Van Morrison will be receiving an award from the Ireland Alliance on February 22nd in honor of his songs used in movie soundtracks. Al Pacino is to present. Morrison's songs have been used in numerous movies, including Bridget Jones Diary and An Officer and a Gentleman.
Morrison will also be releasing the album 
The track listing along the movie in which it was used:
- Gloria (performed by Them) The Outsiders
- Baby, Please Don't Go (performed by Them) Wild At Heart
- Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile) Pope Of Greenwich Village
- Domino (live) Clean Sober
- Moondance (live)* An American Werewolf In London
- Queen Of The Slipstream Extreme Close-Up
- Wild Night Thelma Louise
- Caravan (live) The Last Waltz
- Wonderful Remark King Of Comedy
- Brown Eyed Girl Born On The Fourth Of July
- Days Like This As Good As It Gets
- Into The Mystic (live) Patch Adams
- Hungry For Your Love An Officer And A Gentleman
- Someone Like You French Kiss
- Bright Side Of The Road Fever Pitch
- Have I Told You Lately? One Fine Day
- Real Real Gone Donovan Quick
- Irish Heartbeat (with Chieftains) The Matchmaker
- Comfortably Numb (live) The Departed
B.B.
King
was released from the Galveston hospital where he was treated for the last two days for a low grade fever and flu-like symptoms. He is expected to resume his tour on Tuesday.Tom Waits has settled a lawsuit he brought against Adam Opal AG, claiming that his personality rights had been violated.
Waits has always had a policy of not doing commercials and turned down a number of offers from the GM owned company. The company then aired commercials in Scandinavia with a sound-alike.
The settlement requires that the details be left private.
Waits says he will donate the settlement to charity.
Eric Clapton may be planning a sequel to his 2004 Crossroads Guitar Festival which benefited the Crossroads Center in Antiqua. The only clue at this point is from an Italian John McLaughlin site that lists his appearance at the Crossroads Festival with Eric Clapton on July 28th.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt recently purchased a residence in the French Quarter of New Orleans for a cool $3.5 million. The mansion is not just a piece of residential history, but also musical history as it was the site of Cosimo Matassa's Recording Studio where the likes of Fats Domino, Lee Dorsey, Allen Toussaint, Irma Thomas and Ernie K-Doe recorded from 1959 to 1965.
The man who allegedly stole Crystal Gayle's tour bus as captured Friday night near Daytona International Speedway. No word yet on the recovery or condition of the bus.
Notable Links:
Paul Weller (the Jam) on his current appearances in New York and Los Angeles from .
A review of a recent Johnny Winter concert detailing his physical frailty and his still dynamic playing from the .
Lee Hazlewood on his career and his illness from the .
Talking with Otis Williams about the Temptations via the .
James Brown still isn't buried. The whole mess is chronicled by the .
Tracking down those who are owed royalties from San Francisco's .
31 Years Ago (1976)
- Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Diana Ross
- I Write the Songs - Barry Manilow
- Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
- Love to Love You Baby - Donna Summer
- I Love Music (Part 1) - O'Jays
- You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate
- Convoy - C.W.
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