Monday is here, June has arrived, and we’re all beginning to make plans for a long hot summer. Let’s cool things down on that first day at the office or a home with the kids, with music headlines…
Aretha Franklin retired from touring earlier in the year, but that doesn’t mean she’s knitting baby booties. She’s just announced that she’ll be releasing a new album this year, with classical violinist Itzhak Perlman, Lionel Richie and Elton John. This week the city of Detroit will name a street after her as well.
Carlos Santana will begin a lengthy tour in June, but he found time to play the National Anthem at Game two of the NBA Finals this past weekend. Many took to the social universe as Carlos seems to have added a verse to the tune!
Bob Seger just announced a new tour to begin in the fall called ‘Runaway Train,’ opening in late August in nearby Toledo, OH. A few of the stops will include special guest Nancy Wilson from Heart.
Finally, a musical inspired by Foreigner’s hit ‘Juke Box Hero’ will make its debut in Canada in 2018. The band is out on tour as we speak, and has added a fair amount of Canadian stops to their 2017 schedule, beginning in Calgary in October.
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