Sunday, June 28, 2015
Friday, June 26, 2015
Special Note:Neil Young at Woodstock
Tonight will be featured part of Crosby,Stills,Nash&Young's performance at Woodstock in 1969.Unfortunately,Neil Young was not included in the Woodstock film at his request,because he strongly objected to the film on the grounds that he felt the cinematography would corrupt the experience-or something like that.In short,he didn't like the cameras being onstage;they could have used their zoom lenses,he told interviewer Howard Stern in October 2014.
Young did play with the band for part of the set,but was cropped out of the scene as per his wishes.*
Team USA is playing China in Ottawa tonight in the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015.It is the first World Cup rematch of the teams since 1999,when the USA defeated China to win the cup.The match will be broadcast on Fox beginning at 7:30 pm Eastern.
Young did play with the band for part of the set,but was cropped out of the scene as per his wishes.*
Team USA is playing China in Ottawa tonight in the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015.It is the first World Cup rematch of the teams since 1999,when the USA defeated China to win the cup.The match will be broadcast on Fox beginning at 7:30 pm Eastern.
Friday, June 19, 2015
Golfer Jason Day Collapses at the US Open;The Band
Australian golfer Jason Day collapsed from a dizzy spell at the eighteenth hole,casting a pall on the second round of the US Open Championship at Chambers Bay in University Place,Washington on the Puget Sound.Day fell to the ground and was reached by medical personnel in about five minutes,who helped him get to his feet and complete his round with a two under par 70,in a good position for the two remaining rounds,should his health permit.
For the past month or so,Day has been complaining of intermittent vertigo,but a battery of medical tests revealed nothing out of the ordinary.Supported by medics on either side,Day was able to sign his scorecard to officially register his round,then retreated to his mobile home parked on site.Tiger Woods said he will call Day to see how he is.
As of time of publication,Americans Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth topped the leaderboard along with Henrik Stenson of Sweden at five under par.*
Tonight is featured another track by the Canadian-American group The Band,"Across The Great Divide." The Band originated as the backing group for American singer Ronnie Hawkins,who took his drummer Levon Helms with him up to Toronto from Arkansas because the pay was better there.He recruited Canadian musicians guitarist Robbie Robertson,organist Garth Hudson,bassist Richard Danko and pianist Richard Manuel.All of them played other instruments as well ranging from string bass to trombone.Eventually,the musicians tired of Hawkins and his restrictions,at the same time growing closer into an independent act,what with four of them being Canadians and all five having distinctive musical personalities.
Ironically,though most of the members were Canadians,The Band's music was often obsessed with Americana and American historical themes such as the Civil War and the Old West.
Before starting The Band,however,they were recruited again in 1964 to serve as Bob Dylan's backing band when they did some recording with Dylan's producer Bob Johnston in New York.In 1968,they released their first LP "Music From Big Pink" as The Band.The Band continued to work with Bob Dylan off and on,recording "The Basement Tapes" with him in 1967,which was illegally released as a bootleg recording and admired by college students.They also toured with him and backed him again on his "Planet Waves" album,in between their own projects.In 1976,lead guitarist and principal songwriter Robbie Robertson left The Band to pursue a solo career as recording artist,film score composer and music supervisor in Hollywood.He worked closely with his good friend the eminent director Martin Scorsese on several film projects.
Robertson,whose real name is Jaime Royal Robertson,will be 72 on 5 July.He is an aboriginal Canadian on his mother's side,who was a Mohawk from the Six Nations Reservation.He became increasingly involved with his aboriginal roots as time passed,absorbing aboriginal musical influences and culture.
Robertson purchased the rights to The Band's material from the other members and became the group's curator.
The other members of The Band continued on with new personnel until Richard Danko's death in 1999.Richard Manuel committed suicide in 1986;Rick Danko died of heart failure in 1999;and Levon Helms died of throat cancer in 2012.Hudson and Robertson remained active in their solo careers.
For the past month or so,Day has been complaining of intermittent vertigo,but a battery of medical tests revealed nothing out of the ordinary.Supported by medics on either side,Day was able to sign his scorecard to officially register his round,then retreated to his mobile home parked on site.Tiger Woods said he will call Day to see how he is.
As of time of publication,Americans Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth topped the leaderboard along with Henrik Stenson of Sweden at five under par.*
Tonight is featured another track by the Canadian-American group The Band,"Across The Great Divide." The Band originated as the backing group for American singer Ronnie Hawkins,who took his drummer Levon Helms with him up to Toronto from Arkansas because the pay was better there.He recruited Canadian musicians guitarist Robbie Robertson,organist Garth Hudson,bassist Richard Danko and pianist Richard Manuel.All of them played other instruments as well ranging from string bass to trombone.Eventually,the musicians tired of Hawkins and his restrictions,at the same time growing closer into an independent act,what with four of them being Canadians and all five having distinctive musical personalities.
Ironically,though most of the members were Canadians,The Band's music was often obsessed with Americana and American historical themes such as the Civil War and the Old West.
Before starting The Band,however,they were recruited again in 1964 to serve as Bob Dylan's backing band when they did some recording with Dylan's producer Bob Johnston in New York.In 1968,they released their first LP "Music From Big Pink" as The Band.The Band continued to work with Bob Dylan off and on,recording "The Basement Tapes" with him in 1967,which was illegally released as a bootleg recording and admired by college students.They also toured with him and backed him again on his "Planet Waves" album,in between their own projects.In 1976,lead guitarist and principal songwriter Robbie Robertson left The Band to pursue a solo career as recording artist,film score composer and music supervisor in Hollywood.He worked closely with his good friend the eminent director Martin Scorsese on several film projects.
Robertson,whose real name is Jaime Royal Robertson,will be 72 on 5 July.He is an aboriginal Canadian on his mother's side,who was a Mohawk from the Six Nations Reservation.He became increasingly involved with his aboriginal roots as time passed,absorbing aboriginal musical influences and culture.
Robertson purchased the rights to The Band's material from the other members and became the group's curator.
The other members of The Band continued on with new personnel until Richard Danko's death in 1999.Richard Manuel committed suicide in 1986;Rick Danko died of heart failure in 1999;and Levon Helms died of throat cancer in 2012.Hudson and Robertson remained active in their solo careers.
Saturday, June 13, 2015
Friday, June 12, 2015
Saturday, June 6, 2015
FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 Update
Please note that Team USA will play its first game,versus Australia,on MONDAY 8 JUNE at 7:30 PM ET on Fox Sports 1.
Friday, June 5, 2015
Closer To Neil Young;FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015
Tonight are featured two Neil Young songs,"Revolution Blues" from the 2014 box set "CSNY 2014" and "Born in Ontario" from the 2012 double album with his band Crazy Horse "Psychedelic Pill."
Neil Percival Young,69,was born to a Canadian father and American mother in Toronto,but spent his early childhood in bucolic Omemee,Ontario.Later,the family lived for short periods in Pickney and Toronto,before finally settling in Winnipeg,Manitoba for his musically formative years,after his parents divorced.His formal title is Neil Young OC,OM,indicating he was awarded the Order of Canada and the Order of Merit by the Governor General of Canada and the British Crown for his artistic and cultural achievements.
The father of two sons and a daughter,Young has released 35 albums,with another scheduled for release on 16 June.He has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice,for his work with Buffalo Springfield,and as a solo artist-often accompanied by Crazy Horse.An environmental and rural activist,the Los Angeles resident is closely associated with the annual Farm Aid benefit concert to help farm families avoid foreclosure and promote farm produce.He is a longtime friend of fellow Canadian and singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell,and has known Stephen Stills since before their 1960s stint in Buffalo Springfield.
His double album "Psychedelic Pill" has a 4.5 out of 5 stars rating from customer reviews.The CD version lists at 13.88 on Amazon.It is a work interwoven with autobiographical themes.Clearly Neil Young is one of the most productive and gifted stars in the history of rock.
His summer tour begins on 5 July at the Honour the Treaties Benefit at Rexall Place in Edmonton,Alberta.*
While we're on the subject of Canada,let's not forget the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015,which is being played in Edmonton,Winnipeg,Moncton,Ottawa,Vancouver and Montreal.The first match is Canada versus the People's Republic of China at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton on 6 June at 16:00 local time.It will be braodcast on Fox Sports 1 at 6 pm ET.Team USA's first match,versus Australia,will be broadcast on FS 1 at 7:30 pm ET on 8 June.
The top five teams in the FIFA world rankings are:1.Germany;2.USA;3.France;4.Japan;and 5.Sweden.
Neil Percival Young,69,was born to a Canadian father and American mother in Toronto,but spent his early childhood in bucolic Omemee,Ontario.Later,the family lived for short periods in Pickney and Toronto,before finally settling in Winnipeg,Manitoba for his musically formative years,after his parents divorced.His formal title is Neil Young OC,OM,indicating he was awarded the Order of Canada and the Order of Merit by the Governor General of Canada and the British Crown for his artistic and cultural achievements.
The father of two sons and a daughter,Young has released 35 albums,with another scheduled for release on 16 June.He has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice,for his work with Buffalo Springfield,and as a solo artist-often accompanied by Crazy Horse.An environmental and rural activist,the Los Angeles resident is closely associated with the annual Farm Aid benefit concert to help farm families avoid foreclosure and promote farm produce.He is a longtime friend of fellow Canadian and singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell,and has known Stephen Stills since before their 1960s stint in Buffalo Springfield.
His double album "Psychedelic Pill" has a 4.5 out of 5 stars rating from customer reviews.The CD version lists at 13.88 on Amazon.It is a work interwoven with autobiographical themes.Clearly Neil Young is one of the most productive and gifted stars in the history of rock.
His summer tour begins on 5 July at the Honour the Treaties Benefit at Rexall Place in Edmonton,Alberta.*
While we're on the subject of Canada,let's not forget the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015,which is being played in Edmonton,Winnipeg,Moncton,Ottawa,Vancouver and Montreal.The first match is Canada versus the People's Republic of China at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton on 6 June at 16:00 local time.It will be braodcast on Fox Sports 1 at 6 pm ET.Team USA's first match,versus Australia,will be broadcast on FS 1 at 7:30 pm ET on 8 June.
The top five teams in the FIFA world rankings are:1.Germany;2.USA;3.France;4.Japan;and 5.Sweden.
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