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November 22, 2023:
Hit Producer & MGM Exec Jim Vienneau Dies At Age 97
Jim Vienneau, whose record productions launched the careers of Hank Williams Jr., Conway Twitty, Mel Tillis and more, has passed away in Nashville at age 97. He was formerly the head of the MGM Records country division and an executive at Acuff-Rose.
A native of Albany, New York, Vienneau was born in 1926 as the son of a salesman and a silent-movie pianist. During World War II, he served in the Navy. (Robert K Oermann/Music Row)
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Jim Vienneau, whose record productions launched the careers of Hank Williams Jr., Conway Twitty, Mel Tillis and more, has passed away in Nashville at age 97. He was formerly the head of the MGM Records country division and an executive at Acuff-Rose.
A native of Albany, New York, Vienneau was born in 1926 as the son of a salesman and a silent-movie pianist. During World War II, he served in the Navy. (Robert K Oermann/Music Row)
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Olivia Newton-John's 'Totally Hot' to Be Reissued For 45th Anniversary
MCA/UMe releases both vinyl and CD editions of Dame Olivia Newton-John’s smash-hit, tenth studio album, 1978’s Totally Hot, a record that further reinforced her status as a surefire international superstar. In celebration of Newton-John’s first-ever platinum-certified album’s 45th anniversary, Totally Hot returns to vinyl for the first time in decades in two different options, in addition to being made available on CD and on all major digital platforms. (Michael Major/Broadway World)
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MCA/UMe releases both vinyl and CD editions of Dame Olivia Newton-John’s smash-hit, tenth studio album, 1978’s Totally Hot, a record that further reinforced her status as a surefire international superstar. In celebration of Newton-John’s first-ever platinum-certified album’s 45th anniversary, Totally Hot returns to vinyl for the first time in decades in two different options, in addition to being made available on CD and on all major digital platforms. (Michael Major/Broadway World)
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November 17, 2023
Kool & The Gang drummer George ‘Funky’ Brown dead at 74
Kool & The Gang drummer George “Funky” Brown has died. He was 74. According to TMZ, the band’s founding member died from Stage 4 lung cancer at his home in Los Angeles Thursday.
(Samantha Ibrahim/New York Post)
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Kool & The Gang drummer George “Funky” Brown has died. He was 74. According to TMZ, the band’s founding member died from Stage 4 lung cancer at his home in Los Angeles Thursday.
(Samantha Ibrahim/New York Post)
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November 16, 2023
LifeLight rescues Hills Alive Christian music festival
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - A popular Christian music festival is once again alive after briefly being canceled. “Since 1998, we’ve been looking across the state at Hills Alive, and I’ve been admiring them from afar. Hills Alive has been, and maybe leaving behind this incredible legacy,” said CEO of LifeLight, Josh Brewer. (Kayla Henderson/KOTA)
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RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - A popular Christian music festival is once again alive after briefly being canceled. “Since 1998, we’ve been looking across the state at Hills Alive, and I’ve been admiring them from afar. Hills Alive has been, and maybe leaving behind this incredible legacy,” said CEO of LifeLight, Josh Brewer. (Kayla Henderson/KOTA)
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