The Songwriters Hall of Fame got a big dose of country last night with the induction of Garth Brooks. The Yukon, Oklahoma native, who rose to stardom in the late ’80s/early ’90s on the strength of such hits as “If Tomorrow Never Comes,” “Unanswered Prayers” and “The Thunder Rolls,” was inducted by Billy Joel, who wrote the hit, “Shameless,” for Brooks’ 1991 album, Ropin’ the Wind.
“You talk about songwriters,” Brooks gushed to the Associated Press. “[Joel is] one of the greatest songwriters of all time. And he’s taken a day out of his life to do this. I feel very lucky.”
Joining Brooks at the New York City gala was fellow 2011 inductee Leon Russell, who performed “Superstar” with Dwight Yoakam. Other inductees included Allen Toussant, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly, John Bettis and the duo of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, who co-wrote the Righteous Brothers’ classic, “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’,” with Phil Spector, as well as hits by The Animals, The Crystals and Paul Revere & the Raiders.
Regarding “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’,” presenter Bill Medley of the aforementioned Righteous Brothers said, “We were just lucky that they wrote that song for us.”
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Metallica and Lou Reed Join Forces for New Album. :: Metallica confirmed last night (June 15) that they’ve recorded a full length album with Lou Reed. On their official website, the band writes: "Ever since we had the pleasure of performing with Lou at the 25th Anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at Madison Square Garden in October of 2009, we have been kicking around the idea of making a record together. We have been working at our home studio at HQ on and off over the last few months. In what would be lightning speed for a Metallica related project, we recorded ten songs during this time and while at this moment we're not exactly sure when you'll hear it, we're beyond excited to share with you that the recording sessions wrapped up last week." In a just-published interview with Rollingstone.com , Reed described the project as "a marriage made in heaven." "I knew it from the first day we played together," he said. "'Oh, man, this is perfection, right in front of me.' " No release date has been set for the album, which has yet to be titled
Country Legend Glen Campbell Diagnosed With Alzheimer’s. :: Glen Campbell, Photo: Wikipedia By: Staff Legendary country singer and guitarist has revealed that he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in an exclusive interview with People Magazine . Campbell, who is famous for many hits, including “Rhinestone Cowboy” and “Wichita Lineman,” was actually diagnosed with the degenerative disease about six months ago, but decided to come public with the information.
