I am starting a new thread about news of the music world. Mostly rock news, even though the first article is about B.B. King. I will be adding to it daily.
Blues legend B.B. King was rushed to a Las Vegas hospital over the weekend, according to TMZ. The 89-year-old singer and guitarist currently lives in the city.
TMZ’s report states that King’s emergency was related to his diabetes and that he’s still in a local hospital being treated. The site also notes that King’s hospitalization “was the result of dehydration from his Type II diabetes … a condition he’s lived with for more than two decades.”
King was forced to cancel shows last year after he got sick during an early-October show at the House of Blues in Chicago. At the time, his doctors diagnosed him with dehydration and suffering from exhaustion, and recommended he cancel the remaining shows for the year.
About a year ago, King apologized for a concert in St. Louis that took an erratic turn after the bluesman started rambling onstage and didn’t perform a song for more than 45 minutes. That incident, too, was attributed to his diabetes. In this case, his representative said that he had missed his prescribed medicine that day.
King’s career dates back to 1949, when he released his first single. Over the years, he’s recorded with and influenced rock icons like Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones and U2. He last released an album in 2008, One Kind Favor, which was produced by T Bone Burnett.
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Mick Jagger says he’s writing new songs during all of his recent concert appearances, and he’d love to see them show up on a Rolling Stones album some day.
“I’ve got a lot of new songs, and songs I’ve written over the last couple of years,” he told Rolling Stone. “I’ve done really good demos for all of them, which I would love to record.”
The last time the Stones released a new song — “Doom and Gloom,” as part of a 2012 greatest-hits compilation – it was their first one in seven years. Their 2005 album, A Bigger Bang, is the group’s most recent full-length project.
Despite the long layoff, Jagger said he hasn’t considered jump-starting his solo career. His last release was the 2001 album Goddess in the Doorway. “I’d love to record a Stones album,” he said “If that doesn’t happen, then yes [to a solo record]. That’s a truthful answer. I’ve got songs that would be great for the Stones, and I’ve got songs that wouldn’t be perfect for the Stones.”
Meanwhile, the Rolling Stones are preparing for a 15-date North American tour, continuing a string of shows that stretches back to 2012. Jagger said even more could be on the way. “After the U.S. tour, there’s nothing booked, but there are plans for what we’ll do in the autumn for gigs,” he said. “I don’t know about the early autumn, but in the late autumn, there’s a lot of talk.”
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Blues legend B.B. King was rushed to a Las Vegas hospital over the weekend, according to TMZ. The 89-year-old singer and guitarist currently lives in the city.
TMZ’s report states that King’s emergency was related to his diabetes and that he’s still in a local hospital being treated. The site also notes that King’s hospitalization “was the result of dehydration from his Type II diabetes … a condition he’s lived with for more than two decades.”
King was forced to cancel shows last year after he got sick during an early-October show at the House of Blues in Chicago. At the time, his doctors diagnosed him with dehydration and suffering from exhaustion, and recommended he cancel the remaining shows for the year.
About a year ago, King apologized for a concert in St. Louis that took an erratic turn after the bluesman started rambling onstage and didn’t perform a song for more than 45 minutes. That incident, too, was attributed to his diabetes. In this case, his representative said that he had missed his prescribed medicine that day.
King’s career dates back to 1949, when he released his first single. Over the years, he’s recorded with and influenced rock icons like Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones and U2. He last released an album in 2008, One Kind Favor, which was produced by T Bone Burnett.
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Mick Jagger says he’s writing new songs during all of his recent concert appearances, and he’d love to see them show up on a Rolling Stones album some day.
“I’ve got a lot of new songs, and songs I’ve written over the last couple of years,” he told Rolling Stone. “I’ve done really good demos for all of them, which I would love to record.”
The last time the Stones released a new song — “Doom and Gloom,” as part of a 2012 greatest-hits compilation – it was their first one in seven years. Their 2005 album, A Bigger Bang, is the group’s most recent full-length project.
Despite the long layoff, Jagger said he hasn’t considered jump-starting his solo career. His last release was the 2001 album Goddess in the Doorway. “I’d love to record a Stones album,” he said “If that doesn’t happen, then yes [to a solo record]. That’s a truthful answer. I’ve got songs that would be great for the Stones, and I’ve got songs that wouldn’t be perfect for the Stones.”
Meanwhile, the Rolling Stones are preparing for a 15-date North American tour, continuing a string of shows that stretches back to 2012. Jagger said even more could be on the way. “After the U.S. tour, there’s nothing booked, but there are plans for what we’ll do in the autumn for gigs,” he said. “I don’t know about the early autumn, but in the late autumn, there’s a lot of talk.”
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