Music News to February 29th
by Andrew Baker
Billboard top music this week
#1 Album
Sleeping Through The Static by Jack Johnson
#1 Christian Album
The Fight of My Life by Kirk Franklin
#1 Song
“Low” by Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain
#1 Christian Song
”You Are Everything” by Matthew West
Music News
Larry Norman Dies
60 year old Christian music pioneer Larry Norman died of heart failure on Sunday this week. His 1972 album, Only Visiting This Planet, included the song “I Wish We’d All Been Ready”, which was also later recorded by DC Talk.
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Richard Branson more popular than Jesus
Jesus Christ named 3rd most popular role model in a poll released on Friday in Great Britain. Adults polled named general family members as the number one role model for children, and in second place were billionaire and founder of Virgin Records, Richard Branson.
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Prince scheduled to have hip-replacement surgery
Prince is expecting to soon have hip-replacement surgery to ease the pain from years of dancing.
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Former Hendrix drummer, Buddy Miles, dies
Jimi Hendrix drummer, Buddy Miles, died at his home in Austin Texas. Buddy was the voice of the “California Raisins” which was a popular commercial in the 80s.
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Michael Jackson may soon lose Neverland Ranch
Michael Jackson has a pending foreclosure on his Neverland Valley Ranch in California. The pop-singer will have his ranch auctioned off in March if he doesn’t pay $25 million that he owes on the property.
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New music to check out this week
Y/our Sparkle Heart perform Countryside at CD Release Party in their hometown of Greenwood South Carolina. Recently signed to Indie Label Future Destination Records, Y/our Sparkle Heart is lead by vocalist, cellist, and guitarist Sarah Morris and her husband, Ian, who doubles on guitar and the instrument in this video, a Chinese instrument called a Yue Qin.