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FREE BOB DYLAN GIVEAWAY In honor of Bob Dylan's birthday this month, we are giving away two copies of the new book: "Bob Dylan and Philosophy" Visit http://www.rockandrolltours.com to enter ---- Dylan Days takes bold steps for 2006 celebration HIBBING, MN Bob Dylan turns 65 this year and his northeastern Minnesota hometown is celebrating with an exciting lineup of Dylan Days arts and entertainment activities from May 24 - 27. In 2006, Dylan Days features a concert reuniting the band that played on Dylan's critically-acclaimed masterpiece album "Blood on the Tracks." In addition, organizers will hold a special screening of "Tangled Up In Bob," a nationally-renowned film celebrating Dylan's early influences in Hibbing. As always, classic Dylan Days events will be back, such as literary night, the Bobby Zimmerman bus tour of Hibbing, the Bob Dylan singer-songwriter contest and community displays and tributes throughout the week. "Dylan Days is a tribute to Bob Dylan, but it is also a tribute to the arts and their power to make life better in a community," said Aaron J. Brown, Dylan Days spokesperson. "All our events are accessible and designed to celebrate the possibility that a misunderstood kid from a small, Midwestern town can touch the world with words and music." After four years of growth as part of the Hibbing Area Chamber of Commerce, Dylan Days has spun into a non-profit group that seeks to enhance the arts community in Northern Minnesota in addition to conducting the annual event. Dylan Arts Celebration works with many community partners, including the schools, the city, the Chamber of Commerce and other artistic groups. See http://www.dylandays.com for an updated schedule of events and other information about Dylan Days 2006. ----- Elvis Presley Festival Will Be Musical Mix TUPELO, Miss. - The eighth Elvis Presley Festival will include a musical mix featuring gospel, hard rockers and tribute artists, organizers said. On June 2, the Main Stage will feature rockabilly trio The Dempseys, followed by country singer Jeff Bates and Travis LeDoyt, who shakes his hips like Elvis. New Orleans rockers Cowboy Mouth will close the opening night. The Main Stage's June 3 lineup includes country artists Chris Cagle and Chely Wright, as well as hard-rocking Saliva. At the Fairpark Stage, the recreation of Elvis' triumphant 1956 homecoming concert will feature a trio of tribute artists, Donny Edwards, Jamie Aaron Kelley and Brandon Bennett. In addition, Kay Bain and The Mornin' Show Band, Sonny Burgess and The Pacers and The Dempseys will perform. On June 4, First United Methodist Church will host The Landmarks and LeDoyt during a gospel show that also will include Elvis' backing vocalists, The Jordanaires. Presley was born in Tupelo but moved with his parents in 1948 to Memphis, Tenn., where he later began his recording career. Presley died in Memphis on Aug. 16, 1977. On the Net: Elvis Presley Festival: http://www.tupeloelvisfestival.com ------ ROY ORBISON EXHIBIT OPENS An exhibit that opens to the public Wednesday called "Haunting & Yearning: The Life and Music of Roy Orbison" offers a glimpse into his rockabilly career and his personal struggles. The exhibit is not traveling. It was put together for the Rock Hall, said Barbara Orbison, Roy Orbison's widow, who came to Cleveland from Nashville on Tuesday for the opening. "I'm proud of it," she said. "It has a lot of private things. I think Roy's legacy is alive. He's so well known and respected. There's always a radio station somewhere playing him. And Roy was fond of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It was Bruce Springsteen who inducted him. Roy said to me that was so wonderful." The display coincides with what would have been Orbison's 70th birthday, April 23. Included are letters Orbison wrote to himself making vows to take better care of himself, committing to exercise and stopping smoking. There are model airplanes he built as his hobby. A poster for a 1963 show in England shows the Beatles were the warm-up band for Orbison. "The Beatles had gotten so popular so fast that they demanded a switch and Roy went along," opening up for the Fab Four instead, said Howard Kramer, Rock Hall curator. In 1990, Orbison posthumously won a Grammy for best male vocalist for his concert performance of "Oh, Pretty Woman" in 1988. But well before that, Orbison influenced a broad range of rock stars who were his contemporaries, such as Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers and John Lennon. "His one-of-a-kind voice and ethereal songs set him apart from all of his contemporaries and made for a diverse set of followers," Kramer said. The exhibit runs until Oct. 29. It is small in comparison to the Rock Hall's ongoing salute to rock music icon Sam Cooke. An exhibit featuring a 10-year period of Bob Dylan's career is planned to open May 20. The exhibit also coincides with the release of Legacy Records' Roy Orbison Reissue Project. The first Legacy release is "Black & White Night," the 1987 Orbison concert originally aired on cable TV. "What I hope young people get out of it is that Roy came from a small town in Texas against all odds and with a dream in his heart and a melody on his lips," Barbara Orbison said. "That's what it really is about, making your dream come true." On the Net: Rock Hall: http://www.rockhall.com Roy Orbison Web site: http://www.orbison.com ---- NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The first home Elvis Presley owned, a ranch-style house he bought as his career was taking off, is for sale online. The modest, four-bedroom building at 1034 Audubon Drive in Memphis was posted on eBay. Presley, then 21, bought the home March 8, 1956, with his royalties. The singer, his parents and grandmother lived in the house for a year. A month after moving in, "Heartbreak Hotel" hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts, ultimately ending any privacy he had in the neighborhood. Fans lined the suburban street and police frequently had to be called in. A Life magazine article from August 1956 had pictures of teenage girls sitting with their ears pressed to his bedroom wall and picking through the grass in his yard for souvenirs. The commotion became so intense that Elvis moved his bedroom to the back of the house. In the short time the family was there, Elvis had a 50-foot-long granite pool installed in the backyard and a den added to the house. The pool was the largest residential pool in Memphis when he built it. His motorcycles were housed in a separate building, which eventually became a pool house with two dressing rooms. Both the pool house and the pool remain on the property. Many of Alfred Wertheimer's photographs of the emerging star were shot at the house, chronicling Elvis' growing fame and fortune. Photos of the property on eBay show mature trees in the yard, and the listing says some of them were planted while Presley lived there. In March 1957, Presley gave up the house on Audubon Drive for a 14-acre estate with a two-story colonial house already known as Graceland, a home that Elvis would make famous. Last year, the Audubon Drive house was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places, a distinction Graceland has held since 1991. According to the eBay posting, the house was built in 1953 and has about 3,000 square feet of living space. The walls and gates surrounding the property remain, still showing the strands of barbed wire placed by the singer's father, Vernon Presley, to prevent would-be intruders. The bidding is scheduled to end May 14. ----- Broadway gets ready for 'High Fidelity' The 2000 John Cusack film "High Fidelity" is getting the Broadway musical treatment. The show based on the novel by Nick Hornby opens in Boston in September with an eye toward a December Broadway debut, Playbill.com reported. "Chicago" and "Sweet Charity" director Walter Bobbie will helm the stage show written by Tom Kitt, Amanda Green and David Lindsay-Abaire. "High Fidelity" is the story of a relationship-challenged record store owner who re-traces his romantic history in an effort to find out what he's doing wrong. The original Hornby story was set in England, the Cusack film was set in Chicago and the musical will be set in New York, Playbill said. ------- New York City Walking Tours for Beatles and Bob Dylan sights Sponsored by Daytrippin' Rock and Roll Tours Make your reservation at http://www.rockandrolltours.com -------- This message has been brought to you by Daytrippin' P.O. Box 114 Edgewater, NJ 07020 http://www.rockandrolltours.com |
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