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Watch Patti Smith cover Paul McCartney’s ‘She’s Leaving Home’ in Carnegie Hall tribute
Patti Smith was among the artists to perform at a Paul McCartney tribute gig at New York’s Carnegie Hall this week – watch her version of The Beatles‘ ‘She’s Coming Home’ below.‘The Music of Paul McCartney’ was held at the legendary venue on Wednesday night (March 15) as part of Michael Dorf’s charity series ‘Music Of’, which brings musicians together to celebrate the life and music of some of the world’s biggest stars.Also in attendance at Carnegie Hall this week were Graham Nash, Lyle Lovett, Bettye Lavette, Nancy Wilson, Bruce Hornsby, Macca’s former Wings bandmate Denny Laine and more.Patti Smith then appeared unannounced to cover ‘She’s Coming Home’, a highlight from ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’.Watch the rendition below.A post shared by Ron Ozer (@ronozer)A post shared by Craig Radel (@craigradel)Elsewhere, a new Paul McCartney documentary exploring the musician’s life following the breakup of The Beatles has been announced.Man On The Run is set to be directed by filmmaker Morgan Neville and will draw on “unprecedented access to a never-before-seen archive of Paul and Linda’s home videos and photos, as well as new interviews,” to chronicle the time between The Beatles’ breakup snd the rise of Wings in the ‘70s.According to a press release, Man On The Run will serve as “the definitive document of Paul’s emergence from the dissolution of the world’s biggest band and his triumphant creation of a second decade of musical milestones — a brilliant and prolific stretch.”“As a lifelong obsessive of all things McCartney, I’ve always felt that the 1970s were the great under-examined part of his story,” said Neville in a statement.
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Nile Rodgers on 'greatest moment' when Paul McCartney 'formed dance circle' at White House
Madonna, Dianna Ross and David Bowie.The musician has spoken exclusively to Express.co.uk about the "greatest moment" of his life involving Paul McCartney forming a "dance circle" at the White House.Nile performed along with several other artists at Barack Obama's final party before he left his presidency.He told Express.co.uk of the event: "One of the greatest moments of my life was when I was playing President Obama's final party just two or three days before he left the presidency."I looked out on the dance floor and there was Paul McCartney, with his wife, and he had formed a dance circle, and he was singing the lyrics to my songs."Nile admitted he "couldn't believe" how lucky he was, admitting it was a time he even felt starstruck.He continued: "I couldn't believe it, I was like, what? The first song I ever learned to play on the guitar was a Paul McCartney, Beatles song, A Day in the Life."And I'm going, how can this be life? Paul McCartney is singing my song and you could see that he knew all the words!"Nile, along with Nirvana, The Supremes and Slick Rick are among the artists to be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2023 Grammys.Ma Rainey, Bobby McFerrin, and Heart’s Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson are also 2023 recipients.Nile recently revealed that he had been in the studio with Coldplay, working on new music, telling The Sun: "What was great working with Coldplay is that we’re all in the room together and it’s sort of like a spiritual thing."Nile has been sober for 28 years after nearly dying from drug and alcohol abuse while also facing two harsh cancer battles in his life.He was first diagnosed with an "aggressive"' prostate cancer in 2010 but after undergoing treatment was given the all-clear
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Dave Chappelle, Pink, Queen join Foo Fighters at star-studded Taylor Hawkins tribute gig
died in March due to a cardiovascular collapse at the age of 50 in a Colombian hotel where multiple drugs were found.His death sent shockwaves across the globe as his heartbroken bandmates continue to pay their respects to the late father-of-three.Among the performers at Kia Forum in Los Angeles on Tuesday was vocal sensation Pink, who joined surviving members of Queen for a rendition of “Somebody To Love.”The “What About Us” hitmaker also performed Foo Fighters’ hit “The Pretender” before duetting with Heart’s Nancy Wilson on “Barracuda.”After a breathtaking performance, the singer rushed to her Instagram Story, writing, “Hate why we were there – but I love that we were all together.”Grohl’s teen daughter Violet Grohl also took the stage, performing Leonard Cohen’s hit “Hallelujah” with guitarist Alain Johannes.“Welcome to the Los Angeles Taylor Hawkins tribute concert,” the teen’s famous dad told the crowd. “This is the hometown s–t, so you gotta make it loud for Taylor.”Other notable appearances included comedian Dave Chappelle, who covered Radiohead’s track “Creep” with Foo Fighters.After the performance, Dave Grohl told the crowd, “Didn’t see that one coming, did you?”Miley Cyrus, Kesha, Mötley Crüe, and Chevy Metal were also among the performers.
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