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George Martin inducted in the Uk Music Hall of Fame
Posten on: 2006-11-15 20:20:28
Also known as the 'fifth Beatle', producer George Martin was inducted into the UK Music Hall Of Fame on the 15th of November. Razorlight's Johnny Borrell was joined by Corinne Bailey Rae, Roger Taylor from Queen (on drums), Jose Gonzalez (on guitar) for a medley of tracks from Abbey Road in honour of the great man. 'Golden Slumbers', 'Carry That Weight', 'The End' were backed by a massive orchestra and conducted by George Martin himself.Chancellor Of The Exchequer Gordon Brown inducted the Beatles producer to a chorus of boos and shouts of 'muderder' from a crowd mostly dominated by Bon Jovi fans.Wolfmother covered Led Zeppelin's classic 'Communication Breakdown' as the latter rock gods were inducted. Jimmy Page accepted the award.Prince accepted his induction from Beyonce, James Brown was lauded by Soul II Soul's Jazzie B. Joss Stone played in honour of Dusty Springfield.Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson was also inducted, and performed a few of his classic songs, including the 1966 Number One 'Good Vibrations'.
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John Mayer to tour the U.S.
Posten on: 2006-11-06 02:18:44
Guitar sensation John Mayer has planned out a month-long U.S. tour, to begin Jan. 25 in Jacksonvile, Fla., and run through a Feb. 28 appearance at New York's Madison Square Garden. The artist will be out behind his new Columbia album release, "Continuum," which has already sold almost 700,000 copies in the U.S. alone since its release last month, according to Nielsen SoundScan.Before the tour, the talented singer/songwriter is booked to perform Nov. 21 on the American Music Awards and two days later on the Thanksgiving episode of "The Late Show With David Letterman," his third consecutive holiday visit to the show. Mayer can also be heard guesting on Eric Clapton and J.J. Cale's new collaborative album, "The Road to Escondido," due Nov. 7 via Reprise.Here are John Mayer's tour dates:Jan. 25: Jacksonville, Fla. (Veterans Memorial Arena)Jan. 26: Coral Gables, Fla. (BankUnited Center)Jan. 27: Orlando, Fla. (TD Waterhouse Centre)Jan. 29: Pensacola, Fla. (Civic Center)Jan. 30: Baton Rouge, La. (River Center)Feb. 1: Fayetteville, Ark. (Barnhill Arena)Feb. 2: Memphis (FedEx Forum)Feb. 3: Oklahoma City (Cox Convention Center)Feb. 5: Hunstville, Ala. (Von Braun Center)Feb. 6: Knoxville, Tenn. (Coliseum)Feb. 7: Roanoke, Va. (Civic Center)Feb. 8: Columbia, S.C. (Colonial Center)Feb. 13: St. Paul, Minn. (Xcel Energy Center)Feb. 14: Madison, Wis. (Alliant Energy Center)Feb. 16: Murray, Ky. (Special Events Center)Feb. 17: Bloomington, Ill. (US Cellular Coliseum)Feb. 18: Omaha, Neb. (Qwest Center)Feb. 20: Dekalb, Ill. (NIU Convocation Center)Feb. 22: Grand Rapids, Mich. (Van Andel Arena)Feb. 23: Columbus, Ohio (Nationwide Arena)Feb. 26: Amherst, Mass. (Mullins Center)Feb. 27: Syracuse, N.Y. (ONCenter Complex)Feb. 28: New York (Madison Square Garden)
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