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Holiday Music Done the Old School way on Edgewater Gold Radio

Today, some radio stations choose not to play holiday music and some switch to holiday music all the time and sometimes before Thanksgiving. Edgewater Gold Radio does it the old school way. We gradually mix in holiday music starting on Thanksgiving day. I remember growing up and getting excited hearing a holiday song on the popular music station. I knew that holiday's were here and it gave me a feeling of joy. I would also still hear my favorite hits. As the weeks passed radi

Bruce Springsteen Preparing a Box Set of Live Previously Unreleased Albums

Source: RTT Music News Rock icon Bruce Springsteen has revealed that he is prepping a box set of five previously unreleased albums, which were mainly recorded during the '90s. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Springsteen said that the collection would feature songs from the post-1988 period. "I have a box set of five unreleased albums that are basically post-1988. People have always wondered…People look at my work in the Nineties and they go, 'The Nineties wasn't a

Doors Share Previously Unreleased Song

Source: Rtt Music News Rock legends The Doors recently shared a previously unreleased song, "Paris Blues." "'Paris Blues' traveled a long and winding path to its release, taking on a mythic quality among Doors' fans along the way," noted a message accompanying the tune. "An original blues song written by the band; the track was recorded during one of the band's recording sessions for either The Soft Parade or L.A. Woman (no one seems to remember)." "Paris Blues" was mos

Kennedy Center 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors Announced

Source RTT Music News The Kennedy Center and CBS have announced the 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors will air on the CBS Television Network on December 28 at 8 P.M. EST/PST. The event will also be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Acclaimed actor and filmmaker George Clooney, contemporary Christian pop singer-songwriter Amy Grant, the legendary singer of soul, Gospel, R&B and pop Gladys Knight, Cuban-born American composer, conductor and educator Tan

Rolling Stones Colored Vinyl Box Set to Be Released

Source: RTT Music News ABKCO Records is set to release The Rolling Stones in Mono box set on colored vinyl early next year. The box set, which is packaged as 15 separate albums, contains key releases from the band's U.S. and U.K. discographies. Stray Cats, a 2-LP compilation exclusive within the vinyl box set, incorporates every 1960s Rolling Stones track that isn't found on the other 14 albums. It includes two versions of "Poison Ivy," Barrett Strong's 1959 hit "Money,"

2023 Songwriters Hall of Fame Names Announced

Source - RTT Music News The Songwriters Hall of Fame has announced its latest set of nominees to be voted upon for induction in 2023. The Songwriters Hall of Fame recognizes the work and lives of composers and lyricists who create music around the world. A songwriter with a notable catalog of songs qualifies for induction 20 years after the first significant commercial release of a song. Eligible voting members will have until December 28 to turn in ballots with their

Jeff Bezos Presents $100 million Courage and Civility Award to Dolly Parton

Source: RTT Music News Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has presented the $100 million Courage and Civility Award to country music legend and philanthropist Dolly Parton. Announcing the news on Instagram, Bezos' longtime partner Lauren Sanchez wrote, "Jeff [Bezos] and I are so proud to share that we have a new Bezos Courage and Civility Award winner — a woman who gives with her heart and leads with love and compassion in every aspect of her work." "We can't wait to see all the go

New Trailer Released For The Whitney Houston Biopic

Source RTT Music News Th e makers of I Wanna Dance With Somebody, the Whitney Houston biopic, recently released a new trailer for the movie. The trailer sees Naomi Ackie, who portrays Whitney, responding to critics of her music being too genre binding. She is also seen singing the national anthem at the 1991 Super Bowl and engaged in a spat over financial issues with John Russel Houston, portrayed by Clarke Peters. The trailer begins with the singer getting ready for an

Second Installment of Vinyl Eric Clapton Boxed Sets To be Released in January

Source: RTT MUSIC NEWS The second installment of a new series of limited-edition, vinyl-only boxed sets of Eric Clapton's studio albums for Reprise Records will be released in January. The Complete Reprise Studio Albums - Volume II will be released on January 13, 2023, for $199.98, with pre-orders available now. The second installment features 10 LPs that cover all five albums Clapton recorded for Reprise between 2001 and 2010, plus an LP exclusive to the collection that i

Oldies all The Time!

If you are a program director playing oldies, you may be faced with several issues. Oldies fall into different categories. There's the classic hits, leaning toward rock oldies from the late 60's through the 80's or 90's. Let me ask you this. If a station just plays this narrow selection of oldies, what happens to all of the other great songs going back to the 50's? They are ignored. Oldies consist of multiple genres in one. Rock, country, adult contemporary, folk, standards,

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