Prince's run at the Rio might be a brief one. Alicia Jacobs, entertainment reporter at KVBC-TV, Channel 3, reported Sunday that Prince will end his Rio deal on March 31. Jacobs said Prince, who took over the Club Rio showroom in November, is going on tour to promote his latest CD. But a 3121 rep said the show is indefinite, and "there's not a confirmed end date as of yet." Perhaps most revealing, however, was the group of uber entertainment executives who attended a private Prince performance about 2:30 a.m. Sunday, after his main show at his 3121 club. Among 30 guests in a small backroom were ABC entertainment honcho David Saltz; Apple Records boss Jonathan Clyde, who produced most of Usher's major hits, and Siegfried & Roy's longtime manager, Bernie Yuman. Saltz is reportedly working on a huge Beatles-related Prince project. Prince spent most of the private concert singing arrangements of Beatles songs.
Don Henley dropped a bombshell during a private concert in Las Vegas on Saturday: The Eagles are working on their first album of all new music in 28 years. "It’s coming out in 60 to 90 days, if we don’t kill each other first," Henley told a VIP crowd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. It would be the group’s first such album since "The Long Run" in 1979, which included their last Billboard No. 1 hit, "Heartache Tonight." Henley, one of the original members, later told the crowd of 10,000 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, "I’ll see you this summer," hinting at an Eagles tour. The Eagles disbanded in 1982 but reunited in 1994 with Henley, Glenn Frey, Don Felder, Joe Walsh and Timothy Schmit. The band’s last release was "Hell Freezes Over" in 1994, which included some new songs and past hits recorded for an MTV audience.
1. Tonight You Belong To Me – Patience & Prudence
2. Jet Boy Jet Girl – Elton Motello
3. Ain’t Got No Home – Clarence “Frogman†Henry
4. I’d Love To Take Orders From You – Mildred Bailey
5. In Spite of Ourselves – John Prine with Iris DeMent
6. All I Can Do Is Cry – Ike & Tine Turner
7. Big Girls Don’t Cry – Edith Massey
8. Imitation of Life – Earl Grant
9. Sometimes I Wish I Had A Gun – Mink Stole
10. Johnny Are You Queer? – Josie Cotton
11. (Night Time Is) The Right Time – Ray Charles
12. Hit The Road To Dreamland – Dean Martin
13. If I Knew You Were Coming I’d’ve Baked A Cake – Eileen Barton
14. Bewildered – Shirley & Lee
A Date with John Waters comes out on Tuesday, February 6th! You know I hate to admit, but there are some really good songs on that album! I might actually have to go pick it up and have him sign it at one of his album signings:
2/2 – Towson, MD @ Record and Tape Traders, 6:30pm
2/6 – Los Angeles, CA @ Amoeba (Sunset Blvd), 6pm
2/8 – San Francisco, CA @ Amoeba, 6pm
2/10 – New York, NY @ Barnes & Noble (Chelsea), 1pm
George Clinton is seeking the public’s help in nabbing the thief who stole a video camera and other valuables during a music video shoot. Footage of "Bounce 2 This" is contained in the camera that was stolen more than a week ago, said publicist Karen Sundell. The theft was recorded by a surveillance camera on the Los Angeles-area set, she said. Clinton, 65, didn’t immediately report the theft because he was shooting scenes for an upcoming horror movie, Sundell said. The thief apparently blended in with other people at the video shoot, publicist Sandy Friedman said Tuesday.
