October 17, 2021 by Amy Gold
Happy Golden Anniversary to Elton John, who can now officially brag that he's been scoring top 40 hits for 50 years. "Cold Heart," his collaboration with U.K. pop star Dua Lipas, has jumped from ...
— Rock107 (@Rock107) October 13, 2021
EMI/Interscope https://t.co/m1Flf0CipJ
During the week of October 10, 2021, Elton John continued his recent run of milestones on the pop charts when he marked his 50th year on the Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 with "Cold Heart," a collaboration with U.K. pop star Dua Lipa that is a mashup of four songs. With this smash, the veteran pop legend topped the U.K. Singles Chart for the first time in 16 years, and he became the first act to score a Top 10 hit on that chart in six different decades.
Also that week, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced that this year's inductees will be honored at a ceremony to be held October 30, 2021 in Cleveland, OH. In addition, a special exhibit will open October 24 at the Rock Hall museum featuring items from all members of the class of 2021 that include such veteran acts as Carole King, Kraftwerk, Todd Rundgren, and Tina Turner.
The first official trailer was released for the upcoming documentary, "The Beatles: Get Back." This three-part series, which will premiere on Disney+ over a three-day period beginning November 25, 2021, was created from previously-unseen audio and footage recorded in January 1969 during the making of what would become The Beatles' final album, "Let It Be."
Finally, the estate of the late David Bowie announced a year-long celebration to commemorate what would have been the rock legend's 75th birthday. Dubbed "Bowie 75," this campaign will kick off on October 25, 2021 with the opening of two themed stores in London and New York which will remain open through January 2022. The New York store will be located at 150 Wooster Street, and the London store at 14 Heddon Street where the cover of Bowie's album, "The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars," was shot.
In Memoriam:
Ronnie Tutt (March 12, 1938 - October 16, 2021): Highly acclaimed and veteran drummer who performed and recorded with such top acts as the Carpenters, Neil Diamond, Jerry Garcia, Billy Joel, Roy Orbison, and Elvis Presley as part of The King's TCB ("Taking Care of Business") backing band
Tours & Shows:
(Band/Artist - Event(s) - Location - Dates)
Styx with Nancy Wilson of Heart - Residency - Las Vegas, NV - January 28 and 29, February 2, 4, and 5, 2022
Chicago - Concerts - Las Vegas, NV - February 16, 18, 19, 23, 35 and 26, 2022
Newly-Announced Recordings:
(Band/Artist - Title - Format - Release Date)
Santana with Chris Stapleton - Joy (single from "Blessings And Miracles") - digital download, streaming - October 11, 2021
Mark Stein of Vanilla Fudge - We Are One (single from "There's A Light") - digital download, streaming - October 12, 2021
Dion with Bruce Springsteen and wife Patti Scialfa - Angel In The Alleyways (single from "Stomping Ground") - digital download, streaming - October 14, 2021
Prince - Do Me, Baby (single demo from 1979 album, "Controversy") - digital download, streaming - October 14, 2021
Santana - Blessings And Miracles - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - October 15, 2021
Dion with Eric Clapton, Peter Frampton, & more - Stomping Ground - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - November 5, 2021
Mark Stein of Vanilla Fudge - There's A Light - CD - November 26, 2021
Asia - The Official Live Bootlegs Volume 1 - CD, digital download, streaming - November 26, 2021
Hall & Oates - Live At The Troubadour (2008 live album) - vinyl - November 26, 2021
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Barn - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - December 10, 2021
Prince - Do Me, Baby (single demo from 1979 album, "Controversy") - vinyl, cassette - ca. January 2022
New & Upcoming Books:
(Author - Title - Publisher - Publication Date)
Paul Simon - Miracle And Wonder: Conversations With Paul Simon (Audiobook) - Pushkin Industries - November 16, 2021
(For more information about the above news items, please see below for a list of sources with links.)
Carlos Santana has released a fourth advance track from his upcoming studio album, Blessings and Miracles, a genre-blending song titled "Joy" that features Grammy-winning country star Chris Stapleton.
— Rock107 (@Rock107) October 11, 2021
BMG https://t.co/Yeh11bmduR
2022 marks the 50th anniversary of Styx's formation, and the band will start celebrating the milestone with a new five-show Las Vegas residency at The Venetian Theatre scheduled for January and February....
— Rock107 (@Rock107) October 12, 2021
Courtesy of Live Nation Las Vegas https://t.co/Ne5l9Nu7VO
Music News: Vanilla Fudge's Mark Stein releasing debut solo album, 'There's a Light,' in November; listen to lead single now https://t.co/M1xZP7UWi1 #musicnews #abcnews
— SuperHits103.7COSYFM (@cosyfm) October 12, 2021
New Asia box set 'The Official Live Bootlegs Volume 1,' featuring five full concerts, due out in November --> https://t.co/UCxKBR6pG5 #RealRockNews
— KSHE 95 (@KSHE95) October 13, 2021
Music News: Chicago to return to Las Vegas for February 2022 engagement https://t.co/MnDLHPMD3Q #musicnews #abcnews
— SuperHits103.7COSYFM (@cosyfm) October 13, 2021
Happy Golden Anniversary to Elton John, who can now officially brag that he's been scoring top 40 hits for 50 years. "Cold Heart," his collaboration with U.K. pop star Dua Lipas, has jumped from ...
— Rock107 (@Rock107) October 13, 2021
EMI/Interscope https://t.co/m1Flf0CipJ
Watch official trailer for upcoming '@thebeatles: Get Back' docuseries, which premieres next month ... watch HERE --> https://t.co/YsdK5gQat4 #RealRockNews
— KSHE 95 (@KSHE95) October 13, 2021
David Bowie's estate launching 75th birthday campaign for late rocker with pop-up shops in New York, London https://t.co/DZKcSBvOKK
— 98 Rock (@98Rock) October 13, 2021
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's class of 2021 will be welcomed into the hallowed institution at a ceremony held on October 30 in Cleveland. To celebrate the new inductees, a special exhibit will open at th…
— Rock107 (@Rock107) October 14, 2021
Courtesy of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame https://t.co/zIIftSKdby
Music News: Unreleased 1979 Prince demo of "Do Me, Baby" released in honor of 'Controversy' album's 40th anniversary https://t.co/jkDaFXgUGo pic.twitter.com/V9WkxecMpR
— X101 - wxhc 101.5 fm (@X101_wxhc) October 14, 2021
Paul Simon has announced a new audiobook, 'Miracle and Wonder: Conversations With Paul Simon': https://t.co/mJeFutz3bu
— UltimateClassicRock (@UltClassicRock) October 14, 2021
Music News: Check out Dion's new collaboration with Bruce Springsteen and wife Patti Scialfa, "Angel in the Alleyways" https://t.co/CLXkhFUrug #musicnews #abcnews
— SuperHits103.7COSYFM (@cosyfm) October 14, 2021
Neil Young has announced plans to release a new studio album titled Barn with his backing band Crazy Horse, due out on December 10. Young revealed the news in a post on https://t.co/69WWtHlOuY, while making available one of the…
— Rock107 (@Rock107) October 14, 2021
Reprise Records https://t.co/qplOQoAeqp
TVD Radar: Daryl Hall & John Oates, Live At The Troubadour 3LP, 2CD in stores 11/26
— The Vinyl District (@VinylDistrict) October 14, 2021
"...for the first time ever on vinyl."https://t.co/4n0RPGtgf6 @halloates
Congratulations, Sir Elton. What an incredible accomplishment. https://t.co/PUAQAQdwkP
— 107-3 The Eagle (@1073TheEagle) October 14, 2021
.@eltonofficial has returned to the top of the U.K. Singles Chart for the first time in 16 years, with his "Cold Heart" collab with Dua Lipa (remixed by Pnau) landing at No. 1 on Friday (Oct. 15).https://t.co/fr4d88DhND
— billboard (@billboard) October 15, 2021
Elvis drummer Ronnie Tutt dead: WATCH The King introduce his incredible 1977 drum solohttps://t.co/1PUqieQIns #elvis #ElvisHistory #ElvisPresley #RonnieTutt
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) October 17, 2021