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Annie & Aretha: Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Anniversary concerts on DVD on Sep 28

Annie & Aretha: Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Anniversary concerts on DVD on Sep 28

In October 2009, Annie Lennox joined Aretha Franklin on stage in NYC for the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert singing "Chain Of Fools". Finally their performance from the concert - one in a series to celebrate the history of rock, pop and soul music - is going to be released as part of a 3 DVD set on September 28, 2010, in the USA. Item description -The complete HBO special, hosted by Tom Hanks. -51 complete performances. … more
Dec 16: Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame 25th Anniversary show on German TV

Dec 16: Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame 25th Anniversary show on German TV

Next Wednesday, on December 16, highlights from the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame 25th Anniversary concerts are going to be shown in a 125 min special program on German tv channel Kabel 1. On the night from Wednesday to Thursday, 23:35 - 02:05, performances by Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, U2, Metallica and Aretha Franklin - hopefully including the duet "Chain Of Fools" of her with Annie Lennox - are going … more
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Watch “Chain Of Fools” by Aretha and Annie / Annie in German Rolling Stone

As reported the current issue of the US Rolling Stone magazine has a huge cover and photo story about the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Anniversary concerts (see here) including a two photos of Annie Lennox. Today I found out that the prettier one is also printed in the current German Rolling Stone magazine, a little bit smaller after they reserverd only one page for these special nights but nevertheless worth getting! See … more
Rolling Stone Magazine at Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame feat. Annie Lennox

Rolling Stone Magazine at Rock’n'Roll Hall Of Fame feat. Annie Lennox

In the December issue the US Rolling Stone magazine reports about the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame Anniversary concert (aired today on HBO - details here) with some on-stage and back-stage photos including two showing Annie Lennox: … more
Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame concerts premiere on HBO tomorrow

Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame concerts premiere on HBO tomorrow

Tomorrow, on November 29 at 8pm, a special four-hour program on HBO is presenting this autumn's two huge concerts for the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in New York. The line-up was so amazing and it had Annie Lennox as a special guest on Aretha Franklin's segmet of the concert singing "Chain Of Fools" with her! "It's the concert event of 2009! Many of the music world's most luminous stars take … more
A Rocking Night To Remember - Fan report + videos from Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame

A Rocking Night To Remember – Fan report + videos from Rock’n'Roll Hall Of Fame

Thanks to lovely Annie Lennox fan Sue I can feel honoured to present you her fan report and video from the appearance of Annie Lennox at Aretha Franklin's concert for the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame 25th Anniversary last weekend: A Rocking Night to Remember I worked all day then flew down to JFK airport to see the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary concert. I made my way to Madison Square Garden and took … more
Annie Lennox at the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame Concert

Annie Lennox at the Rock’n'Roll Hall Of Fame Concert

Yesterday Annie Lennox joined the legendary Aretha Franklin on stage in NYC for the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert. They sang 'Chain Of Fools' , originally released by Aretha in 1967. The show also featured performances from Metallica, Sting, U2, Mick Jagger, Ozzy Osbourne, Jeff Beck, Lenny Kravitz and Lou Reed. A four-hour television special of highlights of the concerts will premiere at 8pm on Sunday, November 29, on HBO. The … more
Annie Lennox and Aretha Franklin together live today - on TV on Nov 29

Annie Lennox and Aretha Franklin together live today – on TV on Nov 29

Today, on October 30, 2009, Aretha Franklin and Annie Lennox are performing as reported (see original news here) at one of the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary concerts. Unfortunately the concerts are not aired live but a tv special and a DVD release are planned: A four-hour television special of highlights of the concerts will premiere at 8pm on Sunday, November 29, on HBO. The Rock Hall plans to release a DVD … more
October 30: Annie Lennox joins Aretha Franklin live at Madison Square Garden

October 30: Annie Lennox joins Aretha Franklin live at Madison Square Garden

"It gives us great pleasure to announce that Annie Lennox will join Aretha Franklin and Lenny Kravitz on stage for the 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert to be held in Madison Square Gardens, New York on 30th October 2009. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation was formed in 1983. One of the Foundation's many functions is to recognize the contributions of those who have had a significant … more