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Four the Record
Submitted by Sandy Graham The name Cashbox Magazine has a tremendous history, starting from its first publication in July 1942. The original Cashbox Magazine was published until 1996, and then was revived in the United States, as an Internet-only magazine in 2006 with the consent and cooperation of the family of George Albert, the late president and publisher of the original edition. Under the guiding hand of musicologist and music industry entrepreneur Bruce Elrod, Cashbox Magazine in the US has re-established the brand, and in turn has also started the resurrection of Record World Magazine. The American way – go big or go home.
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Ska/Reggae Legends Speak
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Submitted by Michael WilliamsPhoto at right: Desmond Dekker Back in 1955, Chris Blackwell heard blind pianist Lance Hayward and his band at the Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay, Jamaica. He decided to sell Jamaican music to the world. His first...
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Marshall Dane One of These Days
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Submitted by Don Graham Marshall Dane’s sophomore album is ready to take the country music world by storm. The long awaited follow up to the critically acclaimed ‘Running Stop Signs’ hit the shelves at the beginning May. After several listens, I’m...
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Freedom For The Song Completes Upgrading & Colour Correction Phase Of All Video Material
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Submitted to Cashbox Canada Mel Shaw, president of Canada's Recording Legacy, has announced that the very important initial  upgrading & colour correction phase of all materials for  FREEDOM FOR THE SONG have been completed...
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Canada-Japan Music Connection Gets Stronger
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Submitted by McClure MusicPhoto at right: Maylee Todd The Canada-Japan music connection is getting stronger. Several Canadian acts have signed deals with Japanese labels or are set to perform in Japan as a result of the Canadian Independent Music...
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Richie Havens Gone at 72
Submitted Don GrahamPhoto: Richie Havens @ Hugh's Room 2006 Richie Havens, singer/songwriter/guitarist and folk icon passed away on April 22, 2013 in New Jersey at the age of 72. Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1941, Richie Havens headed to ...
Rock & Roll Heaven
Friday, April 26, 2013 - 03:35

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Rita MacNeil Now Flying on Her Own
Submitted by Cashbox Canada The voice of the Cape Breton singer Rita MacNeil has been stilled at the age 68, with the cause of death has listed as complications from surgery. Born in Big Pond, Nova Scotia, on Cape Breton Island, MacNeil was one of...
Rock & Roll Heaven
Friday, April 19, 2013 - 03:35

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Elephant Stone Bring New Album To Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall April 13 w/openers The Black Angels
Montreal based quintet Elephant Stone and magnetic frontman Rishi Dhir are internationally renowned for their unique Hindie rock. That’s a seductive mashup of indie rock, traditional Indian music and neopsychedelia that’ll get ya 'dancin’n’trancin...
Concerts
Thursday, April 11, 2013 - 23:53

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Happy Mother's Day Love Michael
Mother:The hearth of our home was the warmth of my mother’s arms and  wherever the music was - the radio, the record player and my mother’s voice singing the hooks of her favorite songs.My...
Story
Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 11:42

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Canadian Singer/Songwriter Bruce Cockburn Donates Archives to McMaster University
Submitted by Cashbox Canada Bruce Cockburn, one of Canada’s best loved musicians and composers, has donated his archives to McMaster, including his notebooks, musical arrangements, gold records,...
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Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 11:34

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Happy Mother’s Day In Mother Words
Submitted by Don Graham Every year in May we get to honour the strongest people on the planet….mothers.  You will note that it’s Mother Earth, Mother Nature, the Motherlode,the Mothership and so...
Cover Story
Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 11:29

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Cinemascope Bill King
Submitted by Sandy Graham This multi-talented musician has done it again. He has managed to capture a feeling by his sincere and beautiful offering of music through his heart and soul of his piano....
Music Reviews
Friday, April 26, 2013 - 02:59

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KEN mode: Entrench
Season of Mist Ok crucifixion season is over but Entrench qualifies as a genuine resurrection. If you’ve never heard of this headbangin’ Winnipeg quintet, it’s easy to assume they’re a new thing you’...
Music Reviews
Friday, April 19, 2013 - 03:45

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The Pope Knows – Carole Pope Live
Submitted to Cashbox Canada The Canadian icon, best known for her work with long time musical partner, Kevan Staples, in the band, Rough Trade during the late 70’s and into the mid 80’s, performed...
Concert Reviews
Friday, April 19, 2013 - 03:43

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