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Monday, November 29, 2021

Sting To Discuss Life And Career In Latest Edition Of BBC's 'Reel Stories'

An upcoming edition of BBC Two's "Reel Stories" will see Sting discussing his life and career in an in-depth interview with Dermot O'Leary.

The program, which will broadcast in December, will see Sting sharing some of his most famous performances and interviews over a career spanning five decades.

"One of my earliest memories was watching The Police on 'Top of the Pops.' I hadn't met Sting before and it was a real privilege to sit down and listen to his story, which spans decades of musical history," says Dermot.

Rachel Davies, Commissioning Executive, BBC Music says, "Since 'Reel Stories' began in 2018, we've seen some incredible guests - from Kylie Minogue to Dave Grohl - sit down with Dermot to share their personal stories."

"Sting is one of the U.K.'s most treasured artists and I'm delighted he'll be joining this stellar list of 'Reel Stories' interviewees in December," she added. "I know that viewers will love hearing his reflections on his extraordinary career."

Sting, who turned 70 in October, recently released his 15th studio album The Bridge.

(Photo: Eric Ryan Anderson)

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Deep Purple Share Animated 'Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu' Video

Deep Purple recently released an animated video for their cover of Huey "Piano" Smith's 1957 classic, "Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu."

The version is part of the band's Turning To Crime record, released on Friday (November 26). Bob Ezrin produced the album, which contains songs not written by the band.

The record includes songs originally done by Cream, The Yardbirds, Fleetwood Mac, Bob Dylan and more.

"Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu" became a U.S. Top 10 entry for Johnny Rivers in 1972. Several artists have covered the song over the years, and Deep Purple keyboardist Don Airey speaks about a 1974 cover of the song by Professor Longhair in a video clip previewing the tune.

"I'm supposed to say it's a song I always wanted to do since I was a child, but at the same time it was quite new to me. I didn't know the original very well, but I knew Professor Longhair's version, which is the one that inspired my arrangement," Airey says.

He adds, "I just love the whole thing, that style of piano playing.Very, very hard to replicate. It was a bit of a challenge. And when it came back from the other members of the band with all this other music on it, I just thought: 'Wow, that worked out. What an insane arrangement!'"

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Instruments From U2, Paul McCartney, Elton John & Many More Being Auctioned For Charity

Musical instruments used by U2, Paul McCartney, Elton John and several other music stars are set to be auctioned off to benefit the Music Rising charity.

Music Rising was formed by U2's The Edge and producer Bob Ezrin in 2005 to aid musicians devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

The Edge and Ezrin have collected guitars and other musical instruments from McCartney, Rush, Radiohead, Pearl Jam, Joe Walsh, Green Day, Ron Wood, Dave Grohl, Tom Morello, Noel Gallagher, Joan Jett, and many others.

The auction, titled "Guitars Icons: A Musical Instrument Auction to Benefit Music Rising," is set to take place on December 11 at Van Eaton Galleries in Los Angeles.

The auction will see a 2005 Limited Edition Gibson Les Paul Music Rising guitar that the Edge played during "One" on the Joshua Tree tours of 2017 and 2019 along with many other shows.

A custom signature Fender Stratocaster that Edge used on "Bad" and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" in 2017 and 2019, Adam Clayton's Fender Standard Precision Bass he used on "A Sort of Homecoming," "Bullet The Blue Sky," "Running to Stand Still" and "One Tree Hill" in 2017, and Bono's Custom Gibson ES-175 Electric Guitar he played throughout the Zoo TV tour on "The Fly" and "Angel of Harlem," will also come under the hammer.

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