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Rachael Yamagata Takes Control of Her Destiny With New Album and Label
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Rachael Yamagata Takes Control of Her Destiny With New Album and Label

Laura Crosta "Now that I'm not working with any record labels, I just want to have fun and be with people that I love and trust and make whatever feels right in the studio," says Rachael Yamagata, her smoky voice wafting over on the phone from Easton, MD., where she recorded her new album, 'Chesapeake,' in the home of her producer, John ...

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Elvis Pal Jerry Schilling Reminisces About His 'Big Brother' for Reissued '72 Tour Film

Everett Collection On Aug. 3, as part of a yearlong commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Elvis Presley's birth, Warner Bros. released the Golden Globe-winning film 'Elvis on Tour,' the King's 33rd and last, on DVD and in a dazzlingly packaged Blu-ray edition, and as part of 'The Elvis 75th Anniversary DVD Collection,' a box set of 17 of his ...

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Rachael Yamagata Haunted by Ghosts on New Album

Rachael Yamagata is talking with Spinner on the phone, driving from the Chicago airport with her band, when suddenly she makes a jolting discovery: Once at the hotel, everyone else is off in a thousand directions, and Yamagata is locked inside the van. Finally, familiar faces appear. "Hey, guys," she says, tapping on the window glass, "can someone ...

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Plant and Krauss Kick Off 'Raising Sand' Tour

On Saturday, the opening night of their 'Raising Sand' tour, rock royalty Robert Plant and Americana goddess Alison Krauss turned the brilliant and bizarre musical songbook of their platinum-selling pairing into an evening of chill-bump performances and extraordinary musicianship. Audience expectation was high from the moment Krauss and Led ...

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