Allman Brothers Band singer, songwriter and guitarist Dickey Betts has died at the age of 80. Betts’ manager David Spero shared with Rolling Stone that the cause of death was cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Metallica honored Elton John and his songwriting partner Bernie Taupin by performing at a tribute concert at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. Per Blabbermouth, Metallica shared video of its performance of “Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding” – the opening track from John’s 1973 album, “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” – from a newly-broadcast Gershwin Prize for Popular Song event honoring the songwriting team of Elton John and Bernie Taupin.
You may not think of Buddhist philosophy and Huey Lewis as the same time very often, but it works for him when considering The Heart of Rock and Roll, the jukebox musical inspired by the song catalog of his band, the News.
John Mellencamp has a clear message to fans planning to attend his shows: behave or just stay home.
If there’s one thing films like Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) and Rocketman (2019) proved, it’s that there’s a giant market out there for rock biopics and other such movies.
