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Today marks the 60th anniversary of the day that the legendary vocal group
The Temptations signed their first contract with Motown Records, and to commemorate the milestone, the label is launching a yearlong celebration that will include various releases, events and more.
During the celebration, which will run through June 2022, The Temptations plan to mount national and international tours, release an anniversary album and launch a new video series. In addition, the Broadway musical
Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations is scheduled to re-open on October 16, last surviving original Temptation
Otis Williams celebrates his 80th birthday on October 30 and other special events also are in the works.
PromoWest Pavilion at Ovation green room dedicated to Cincinnatiâs King Records
Mural depicts local music legends
A new music complex in Northern Kentucky will feature a mural which honors Cincinnati s King Records.
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NEWPORT, Ky. â The new PromoWest Pavilion at Ovation in Newport is nearly ready to welcome crowds of concert and event-goers later this summer. One room in particular in the $40-million music complex is dedicated to some members of local music royalty.
WCPO first got a look inside the new indoor-outdoor music venue back in March. At that time, they were still putting the finishing touches on the complex that can host 180 events a year with 350,000 to 400,000 guests annually. The media will get to tour the facility again Thursday afternoon.
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‘Ain’t Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations’ to reopen at Imperial Theatre in October
The jukebox musical celebrates the Motown vocal group The Temptations.
May 10, 2021
Ain’t Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations will resume performances at the Imperial Theatre this fall. Performances will recommence from Oct. 16, 2021, marking the first Broadway show to begin on a Saturday in over a decade. Find out more about
May 4, 2021
Two-time Grammy Award-winning producer and Atlantic Records President of A&R Pete Ganbarg ’88 will host a new Rock N’ Roll High School podcast starting May 6.
The series, presented by Warner Music Group, will feature legendary figures in contemporary music. The first three episodes star Grammy-winning composer, producer, arranger, and guitarist, Nile Rodgers; two-time Rock & Roll and Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, Graham Nash; and Go-Go’s bassist and songwriter, Kathy Valentine. Following the premiere, new episodes will launch every other week.
“It’s been an honor to sit down with each of these incredibly influential and uniquely talented individuals and really dive deep into their remarkable careers,” Ganbarg said. “I’m so excited to bring these conversations to music fans around the world. Everyone recognizes these superstars and their hits which have defined generations, but now we get to pull back the curtain and take a closer, more intimate loo
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Bob Dylan and Charlie Watts will soon turn 80. More music legends are rocking out long past retirement age By George Varga, The San Diego Union-Tribune
Published: May 3, 2021, 6:02am
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You think I’m over the hill/ Think I’m past my prime/ Let me see what you got/ We can have a whoppin’ good time Bob Dylan, “Spirit On the Water” (2006)
Bob Dylan was a comparatively young man of 65 when he recorded his gently swinging “Spirit On the Water” 15 years ago. Now, as his 80th birthday approaches on May 24, he is among a number of rock legends who this year will begin their ninth decade of life and are still going strong.