 Artist: Lynyrd Skynyrd: mp3 download Genre(s): Rock Rock: Hard-Rock Discography:  One More from the Road (cd1) Year: 2001 Tracks: 13  Lynyrd Skynyrd - All Time Greatest Hits Year: 2000 Tracks: 14  Skynyrd's Innyrds: Their Greatest Hits Year: 1989 Tracks: 13  First And Last Year: 1978 Tracks: 9  Street Survivors Year: 1977 Tracks: 8  Gimme Back My Bullets Year: 1976 Tracks: 9  The Last Rebel Year: Tracks: 10  The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd (CD 2) Year: Tracks: 12  The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd (CD 1) Year: Tracks: 13  Lynyrd Skynyrd-Legend Year: Tracks: 9  Edge Of Forever Year: Tracks: 12  Christmas Time Again Year: Tracks: 11  1991 Year: Tracks: 11 Lynyrd Skynyrd was the authoritative Southern rock confect ring, fusing the overdriven power of blues-rock with a malcontent Southern trope and a strong rock browbeat. Skynyrd ne'er relied on the jazzy improvisations of the Allman Brothers. 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Patch in high school in Jacksonville, FL, Ronnie Van Zant (vocals), Allen Collins (guitar), and Gary Rossington (guitar) formed My Backyard. Within a few months, the grouping added bassist Leon Wilkeson and keyboardist Billy Powell, and changed their identify to Lynyrd Skynyrd, a derisive testimonial to their gym teacher Leonard Skinner, wHO was infamous for punishing students with farseeing hair. With drummer Bob Burns, Lynyrd Skynyrd began playing throughout the South. For the start few eld, the group had little succeeder, only manufacturer Al Kooper signed the banding to MCA afterward seeing them play at an Atlanta golf club called Funocchio's in 1972. Kooper produced the group's 1973 debut, Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd, which was recorded after previous Strawberry Alarm Clock guitar player Ed King united the banding. The mathematical group became infamous for their triple-guitar onrush, which was showcased on "Absolve Bird," a tribute to the lately departed Duane Allman. "Release Bird" earned Lynyrd Skynyrd their start interior picture and it became 1 of the staples of album john Rock radiocommunication, still receiving airplay decades after its release. "Free Bird" and an opening slot on the Who's 1973 Quadrophenia tour of duty gave Lynyrd Skynyrd a devoted next, which helped their second album, 1974's Second Helping, become its breakthrough hit. Featuring the hit single "Sweet Home Alabama" -- a response to Neil Young's "Southerly Man" -- Endorsement Helping reached telephone number 12 and went multi-platinum. At the ending of the class, Artimus Pyle replaced drummer Burns and King left the band shortly after. The new sestet released Nuthin' Fancy in 1975, and it became the band's first base Top Ten strike. The criminal record was followed by the Tom Dowd-produced Gimme Back My Bullets in 1976, which failed to match the achiever of its two predecessors. However, the band retained their next through invariant touring, which was documented on the double alive record album One More from the Road. Released in late 1976, the album featured the band's new guitarist, Steve Gaines, and a trio of female patronage singers, and it became Skynyrd's endorsement Top Ten album. Lynyrd Skynyrd released their sixth album, Street Survivors, on October 17, 1977. Three days by and by, a privately hired plane carrying the dance orchestra betwixt shows in Greenville, SC, and Baton Rouge, LA, crashed outside of Gillsburg, MS. Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, and his babe Cassie, one of the group's backing vocalists, died in the crash; the remaining members were injured. (The grounds of the crash was either fuel famine or a flaw with the plane's mechanics.) The cover for Street Survivors had pictured the band encircled in flames; after the crash, the address was changed. In the heat of the tragedy, the album became one of the band's biggest hits. 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Monday 25 August 2008
Lila Downs to 'Shake' out new album on fall tour
Singer/songwriter Lila Downs [ ] has lined up a go of US dates in support of her forthcoming new studio album, "Shake Away," which drops into stores Sept. 2.
The Mexican-born performer kicks off the run Sept. 13 in Washington, DC. Highlights of the 10-city trek include a Sept. 15 Mexican Independence Day performance at New York City's Town Hall, and a Sept. 27 appearance at San Jose, CA's Mariachi Festival, which will also characteristic performances by Linda Ronstadt and Aida Cuevas. All dates ar included below.
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Downs--born in Oaxaca, Mexico, to a Mexican mother and an American father--sings in both Spanish and English on "Shake Away," which was recorded, appropriately, in both Mexico City and New York.
"In the US, we've gone through a lot of fear," Downs said in a iron release, explaining the album's main theme as well as its title. "The idea was to bring around, to 'shake away' the anger and hate. We also went through a lot of political worry in my birthplace of Oaxaca, and sometimes we distance ourselves from the pain. We cannot forget or hide out, but we must be positive. Since I was young, it's [been] significant for me to bring different hoi polloi together, race-wise and religion-wise."
The set follows 2006's "La Cantina." The singer released a calling retrospective earlier this year, "The Very Best Of El Alma de Lila Downs," on both CD and DVD.
[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the issue time of this history. Changes may occur in front go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
September 200813 - Washington, DC - Kennedy Center15 - New York, NY - Town Hall18 - Boulder, CO - E Town Boulder Theatre19 - Albuquerque, NM - Globalquerque21 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl (w/Nortec, Michael Franti, & Ozomatli)22 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues24 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom25 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre 27 - San Jose, CA - San Jose Mariachi Festival (w/Linda Ronstadt & Aida Cuevas)28 - San Jose, CA - Plaza de Cesar Chavez30 - Chicago, IL - Harris Theatre
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Friday 15 August 2008
Woman to be tried for stalking John Cusack
LOS ANGELES () - A 33-year-old woman arrested on charges of stalking actor John Cusack is mentally competent to
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Friday 27 June 2008
Wayne Rooney to Launch TV Show
Wayne Rooney is set to launch a new TV show to find the country's best young footballer.
The Manchester United star will film Wayne Rooney's Street Striker for British satellite channel Sky One in urban locations across the UK as he searches for an outstanding young player to nurture and guide.
Producers say the three-part show will also provide an insight into the England striker's life and off-pitch personality.
The show is based on the annual Coca-Cola Street Striker competition and auditions are currently taking place, with boys and girls set different challenges.
The hopefuls will be whittled down to 50 candidates for the first episode of the TV show, before Rooney and a team of judges select the best prospects to progress into episode two.
A source close to the project told industry magazine Broadcast, "This isn't about kids doing keepie uppies in the park.
"It's beautifully shot, real street football."
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Sunday 22 June 2008
Michael Jackson - Newsman Bashir Has Brain Tumour Scare
The newsman who made headlines with his expose of MICHAEL JACKSON has been hit with a brain tumour.
Martin Bashir's Living With Michael Jackson TV special helped cement the pop superstar's reputation as an oddball who shared his bed with children.
And now the British news reporter, who hosts America's Nightline show, has been diagnosed with a brain tumour after a bang to the head prompted him to seek medical help.
Tests showed Bashir had a benign tumour.
A representative for Bashir says, "Martin is seeing this as a blessing in disguise. If he hadn't had the knock to his head, he would never have known about the tumour."
The newsman is not expected to undergo surgery, but doctors will monitor his condition.
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Saturday 14 June 2008
John Michael Montgomery - Montgomery In Rehab
Country singer JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY has reportedly checked into a rehab treatment facility for substance abuse.
The star has axed all concert dates and personal appearances for the next 30 days to voluntarily submit himself to the centre to treat his severe anxiety attacks and sleep disorder, his management company said on Friday (09May08).
In 2006, Montgomery was arrested on alcohol, drugs and weapons charges. As part of a plea bargain, he acknowledged there was sufficient evidence for a DUI conviction and the other charges were dismissed.
In a statement, Montgomery says, "I will be disappearing for a while to try and defeat the demons that have stripped me of my energy of life and good health for so many years now. I assure you that however long it may take, I'm gonna fight to the end and come out stronger."
The 43-year-old is due to release an album on his own label in September (08).
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