April 3, 2022 by Amy Gold
Singers Mavis Staples and Ronnie Milsap and keyboardist Booker T. Jones lead a versatile group of musicians named to this year's class of the Memphis Music Hall of Fame. https://t.co/1EEFPDFrEc
— The Smash Magazine (@TheSmashMagz) March 25, 2022
During the week of March 27, 2022, the Memphis Music Hall Of Fame announced its new class of inductees for 2022. Among the honorees are Mavis Staples and Booker T. Jones of Booker T. & The MG's.
Also that week, it was announced that Billy Joel, Elton John, Stevie Nicks, and Ozzy Osbourne are among the many artists to participate in the upcoming "Stand Up for Ukraine" social media movement taking place on April 8, 2022. Organized by Global Citizen, this event's main objective is to mobilize people worldwide to call on world leaders to commit billions of dollars to aid Ukrainian refugees.
A new song co-written and recorded by Mick Jagger titled "Strange Game" will serve as the theme to the new Apple TV+ spy thriller series, "Slow Horses." This show, which premiered on April 1, 2022, is based on the same-named novel by Mick Herron.
Also that week, it was announced that "ABBA: The Movie" will be shown on May 12 and May 14, 2022 at over 400 theaters across the U.S. and Canada. This concert film, which stars all four band members, captures ABBA's 1977 tour of Australia. For more info and tickets, visit ABBAMovie.com.
Finally, James Alexander, the founding bassist and last surviving member of The Bar-Kays, will have a street renamed after him in his hometown of Memphis, TN. Located near Stax Records where the famed soul-funk band recorded, the city's Stafford Ave. will get its new name on April 24, 2022: James E. Alexander Ave.
In Memoriam:
William Dale Fries Jr. (November 15, 1928 - April 1, 2022): Ad executive-turned-singer-songwriter better known as C.W. McCall who topped both the Pop/Rock and Country charts with the self-penned trucker anthem, "Convoy" (1975)
Newly-Announced Tours & Shows:
(Band/Artist - Event(s) - Location - Dates)
Scorpions - Concert (Golden Jubilee Bangladesh) - New York City, NY - May 6, 2022
Steve Miller Band, John Fogerty, KC & The Sunshine Band, Rick Springfield, War, & more - 2022 Summerfest - Milwaukee, WI - June 23-25, June 30-July 2, and July 7-9, 2022
Elton John - Tour (Farewell Yellow Brick Road addendum) - U.S., Canada - July 24-November 17, 2022
Rick Springfield with Men At Work, John Waite - Tour - U.S. - August 5-September 3, 2022
Roxy Music - Tour (50th Anniversary Reunion) - U.S., Canada - September 7-28, 2022
Styx with Nancy Wilson's Heart - Tour - Canada - October 5-18, 2022
Peter Frampton - Tour (Farewell addendum) - U.K. - November 5-8, 2022
Newly-Announced Recordings:
(Band/Artist - Title - Format - Release Date)
Neil Young - Journey Through The Past (single from "Royce Hall 1971") - digital download, streaming - March 25, 2022
Neil Young - Don't Let It Bring You Down (single from "Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 1971") - digital download, streaming - March 25, 2022
Neil Young - Revolution Blues (single from "Citizen Kane Jr. Blues") - digital download, streaming - March 25, 2022
ZZ Top - Brown Sugar (single from "Raw") - digital download, streaming - March 28, 2022
Graham Nash - Graham Nash: Live - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - May 6, 2022
Neil Young - Royce Hall 1971 (archival live album) - CD, digital download, streaming - May 6, 2022
Neil Young - Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 1971 (archival live album) - CD, digital download, streaming - May 6, 2022
Neil Young - Citizen Kane Jr. Blues (Live at The Bottom Line 1974) (archival live album) - CD, digital download, streaming - May 6, 2022
ABBA - CD Album Box Set - CD - May 27, 2022
ABBA - Vinyl Album Box Set - vinyl - May 27, 2022
Neil Young - Royce Hall 1971 (archival live album) - vinyl - June 3, 2022
Neil Young - Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 1971 (archival live album) - vinyl - June 3, 2022
Neil Young - Citizen Kane Jr. Blues (Live at The Bottom Line 1974) (archival live album) - vinyl - June 3, 2022
KISS - Off The Soundboard: Live At Donington 1996 - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - June 10, 2022
ZZ Top - Raw - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - July 22, 2022
New & Upcoming Books:
(Author - Title - Publisher - Publication Date)
Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath - The Antibody (NFT graphic novel) - March 30, 2022
(For more information about the above news items, please see below for a list of sources with links.)
Music News: Neil Young releasing three early-'70s concerts in May as part of 'Official Bootleg' album series https://t.co/HDK8pAVNx3 #musicnews #abcnews
— SuperHits103.7COSYFM (@cosyfm) March 25, 2022
Singers Mavis Staples and Ronnie Milsap and keyboardist Booker T. Jones lead a versatile group of musicians named to this year's class of the Memphis Music Hall of Fame. https://t.co/1EEFPDFrEc
— The Smash Magazine (@TheSmashMagz) March 25, 2022
ZZ Top has released their updated version of their 1971 song "Brown Sugar" as the first single from their upcoming album, Raw, which is due out on July 22 .As previously reported,
— Rock107 (@Rock107) March 28, 2022
Shelter Records/BMG https://t.co/Ua0BwflWZs
Roxy Music will reunite this fall for its first tour in 11 years, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the influential art-rock band's self-titled debut album. The trek will feature 10 North American dates...
— Rock107 (@Rock107) March 28, 2022
Matt Kent/WireImage https://t.co/HftVZ82ip1
Graham Nash To Release "Graham Nash: Live" out 5/6 on Proper Records https://t.co/a8kgwa251T #grahamnash #jambandnews @TheGrahamNash pic.twitter.com/qrjgtxXqiP
— Jamband News (@jambandnews) March 28, 2022
Stevie Nicks, U2, Billy Joel, Ozzy Osbourne & more participating in "Stand Up for Ukraine" social media campaign https://t.co/LLBbMiOjhJ
— 95.7 The Lake (@957TheLake) March 28, 2022
Styx will be touring the Great White North this fall, and they'll be bringing Heart guitarist Nancy Wilson & her new solo group, Nancy Wilson's Heart, along for the road trip.
— Rock107 (@Rock107) March 29, 2022
Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images; Ethan Miller/Getty Images https://t.co/sFc5MxEtJR
If it seems like Elton John announced his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour years ago, it's because he did: It was January 2018. But now, he's reached the end of the road -- in North America, anyway.
— Rock107 (@Rock107) March 29, 2022
Rocket Entertainment/Ben Gibson https://t.co/CKvtL6wIK7
Here's some happy news from Peter Frampton, who announced that he will finally resume his Finale: The Farewell Tour this fall. The guitar wiz has confirmed three U.K. concerts, scheduled for November 5.
— Rock107 (@Rock107) March 29, 2022
Daniel Knighton/Getty Images https://t.co/OwYP21vx14
Music News: Milwaukee's 2022 Summerfest to feature Steve Miller, Heart's Ann Wilson, John Fogerty & many more https://t.co/YXToE8ybxV #musicnews #abcnews
— SuperHits103.7COSYFM (@cosyfm) March 29, 2022
Music News: Mick Jagger has co-written and sings the theme to new Apple TV+ series 'Slow Horses', due out Friday https://t.co/gXRLQgJLaW #musicnews #abcnews
— SuperHits103.7COSYFM (@cosyfm) March 29, 2022
Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler has offered a new image from his graphic novel The Antibody, which is being released as a multi-part NFT collection via the NFT marketplace YellowHeart.
— Rock107 (@Rock107) March 30, 2022
Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images https://t.co/hAwNLLUr81
Rick Springfield, Men at Work and John Waite are teaming up for a summer tour: https://t.co/Io4dJg1vEy
— UltimateClassicRock (@UltClassicRock) March 30, 2022
Music News: The Scorpions to help celebrate Bangladesh's 50 years of independence at New York concert in May https://t.co/opxpsCq4Pw #musicnews #abcnews
— SuperHits103.7COSYFM (@cosyfm) March 30, 2022
Music News: ABBA releasing box sets, picture-disc collections to celebrate opening of virtual concert experience in London https://t.co/z78mo4vJ5D
— 98.3 The Coast (@983TheCoast) March 31, 2022
KISS will release a new archival live album capturing the rock legends' performance at the 1996 Monsters of Rock Festival at the U.K.'s Donington Park as the 3rdinstallment of thew band's Off the Soundboard series of official concert bootlegs. ...
— Rock107 (@Rock107) April 1, 2022
UMe https://t.co/UC39drGY4m
Music News: 1977 ABBA concert film to be screened in North American theaters in May https://t.co/faycnbhXcp #musicnews #abcnews
— SuperHits103.7COSYFM (@cosyfm) April 2, 2022
Memphis street being renamed for member of The Bar-Kays (from @AP) https://t.co/lW3rvuGyCM
— Scott Stroud (@ScottStroud1) April 3, 2022
The deep-voiced country singer known as C.W. McCall, who turned an ad campaign for an Iowa bread company into the outlaw trucker anthem, "Convoy," which reached No. 1 on the charts in 1976 and inspired a Sam Peckinpah movie, died Friday. He was 93. https://t.co/GziUfJlX6K
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 3, 2022
