Mick Jagger To Become a Great-Grandfather

A father seven times over, the 70-year old Mick Jagger has three grandchildren, and Assisi, one of his granddaughters, is reported to be three months pregnant.  Read more here. 

On the turntable this Sunday...Rumours

Rumours is the eleventh studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac. Largely recorded in California during 1976, it was produced by the band with Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut and was released on 4 February 1977 by Warner Bros. Records. The record peaked at the top of both the United States Billboard chart and the United Kingdom Albums Chart. The songs "Go Your Own Way", "Don't Stop", "Dreams", and "You Make Loving Fun" were released as singles. Rumours is Fleetwood Mac's most successful release; along with winning the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1978, the record has sold over 45 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time. Rumours has received diamond certifications in several countries, including the US, Canada and Australia.

The band wanted to expand on the commercial success of the 1975 record Fleetwood Mac, but struggled with relationship breakups before recording started. The Rumours studio sessions were marked by hedonistic behaviour and interpersonal strife between Fleetwood Mac members; these experiences informed the album's lyrics. Influenced by pop music, the record's tracks were recorded using a combination of acoustic and electric instruments. The mixing process delayed the completion of Rumours, but was finished by the end of 1976. Following the album's release in 1977, Fleetwood Mac undertook worldwide promotional tours.

Rumours garnered widespread critical acclaim. Praise centred on its production quality and harmonies, which frequently relied on the interplay among three vocalists. The record has inspired the work of musical acts in different genres. Often considered Fleetwood Mac's best release, it has featured in several publications' lists of the best albums of the 1970s and the best albums of all time. In 2004, Rumours was remastered and reissued with the addition of an extra track and a bonus CD of outtakes from the recording sessions. A three-CD reissue of the album was released by Warner Brothers on 29 January 2013. The set included outtakes of songs and concert tracks the band played while on tour in 1977.

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40 Years Ago: Jim Croce Dies in Plane Crash

Please follow the link to read more at Ultimate Classic Rock about the late and great, Jim Croce's tragic death in 1973.

Tom Waits Added to Bridge School Lineup (jambands.com)

Tom Waits has joined the lineup for this year’s Bridge School Benefit. 

Waits' band will consist of Los Lobos’ David Hidalgo (guitar), Les Claypool (bass), Casey Waits (drums) and others. The ensemble will offer a full acoustic set featuring songs from Waits’ album Bad As Me.  

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Top 50 Led Zeppelin Songs (Ultimate Classic Rock)

Ultimate Classic Rock's list of the Top 50 Led Zeppelin Songs shows why the group is among the most popular, important and influential acts in classic rock history. Please follow the link to see the list Top 50 Led Zeppelin Songs...

Tedeschi Trucks Band with Dickey Betts At The Beacon (A Relix Gallery)

Please follow the link to see photos from Tedeschi Trucks Band with special guest Dickey Betts gig at the Beacon Theatre over the weekend. 

New Music Tuesdays: Gov't Mule 'Shout!'

Gov't Mule’s new album Shout! is available for purchase today, and for the band’s first studio album four years, they've had some help from their friends. 

The legendary Southern rockers laid down 11 new tracks for their first studio album with Blue Note Records, and they also brought in My Morning Jacket's Jim James, Elvis Costello, Dr. John, Grace Potter, Dave Matthews, and Toots Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals for a special second disc featuring those artists' interpretations of the new Gov't Mule tracks. 

Gov't Mule still leads the way on disc two, but they let their friends take the vocal reigns for entirely different interpretation of the new songs.

Track listing on Disc Two w/guest spots:

1) "World Boss" w/ Ben Harper
2) "Funny Little Tragedy" w/ Elvis Costello
3) "Stoop So Low" w/ Dr. John
4) "Captured" w/ Jim James
5) "Whisper In Your Soul" w/ Grace Potter
6) "Scared To Live" w/ Toots Hibbert
7) "No Reward" w/ Glenn Hughes
8) "Bring On The Music" w/ Ty Taylor
9) "Forsaken Savior" w/ Dave Matthews
10) "Done Got Wise" w/ Myles Kennedy
11) "When The World Gets Small" w/ Steve Winwood