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US folk singer Pete Seeger dies at the age of 94. Seeger rose to fame on the US folk scene with hits ‘If I Had A Hammer‘ and ‘Turn! Turn! Turn!‘. Kicking off his long and successful career as part of The Weavers in the late 40’s, Seeger gained notoriety not only for his musical …
Starr and McCartney Reunite at Grammy Awards
Last night saw Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr reunite at the star studded Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles. The pair’s performance of Macca’s new single ‘Queenie Eye‘ was part of The Beatles 50th anniversary celebrations to landmark their performance on the Ed Sullivan Show. The performance was met by a warm reception from …
Springsteen Returns with New Album – High Hopes
Bruce Springsteen (affectionately nicknamed ‘The Boss’) made history this week with his latest album ‘High Hopes‘ being his 10th release to top the UK album charts, surpassing Madonna and The Rolling Stones in the process. Springsteen has released a total of 17 studio albums during his career spanning 5 decades. Springsteen’s 1984 album ‘Born in the …
Ronny Jordan – The Father of Acid Jazz
The father of the 90’s acid jazz movement Ronny Jordan has passed away aged 51. The London born jazz guitarist who received a coveted MOBO award in 2000 as well as being nominated for a Grammy in the same year for his album ‘Brighter Day’ rose to mainstream success with his re-working of the Miles …
The Everly Brothers – The Sound Of a Generation
There’s no doubt that The Everly Brothers played a large part in shaping the sound of a generation and in turn sculpted their own unique and original rock ‘n’ roll style. The use of vocal harmony was something that elevated brothers Don and Phil above similar artists of the late 50’s and helped the sibling …
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year, One and all! From everyone at Nostalgia Music Catalogue. 2013 has certainly been an eventful year with 2014 looking to be even busier! We truly hope that the year has been everything you imagined it to be with the festive period celebrated as it always should be, with family and friends. As …
The Season of Blues
December is the season of blues. The blues has always been a focal point of popular music from it’s inauguration in the deep South of the United States around the end of the 19th century to the present day. Influential blues artists such as; BB King, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Miles Davis all used …
40 Years of Abba
Abba are undoubtedly one of the most successful and well known pop groups of all time and this year celebrates 40 years of Abba; since 4 teenagers from Sweden took the world by storm. Strangely their rise to success was thanks to the ever cheesy ‘Eurovision Song Contest’ which they went onto to win in …
Cliff Richard – Rock ‘n’ Roll Legend
Cliff Richard has enjoyed a long and prosperous career, spanning five decades and reaching the UK No.1 spot a staggering fourteen times. During his career, Cliff Richard has recorded 250 million album sales worldwide with over 21 million in the UK alone. These astronomical sales make Cliff Richard the third top selling singles artists in …
Lou Reed – The End Of An Era
It’s not everyday you find an artists who has it all. Someone who is as influential as they are individual, someone who’s art will far surpass them. There is only a handful of incredible people who can claim such things; McCartney, Dylan, Madonna and undoubtedly: Lou Reed. Lou Reed, the man behind The Velvet Underground and tracks …