MUSIC NEWS: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2015
BOZ SCAGGS WILL SIT IN WITH ``TONIGHT SHOW'' BAND
Boz Scaggs will sit in with The Roots on ``The
Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'' on April 3rd. Scaggs will
release a new album, ``A Fool To Care,'' on March 31. He will begin
a tour April 8th in Gainesville, Florida.
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TIM McGRAW VOICES FILM FOR SEC NETWORK
Tim McGraw will be the narrator for a T-V documentary about basketball star Shaquille O'Neal and L-S-U coach Dale Brown. ``Shaq and Dale'' will air on the S-E-C Network in the
U-S on April 13th.
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OBIT: ANDY FRASER
The co-writer of the rock anthem ``All Right Now'' has died. Andy Fraser wrote the song when he was the teenage bassist for the British band Free. The Riverside County,
California, coroner says Fraser died Monday of causes that aren't yet known. He was 62.
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DROPKICK MURPHYS PLAY IMPROMPTU SHOW IN BOSTON'S AIRPORT
Travelers in Boston's Logan International Airport
were treated to St. Patrick's Day early, thanks to Dropkick Murphys.
A Boston T-V station reports the band was on its way to Ireland for
a tour when they set up their equipment, including microphones and
drums, and started playing in Terminal E. They changed their hit,
``I'm Shipping Up To Boston'' to ``I'm Shipping Up To Dublin.'' Fans
danced in the terminal. The band has posted a photo on their Twitter
page.
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FUN.'S NATE RUESS IS A GUEST MENTOR ON ``THE VOICE''
Adam Levine will bring his golf buddy on to help on ``The Voice.'' It's Nate Ruess (ROOS) of fun. Ruess says in a video posted on ``The Voice'' website Levine tells him when
they're golfing about how much he loves being part of the show, so Ruess was eager to give it a try. Ruess says, ``It's as good as golf.'' The episodes featuring Ruess as a guest mentor begin Monday.
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