May 7, 2023 by Amy Gold
This year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees include Willie Nelson, Kate Bush, Rage Against the Machine, Missy Elliott, Sheryl Crow, George Michael and the Spinners. https://t.co/fXVj5e7pK7
— Variety (@Variety) May 5, 2023
During the week of April 30, 2023, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced its inductees for the Class of 2023 that include Chaka Khan, Al Kooper, Willie Nelson, The Spinners, and longtime Elton John collaborator Bernie Taupin. Link Wray was also inducted posthumously with the Musical Influence Award, and other inductees include Don Cornelius, the creator and host of "Soul Train," who was honored posthumously with the Ahmet Ertegun Award. The awards ceremonies will take place November 3 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.
Also that week, Live Nation announced its offering of $25 all-in tickets to over 3,000 concerts this summer that include shows by The Doobie Brothers, Foreigner, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Santana, Rod Stewart, and ZZ Top. Ticket sales will run from May 10-16 or while supplies last. For more info, visit LiveNation.com.
Barry Manilow's musical, "Harmony," which he co-wrote with Bruce Sussman, will debut on Broadway this fall with previews at the Barrymore Theatre beginning October 18 and opening night scheduled for November 19. This production tells the story of what happened to the Comedian Harmonists, a German ensemble from the 1920s and 1930s who were international superstars until the rise of the Nazis.
The Grateful Dead's 11th annual Meet-Up At The Movies screening will take place June 22 and 24, 2023 in select theaters worldwide. This year's featured film captures the band's first-ever concert at Chicago's Soldier Field which took place on June 22, 1991. For more info and tickets, visit MeetUpAtTheMovies.com.
Also that week, a new trailer was released for "Squaring The Circle (The Story Of Hipgnosis)," a new documentary about the same-named art studio famous for some of the most iconic album covers in history by such artists as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Paul McCartney. This film, which made its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, is set to open in New York on June 7 and Los Angeles on June 16 and will be shown nationwide beginning June 20.
In Memoriam:
Tim Bachman (August 1, 1951 - April 28, 2023): Famed Canadian singer and guitarist and founding member of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, a sibling rock group best known for such era-defining mid-1970s smashes as "Takin' Care Of Business" and "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"
Gordon Lightfoot (November 17, 1938 - May 1, 2023): Famed Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist who achieved international acclaim during the 1970s with such hits as "If You Could Read My Mind," "Sundown," and "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald"
Tours & Shows:
(Band/Artist - Event(s) - Location - Dates)
Kool & The Gang - Concerts - Las Vegas, NV - May 5 and 6, 2023
Paul McCartney & more - 2023 Tribeca Festival - New York City, NY - June 7-18, 2023
Ann Wilson of Heart - Tour - U.S., Canada - July 7-August 30, 2023
Jethro Tull - Tour (The Seven Decades) - U.S. - August 18-November 4, 2023
Aerosmith - Tour (Peace Out) - U.S., Canada - September 2, 2023-January 26, 2024
Newly-Announced Recordings:
(Band/Artist - Title - Format - Release Date)
Engelbert Humperdink - All About Love - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - May 2, 2023
Olivia Newton-John - Just The Two Of Us-The Duets Collection Volume One - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - May 5, 2023
Nils Lofgren - Ain't The Truth Enough (single from "Mountains") - digital download, streaming - May 5, 2023
Grateful Dead - Here Comes The Sunshine 1973 (archival box set) - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - June 30, 2023
Kool & The Gang - People Just Wanna Have Fun - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - July 14, 2023
Nils Lofgren - Mountains - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - July 21, 2023
(For more information about the above news items, please see below for a list of sources with links.)
"Harmony," a musical about a German singing group upended by the rise of Nazism, will finally open on Broadway this fall with songs by Barry Manilow and his longtime collaborator, Bruce Sussman. https://t.co/RdM72Gs1YF
— New York Times Arts (@nytimesarts) April 28, 2023
Tim Bachman, the founding guitarist and vocalist of Canadian rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive, has died due to complications from cancer. https://t.co/cuVNKmnjD0
— Variety (@Variety) May 1, 2023
Gordon Lightfoot, Canada's legendary folk singer-songwriter whose hits include "Early Morning Rain" and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," has died at age 84. https://t.co/2qaEEOVgQm
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 2, 2023
Official Trailer for 'Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)' Doc https://t.co/kZqiP32pT7
— FirstShowing (@FSnewsfeed) May 4, 2023
LIVE NATION Announces Return Of 'Concert Week', Offering $25 All-In Tickets To More Than 3,800 Shows Across North America https://t.co/TK5FC24mKU pic.twitter.com/kYEIbEHruz
— BLABBERMOUTH.NET (@BLABBERMOUTHNET) May 4, 2023
Grateful Dead fans will once again have the chance to head to the theaters to see their favorite band on the big screen. https://t.co/5y3MjvIfM1
— 97.1 The River (@971theriver) May 5, 2023
This year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees include Willie Nelson, Kate Bush, Rage Against the Machine, Missy Elliott, Sheryl Crow, George Michael and the Spinners. https://t.co/fXVj5e7pK7
— Variety (@Variety) May 5, 2023
