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December 3, 2008
Steve Winwood To Kick Off New Year With East Coast Tour
Like many of his classic rock peers, Steve Winwood does not let his age stifle his desire to make music. The 60-year-old will embark on an east coast tour in January that will take him to seven locations, mostly in the northeast. Winwood’s last excursion was when he teamed with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers for a tour this past summer.
Winwood got his start playing as a backup musician for the likes of Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Howlin’ Wolf, B.B. King, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley when they were touring in Winwood’s native U.K. Since then he has gone on
to play with groups such as the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic and Blind Faith before beginning his own successful solo career that has resulted in platinum albums, multiple Grammy Awards and more recently, the honor of being named one of Rolling Stone magazine’s “100 Greatest Singers of All Time.”
In addition to his solo career and other projects through the decades, Winwood has been in demand as a session player and has worked with a diverse array of artists from Jimi Hendrix to Christina Aguilera.
Winwood’s January tour itinerary is as follows:
15, 16 – New York, NY – United Palace
17 – Mashantucket, CT – MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods
19 – Baltimore, MD – Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
20 – Montclair, NJ – Wellmont Theatre
22 – Lancaster, PA – American Music Theatre
23 – Niagara Falls, NY – Seneca Niagara Casino Theatre
24 – Kingston, NY – Ulster Performing Arts Center
November 6, 2008
Bruce Springsteen Readies New Album
Fans of “The Boss” can expect a new album release in January, right around the time President-elect Barack Obama takes the oath of office. Whether or not that is a coincidence is not known, but it is well known that Springsteen was one of Obama’s most loyal celebrity supporters, and performed at numerous events in support of the Democratic candidate.
The newly debuted song “Workin’ on a Dream” is likely to be included among the tracks on the new album. Springsteen played it publicly for the first time at an Obama rally in Cleveland, Ohio recently.
It has been reported that a wealth of material was left over after Springsteen’s most recent album, Magic, was completed, and there is speculation that some of that material may be included on the new album.
Springsteen also made a showing at the “Stand Up For Heroes” charity event last night, where he contributed to the cause by auctioning off a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and accompanying leather jacket for a reported $75,000. He also auctioned off the guitar he had played three songs on during the event to entertain the attendees. The guitar is said to have fetched $50,000.
This was the second “Stand Up For Heroes” event, something that was organized by ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff and his wife Lee to raise money for injured soldiers returning from duty in Iraq. Woodruff himself was seriously injured in 2006 while covering the war in Iraq.
