April 10, 2022 by Amy Gold
Follow along with the 2022 #GRAMMYs' winners list.https://t.co/CeC2oqGG3T
— Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) April 3, 2022
During the week of April 3, 2022, the 64th Annual Grammy Awards took place in Las Vegas and were aired live on CBS. Among the winners were Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga for "Love For Sale," which received the award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. Also, George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass - 50th Anniversary Edition" and "Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1 - The Early Years (1963-1967)" were named Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package and Best Historical Album, respectively. In addition, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a surprise appearance at the awards ceremonies via a pre-taped video and delivered a powerful message about the cost of freedom and the healing power of music.
Pink Floyd came out of retirement in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine to produce their first new music since 1994. The legendary English rock band teamed up with Ukrainian rock singer Andriy Khlyvnyuk to record "Hey Hey Rise Up," which uses a recent Instagram post of Khlyvnyuk giving an a capella performance of the 1914 protest anthem, "The Red Viburnum In The Meadow," while standing in Sofiyskaya Square in Kyiv. In addition to Khlyvnyuk as lead vocalist, the lineup for this new song includes Pink Floyd founding drummer Nick Mason, longtime member/guitarist David Gilmour, longtime touring bassist Guy Pratt, and keyboardist Nitin Sawhney. Proceeds from the single will go to Ukrainian Humanitarian Relief.
Also that week, it was announced that Paul McCartney's original handwritten lyrics for "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" will be going to auction on Momentsintime.com with an opening bid of $450,000. The last time these lyrics changed hands was in 2006 when they sold for $192,000.
In Memoriam:
Joe Messina (December 13, 1928 - April 4, 2022): Highly acclaimed and prolific session guitarist and member of The Funk Brothers who can be heard on numerous Motown hits by such top acts as Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops, The Supremes, The Temptations, and Stevie Wonder
Bobby Rydell (April 26, 1942 - April 5, 2022): Famed late 1950s-early 1960s hitmaker, teen idol, and actor best known for such smashes as "Wild One" (1960), "Volare" (1960), and "Forget Him" (1963)
Newly-Announced Tours & Shows:
(Band/Artist - Event(s) - Location - Dates)
The Doobie Brothers - Tour (50th Anniversary addendum) - U.S. - September 2-October 12, 2022
The Doobie Brothers & more - 2022 Bourbon & Beyond Festival - Louisville, KY - September 15-18, 2022
Newly-Announced Recordings:
(Band/Artist - Title - Format - Release Date)
Van Morrison - Pretending (single from "What's It Gonna Take?") - digital download, streaming - April 5, 2022
Pink Floyd & Andriy Khlyvnyuk of Boombox - Hey, Hey, Rise Up! (single) - digital download, streaming - April 8, 2022
Van Morrison - What's It Gonna Take? - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - May 13, 2022
The Animals - The Animals (1964 album reissue) - CD, vinyl - May 20, 2022
The Animals - The Animals On Tour (1965 album reissue) - CD, vinyl - May 20, 2022
The Animals - Animal Tracks (1965 album reissue) - CD, vinyl - May 20, 2022
The Animals - Animalization (1966 album reissue) - CD, vinyl - May 20, 2022
Frank Zappa - Zappa/Erie (archival live albums box set) - CD - June 6, 2022
Grateful Dead - Lyceum 1972: The Complete Recordings (box set) - vinyl - July 29, 2022
Grateful Dead - Europe '72 - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - July 29, 2022
Grateful Dead - Lyceum Theatre: May 26, 1972 - CD - July 29, 2022
(For more information about the above news items, please see below for a list of sources with links.)
Follow along with the 2022 #GRAMMYs' winners list.https://t.co/CeC2oqGG3T
— Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) April 3, 2022
Music News: Grammys 2022: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivers powerful video message https://t.co/zuKG8XY6Ce
— Quality Rock Z94.3 (@Z943Radio) April 4, 2022
Music News: Doobie Brothers, Crowded House, Alanis Morissette and many more playing 2022 Bourbon & Beyond festival https://t.co/uH4mh0l33d #musicnews #abcnews
— SuperHits103.7COSYFM (@cosyfm) April 5, 2022
"Maxwell's Silver Hammer" is going under the hammer. Paul McCartney's original handwritten lyrics for The Beatles' Abbey Road track are up for auction on the Moments in Time website for the low, low price of $450,000.
— Rock107 (@Rock107) April 5, 2022
STAN HONDA/AFP via Getty Images https://t.co/qoVnigtxkW
Music News: Van Morrison releasing 43rd studio album, 'What's It Gonna Take?', in May; listen to lead track, "Pretending" https://t.co/sqCXTnfQiq #musicnews #abcnews
— SuperHits103.7COSYFM (@cosyfm) April 5, 2022
The Doobie Brothers have added 11 more dates to their upcoming 50th-anniversary tour. New concerts will now take place in cities including Chicago, Sacramento, Phoenix, Dallas and Nashville: https://t.co/ju0iNgRrCt
— UltimateClassicRock (@UltClassicRock) April 6, 2022
Music News: Guitarist Joe Messina, a member of famed Motown session band The Funk Brothers, dead at 93 https://t.co/zuQ6IVynXh #musicnews #abcnews
— SuperHits103.7COSYFM (@cosyfm) April 6, 2022
Former Teen Idol and Star of Bye Bye Birdie Bobby Rydell Dead at 79 https://t.co/iCoinucDh4
— People (@people) April 6, 2022
The Animals' long-out-of-print first four U.S. studio albums -- their 1964 self-titled debut, 1965's The Animals on Tour and Animal Tracks, and 1966's Animalization -- will be released as 180-gram vinyl LPs and expanded CDs on May 20.
— Rock107 (@Rock107) April 7, 2022
ABKCO Records https://t.co/0LYf6qTGot
Pink Floyd has teamed up with singer Andriy Khlyvnyuk of Ukrainian band Boombox to record a new song titled "Hey Hey Rise Up" in support of the people of Ukraine in the wake of Russia's ongoing invasion of the country.
— Rock107 (@Rock107) April 7, 2022
Sony Music https://t.co/bm0PWimkxJ
Grateful Dead announces series of releases and events celebrating 50th anniversary of 1972 European tour https://t.co/KYBxDxUqpT
— 95.7 The Lake (@957TheLake) April 7, 2022
A trio of Frank Zappa's Rust Belt-area concerts are the focus of an upcoming six-CD box set dubbed 'Zappa/Erie.' https://t.co/MpvHLZK2K7
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) April 8, 2022
