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BLUEBIRD CAFE June schedule
The BLUEBIRD CAFE in Nashville, TN is certainly one of the best venue
to listen to westcoast music. The famous venue celebrates in June its 
18th anniversary. Here is a short list of the artists
that will play there in June:
- Saturday, June 3: Rusty Young (Poco) &  Beth Nielsen Chapman 
- Tuesday, June 6: Bluebird 18th Anniversary with Greg Barnhill, Jonell Mosser, Jim Photoglo...
- Tuesday, June 13: Gary Burr & Jim Photoglo & Richard Marx 
- Saturday, June 17: Fred Knobloch
- Tuesday, June 20: Michael Johnson...
Go there and enjoy the music! Please remind that the BLUEBIRD CAFE
will release soon live album from Michael Johnson (first reference of their
new label).

HOME SWEET HOME RECORDS projects
Here is a label in the U.S.A. that does a lot for westcoast music: HOME SWEET HOME RECORDS:
Chris Christian new album Harbor will be out on July 4th as well as Whiteheart - Millenium Archives,
the orgiginal motion picture soundtrack from the movie Dakota (staring Lou Diamond Philips)
featuring songs by Mark Heart, Wayne Watson plus all the scoring and music all produced and played by
Chris Christian.
MARK T. WILLIAMS new project
THE BOND PROJECT (MARK T. & Joseph WILLIAMS) album is now finished. Several deals are now
in discussion with new distributors for a future release.

BENJAMIN ORR news
Remember his great westcoast music The Race album (back in 1986)... Former Cars bassist
BEN ORR (recently member of Atlanta's Big People), is now at the Atlanta Piedmont Hospital
for a growth on his pancreas. Hope to have a good diagnosis as soon as possible.

KENNY LOGGINS thinks different
KENNY LOGGINS will appear on June 11 at the Valley Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
In addition, on July 12th Kenny and Julia LOGGINS will chat at PlanetRx.com a community 
focused dedicated to health, nutrition and well being.
FM Soundtrack
FM Soundtrack (originally) released in 1978 (by mca records USA) will be reissued in The States
on June 13 newly digitally remastered. Remember this album features some great songs: BOSTON -
More Than A Feeling, DOOBIE BROTHERS - It Keeps You Runnin', EAGLES - Life In The Fast Lane,
DAN FOGELBERG - There's A Place In The World For A Gambler, FOREIGNER - Cold As Ice,
RANDY MEISNER - Bad Man, LINDA RONSTADT - Tumbling Dice, Poor Poor Pitiful Me, BOZ SCAGGS -
Lido Shuffle, STEELY DAN - FM, JAMES TAYLOR - Your Smiling Face...

AMY SKY cover
A song from AMY Burnt By The Sun album called Love Pain And The Whole Damn Thing is the new
single for an artist on Polydor Germany named Jennifer David.

PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY concerts
Here are the next concerts in California from Michael Carey SCHNEIDER (ex-SNEAKER) group:
- Border's Books & Music - Saturday, May 27th - 8:00PM, 6510 Canoga Boulevard - Canoga Park
- Ban-Dar - Friday, June 2nd - 9:00PM, 3005 E. Main Street - Ventura
- Border's Books & Music - Saturday, June 10th - 8:00PM, 24445 Town Center Drive - Valencia
- Border's Books & Music - Saturday, June 17th - 8:00PM, 100 S. Brand Boulevard-  Glendale
STEELY DAN wins
On May 23 at the ASCAP Pop Muisic Awards (Beverly Hills, California), STEELY DAN has recieved
the highest honor: the Founders Award, for lifetime achievement in songwriting. 

DAVID PACK and AMBROSIA
On the AMBROSIA side, the group negociates at the moment a record deal with Miramar Record for
a CD featuring rarities: unreleased masters from 70's 80's & 90's) with 3 new songs.
The new DAVID PACK album will be called Working With Light (Atlantic Records) with a release date
previously announced on August 15. Guest includes names as Michael McDonald, Kirk Whalum, Vinnie
Colaiuta, Michael Traitt (from DC Talk) and CeCe Winans. There will be a tribute song to Rev.
Billy Graham on it.
DON HENLEY - Inside Job
(warner bros USA)
I must say, it's his best solo work. All the songs are really great,
with some powerful songs like Taking You Home, I think it will be
a big major hit in the U.S., great gospel chorus with David Paich (Toto)
on piano, one of his best songs, maybe better than New York Minute
(imagine listenning this song on the highway, somewhere in Arizona...),
For My Wedding written by Larry John McNally is a great song too,
Goodbye To A River is a powerful song, with a great great piano,
Annabel is beautiful too. Workin' It is a great rock songs with great
guitars. With Steely Dan last one, the last Don Henley is one of the
best westcoast albums in these last years... (by JP Rejou)
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01. Nobody else in the world but you
02. Taking you home
03. For my wedding
04. Everything is different now
05. Workin' it
06. Goodbye to a river
07. Inside job
08. They're not here, they're not coming
09. Damn it, rose
10. Miss ghost
11. The genie
12. Annabel
13. My thanksgiving

WILSON PHILLIPS - Greatest Hits
(emd USA)
The famous trio of the early 90s
just do a nice come back
with this compilation album.
Since then, every member has tried to stay
in the music biz...
And we eagerly wait for a new album
from the 3 stars...







PAT LEONARD - Rivers
(rounder USA)
The incredible producer is back with an album originally released in 1997.
In a kind of New Age/Rock, Pat explores his music in a good way at piano and
with Luis Conte at percussions. Listen to carefully to this one!
01. Lewis/Shoshone 
02. The Slough 
03. The Lamar Valley 
04. Boy Scouts & Cutthroats 
05. Livingston D.C. 
06. The Missouri 
07. Floating With Amos 
08. The Madison 
09. Spring Creek 


CHARLIE WATTS JIM KELTNER PROJECT
(higher octave music USA)
Interesting Jazz album/New Age from legendary drummer Charlie Watt with
the wonderful Jim Keltner. Tribal movements and Jazz at its free inspiration
at its best! Kenny Aronoff and Mick Jagger contribute to this album.
01. Shelly Manne 
02. Art Blakey
03. Kenny Clarke 
04. Tony Williams 
05. Roy Haynes 
06. Max Roach 
07. Airto
08. Billy Higgins 
09. Elvin Suite 

I-TEN reissue
Rewind Records a Division of Song Haus Music Group www.songhausmusic.com will be releasing in june
the Westcoast AOR Classic I-TEN - Taking A Cold Look on CD. The album has been remastered by Jeff
Willens at Universal Mastering East in Edison, NJ and will feature the orginal artwork.
Rewind Records is distributed by Sumthing Distribution www.sumthing.com
The album will be available at all major chain stores and internet mail order sites.
AMY SKY new album
AMY third record/album is to be released in the fall in Canada
As a reminder, MARC JORDAN has an album out since a few months in Canada:
THIS IS HOW MEN CRY (Blue Note/EMI).

RHYTHM AND SOUL attitude
In the Columbia digitally remastered entries (Rhythm & Soul Series),
four new releases cover the broadest spectrum of R&B activity over the course
of nearly two decades with a new compilation of EARTH WIND AND FIRE which adds
2 bonus tracks to the original 1988 set: Keep Your Head To The Sky and
I'll Write A Song For You.
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DANN HUFF great solos
Released very very soon on Home Sweet Home Records, a compilation album of 20 DAN HUFF unreleased
guitar solos simply entitled: SOLOS. Track-listing: Exception To The Rule, Winter, Love, Fire,
Heart, Someone, Walnut Hill, Shake, Signs, Hot, One, Fight, Victory, Run, Alone, Light, Black,
Tokio, Solo, Down.
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DAVID LASLEY new album
His new CD entitled BACK TO BLUE-EYED SOUL is coming soon. This is a compilation of the career
of DAVID LASLEY (2 groups + his solo albums and out-of-print solo singles and unreleased
recordings).
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ROCK HALL OF FAME choices
Classic rockers are in good position on the eligibility list for the 2000 Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame class, among others: HEART, JOURNEY, THE TUBES, THE OUTLAWS, AMBROSIA,
CAPTAIN & TENNILLE, ERIC CARMEN, PABLO CRUISE, ANDY GIBB, ANDREW GOLD, AL JARREAU,
THE LIITLE RIVER BAND, DAVID SANBORN, KENNY ROGERS... 
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MICHAEL MORALES on stage
MICHAEL MORALES is performing at themelodic rock convention, Ultrasound 2000, in Las Vegas
on May 28. It is the first official date he has played since the end of the THUMP tour (1992)
His performance (at 10:15 PM) closes the convention. There are a number of fans attending from
Europe, Asia and other US states. Anyone interested can set up travel through Worldwide Vacations
in the USA at  888.690.1017 or visit the Ultrasound website at:
http://www.egotripent.com/ultrasound/
SONGWRITERS Hall of Fame
DON HENLEY, GLENN FREY, BRIAN WILSON and JAMES TAYLOR
will be honored by the National Academy of Popular Music/
Songwriters Hall of Fame at 31st annual induction
and awards ceremony on June 15 in New York City.
A lifetime achievement award will be given to NEIL DIAMOND.

THE EAGLES Hotel California
The EAGLES haved decided to sue the Hotel California Grill
(based in Dallas, Texas) for trademark violations regarding
the album HOTEL CALIFORNIA. Read more about this information
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ROGER MCGUINN back to memory
You can win the recently released BYRDS album LIVE AT THE
FILLMORE: FEBRUARY 1969 and a poster featuring the Fillmore cover art - autographed
by ROGER McGUINN!
Courtesy of Gigmania.com and Legacy Recordings.
http://sonymusic.com/contests
http://legacyrecordings.com/TheByrds
MICHAEL W. SMITH live
MICHAEL W. SMITH is doing a live in Sacramento (California, USA) Friday night (May 19).
It will be an all-acoustic solo set. In a personal way....  
Friday, May 19, 8:00pm
at the Trinity Life Center, North Highlands (Sacramento), CA
Advance Tickets: $22 General Admission, $25 Gold Circle
Information: (408) 369-8222

KENNY LOGGINS aloha!
Here is a list of radio interviews KENNY was doing in Hawaii last tuesday..
Isn't it so crazy!!!
11am - korl/honolulu - kimo kahoano
11:20am - voice of america - susan logue
11:40am - kpoa/maui - alaka'i
12 noon - kkcr/kauai - manulele
12:20pm - kapa/klua/big island - nelson ray parker
12:35pm - kkbg/big island - d.c.
12:50pm - kfmn/kauai - b.b. choy

NEIL YOUNG projects
He has just released a new album named SILVER AND GOLD that picked at the 22
position in the Billboard charts, selling 55,000 copies during its first week
of release.
But Neil  has other projects in mind: the production of a box-set of C.S.N.&Y.
due out this fall. Also, he plans to release a 8-CD set for restrospecting his
career from 1969 to 1972 with lots of rare, unreleased and live tracks.
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CARLY SIMON - THE BEDROOM TAPES
(arista/bmg USA)
Carly is romantic. Her new album (the first in 5 years)
is a collection of stories of love affairs, technology
and George Gershwin inspiration.Read more about her new album
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02. So Many Stars 
03. Big Dumb Guy 
04. Scar 
05. Cross The River 
06. I Forget 
07. Actress 
08. I'm Really The Kind 
09. We Your Dearest Friends 
10. Whatever Became Of Her 
11. In Honor Of You (George)

CHRISTOPHER CROSS - RED ROOM
(cmc intl/bmg USA)
Do you know the album Walking In Avalon released in 1998
it's exactly the same LP than this one!
01. In A Red Room
02. Walking In Avalon
03. Hunger
04. When She Smiles
05. It's Always Something
06. Dream Too Loud
07. I Know You Well
08. Kind Of I Love You
09. Curled Around In The World
10. Rainy Day In Vancouver


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Last Update: May 28, 2000.