New England Music Scrapbook Newsletter
Alan Lewis, Editor

Our Corner of the Rock 'n' Roll Life

August 15, 2009
Issue 2009:340
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We've got Thrills, chills, Dirty Water
: : : What more do you need?
When the big beat hits ya
Comin' from your transistor
: : : Like the T at full speed
When the big beat hits ya...

"Boston Lullaby," Dudick/Naihersey.
: : : Copyright c. 1980 by Camaraderie Music, BMI.
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BRATTLEBORO, VT, August 15 - The word, "genius," is used with enthusiastic
excess in the field of popular music; but it might be an understatement in the
case of Les Paul. As a pioneer of the electric guitar, an inventor of
solid-body electrics, and an innovator in the field of multitrack recording, Les
Paul did as much as anyone to give us the music of our lives. I have seen - and
you may have seen this, too - a music video Les Paul shot by the mid-1950s.
This guy was not years ahead of his times. He was DECADES ahead. "The World Is
Still Waiting for the Sunrise" by Les Paul and Mary Ford is one of the greatest
recordings of any sort ever made. Les Paul did it all.

There was a time when I was working hard to replace my vinyl records with CDs
and was concentrating as much as possible on New England artists. Money was
scarce. Yet one day in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, I sunk everything I had into
a Les Paul box set. This is how much I loved the guy's music. No doubt plenty
of other popular music fans, like me, HAD TO HAVE that Les Paul set.

We sure are going to miss him. Yet his influence was so vast that he will
always be with us.

Les Paul, RiP
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READ WHAT INTERESTS YOU, scroll right past whatever doesn't.
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RECORD RELEASES THIS WEEK
Listed by Newbury Comics, Excerpted by Us

New CD Releases Available Tuesday, August 11th

ARCH ENEMY-Stigmata (Deluxe)-$11.88
ARCH ENEMY-Burning Bridges (Deluxe)-$11.88
BOTTLEROCKETS-Lean Forward-$8.99
CRAY, ROBERT-This Time-$9.99
DANIELS, CHARLIE-Super Hits-$3.99
DARK TRANQUILLITY-Haven (Deluxe/Reissue)-$11.88
DARK TRANQUILLITY-Projector (Deluxe/Reissue)-$11.88
DARK TRANQUILLITY-Yesterworlds-$11.88
EARTH WIND & FIRE-Super Hits-$3.99

GREENHILL, MITCH - Shepherd Of The City - $5.99
<> Manny Greenhill was a Boston promoter of folk concerts, going back to the
mid-1950s if not earlier. So his son, Mitch Greenhill, was basically born into
the Boston-Cambridge folk community. Around 1960, Rolf Cahn taught a heck of a
lot of Boston's prime folk performers the finer points of guitar playing. Cahn's
style became THE Boston folk guitar style, and I have never heard a more
characteristic example than Manny Greenhill's picking. So not only is "Shepherd
of the City" good listening, it is also an important album for anyone who wants
to know what was going on musically in Boston in those days. Greenhill is
probably far better known for managing his father's old company, Folklore
Productions. But in between times, he managed the considerable distinction of
playing on one of the most legendary folk albums of the entire 1970s, "Traveling
Lady" by Rosalie Sorrels.

JACKSON, ALAN - Lot About Livin' - $3.99
JACKSON, MICHAEL - Collection (5 CD) - $44.99
JONES, GEORGE - Super Hits - $3.99
MULVEY, PETER - Songs From A Flying Machine - $11.88
NELSON, WILLIE - Lost Highway - $9.99
PASS, JOE - Blues For Fred - $5.99
PETERSON, OSCAR - Skol (Hybrid) - $5.99
PRIDE, CHARLEY - There's A Little Bit Of Hank In Me - $3.99
RUSH - Grace Under Pressure: Live - $11.88
SMITH, MINDY - Stupid Love - $9.99
SPYRO GYRA - Deep End - $5.99
VANDELLAS/MARVELETTE - Winning Combinations - $3.99
VARIOUS ARTISTS - Prestige Jazz - $3.99
VARIOUS ARTISTS - Woodstock: 40 Years - Back To Yasgur's Farm - $59.99
WILLIAMS, HANK - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - $5.99

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featured dvd new release Available Tuesday, August 11th

081009_loveyoumanI Love You, Man
$18.99 DVD

SOURCE: Newbury Comics, "August 10 Newbury Comics New Releases and More," August
10, 2009.

Peter Mulvey
"Letters From a Flying Machine" (CD, [Signature Sounds?], 2009)

:: robert cray, charlie daniels, charley daniels, earth wind and fire, alan
jackson, michael jackson, george jones, willie nelson, joe pass, oscar peterson,
charley pride, charlie pride, mindy smith, martha and the vandellas, the
marvelettes, hank williams ::
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PRESS RELEASES THIS WEEK

The big news about press releases this week is that we actually have some.

<> The Vermont Ski Museum has an "Austrian Celebration" fund-raiser contest,
which is not as far off our usual subject as it may at first seem. The grand
prize winner gets a trip to Salzburg, Austria, and the tour guide at Salzburg is
to be Vermonter Elisabeth von Trapp of the immensely famous von Trapp family of
singers. You may have seen a little Julie Andrews music video titled "The Sound
of Music." The main good-guy characters in this phenomenal musical play were
based on Elisabeth von Trapp's ancestors. It seems to me if I could pick anybody
on the planet to show me the high points of Salzburg, there's a pretty good
chance she'd be my first choice. We have posted most of Ms. von Trapp's contest
announcement below in this newsletter issue. This Salzburg trip ought to be more
than just a great sight-seeing VISUAL experience for the winner. After all,
wherever you are, there's the Sound of Music...

(Heh heh)

<> Rhythm and Roots Festival, Ninigret Park, Charlestown, Rhode Island,
September 4 - September 6, 2009.

<> Johnny Cash, a playable character in Guitar Hero 5, and other Guitar Hero 5
news.

<> The Beatles: Rock Band, the on-disc track list.

<> International Songwriting Competition announcement of contest judges, also
October 7 deadline for submissions. This is a long one: you may want to allow
yourself extra time.
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MUSIC MUSEUM OF NEW ENGLAND
Lands a Big One

As WBCN transforms into an FM all-sports station - the "Jock of Boston" - and
the music programming takes to the Internet underground, the good folks at WBCN
have done a massive favor for all of us who are interested in the history of New
England music. They have donated the station's vinyl collection to the good
folks at the Music Museum of New England. Speaking of his scheduled appearance
on 'BCN this past Tuesday, MM/ONE President Steve Nelson said,

<> "I'll be talking with Cha-Chi Loprete about the early days at WBCN and its
connection to the Boston Tea Party. And here's an advance heads-up about the
announcement he'll be making on air: the station is donating its historic
library of LPs (in storage since they switched over entirely to CDs 15 years
ago) to the Music Museum Of New England. This will be the foundation on which
we can start building a collection and then opening a bricks-and-mortar public
visitors space, which will feature a major display on WBCN."

SOURCE: Steve Nelson, "WBCN Makes Major Donation to MM/ONE" [I'll say - Ed.],
August 10, 2009.

http://www.mmone.org/

THIS WBCN DONATION . . amounts to one heck of a foundation for the Music Museum
of New England to build on.

Congratulations to everyone involved! - Ed.

:: cha-chi loprete, cha chi loprete; mmone, mm one ::

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LYS GUILLORN
Solo Artist This Summer

<> "So's you know, I'm focusing on solo work for a while, and then will revive
the band in the fall while we record."

Her latest mailing included these show listings:

Sat 8/15 9 (ish) pm
@ 33 A Chester Center
Chris Listorti
w/ Lys Guillorn / Joseph LeMay / My Last Flight / Oh, My Leaves! One TBA
33 A Main Street (residence above the Pattaconck Pub)
Chester, CT 06412
Donation - all ages - doors @ 9, music at 9:30 or 10.

Tues 8/18 9 (ish) pm
Cafe Nine
Supporting Cain & Annabelle
250 State St.
New Haven, CT
site says 9, but it's usually a little later - 21+ - free
http://www.myspace.com/cainandannabelle
http://www.cafenine.com

http://www.lysguillorn.com

SOURCE: Lys Guillorn, E-Mail Message, August 13, 2009.

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LYDIA WARREN
She Never Felt More Like Teachin' the Blues

"Blues Jam/Class This Fall!

<> "This fall I will be teaching a class called Play and Appreciate the Blues in
Newton, Massachusetts. Musicians and singers of any skill level are welcome!
You can get info and register at

http://www.NewtonCommunityEd.org/

The Lydia Warren Band's latest mailing also included this announcement of a show
later today:

"Aug 15 9:00 PM Dante's at Firefly's Marlboro, MA"

http://www.LydiaWarren.com/

SOURCE: Info At LydiaWarren Dot Com, "Marlboro, Cape, Festivals, Blues Class and
More!" August 11, 2009.

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NOAM WEINSTEIN
August Mini-Tour

Singer-songwriter-guitarist Noam Weinstein has plans for a three-city August
mini-tour.

<> "I'll be playing a few shows in August with some of my very favorite artists,
whose music can be heard at the websites below.

(Somerville, MA)
A week from today - [Tuesday] August 18th at 8pm
Opening for Jess Tardy & her band
http://www.sallyobriensbar.com

(New York, NY)
A week from Friday - August 21st at 8pm
with Dan Bryk and Chris Warren
http://www.livingroomny.com

(Pittsfield, MA)
A week from Saturday - August 22nd at 8pm
Word by Word w/ Mieka Pauley & Dean Fields
http://www.wordxwordfestival.com

SOURCE: Noam Weinstein, "August Shows (Boston, New York, Western
Massachusetts)," August 11, 2009.

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ROCK BAND
This Coming Week's Downloadable Content
- Including -
[From our point of view, FEATURING]
The Dropkick Murphys

Hey gang,

Here's the DLC coming your way next week! A nice assortment of singles ranging
from 90's alternative, bouncy Brit pop, bagpipe infused fun, and more! Dig in!

Tracks available on Xbox 360 (Aug. 18) and PLAYSTATION 3 system (Aug. 20):

Blind Melon - No Rain
Blur - There's No Other Way
Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up to Boston
Eve 6 - Inside Out
Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict a Riot
Foo Fighters - All My Life
Foo Fighters - I'll Stick Around
Foo Fighters - Lonely as You

(All tracks are original master recordings)

These tracks will be available for purchase as part of the "Foo Fighters Pack
02" or as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 systems.

Price:
$1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track.
$5.49, £2.49 UK, €3.99 EU (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for "Foo Fighters
Pack 02"

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ALL-HARMONIX CONCERT
At the Middle East Restaurant Downstairs
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Thursday, August 20, 2009

Harmonix, a Boston-area music gaming software company, has done tremendous work
to bring the music of Boston-area rock acts before a broader audience,
originally through the Guitar Hero series of games and now by way of Rock Band.
Apropos to the importance of Harmonix and its Rock Band games, the members of
Bang Camaro sent this:

<> "We are teaming up with a bunch of our friends to bring you an ALL HARMONIX
SHOW. All the bands playing have been featured in one of the ROCK BAND games.
This is on August 20 at the Middle East Downstairs in Cambridge. The show is
18+ and $13.00 if you buy tickets early."

SOURCE: Bryn Bennett, "Hot Bang Camaro News!" August 13, 2009.

EVIDENTLY THESE GAMES . . are referred to generically as "rhythm games." The
Harmonix game soundtracks and downloadable content (DLC) have presented a great
deal of music by New England rock bands. This coming week's downloadable
content, for instance, includes "I'm Shipping Up to Boston," arguably the most
popular and famous cut by the Dropkick Murphys. This is one of the principal
reasons we copy as many news items as we do about these popular rhythm games. -
Ed.

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NANCY NEON
Ever Youthful, But Risking a Birthday Anyway

<> "After my year-plus hiatus of sorts, I hope you'll help me celebrate my Neon
Nite B'Day Bash with some of my favorite rockin' combos and friends at the
Cantab in Cambridge's Central Square on Saturday, August 22, starting at 8PM -
cost, 8 dollars."

SOURCE: Nancy Neon, "Nancy Neon B'Day Bash at Cantab, Saturday, August 22,
RSVP," August 9, 2009.

JUST BELOW THE PASSAGE . . we have quoted here, Nancy made reference to The
Pandemics as "formerly The Radio Knives," which switch may interest many of our
readers. - Ed.
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DEADLY GENTLEMEN
"The Bastard Masterpiece" CD

<> Here is a recent record release we have not previously noted in these
cyberpages:

Deadly Gentlemen
"The Bastard Masterpiece" (CD, 2009)

The Deadly Gentlemen is a Greg Liszt banjo-rap and instrumental group. Banjoist
Liszt is probably best known for being a member of Crooked Still and of Bruce
Springsteen's Seeger Sessions band.
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NEON NITE
Returns to The Cantab in Cambridge, Massachusetts

<> "Saturday, September 26, Neon Nite will return to The Cantab with New
Frustrations/ Fox Pass/ My Own Worst Enemy/ The Varmints."

SOURCE: Nancy Neon, "Nancy Neon B'Day Bash at Cantab, Saturday, August 22,
RSVP," August 9, 2009.
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KATE TAYLOR: 1971

<> Here is yet another CD reissue, of an historic New England-connected
recording, that we did not learn about at the time of its release and only
discovered because of our cataloguing project.

Kate Taylor
"Sister Kate"
(CD, Wounded Bird Records WOU 9045, 2008;
original LP Cotillion Records, 1971)

Kate Taylor is a member of the Taylor clan of Martha's Vineyard in
Massachusetts.

For many of our readers who, like us, did not know about this reissue, it seems
likely this will be seen as an interesting development.
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ELISABETH VON TRAPP
"Love Never Ends" CD

<> We have a substantial Elisabeth von Trapp item in our press releases section.
In addition to being a member of an extremely famous musical family ("The Sound
of Music" was based on experiences of her ancestors), she has a remarkable
career of her own in music.

Those who administer the estate of the great American poet, Robert Frost, are
unenthusiastic, to say the least, about Frost's verses being set to music. Yet
they authorized Elisabeth von Trapp to record and release an entire album of
Frost poems set to music. The result is her acclaimed 2004 CD, "Poetic
License."

Here is our catalog entry for her latest disc:

Elisabeth von Trapp
"Love Never Ends: Sacred Sounds"
(CD, Church Publishing, 2005)
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YAHOO MUSIC NEWS HEADLINES
Friday Evening

Arrest warrant issued in Mass. for Bobby Brown
AP – Fri Aug 14, 6:03 pm ET
FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2008 file photo, singer Bobby Brown... AP

CANTON, Mass. - An arrest warrant has been issued for Bobby Brown after he
failed to appear in a Massachusetts court on a contempt complaint.

- - -

Arrest warrant issued for Bobby Brown
Reuters – Fri Aug 14, 8:06 pm ET

BOSTON (Reuters) - A Massachusetts judge has issued an arrest warrant for Grammy
Award-winning R&B singer Bobby Brown for failure to pay child support, local
media reported on Friday.

IT IS THEORETICALLY . . possible that Bobby Brown could one day make news
headlines for something positive. - Ed.
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YAHOO MUSIC NEWS HEADLINE
Friday-Saturday Overnight

40 years later, Woodstock a thriving business
Reuters – Sat Aug 15, 3:07 am ET
T-shirts on sale are displayed near the site of the original... Reuters

NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Back in 1969, Woodstock organizers billed their
three-day festival as "An Aquarian Exposition." But although the concert became
free when an expected crowd of 200,000 grew "half a million strong," it was
conceived as a business proposition.

NO DOUBT ABOUT . . that headline. - Ed.
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YAHOO MUSIC NEWS HEADLINE
Friday Night

You're Bob Dylan? NJ police want to see some ID
AP – Fri Aug 14, 11:57 pm ET
FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2006 file photo, Bob Dylan performs as... AP

Rock legend Bob Dylan was treated like a complete unknown by police in a New
Jersey shore community when a resident called to report someone wandering around
the neighborhood.

DYLAN LOOKS . . remarkably good in the photo, of reasonably recent vintage, that
accompanied the Yahoo Music News headline and lead-in. I wonder if this picture
may be evidence of part of the problem. The New Jersey police may have believed
that there is no way the REAL Bob Dylan could look this good...
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YAHOO MUSIC NEWS HEADLINE
Thursday Morning

Yoko Ono 'gave 'The Beatles: Rock Band' designers hell'
Yahoo! Music – Thu Aug 13, 7:00 am ET

Courtesy of NME.com

Hmmmmm... - Ed.
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For some reason - and this one is really hard to figure - news of the death of
Les Paul did not appear on the first page of the Yahoo Music News table of
contents when I visited it. - Ed.
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ELISABETH VON TRAPP
She Could Be Your Salzburg, Austria Tour Guide

The Vermont Ski Museum is running a contest with a most uncommon grand prize.

Now, backing up a bit, vocalist Elisabeth von Trapp is a member of the legendary
von Trapp family, the far-famed musical play "The Sound of Music" having been
based on actual experiences of her ancestors.

The Vermont Ski Museum contest's grand prize is a trip to Salzburg, Austria,
where Elisabeth von Trapp will personally serve as the winner's tour guide. I
don't mind saying I would Climb Every Mountain to win that prize!

Ms. von Trapp says, "Let me show you some of My Favorite Things..." Is she into
the spirit of this contest or what!

Here are key parts of the announcement of this Vermont Ski Museum "Austrian
Celebration" contest, as sent quite recently by Elisabeth von Trapp.

Greetings,

Meet me in Salzburg!

<> I am so excited to be a part of the Vermont Ski Museum's Austrian
Celebration. Purchase a chance to win this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to
join me in the beautiful city of Salzburg. The Austrian Celebration supports the
Vermont Ski Museum and its mission- to collect, preserve, and celebrate
Vermont's skiing history.

Let me show you some of My Favorite Things such as Baroque cathedrals and
palaces with their ornamental gardens, hedge mazes, and marble fountains, the
famous water works in the park at Hellbrunn and the calm of Evensong at Nonnberg
Abbey. We'll stroll along the Getreidegasse to window shop and take a moment to
squeeze into the city's smallest cheese shop. Let's visit St. Peter's bakery for
a loaf or two of fresh-baked sourdough bread and then walk around the corner,
where the Cafe Mozart serves Turkish coffee and plum dumplings covered with warm
vanilla sauce. We'll stay in the oldest quarter of Salzburg, where we can wander
down cobblestone streets leading to hidden courtyards and listen to the sounds
of a Mozart concerto floating down from open windows.

Thank you for your support and good luck!

All the best,

~Elisabeth von Trapp

TRIP INCLUDES:

* Your tour guide, Elisabeth von Trapp
* Flight for 4 from JFK to Vienna with continuing service to Salzburg
* $1,000 shopping spree to Geiger of Austria in Middlebury, Vermont
* Accommodations: 5-star Goldener Hirsch (includes breakfast)
* Activities: Sound of Music Tour, Salt Mines Tour, Eagle's Nest Tour,
Nonnberg Convent Tour and Villa Trapp Tour, Mozart Dinner Concert plus free time
to explore Salzburg
* Farewell dinner at The Goldener Hirsch's Herzl Restaurant

Each month's winners will remain in the drawing for the rest of the prizes,
including the Grand Prize.

Grand Prize Drawing will be held on January 21st, 2010.

Each drawing will be held publicly at the Vermont Ski Museum in Stowe, Vermont
at 12:00pm EST.

SOURCE: Elisabeth von Trapp, "Join Me in Salzburg!" August 13, 2009.

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RHYTHM AND ROOTS FESTIVAL
Ninigret Park
Charlestown, Rhode Island
September 4 - September 6, 2009

<> New England's Hottest Festival Of Roots Music & Dance Returns For Its 12th
Year With Popular and Rising Stars of Roots Music!

12th Annual RYHTHM & ROOTS FESTIVAL, Sept. 4-6, 2009
Ninigret Park, 4890A Old Post Rd, Rt 1, Charlestown, RI 02813

Fri: 5 pm – midnight, Sat & Sun: noon – midnight,
www.rhythmandroots.com, 1-888-855-6940
Email: {office@...}

Tickets: Early discount deadline ends Aug 15th.
By Aug 15th: $25-$160; After Aug 15: $30-$175
Children 12 and under: free. Camping available. RV's welcome.

Main Stage Lineup:

Friday Sept 4, 2009
The Traveling McCourys The Lee Boys
The Duhks Eilen Jewell
Nouveaux Honkies Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole
Ed Poullard & Preston Frank Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Band


Saturday Sept 5, 2009
Asleep at the Wheel Big Sandy & His Flyrite Boys
Hot Tuna Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco
Band Nouveaux Honkies
Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
Tab Benoit The Duhks
Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole Ed Poullard & Preston Frank


Sunday, September 6, 2009
Great Big Sea Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88's
Big Sandy & His Flyrite Boys Papa Mali
Jerry Douglas Band Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Band
Ed Poullard & Preston Frank Corey Ledet

Dance Pavilion: Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, Keith Frank & the Soileau
Zydeco Band, Corey Ledet, Big Sandy & the Flyrite Boys, Magnolia, Li'l Anne &
Hot Cayenne, Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole. New this year: Advanced zydeco
dance lessons with San Deigo instructor Greg Benusa at 11:15 am on Sat. and Sun.

Family Stage: Story telling with Mark Levitt & Len Cabral; Concert with Fiddle
Dee Dee; Concert & Stories with Keith Munslow, Concert with Swingset Mamas,
Disney Films, Mardi gras mask making workshops.

5th Annual Kids Cajun Academy: Kids age 8-17 learn to play and sing traditional
Cajun music in camp-style music program directed by fiddler Michelle Kaminsky,
with instruction by members of the Magnolia Cajun Band. Classes each day end
culminate in a performance on the Main Stage on Sunday.

Workshops with Occidental Gypsy Jazz Quartet, The Duhks, Tab Benoit, Keith &
Preston Frank, Nouveaux Honkies, Cedric Watson, Steve Riley, Jerry Douglas, Papa
Mali, Mitch Woods & more.
The popular Rhythm & Roots Festival returns for its 12th year with another
stellar lineup of roots music artists. Hailing from Austin, Texas, nine-time
Grammy winning Western Swing band, ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL returns this year with a
successful new album, entitled Willie & the Wheel, recorded with legend Willie
Nelson. Debuting for the first time on the Rhythm & Roots stage is Juno winning
Canadian band, GREAT BIG SEA with their fusion of pop, Celtic, and rock
influences. Also debuting on Saturday is South Louisiana artist, TAB BENOIT,
who is on his way to becoming a blues legend

Among this year's exciting new lineup is also rising star, EILEN JEWELL, an
Americana artist who pays homage to the British Invasion of the 60's; the blues
and jazz Americana band, the NOUVEAUX HONKIES; and MITCH WOODS & HIS ROCKET 88's
who bring in their jumpin' and jivin' with a healthy dose of New Orleans rhythm
& blues.

This year Rhythm & Roots audiences will be introduced to PAPA MALI, (aka
Malcolm Wellbourne) who uses the personification as a salute to his home
territory of north Louisiana, where he grew up absorbing the blues along Bayou
Pierre and then became attached to Crescent City funk after spending summers in
New Orleans with his grandparents. In addition to being a solo artist, he is a
slide guitarist, singer, songwriter, and acclaimed producer of artists like
Lavelle White, Ruthie Foster, and Omar & the Howlers.

Friday night will feature a special collaboration between the TRAVELIN'
McCOURYS – with many of the members of the Del McCoury Band – and the LEE BOYS,
who perform music that's rooted in gospel with a hard-driving blues beat,
infused with rhythm & blues, jazz, rock, funk, hip hop and country. Their
sound, based around the electric lap steel guitar has been dubbed "sacred
steel." Each of the two bands will do their own set and then collaborate in a
blow out joint performance to close out Friday night's festivities.

Back to raise the roof on the Rhythm & Roots stage once again is HOT TUNA,
helmed by former Jefferson Airplane members, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady,
along with Barry Mitterhoff. Their performance at Rhythm & Roots will be their
last tour date with esteemed drummer, Skoota Warner, who has played with Johnny
Copeland, Santana, the B-52's, Cyndi Lauper, Lionel Ritchie, Mary J. Blige and
others. Popular with Rhythm & Roots festival-goers are BIG SANDY & HIS FLYRITE
BOYS, who play American roots music, western swing, rockabilly, and traditional
country like they invented it.

Dobro master, JERRY DOUGLAS has to be the most in demand player on the
planet, with a stunning number of 1600 album appearances under his belt. His
roots go back to bluegrass and his music veers from jazz to Celtic to country to
blues and gospel. THE DUHKS' spot-on fusion of traditional bluegrass, folk
rock, Afro-Cuban jazz and soul is so accessible, yet so hard to pigeonhole.
They've earned a Grammy Award nomination as well as a Juno award in their native
Canada.

The Rhythm & Roots Festival wouldn't be complete without its healthy dose of
Louisiana Zydeco and Cajun music. Keeping the dance floors filled will be KEITH
FRANK & THE SOILEAU ZYDECO BAND, COREY LEDET, and the hybrid Cajun/zydeco/swamp
pop sounds of STEVE RILEY & THE MAMOU PLAYBOYS – plus ED POULLARD & PRESTON
FRANK, and CEDRIC WATSON, who formerly added his Creole and zydeco foundation to
the Pine Leaf Boys and has now become notable as a solo performer with his band
BIJOU CREOLE.

Besides being named one of the Top 100 Events in North America by the
American Bus Association in 2007, the Rhythm & Roots Festival was given the
Starlight Award by the South County Tourism Council in recognition of its
contribution to the tourism of southern Rhode Island, drawing patrons from as
far as California.

In addition to being renowned for its impressive lineup of artists, Rhythm &
Roots is also known for its wide array of gourmet food and drink in a
wonderfully festive setting, which includes the HOT TAMALE BRASS BAND keeping
patrons entertained in the eating area as well as leading the kids' mardi gras
parades on Saturday and Sunday.

Four music stages are featured with large dance floors at both the Main Stage
and Dance Pavilion. Dance lessons in the afternoon are followed by packed
evening dances to live Louisiana dance bands. The Family Stage provides
storytelling at its best along with nationally known children's performers,
mardi gras mask making workshops, and evening movies plus the ever increasing
Kids Cajun Academy instrument learning program. The Workshop Stage has intimate
music demonstrations and interaction with artists.

Critics have been quoted as saying that, "Rhythm & Roots is an incredible
experience, a perfectly organized, flawlessly run major destination event that
music fans from all over the country will be drawn to…" So, if you're looking to
"let the good times roll," the Rhythm & Roots Festival in Charlestown, RI is the
place to be on Labor Day weekend.

SOURCE: Full House Productions, "Rhythm and Roots Festival: Just Weeks Away,"
August 13, 2009.

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JOHNNY CASH
Playable Character in Guitar Hero 5
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Other Guitar Hero 5 News

<> IGN is reporting that Johnny Cash will now be a playable character in Guitar
Hero 5.

The article and a video preview can be found here:

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/101/1011988p1.html

Beyond that, how's this for news?

And now for a bigger announcement. Guitar Hero 5 will be the first in the
franchise to feature forward compatibility of songs from past games. On PS3,
Xbox 360 and Wii, some of the disc-based songs from Guitar Hero World Tour and
Smash Hits will be importable, for a fee, to work with Guitar Hero 5 and the
upcoming Band Hero. What's more, currently 152 out of 158 Guitar Hero World Tour
downloadable tracks will automatically work with Guitar Hero 5. All of the songs
you import will be upgraded to work with the new Guitar Hero 5 features, such as
band moments and vocal star power.

Tim Riley, head of music licensing at Activision, had this to say about
importing songs:

"It's something we've wanted to do for a while now. They are separate
licenses, so we need to go back and re-license previous content. So, songs from
World Tour, songs from the download space, songs from Smash Hits that will
technically work in Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero had to be renegotiated...We
didn't want to do it for a couple songs. We wanted to do it for a couple hundred
songs. So we have a lot cleared and we're in the process of clearing a lot
more."

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BEATLES: ROCK BAND
On-Disc Track List

<> September issue of Game Informer has the Beatles on the front and a 10 page
story.

Includes the full on disc track list, interview with Olivia and Yoko, and tons
of background information on the game.

Full Song List:

Singles
I Want To Hold Your Hand
I Feel Fine
Day Tripper
Paperback Writer
Revolution
Don't Let Me Down

Please Please Me (1963)
I Saw Her Standing There
Boys
Do You Want To Know A Secret
Twist and Shout

With the Beatles (1963)
I Wanna Be Your Man

A Hard Day's Night (1964)
A Hard Day's Night
Can't Buy Me Love

Beatles For Sale (1964)
Eight Days a Week

Help! (1965)
Ticket To Ride

Rubber Soul (1965)
Drive My Car
I'm Looking Through You
If I Needed Someone

Revolver (1966)
Taxman
Yellow Submarine
And Your Bird Can Sing

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band/With a Little Help From My Friends
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Getting Better
Good Morning Good Morning

Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
I Am The Walrus
Hello Goodbye

The Beatles (White Album) (1968)
Dear Prudence
Back In the U.S.S.R.
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Birthday
Helter Skelter

Yellow Submarine (1969)
Hey Bulldog

Abbey Road (1969)
Come Together
Something
Octopus's Garden
I Want You (She's So Heavy)
Here Comes the Sun

Let It Be (1970)
Dig a Pony
I Me Mine
I Got a Feeling
Get Back

Love (2006)
Within You Without You/ Tomorrow Never Knows

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INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION
Latest Mailing
Leading Off With an Announcement of the Contest's Judges
- Plus -
October 7, 2009 Deadline for Entries

International Songwriting Competition

ISC is excited to present its 2009 judges...

<> Throughout the years, ISC has become known for its stellar panel of judges
which includes top recording artists and high-profile music industry executives,
including Presidents of labels such as Epic, Universal Republic, Sire, Nettwerk,
and more.

If you want to have your music heard by some of your favorite artists and the
industry folks who make the important decisions, here is your chance. All ISC
finalists' songs are listened to by the ISC judges who then select the winners.

You only have eight weeks to enter until the deadline (October 7), so enter
online (mp3) or mail in your songs (CD, tape, or DVD for music video entries).
You can also enter through MySpace if you have a MySpace page which is really
easy because ISC will go to your page and listen to your songs there (you don't
even need to send us your songs!). Click here to enter.

ISC is now on Twitter! Get the most up-to-date news by getting our tweets -
click here

ISC Judges include:

Monte Lipman
President
Universal Republic
Records

Seymour Stein
Chairman/CEO
Sire Records

Amanda Ghost
President
Epic Records

Ric Arboit
President
Nettwerk Music Group


Kings of Leon
Grammy Nominee

Tom Waits
Grammy Winner

Steve Winwood
Grammy Winner

Loretta Lynn
Country Legend

Rob Thomas
Matchbox 20

McCoy Tyner
Grammy Winner


Robbie Williams
Grammy Nominee

Adele
Grammy Winner

Alejandro Sanz
Grammy Winner

Jeff Beck
Rock & Roll Hall
of Fame Recipient

Darryl McDaniels
Run DMC

Journey
Rock Legend


Jerry Lee Lewis
Rock & Roll Legend

Michael W. Smith
Grammy Winner

James Mercer
The Shins
Grammy Nominee

Ray Wylie Hubbard
Americana Artist

Weird Al Yankovic
Grammy Winner

John Mayall
Blues Artist

Additional judges include:

Recording Artists: Wynonna, Gary Lightbody (Snow Patrol); Jeffrey Steele; James
Cotton; Craig Morgan; Chris Hillman (The Byrds); John Scofield; Black Francis
(The Pixies); DJ Tiλsto; Toots Hibbert (Toots & The Maytals); Sasha; John
Digweed; Youssou N'Dour; Robert Earl Keen; Baaba Maal; Mario; Ray Wylie Hubbard;
Jeremy Camp; Matt Thiessen (Relient K); "Weird Al" Yankovic; and Sandra Bernhard

Industry Executives: Amy Doyle (Sr. VP of Music and Talent, MTV); Angel Carrasco
(Sr. VP of A&R, Latin America Sony BMG and President, Discos 605); Rick Krim
(Executive VP Talent and Programming, VH1); Kim Buie (VP of A&R, Lost Highway);
Mitchell Cohen (VP of A&R, Verve Music Group); Bruce Iglauer (Founder/President,
Alligator Records); Dan Storper (President, Putumayo World Music); Lisa Ramsey
Perkins (Sr. Director, A&R, Sony Nashville); Steve Lillywhite (Producer);
Douglas C. Cohn (Sr. VP, Music Marketing & Talent, Nickelodeon); Cory Robbins
(Founder/President, Robbins Entertainment); Brian Malouf (VP A&R, Walt Disney
Records); and Dr. Demento (Radio Host of The Dr. Demento Show)

Categories

ISC is pleased to announce the addition of a new category this year: Adult
Contemporary (AC)

Entrants may submit songs in any of the following categories: Pop/Top 40, AAA
(Adult Album Alternative), R&B/Hip-Hop, Adult Contemporary (AC), Rock, Country,
Folk/Singer-Songwriter, Americana, Blues, Jazz, Gospel/Christian, Latin Music,
Instrumental, Dance/Electronica, Comedy/Novelty, World Music, Children's Music,
Lyrics Only, Teen, Performance, and Music Video. Entrants may submit as many
songs as they wish - in the same category or in multiple categories.

Please go to www.songwritingcompetition.com for an entry form or more details.

ISC Sponsors: Gibson, ASCAP, Berklee College Of Music, Disc Makers, D'Addario,
Shure, Thayers, George Stein, Esq., Onlinegigs, SongU.com, The Music Business
Registry, Tanager AudioWorks, Shari's Berries, Independent Mastering, Indie
Venue Bible, and Alphabet Arm Design

ISC Sponsor Spotlight

Gibson

ISC is very pleased to present Gibson as a 2009 sponsor. Gibson is known
worldwide for producing classic models in every major style of fretted
instrument, including acoustic and electric guitars, mandolins, and banjos.
Gibson's HD.6X-PRO Digital Guitar, the Gibson Robot Guitar and Gibson's Dark
Fire represent the biggest advances in electric guitar design in over 70 years.
Founded in 1894 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and headquartered in Nashville since
1984, Gibson Guitar Corp.'s family of brands now includes Epiphone, Dobro,
Kramer, Steinberger, Tobias, Echoplex, Electar, Flatiron, Slingerland, Valley
Arts, Maestro, Oberheim, Baldwin, Sunshine Piano, Take Anywhere Technology, J&C
Fischer, Chickering, Hamilton, and Wurlitzer. Visit Gibson's website at
www.gibson.com

Tanager Audioworks

Tanager AudioWorks is a music software company focused on products for
songwriters and recording musicians. The company was founded on a basic mission
- to provide indispensible tools for musical creation. Their products fit into
your workflow in between your song ideas and your Digital Audio
Workstation-based recording studio. Their flagship product - SongFrame
Songwriter's Toolkit - focuses on the songwriting process and provides a variety
of tools to help write better songs. They also provide the Chirp Virtual MIDI
Keyboard Controller and Chorducopia Audible Chord Library. All products are
Windows and Mac compatible. Visit them at www.tanageraudioworks.com.

Industry Partners
Songsalive!

Songsalive!

Songsalive! is a non-profit public benefit corporation (under 501(c)(3) in the
U.S.A and a not-for-profit organization in N.S.W. Australia - dedicated to the
nurturing, support and promotion of songwriters and composers worldwide.
Songsalive! is run by songwriters for songwriters. It acts as an epicentre, a
heart of the international songwriting community and music markets, bridging the
gaps, tapping songwriters into the pulse of the business and at the same time
giving them and their music the support they deserve. Songsalive! gives life to
songs, provides opportunities for collaboration, creates awareness about
original music, promotes and educates through an amazing network of programs
designed especially for songwriters and original music. Join the Songsalive!
network and become a link in the chain. Go to www.songsalive.org
Urban Network

Urban Network

The Urban Network offers several different programs depending upon your budget
and what you wish to accomplish. They have programs from being featured in a
newsletter that goes out to all of the iprofessionals including distribution,
A&R and label heads, to ads, to online features, airplay on their radio
stations, and more. They offer print magazine advertising and programs that
combine online with the magazine advertising, reaching more than 800,000 people
including all of the entertainment industry. They offer programs that target
solely the consumer, and programs that target the music industry exclusively,
and/or both. Their endeavor is to work with you and find the most cost effective
way to accomplish your goals and objectives. Feel free to call them at
619-723-9358 to further discuss or send an email to amitchell@....
Go to www.urbannetwork.com
Social Networks for Musicians Social Networks for Musicians

Social Networks for Musicians helps musicians and music businesses effectively
create and manage their social networks. Started in 2005 by music-industry
powerhouse and GoGirlsMusic founder Madalyn Sklar, Social Networks for Musicians
bring the best and most innovative web marketing solutions to you. Their team
can help you get real results from social media sites in a way that no other
group can! With over 13 years internet marketing and promotion experience, they
know their way around sites like Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, ReverbNation,
Blogger, Ning and more! They also keep an eye out for new, developing sites and
trends. For more info, please visit www.sn4m.com
Womex

World Music Expo / Copenhagen, Denmark / 28 Oct - 1 Nov 2009

WOMEX is "the most important international professional market of world music of
every kind. This international fair brings together professionals from the
worlds of folk, roots, ethnic and traditional music and also includes concerts,
conferences and documentary films. It contributes to networking as an effective
means of promoting music and culture of all kinds across frontiers." - UNESCO
Global Alliance for Cultural Diversity. The '08 edition in Sevilla, Spain, saw
over 2,800 delegates from more than 90 countries, 650 exhibitors, a full
conference and a showcase festival presenting 49 acts. Join them in Copenhagen
this year. www.womex.com
Live 2 Play

Live 2 Play

The L2P (Live 2Play) Network is a multi-media knowledge base and virtual
community dedicated to serving people who create music. The common bond is not
the instrument played or the type of music created - it's the passion for
writing, recording and performing music. Comprised of L2P Quarterly (distributed
in print and digital formats), L2PNet.com, WL2P Internet radio and L2PBandSpace,
the L2P Network puts the emphasis on the tools and technologies that make
unforgettable live performances and successful recording sessions possible. For
more info, please visit www.L2PNet.com
LAWiM

Los Angeles Women in Music

Los Angeles Women in Music (LAWIM) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
dedicated to fostering equal opportunity for women and men in the music industry
and to promoting the advancement of women through empowerment, support,
education, encouragement and recognition of their achievements. They provide
forums and opportunities for emerging talents; pay tribute to women who have
made distinctive and/or significant contributions to our musical culture;
recognize those who have contributed to the betterment of women in music;
provide educational programs and events at large; and give rise to social and
civic issues in our local community through musical endeavors. For more info,
please visit

www.lawim.com
www.songwritingcompetition.com
www.myspace.com/isc
www.twitter.com/intlsongcomp

International Songwriting Competition
1307 Eastland Ave
Nashville, TN 37206
Phone: 615.251.4441
Fax: 615.251.4442

SOURCE: ISC, "August 12 ISC Newsletter," August 12, 2009.
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