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Ellie Jacobs
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SONGLINK HELPS PUT A GIRL ON THE MOON!
What's the connection between an unknown teenage singer from Devon, UK who's just releasing her debut album, and a Canadian rock legend who's currently touring and gearing up for the release of a comeback album with his old 70's bandmate with whom he hasn't worked for over 20 years?
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Steve Levine, David Stark,
Steve Britton & Tony Moore
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SONGLINK AWARDS PRIZES AT LIPA GRADUATION DAY
LIVERPOOL, July 30th: SongLink founder David Stark presented the songwriting prizes at LIPA's annual Graduation Day, held at Liverpool's Philharmonic Hall in the presence of Lead Patron Sir Paul McCartney and hosted by Principal/CEO Mark Featherstone-Witty. This year David presented three SongLink prizes instead of the traditional two, to Jessica Staveley-Taylor, Joe Kenny and Alex Pavelich. David commented, "The standard of year's songs submitted was so high that it was impossible to pick just two winners, so I was happy to give an extra award today. It's always a pleasure to hear what LIPA music students are creating, they always come up with something brilliant and memorable, and this year was certainly no exception."
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CITY SHOWCASE IN NEW ZEALAND
SongLink-supported event City Showcase is being held for the first time outside the UK from 25-28th November 2010, following nine successful years in London. At City Showcase: Spotlight New Zealand, new and emerging musicians will be given the opportunity to perform at gigs in and around the picturesque town of Napier's Art Deco city centre. The event culminates in an audience led competition, Finding the Future, with the ultimate winner playing City Showcase London in May 2011. The winner will also perform at the Mission Winery Concert in 2011. A judging panel made up of leaders from the music industry will be in Napier to judge the competition and the public will also have a chance to vote.
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Randy Bachman
& Fred Turner
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BACHMAN & TURNER LAUNCH IN LONDON
Canadian rock legends Randy Bachman and Fred Turner are launching their reunion tour in London with an intimate preview show at The Garage in Highbury on Monday June 7th, following a couple of warm-up gigs in their hometown of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Now known as Bachman & Turner, the veteran rockers and their band then head to the Sweden Rocks festival in Solvesborg on June 12th alongside such names as Areosmith and Guns n' Roses, before playing USA dates and returning to London on July 25th for the High Voltage Festival alongside ZZ Top, Foreigner, ELP, Joe Bonamassa and others. They also have a brand new album set for release in September 2010...
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Mrs. Figen Cakmak,
David Stark and UK
contestant Sarah Class
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SONGLINK IN ISTANBUL
SongLink's David Stark was a judge at the International Competition of Istanbul Songs held at the Grand Cevahir Hotel Auditorium on May 29th. The contest featured 12 international contestants singing old and new songs associated with Istanbul all sung in Turkish, as part of Istanbul's celebration as Europe's Capital of Culture for 2010. The contest was organised the Atlas Organisation in association with Mrs Figen Cakmak, Senior Vice-President of WAFA, the World Association of Festivals and Artists...
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Siphiwo Ntshebe
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SIPHIWO NTSHEBE R.I.P.
South African classical/opera singer Siphiwo Ntshebe has sadly died of meningitis, aged just 34. He was due to perform at the World Cup opening ceremony on June 11th, having been personally chosen by former president Nelson Mandela. Described by many as the "black Pavarotti", his debut album entitled "Hope" is scheduled for release next month by Epic Records (Sony), the title track having been co-written by Russ Ballard....
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L-R: David Stark, Neil Sedaka and
Ellis Rich (Chairman, PRS For Music)
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SONGLINK AT THE IVORS
Legendary songwriter/artist Neil Sedaka was honoured by PRS For Music with the Special International Award at the 55th Ivor Novello Awards, held at London's Grosvenor House Hotel. Other big winners at the star-studded ceremony included Lily Allen who walked away with three Ivors including Songwriter of the Year with co-writer Greg Kurstin; Bat For Lashes (Best Contemporary Song); Paulo Nutini (Best Album); Johnny Marr (Inspiration Award); Trevor Horn (Outstanding Contribution); Imogen Heap (International Achievement); Paul Weller (Lifetime Achievement) and Sir Tim Rice (Fellowship of the Academy)...
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THE IVORS, EUROVISION - AND ISTANBUL
Two of the most important events for UK songwriters take place over the next two weeks, namely the Ivor Novello Awards this coming Thursday and the Eurovision Song Contest on May 29th. Two very different events which have traditionally represented the hallowed pinnacle of success for British songsmiths over the past fifty years, but which also have very different audiences and modus operandi...
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Tony Moore, Lynsey De Paul, Tony Christie & David Stark
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SONGLINK AT CITY SHOWCASE
SongLink's David Stark hosted the final workshop session of City Showcase 2010 at the Apple Store on London's Regent Street on Saturday May 9th. Titled "Feedback", the session was a live critique of half a dozen singer/songwriters who all played one song live onstage in front of the industry panel, which consisted of legendary singer Tony Christie ("Is This The Way To Amarillo", "Avenues And Alleyways"), songwriter Lynsey De Paul ("Sugar Me", "No Honestly") and singer/songwriter/club host Tony Moore...
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Ben Champion and David Stark with the Critics Award
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SONGLINK IN MALTA FOR HIT SONG CONTEST
SongLink publisher David Stark was a judge at the Malta International Hit Song Contest 2010 which took place on Friday April 30th at the CNL Theatre in Hamrun, Malta. The contest was was organised under the the auspices of WAFA, the recently-founded World Association of Festivals and Artists which succeeds the long-running FIDOF organisation and is headed by Norman Hamilton (Chairman, Organising Committe and President, WAFA); Robert Cefai (General Co-ordination & Secretary General, WAFA); and Mrs Figen Cakmek (Vice President, Turkey)...
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Jason Mraz, David Stark and songwriter Franceska Aeschlimann
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ASCAP 27th POP AWARDS 2010
ASCAP hosted its 27th annual Pop Music Awards at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles on April 21st. The star-studded event, which was attended by over 700 leading songwriters, recording artists and music industry leaders, paid special tribute to Patti Smith and The Killers, and honored the songwriters and publishers behind some of today's most popular music. Top awards were presented to:
Songwriter of the Year: Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald
Song of the Year: "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz
Publisher of the Year: EMI Music Publishing
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David Stark & friends in Los Angeles
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SONGLINK IN LOS ANGELES & VANCOUVER
SongLink editor/publisher David Stark arrived in Los Angeles on April 13th for a week's visit, which could end up being longer if the Iceland volcano crisis persists. On Saturday he met up with longtime colleagues at the new LA home of Canadian rock legend Randy Bachman (Bachman-Turner Overdrive, the Guess Who), who has been a longtime subscriber of SongLink for many years. Randy is currently providing songs for the debut album by upcoming UK artist Ellie Jacobs (Splash Sounds)...
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'Roy' and David Stark
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ROY ORBISON'S BIRTHDAY BASH 2010
April 23rd 2010 would have been Roy Orbison's 74th birthday, and the world continues to celebrate the music and the man. Loved the world over for a soaring 5-octave voice, and his incredible and innovative way of writing songs, "The Big O" was an artist without limits. The acclaimed Texan was a pioneer of rock and roll and is one of the very few artists to have been accepted by the world in all forms of popular music. Roy is one of the exceptional artists to have won Grammys in pop, rock and roll and country categories. With hits that spanned a 5-decade career - like "Ooby Dooby", "Oh Pretty Woman", "Only The Lonely", "Blue Bayou", "Crying", "It's Over", "In Dreams", "You Got It" and "Handle with Care" (as a Traveling Wilbury with Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and George Harrison) - Roy's music is woven into the fabric of our global psyche, forever living in our hearts and our minds and capturing the imagination of new fans daily. Some of the events celebrating Roy's birthday include...
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David Stark & friends in Nashville
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SONGLINK IN NASHVILLE
SongLink editor/publisher David Stark flew into Nashville, TN on April 6th to catch up with music industry friends and subscribers. As well as providing regular tips about Nashville artists who are looking for songs, SongLink is used by many local songwriters and music publishers to pitch their catalogues outside of Music Row and around the world. Longtime subscribers include Dennis Morgan (Morgan Music Group), Barbara Orbison (Orbison Music Co.), Bob Dellaposta (My Three Kids Music), Billy Livsey (Livsey Music) and many others...
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La VuVuZeLa
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SOUTH AFRICAN GIRL BAND KICK OFF FOR
WORLD CUP WITH HELP FROM SONGLINK!
Newly formed South African trio La VuVuZeLa are following the release of their first of two No. 1 chart-topping singles "Be Mine Tonight" and "5 More Minutes" with their debut album, "In Stereo", which also contains a new World Cup inspired track. Almost the entire album was put together as a consequence of placing leads in SongLink tipsheet, with contributions from our worldwide subscribers such as Charlie Mason, Bryan Steele (USA), Phil Ogden, Stephen Massa (UK) and publishers DSign Music (Norway), Chrysalis Music and Universal Sweden among others. The World Cup track titled "Play To Win" will be released in April to South African radio and is hopefully set to follow in the footsteps of their previous hits. La VuVuZeLa was formed just six months ago after they were discovered by Unie Moller, head of UK label Sexy Records...
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David Stark & Eddie Kramer
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JIMI HENDRIX 'NEW' ALBUM LAUNCH
Sony Music hosted a press launch for the new Jimi Hendrix album "Valleys Of Neptune" at the Red Room in London's Mayfair area on March 2nd, attended by Hendrix's longtime engineer/producer Eddie Kramer who worked on the album. The 12 previously unreleased studio tracks were recorded between 1967 and 1970 at Olympic Studios in London and the Record Plant in New York...
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Beth Nielsen Chapman & David Stark
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SONGLINK AT ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS
SongLink editor David Stark was a guest at Abbey Road Studios for the fifth annual Sound & Vision charity auction in aid of Cancer Research UK on February 25th, which raised over £200,000. David is pictured with Beth Nielsen Chapman who performed at the event along with Robert Plant and the London Oriana Choir conducted by David Drummond, in a spectacular performance in Abbey Road's...
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Michael Leahy, Hans Edler and Sean Arnold
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GETTING NAME ARTISTS TO COVER YOUR SONGS
David Stark was recently interviewed at MIDEM by lyricist Michael Leahy who runs the website A-Lyric.com, pictured right with Hans Edler (Sweden) and Sean Arnold (UK).
"Writing hits for major artists...if there was a formula, I'd be richer. Even someone like Diane Warren will write about 19 songs before writing the 20th that will do something..."
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Josef, Valeriya and David Stark
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SONGLINK AT MIDEM 2010
David Stark says: "I'll be attending MIDEM in Cannes from January 24th-26th, as I have done for most of the last 34 years since my first one in 1976 as International Press Officer for Decca Records UK. We don't have a stand this time so it's best to contact me on the mobile or via the Cannes Palace Hotel. Looking forward to meeting up with many old friends and making some new ones there..."
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T. Moore, N. Faulkner, D. Stark & B. Harris.
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CHILDLINE ROCKS AT BONHAMS AUCTION
Childrens charity Childline Rocks hosted a special preview of items being sold at Bonhams' latest Entertainment Memorabilia auction in Knightsbridge, London on December 16th. The event was hosted by legendary DJ/broadcaster Bob Harris along with special guests including Childline chairman Esther Rantzen, ex-Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord and singer/songwriter Newton...
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Sherika Sherard
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MUSICIANS BENEVOLENT FUND
SONG CONTEST 2009
Born and raised in South London, singer-songwriter Sherika Sherard walked away with the main award of £5,000 at the Musicians Benevolent Fund's annual Songwriting Awards Final. Sherika has been songwriting from the age of 14 and will use the award to buy new songwriting equipment and tour the UK next year...
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SONGLINK PRESENTS
LIPA NIGHT 24TH NOVEMBER
SongLink is proud to present LIPA NIGHT at The Bedford, featuring seven new acts from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. LIPA alumni include Sandie Thom The Wombats and The Zutons. Come down and check out the current crop of artists and bands. The show will be hosted by Tony Moore and there will be a full...
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2009 Gold Badge Award Winners
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GOLD BADGE AWARDS 2009
The 36th annual Gold Badge Awards took place on October 28th at London's Park Lane Hotel, hosted as ever by Guy Fletcher and sponsored by PRS For Music. The awards are presented by BASCA, the British Academy of Composers, Songwriters and Authors, to honour long-standing star names as well as some of the backroom people of the music industry (David Stark received his...
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Ronnie Wood, Glen Matlock, & David Stark
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FACES REFORM FOR CHARITY SHOW
Legendary 70's rockers The Faces made a triumphant return in aid of the PRS For Music Members Benevolent Fund at London's Royal Albert Hall on October 25th 2009. Ronnie Wood, Ian MacLagen and Kenney Jones reunited for three numbers without Rod Stewart but with Bill Wyman on bass and Mick Hucknall belting out finale song "Stay With Me" , along with Paul Carrack on...
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Tony Moore, LaToya Jackson & David Stark
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DONOVAN, NATASHA BEDINGFIELD
& OTHERS RECEIVE BMI AWARDS
US rights organization BMI honoured some of the UK and Europe's top songwriters, composers and music publishers at its annual BMI London Awards on October 6th. Natasha Bedingfield's "Pocket Full of Sunshine" earned the prestigious Robert S. Musel Award for Song of the Year as well as BMI's College Song of the Year...
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Bobby Graham
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BOBBY GRAHAM R.I.P.
Bobby Graham, top British session drummer of the '60s who played on over 15,000 tracks for the hit-makers of that period, passed away on 14 September 2009 in Welwyn Garden City, Herts, UK after a four month battle with stomach cancer. Aged 69, he was born Robert Neate in north London and started his career playing at Butlins and with The Outlaws (in effect the house band...
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NOTTING HILL TO ADMINISTER
ROBBIE WILLIAMS' PUBLISHING
Robbie Williams has announced the launch of his own music publishing company, Farrell Music, to be administered by Notting Hill Music. All of his new and future material will now go through Farrell Music, including songs from his forthcoming album "Reality Killed the Video Star", which is released on November 9th. As his existing...
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THE NEW SONGLINK
CD IS PURE GOLD...
The latest SongLink CD 'Gold Songs' is a dazzling collection of new songs, masters and demos available from some of our writer and publisher subscribers, plus David Stark's special Beatles tribute song and a handful of potential hits from talented graduates of LIPA (Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts)...
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David Stark & the SongLink winners
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SONGLINK PRESENTS PRIZES
AT LIPA GRADUATION 2009
SongLink editor David Stark awarded the annual SongLink Prizes at LIPA Graduation Day 2009 to Michael Halls and David Wilson, in the presence of Sir Paul McCartney at Liverpool's Philharmonic Hall on July 24th. The two writers both have their own bands, Fables (Halls) and Untouched (Wilson) and also both have tracks...
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SongTALK DEBUT EVENT ON JULY 30th
The inaugural SongTALK launches on Thursday July 30th 2009 in the heart of London W1. This exclusive all-day event at RIBA is presented by Tim Fraser and Andy Duncan and is supported by SongLink. The star guests will be the legendary hit team behind Robbie Williams, GUY CHAMBERS and STEVE POWER. SongTALK offers a unique opportunity for aspiring...
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David Ferguson
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DAVID FERGUSON R.I.P.
Former BASCA chairman David Ferguson died on Sunday 5th July after a courageous fight against pancreatic cancer. Passion, determination and grit were the hallmarks of his term as Chairman of British songwriters association BASCA from 2002 to 2008. A successful TV and film composer himself, he put BASCA on the political map and fought for the rights of all...
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MICHAEL JACKSON R.I.P.
Michael Jackson has died suddenly on July 25th aged 50, at his home in Los Angeles. Ironically he was due to start performing exactly 50 comeback shows at London's 02 Arena next month - extra tickets for the shows went on sale only this week. The financial implications of his passing for promoters AEG Worldwide will be considerable, as Billboard has reported online...
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THE BIG O, SONGLINK,
DS5 AND HONEY RYDER
The new July edition of Record Collector magazine has a nice piece on the recent Roy Orbison birthday bash (even though they got the date wrong) with a great pic of the Dave Stark 5 with Billy Burnett & Kaycee Cole. Also, UK band Honey Ryder's new single is their superb version of "Love In Time" which they performed at the...
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Mark Fishlock, Guy Garvey & David Stark
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SONGLINK AT THE IVORS
Manchester band Elbow were among the big winners at the Ivor Novello Awards held in London on May 21st, scoring a double whammy in the two most prestigious song categories. Also honored were Smokey Robinson, Vince Clarke, Edwyn Collins, the Ting Tings, Eg White, Steve Booker and others, while Don Black and David Ferguson were made Fellows of the BASCA...
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G. Matlock, C. Difford, J. Diamond, D. Stark
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SONGLINK SCORES A HIT AT LONDON SONGWRITERS WEEK
On the eve of today's Ivor Novello Awards, three iconic British songwriters gathered at London's Gibson Studio yesterday to play and talk about their hits at a London Songwriters Week event hosted by SongLink editor David Stark. "Stories Behind The Songs" featured Chris Difford (Squeeze), Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols)...
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NORWAY'S EURO-WINNER, UK PLACED 2ND AND 5TH!
Congratulations to Norway's Alexander Rybak (actually from Belarus) who won the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow on May 16th with a record-breaking 387 points for his excellent self-penned "Fairytale." Congrats as well to veteran British songwriter/producer Chris Neil (Celine Dion, Sheena Easton etc) who ended up in 2nd place as one of the co-writers of Iceland's classy ballad...
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David Stark & Bobby Graham
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LEGENDARY SESSION DRUMMER BOBBY GRAHAM FIGHTING CANCER
SongLink has just received the sad news (via Gloria Bristow of Fenix Media) that legendary session drummer Bobby Graham has been diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer. His doctors have now confirmed that he has a few weeks, at best, but the end could come at any moment...
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Roy Orbison Jr. & Alex Orbison
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SONGLINK / DS5 AT ROY ORBISON TRIBUTE
SongLink editor David Stark's band the Dave Stark Five were among the specially invited guest artists at the recent Roy Orbison Birthday Bash and iTunes/CD launch, held at the Gibson Studio in London on April 23rd, which would have been Roy's 73rd birthday. The event was organised by Roy's widow Barbara Orbison who introduced the show, along with their two sons Roy Jr. and Alex...
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Gordon Pogoda
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SONGLINK SUCCESS STORY: GORDON POGODA
"I've had more cuts through SongLink than through any other method."
Subscriber Gordon Pogoda has had worldwide success in several mediums and has achieved many of his cuts thanks to leads published in SongLink over the past few years...
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HARD ROCK CALLING: 40 YEARS OF ROCK IN HYDE PARK
AS WELL AS MARKING THE LAST-EVER UK PERFORMANCE by The Police, who are set to headline the second day of this weekend's "Hard Rock Calling" in Hyde Park, the date of Sunday June 29th also marks another milestone anniversary in rock history: it will be 40 years to the day since Pink Floyd headlined the first-ever free concert in Hyde Park on June 29th 1968, along with...
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