Allbutforgottenoldies.net Music News Digest: Week Of October 31, 2021

November 7, 2021 by Amy Gold

During the week of October 31, 2021, HBO announced that this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, which took place October 30 at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, OH, will air on November 20 and will also stream that day on HBO Max. Carole King, Kraftwerk, Billy Preston, Todd Rundgren, and Tina Turner were among the inductees, and Paul McCartney was on hand to welcome the Foo Fighters into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2021.

Also that week, veteran pop rock legend Elton John continued his run of charts milestones when his latest album, "The Lockdown Sessions," topped the Official U.K. Albums Chart and debuted at #10 on the U.S. Billboard 200.

Foreigner is among the many featured performers at the upcoming 95th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. This event will air live on November 25, 2021 on NBC beginning at 9 AM ET.

The Beatles' "Let It Be" is among the albums to be featured in the upcoming Amazon Original weekly podcast, "Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums," which takes a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a specific recording. The episode focusing on "Let It Be" will kick off Season 2 of this podcast to premiere November 16 at Amazon Music.

Also that week, it was announced that a new trailer was released for the upcoming "Long Promised Road," a Brian Wilson documentary featuring appearances by Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, and other fellow artists. This movie, which takes in in-depth look at Wilson's career highlights, will arrive on November 19, 2021 in theaters and video-on-demand services.

Finally, November 5, 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Elton John's classic album, "Madman Across The Water," which includes the hits, "Levon" and "Tiny Dancer," the latter of which went on to become one of his signature songs.

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