| September 13th, 2004 05:19 PM |
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Capitol to Release Two John Lennon Discs
NEW YORK - John Lennon will have two new compact discs out this fall.
Capitol Records announced it was releasing a 17-song disc, "Acoustic," which
collect some of the quieter post-Beatles work, including "Working Class
Hero," "Watching the Wheels" and "Dear Yoko," by Lennon, who was murdered in
1980.
Seven of the tracks will be available for the first time. An acoustic
version of the harrowing "Cold Turkey," a live take on "Imagine" and a
non-sweetened "Real Love" are part of the package.
Capitol is also repackaging Lennon's 1975 album, "Rock 'n' Roll," his homage
to the music of his youth. They include four bonus tracks: "To Know Her is
to Love Her"; "Angel Baby"; "Since My Baby Left Me"; and "Just Because."
Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, supervised the projects, which will be issued Nov.
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Guitar String Maker Ernie Ball Dies at 74
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - Ernie Ball, a pioneer maker of rock 'n' roll
guitar strings used by legions of artists from the Rolling Stones to Merle
Travis, has died. He was 74.
Ball died at his home Thursday after an ongoing illness, the mortuary
handling services announced.
His strings and instruments were used by music stars over the past four
decades, from B.B. King to Metallica. Beginning with a small music shop in
the San Fernando Valley, Ball built a business with annual sales of $40
million and a worldwide reputation. Along the way, he bucked traditional
thinking in the music business.
"He changed the way people thought of guitar accessories, and how they sold
and marketed them, and to this day the Ernie Ball way is the industry
standard," his son, Sterling Ball, said in a statement.
In 1958, Ball opened a shop in Tarzana that, uniquely, sold only guitars.
"Sales reps would come in and say, 'Ern, you've got to sell clarinet reeds,
drum sticks, valve oil, blah blah blah,'" Ball once recalled. "And I'd tell
them 'I just want to sell guitars.'"
In 1962, complaints from customers that they couldn't find lighter-gauge,
flexible strings for their rock 'n' roll instruments prompted Ball to create
and sell sets of strings he called "Slinkys."
They were a hit. He later branched out into instruments and accessories,
buying the Music Man electric guitar company in 1985.
Today, Ernie Ball items are sold in more than 5,000 music stores in the
United States and exported to more than 70 countries. |
| September 13th, 2004 05:30 PM |
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| scratched |
RIP Ernie. Your Slinkys (while quite pricey) are always a pleasure to play. The Rolls Royce of strings! |
| September 13th, 2004 07:13 PM |
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| sammy davis jr. |
I swear by 'em!! (like anyone cares...) |
| September 13th, 2004 07:19 PM |
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| glencar |
message: I care. |
| September 13th, 2004 10:53 PM |
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| Soldatti |
Yoko needs some money? |
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