New Beatles Track Comes To LightExciting news for Beatles fans today as a new track entitled "Now And Then" has come to light. New software developed during the production of Peter Jackson's 2022 documentary series Get Back unlocked a vocal and piano demo recorded by John Lennon in the 70s, allowing it to be developed into the new work. The recording was first heard by the surviving Beatles in 1995, but it remained unusable until the new technology enabled an uncoupling of Lennon's vocal from the piano on t...
Looking Back At Those We Lost In 2022Some great musical talents left us in 2022, and it's worth taking a minute to remember them and the musical gifts they left us with. Many are missing here for sure and this is not meant to be an exhaustive list but here are some of the most notable deaths from last year in alpha order (name/known for/date of death in '22): Rick Anderson: The Tubes bassist (Dec. 16) Barry Bailey: Atlanta Rhythm Section guitarist (Mar. 12) Thom Bell: Producer/arranger/songwriter-- Philly sound (Dec. 22)...
Rolling Stones Bill Wyman Mandolin Featured On TV's "Blue Collar Auctions"One of MusicGoldmine.com's Rolling Stones memorabilia items was featured on the Peacock network television show Blue Collar Auctions. A Bill Wyman owned and stage-played mandolin was selected by the show's producers to be featured on an episode of the collectibles show, which has a similar format to the PBS series Antiques Roadshow with some comedic twists and a live bidding feature. Show host Bill Engvall is probably best known for his comedy work as part of the Blue Collar Comedy ...
This Week In Music History Mar 13-27The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAR 18: Happy birthday to Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains, born today in 1966! The band's founder, co-lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and main songwriter hit it big in the grunge scene of the 1990s. Cantrell has continued performing Alice in Chains material along with his solo work. Photo courtesy: Rex Aran Emrick [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/d...
This Week In Music History Jan 16-29The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! JAN 19: Sad news today, David Crosby has passed away at age 81 after a long illness. The singer-songwriter and guitarist was a founding member of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash - he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with each. RIP Photo courtesy: David Gans [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.e JAN 26: Happy birthday to Anita...
‘23 Rock Hall Nominees AnnouncedThe Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation have announced their Nominees for 2023 Induction. They are Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliot, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order, Cyndi Lauper, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Rage Against The Machine, Soundgarden, The Soinners, A Tribe Called Quest, The White Stripes, and Warren Zevon.To be eligible for nomination, an individual artist or band must have released its first commercial recording at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination. A...
Jan 30 - Feb 12The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! FEB 7: Happy birthday to Garth Brooks, born today in 1962!Amazingly, Brooks is the only artist ever to have nine - yes 9 - albums go to diamond status (10M copies = Diamond). He is one of the best-selling artist's having sold more than 170 million records worldwide. Plus, he's supposedly a nice guy! FEB 12: Today, Burt Bacharach passed away at 94. His songs hav...
This Week In Music History Feb 13-26The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! FEB 16: Happy birthday to Andy Taylor, born today in 1961! Taylor began playing guitar as a preteen and soon he was playing in local bands. In 1980, he joined Duran Duran and shot to international fame. After leaving the band in the late 80s, he worked on his solo career and producing/writing/playing guitar for other artists, including Rod Stewart, Belinda Carlisle, Rob...
This Day In Music History Mar 27-Apr 9The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAR 27: Today in 1985, Phil Collins was at the top of the charts with "One More Night". It was his second solo #1 in the U.S., following "Against All Odds". APR 5: Today in 1979, Duran Duran made their live debut as a band at The Lecture Theatre, Birmingham Polytechnic. The band would go on to sell over 100 million records worldwide and earn themselves ...
This Week In Music History Mar 22-28The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAR 25: Happy birthday to Elton John, born today in 1947!🎂🎤 🎹 John has sold more than 300 million records worldwide, clearly making him one of the best-selling artists of all-time. Along with his lyricist, Bernie Taupin, he has released over 30 albums. Currently, John is on his farewell tour (with some dates postponed due to current events). Photo credit: yabosid [https...
Authenticity: 5 MORE Tips For Autograph BuyersSo it's been a year here at MusicGoldmine.com since we wrote our first article on this topic and we're sad to see that every day, music memorabilia collectors and fans seeking real autographed items from their favorite artists are still being duped by unscrupulous sellers. (You can see that first article here--Authenticity: 5 Tips For Autograph Buyers). Since sellers -- both on the Internet and in brick and mortar stores -- are still bilking consumers out of literally hundreds of th...
This Week In Music History Mar 15-21The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAR 16: Happy birthday to Nancy Wilson, born today in 1954!🎂🎸🎤 She joined her sister Ann in the band Heart in 1974 as guitarist and backing vocalist. Additionally, Nancy has composed film scores and formed side bands over the years, but remains in Heart. Photo credit: Eva Rinaldi [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en] MAR 21: RIP Kenny Rogers who pass...
New Beatles Track Comes To Light
Exciting news for Beatles fans today as a new track entitled "Now And Then" has come to light. New software developed during the production of Peter Jackson's 2022 documentary series Get Back unlocked a vocal and piano demo recorded by John Lennon in the 70s, allowing it to be developed into the new work. The recording was first heard by the surviving Beatles in 1995, but it remained unusable until the new technology enabled an uncoupling of Lennon's vocal from the piano on t...
Looking Back At Those We Lost In 2022
Some great musical talents left us in 2022, and it's worth taking a minute to remember them and the musical gifts they left us with. Many are missing here for sure and this is not meant to be an exhaustive list but here are some of the most notable deaths from last year in alpha order (name/known for/date of death in '22): Rick Anderson: The Tubes bassist (Dec. 16) Barry Bailey: Atlanta Rhythm Section guitarist (Mar. 12) Thom Bell: Producer/arranger/songwriter-- Philly sound (Dec. 22)...
Rolling Stones Bill Wyman Mandolin Featured On TV's "Blue Collar Auctions"
One of MusicGoldmine.com's Rolling Stones memorabilia items was featured on the Peacock network television show Blue Collar Auctions. A Bill Wyman owned and stage-played mandolin was selected by the show's producers to be featured on an episode of the collectibles show, which has a similar format to the PBS series Antiques Roadshow with some comedic twists and a live bidding feature. Show host Bill Engvall is probably best known for his comedy work as part of the Blue Collar Comedy ...
This Week In Music History Mar 13-27
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAR 18: Happy birthday to Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains, born today in 1966! The band's founder, co-lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and main songwriter hit it big in the grunge scene of the 1990s. Cantrell has continued performing Alice in Chains material along with his solo work. Photo courtesy: Rex Aran Emrick [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/d...
This Week In Music History Jan 16-29
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! JAN 19: Sad news today, David Crosby has passed away at age 81 after a long illness. The singer-songwriter and guitarist was a founding member of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash - he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with each. RIP Photo courtesy: David Gans [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.e JAN 26: Happy birthday to Anita...
‘23 Rock Hall Nominees Announced
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation have announced their Nominees for 2023 Induction. They are Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliot, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order, Cyndi Lauper, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Rage Against The Machine, Soundgarden, The Soinners, A Tribe Called Quest, The White Stripes, and Warren Zevon.To be eligible for nomination, an individual artist or band must have released its first commercial recording at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination. A...
Jan 30 - Feb 12
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! FEB 7: Happy birthday to Garth Brooks, born today in 1962!Amazingly, Brooks is the only artist ever to have nine - yes 9 - albums go to diamond status (10M copies = Diamond). He is one of the best-selling artist's having sold more than 170 million records worldwide. Plus, he's supposedly a nice guy! FEB 12: Today, Burt Bacharach passed away at 94. His songs hav...
This Week In Music History Feb 13-26
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! FEB 16: Happy birthday to Andy Taylor, born today in 1961! Taylor began playing guitar as a preteen and soon he was playing in local bands. In 1980, he joined Duran Duran and shot to international fame. After leaving the band in the late 80s, he worked on his solo career and producing/writing/playing guitar for other artists, including Rod Stewart, Belinda Carlisle, Rob...
This Day In Music History Mar 27-Apr 9
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAR 27: Today in 1985, Phil Collins was at the top of the charts with "One More Night". It was his second solo #1 in the U.S., following "Against All Odds". APR 5: Today in 1979, Duran Duran made their live debut as a band at The Lecture Theatre, Birmingham Polytechnic. The band would go on to sell over 100 million records worldwide and earn themselves ...
This Week In Music History Mar 22-28
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAR 25: Happy birthday to Elton John, born today in 1947!🎂🎤 🎹 John has sold more than 300 million records worldwide, clearly making him one of the best-selling artists of all-time. Along with his lyricist, Bernie Taupin, he has released over 30 albums. Currently, John is on his farewell tour (with some dates postponed due to current events). Photo credit: yabosid [https...
Authenticity: 5 MORE Tips For Autograph Buyers
So it's been a year here at MusicGoldmine.com since we wrote our first article on this topic and we're sad to see that every day, music memorabilia collectors and fans seeking real autographed items from their favorite artists are still being duped by unscrupulous sellers. (You can see that first article here--Authenticity: 5 Tips For Autograph Buyers). Since sellers -- both on the Internet and in brick and mortar stores -- are still bilking consumers out of literally hundreds of th...
This Week In Music History Mar 15-21
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAR 16: Happy birthday to Nancy Wilson, born today in 1954!🎂🎸🎤 She joined her sister Ann in the band Heart in 1974 as guitarist and backing vocalist. Additionally, Nancy has composed film scores and formed side bands over the years, but remains in Heart. Photo credit: Eva Rinaldi [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en] MAR 21: RIP Kenny Rogers who pass...
