NASHVILLE (AP) — Misbehaving music fans at Bonnaroo won’t be able to just pay a fine and make it go away this year. Coffee County District Attorney Craig Northcott tells the Nashville Tennessean festival goers will not be able to pay a fine to avoid appearing in court on minor citations. He says it isn’t fair that a person arrested the day before Bonnaroo on minor drug possession could get five days in jail and a year of probation, while someone arrested on the same charge at Bonnaroo simply pays $1,500. Northcott says he will stagger court dates to alleviate any extra load on the jail. Bonnaroo starts tomorrow in Manchester, Tennessee.
Les Paul Award Given to Belmont University
NASHVILLE (AP) — Gibson Guitars is donating $100,000 to Belmont University in Nashville to honor Les Paul. The Les Paul Music Innovation Award will be used to fund research to innovate music. The 100th anniversary of Paul’s birth was yesterday. Besides being a musician, Paul created the electric solid body guitar, multitrack recording and many other music innovations.
Steve Miller House Declared Historic
WILLIAMS, Ore. (AP) — Steve Miller’s former house in Williams, Oregon, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. It’s not because Miller used to live there. It’s because it’s an outstanding example of post-World War II modern-style architecture. Winifred Scott Wellington designed the Lippincott House, which was built in 1951. Miller owned the house from 1976 to 1986. A nonprofit foundation owns it now and operates it as a botanical garden and community center.
Brian Wilson Sees Himself in “Love and Mercy”
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Watching the story of his life on the big screen was sometimes upsetting to Brian Wilson. He says the first time he saw the film “Love and Mercy” it was “a real test for my emotions.” Wilson says the movie portrays him so well he felt like he was being pushed into the movie. Paul Dano plays Wilson in the 1960s, and John Cusack portrays Wilson in the 1980s. Wilson says he saw the parts with Dano in the studio but he does not remember the events that inspired them. He says he makes him think, “How could I have done that?” ”Love and Mercy” is in theaters now.
Post Office Will Issue Another Elvis Stamp
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elvis Presley will be commemorated on a postage stamp once again. It will be a Forever stamp that is part of the Music Icon series that also includes stamps of Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. The U.S. Postal Service will hold a first-day-of-issue celebration on August 12 in Memphis during Elvis Week. Presley was featured on a stamp in 1993.
Rolling Stones Re-Release “Sticky Fingers”
LONDON (AP) — Keith Richards would not have thrown support behind the deluxe re-release of “Sticky Fingers” if the 2010 re-release of “Exile on Main Street” had not done so well. Richards says he’s not crazy about the trend of re-releases, but he forgot that they’ve picked up a lot of new young fans who consider it a new record. The deluxe version of “Sticky Fingers” is out this week and Richards remembers it was easy to record because they did it at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Alabama. He says it’s no wonder so many great records came out of there because all anyone had to do was stick up a microphone in that “magical room.”
Sam Smith Is Allowed To Use His Voice
UNDATED (AP) — Sam Smith can speak again. Smith writes on Instagram his restriction to not use his voice following vocal cord surgery has been lifted. Smith thanks his doctor and says, “You truly truly don’t know what you’ve got until you lose it.” He says he’s fallen in love with music all over again and he feels blessed to be able to sing again.
Sara Bareilles Plans Essay Book
NEW YORK (AP) — Sara Bareilles (bah-REL’-ihs) is putting out a collection of essays this fall. Bareilles will publish “Sounds Like Me: My Life (So Far) In Song,” through Simon and Schuster on October 6. Bareilles covers such topics as performing with Carole King at the Grammys, the first time she heard Joni Mitchell’s “Blue” album, and the stories behind her songs. Ben Folds wrote the introduction for the book.
John Oates Plans TV Show About Roots Music
NASHVILLE (AP) — John Oates of Hall and Oates is driving around the country in search for the best in American roots music. Oates will chronicle his search on a TV show called “Good Road To Follow.” Oates plans to drive on hidden and forgotten roads to uncover roots music and play with its originators. The songs will be available for download at the end of each show. Oates is promising special guests will come along for the ride. No word on when or where the show will air.
“Love and Mercy” Film Explores Brian Wilson’s Life
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — John Cusack and Paul Dano both believe the other one had the hard part in portraying Beach Boy Brian Wilson in the film “Love and Mercy.” Cusack plays Wilson in the 1980s, while Dano plays him in the 1960s. Cusack says so much film footage exists of Wilson from the 1960s, so Dano had to live up to that. Cusack says in the 1980s, Wilson shied away from the spotlight. Dano says he had the better role because he got to portray Wilson during the heyday of the Beach Boys. He says he found a great deal of joy in being in the same studio where Wilson made that music. “Love and Mercy” opens tomorrow in theaters.
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