Phil Ramone, the Grammy Award-winning engineer and producer who paired Dublin singer Bono with Frank Sinatra for an album of duets has died at the age of 72.
Ramone made an art out of the Duets concept, pairing Sinatra with Bono, Tony Bennett with Paul McCartney and Bonnie Raitt with Van Morrison.
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(Gibson) Producer Quincy Jones and actor Michael Caine are turning 80 years old this year, and they won’t celebrate the landmark alone. U2 frontman Bono and Carlos Santana are just two of the musicians slated to honor Jones and Caine during the Keep Memory Alive organization’s 17th annual Power of Love gala.
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To celebrate our 20th Anniversary we’ve released an album with Parlophone Records that brings together some of the best tracks from our five albums – including the legendary ‘HELP’ one from 1995 , which raised £1.5million. Subsequent releases have featured the hottest names in music and raised not only funds, but profile, for our vital work.
War Child 20: The Best Of will be released as a digital album only on 18 February.
With all proceeds of the sale coming directly to War Child, the album tracks have been selected to show the diversity and quality of all the artists who have supported us for the last two decades.
To further commemorate our 20th anniversary, long time supporters Muse are giving away a free track to fans. Over six minutes long, the track starts with Muse’s take on the classic ‘House Of The Rising Sun’ before turning into an explosive version of ‘Time Is Running Out’.
Download it here from Wednesday February 13th.
1. Come Together: Smokin’ Mojo Filters (McCartney, Weller, Gallagher)
2. Lucky: Radiohead
3. Fade Away: Oasis
4. Mourning Air: Portishead
5. Fake The Aroma: Massive Attack
6. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head: Manic Street Preachers
7. Shipbuilding: Suede
8. Miss Sarajevo: Passengers (U2 and Pavarotti)
9. House Of The Rising Sun: Muse
10. Ghost Town: The Prodigy
11. Calico Skies: Paul McCartney
12. Everyone Says Hi (Metro Mix): David Bowie
13. Vietnam: New Order
14. How You See The World No.2: Coldplay
15. Hong Kong: Gorillaz
16. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road: Keane
17. Transmission: Hot Chip
18. Leopard-Skin-Pill-Box-Hat: Beck
19. Straight To Hell: Lily Allen (ft. Mick Jones)
20. Running To Stand Still: Elbow
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By Bono, Dublin
“Beyond a gentleman to deal with… graceful, very family-oriented. Working with Frank, as U2 did, it was like you were in his family. His stories were sometimes long, but always memorable, my favorite featuring The Who smashing their instruments on stage for the first time in his presence-and starring Frank, who, starting to get it, turns to his beloved but aghast wife, June, and says, ‘It’s ok, honey, it’s all part of the show.’
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