By Keefer
Mar 17, 2021
1957 - Elvis Presley bought the Graceland mansion from Ruth Brown-Moore for $102,500. The original building had at one time been a place of worship, used by the Graceland Christian Church and was named after the builder s daughter, Grace Toof.
1958 - The first Greatest Hits compilation is released, and it s by Johnny Mathis. It s a huge hit, and the format catches on quickly. The Mathis album stays in the Billboard 200 album chart for over nine years, a record not broken until Pink Floyd s Dark Side Of The Moon.
1967 - Working at Abbey Road studios in London, The Beatles finished the recording of She s Leaving Home after adding backing vocals to the track. Harpist Sheila Bromberg, who was part of the string section heard on the track, became the first woman to play on a Beatles recording.
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Damon Johnson s New Album Out Tomorrow Battle Lessons will be released Feb.19 via Double Dragon Records.by TV News Desk
Internationally acclaimed guitarslinger, vocalist, songwriter, Damon Johnson will debut his new band, The Get Ready, with the release of Battle Lessons, out tomorrow - February 19, 2021 via Double Dragon Records. The collection available for pre order, here, was made possible with the assistance of an Indiegogo pre-order helping to support the recording of Johnson and his new trio, The Get Ready (Jarred Pope on drums and Robbie Harrington on bass joining Johnson). Battle Lessons was recorded in Damon s adopted hometown of Nashville, produced and mixed by multi-platinum producer/mixer, Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Alice in Chains, Evanescence, Rush, Stone Sour and more). The title track and debut single from the project was a smash on the Classic Rock Chart for several weeks climbing to lucky #13 on that chart.
Guitarist Snowy White records Something beyond his years in rock and roll
Best known as the guitarist in Roger Watersâ immense touring juggernaut, Snowy White is actually a bit of an enigma, notching 20-odd solo albums worth of icy and spare blues playing roiling beneath wry reflections on life. His latest is called Something on Me and he explains it all for Goldmine.
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Now known as the guitarist in Roger Waters’ immense touring juggernaut,
Snowy White is actually a bit of an enigma, notching 20-odd solo albums worth of icy and spare blues playing that roils beneath wry reflections on life. His latest is called
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