LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-MARCH 14, 2019…FOURTEEN YEARS AGO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME CELEBRATED ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY AND THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE EVENING WAS U2 GETTING INDUCTED INTO THE HALL. THEY WERE WELCOMED INTO THE HALL BY BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-MARCH 14, 2019…ON THIS DAY IN 1981, ERIC CLAPTON
WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A NEAR-FATAL ULCER.
HE WAS ADMITTED TO A HOSPITAL IN ST. PAUL MINNESOTA AFTER A TOUR STOP IN WISCONSIN. CLAPTON WAS ON THE ROAD IN SUPPORT OF HIS ALBUM ‘ANOTHER TICKET’. THIS WAS IN THE ERA OF PRE-HMO TREATMENT. CLAPTON SPENT A WHOPPING 4 AND A HALF WEEKS IN THE HOSPITAL, AND WAS “90 % HEALED” AT THE TIME OF HIS RELEASE.
CLAPTON WAS FORCED TO CANCEL THE REST OF HIS TOUR WHICH CONSISTED OF 47 TOUR DATES.
HERE’S VINTAGE CLAPTON IN CONCERT
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Sammy Hagar & The Circle have released their new music video for “Trust Fund Baby” from their upcoming new album “Space Between” which will be released on Friday, May 10th.
LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-MARCH 13, 2019…HAPPY 59TH BIRTHDAY TO ADAM CLAYTON, BEST KNOWN AS THE BASS PLAYER FROM U2. CLAYTON HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF U2 SINCE THE GROUP’S INCEPTION, AS HE AND HIS CLASSMATES IN SCHOOL FOUNDED THE BAND IN 1976. HE HAS RECORDED 14 STUDIO ALBUMS WITH THE U2.
AS A MEMBER OF U2 HE’S WON 22 GRAMMY AWARDS AND IS A MEMBER OF THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME.
HERE’S ONE OF MY FAVORITE U2 SONGS. OUTSTANDING BASS LINE FROM CLAYTON. HERE’S GOD PT II
LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-MARCH 13, 2019…THIRTY FIVE YEARS AGO MARKED THE RELEASE OF THE CARS ‘HEARTBEAT CITY’. IT WAS THE 5TH STUDIO ALBUM FROM THE GROUP, AND IN TERMS OF COMMERCIAL SUCCESS IT WAS MASSIVE. ‘HEARTBEAT CITY’ WAS A HIT MACHINE, SPAWNING 5 TOP 40 SINGLES, AND SELLING OVER 4 MILLION COPIES IN AMERICA.
HERE’S THE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR ‘DRIVE’ FROM THE CARS
LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-MARCH 13, 2019…THIRTEEN YEARS AGO, THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTED LYNYRD SKYNYRD AND BLACK SABBATH AS MEMBERS OF “THE CLASS OF 2006” IN THE RRHOF.
HERE’S FOOTAGE OF LYNYRD SKYNYRD ACCEPTING THE AWARD
AND SKYNYRD PERFORMING WITH KID ROCK AS PART OF THE JAM SESSION
AND JUDGING BY THE CAMERA WORK , THIS HAS GOT TO BE HOME VIDEO OF SKYNYRD PERFORMING ‘FREE BIRD’ AT THE HOF AWARDS SHOW
METALLICA INDUCTED BLACK SABBATH AND HERE’S SABBATH ACCEPTING THEIR AWARD
AND HERE’S THE METALLICA PERFORMING FOR BLACK SABBATH AT THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME
Walt Disney Pictures presents Aladdin which will be released on May 24th, 2019.
A thrilling and vibrant live-action adaptation of Disney’s animated classic, “Aladdin” is the exciting tale of the charming street rat Aladdin, the courageous and self-determined Princess Jasmine and the Genie who may be the key to their future. Directed by Guy Ritchie, who brings his singular flair for fast-paced, visceral action to the fictitious port city of Agrabah, “Aladdin” is written by John August and Ritchie based on Disney’s “Aladdin.” The film stars Will Smith as the Genie; Mena Massoud as Aladdin; Naomi Scott as Jasmine; Marwan Kenzari as Jafar; Navid Negahban as the Sultan; Nasim Pedrad as Dalia and Billy Magnussen as Prince Anders.
Directed by Guy Ritchie
The cast includes:
Will Smith as Genie
Mena Massoud as Aladdin
Naomi Scott as Princess Jasmine
Marwan Kenzari as Jafar
Navid Negahban as The Sultan
Nasim Pedrad as Dalia
Billy Magnussen as Prince Anders,
Numan Acar as Hakim
Robby Haynes as Razoul
Frank Welker as the voice of Abu
Alan Tudyk as the voice of Lago