"A Beautiful Noise," a musical that tells the life story of Neil Diamond, will make its world premiere in Boston on June 21, 2022, and will run through July 17, 2022. Named after Diamond's 1976 album, this musical features many classic hits by the pop legend.
The Warburton, an annual fundraiser concert and auction normally held in conjunction with the Patrick Warburton Celebrity Golf Tournament, will take place this year as a virtual event beginning on April 20. Among the many featured performers are Alice Cooper, Kenny Loggins, Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals, and Steve Cropper of Booker T. & The MG's and The Blues Brothers. For more info, visit thewarburton.com.
Finally, Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones was honored with the prestigious Freedom of the City of London, an award given to those who have provided exceptional service to the U.K.'s capital city.
In Memoriam:
Morris "B.B." Dickerson (August 3, 1949 - April 2, 2021): Bassist and original member of War who also served as one of the band's main songwriters and sang the lead to "The World Is A Ghetto"
Ralph Schuckett (March 2, 1948 - April 4, 2021): Veteran keyboardist, composer, and original member of Todd Rundgren's Utopia who worked with Cher, The Four Tops, Carole King, Bette Midler, James Taylor, and many other top bands and artists
New & Upcoming Releases:
(Band/Artist - Title - Format - Release Date)
The Isley Brothers & Snoop Dogg - Friends And Family (single) - digital download, streaming - April 5, 2021
Cactus - Tightrope - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - April 8, 2021
David Gilmour of Pink Floyd - Albatross (single from "Mick Fleetwood & Friends Celebrate The Music Of Peter Green And The Early Years Of Fleetwood Mac") - digital download, streaming - April 8, 2021
Focus - Focus 50 -- Live In Rio (album and video) - CD/Blu-ray - April 30, 2021
Joni Mitchell - The Reprise Albums (1968-1971) (reissues of Mitchell's first four albums) - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - June 25, 2021
Chicago - Chicago At Carnegie Hall Complete (1971 box set reissue) - CD - July 16, 2021
(For more information about the above news items, please see below for a list of sources with links.)
B.B. Dickerson, bassist and vocalist for the band War, has died https://t.co/26fr9ebsP8
— billboard (@billboard) April 4, 2021
The Isley Brothers are back with their first single in four years, "Friends & Family," featuring @SnoopDogg. https://t.co/CoF4HOGk7l
— billboard (@billboard) April 5, 2021
Dutch Music Legends Focus To Release "Focus 50 - Live In Rio" 3CD/1 Blu Ray Deluxe Editionhttps://t.co/kuxV5gwj7i
— Prog Report (@theprogreport) April 6, 2021
New CACTUS album TIGHTROPE. Out now checkout the first video https://t.co/x1mwo4ZDZU
— Carmine Appice (@carmineappice1) April 6, 2021
The Broadway-bound Neil Diamond musical A BEAUTIFUL NOISE will premiere at Boston's Emerson Colonial Theatre next summer. https://t.co/7sJhG8MXaa
— broadway.com (@broadwaycom) April 7, 2021
Ralph Schuckett, Keyboardist on Todd Rundgren and Carole King Classics and a Composer for Animation, Dies at 73 https://t.co/6XfZRhwghD pic.twitter.com/olMM55Kudq
— Variety_Film (@Variety_Film) April 7, 2021
The list is out! Record Store Day 2021 is happening June 12 & July 17. Follow the link to see the just announced titles! https://t.co/vBV6zQb7Ph #RSD2021 pic.twitter.com/AihbnL3GpC
— Waterloo Records (@WaterlooRecords) April 7, 2021
Kenny Loggins, R.E.M.'s Mike Mills among artists set to perform during virtual charity event, The Warburton - https://t.co/qDaRCMENVU pic.twitter.com/GKOrrHJ2yM
— AM 880 KIXI (@AM880KIXI) April 8, 2021
Rolling Stones guitarist @ronniewood has been given the Freedom of the City of London, but the award's not quite what it once was.https://t.co/R9zNiQLkIi
— Classic Rock Magazine (@ClassicRockMag) April 8, 2021
In celebration of their 50th anniversary, #SweetSupporters @chicagotheband has announced a release of 'Chicago At Carnegie Hall Complete,' an expanded version of their best-selling live album! You can pre-order your copy now on @Rhino_Records 🎶https://t.co/lO6JYLrrWL
— Sweet Relief (@SweetRelief) April 8, 2021
A Case of You: Joni Mitchell's First Four Albums Remastered, "The Reprise Albums (1968-1971)" Due June 22 https://t.co/37hWuPhY01 via @TheSecondDisc
— Analog Experiences (@AnalogLLHQ) April 8, 2021
A new video features Pink Floyd's David Gilmour on steel guitar for a performance of Fleetwood Mac's instrumental classic "Albatross": https://t.co/a2QB7fXZY6
— UltimateClassicRock (@UltClassicRock) April 9, 2021