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Izitso? Cat Stevens Gets Nostalgic For The ‘Old Schoolyard’
Cat Stevens’ days of major crossover hit singles may have been largely over by the time he released his tenth studio album Izitso in the spring of 1977. But there was still an obvious contender for...
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‘The Best Songs We Never Wrote’: Track By Track With EODM’s Jesse Hughes
Jesse “Boots Electric” Hughes is well known for his irreverent approach to his art. Despite their name, his band Eagles Of Death Metal are neither a country nor a death metal band, and their leader...
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Eric Clapton, Tom Jones And Many More For Royal Marsden Benefit Show
Eric Clapton, Tom Jones, Yusuf/Cat Stevens and Dire Straits co-founder John Illsley are among the many stars announced today (2) to perform at a benefit concert for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity....
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Three Final Albums In Sam Cooke Series Confirmed For Vinyl Release
The final three albums in the just-issued box set Sam Cooke’s The Complete Keen Years (1957-1960) have been confirmed for individual release on 180 gram, heavyweight vinyl on 3 April. The titles are At...
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Two Classic 1960s Albums By Cat Stevens Head For Vinyl Reissue
Two classic 1960s albums by Cat Stevens, the artist also subsequently known as Yusuf Islam, will be reissued on high quality 180 gram vinyl by Decca/UMC on 13 March. They are his 1967 debut album...
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With albums that included Tea for the Tillerman and Teaser and the Firecat certified triple platinum in the United States, and his 1972 album Catch Bull at Four selling half a million copies in the...
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‘Where Do The Children Play?’: Behind Yusuf/Cat Stevens’ Timeless Message
The classic Yusuf/Cat Stevens song ‘Where Do the Children Play?’ was the opening track on his 1970 album Tea For The Tillerman. The singer-songwriter said that song’s message had such lasting “value”...
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From Herb Alpert To Quincy Jones: 20 Must-Hear A&M Albums
We’re celebrating one of the great record labels around, one which consistently and resolutely stood for artistic quality and released some of the greatest music ever heard. It’s A&M, founded by...
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Watch Video For Yusuf/Cat Stevens’‘Where Do The Children Play?’ Remake
Yusuf/Cat Stevens has shared the video for the 2020 reimagination of his vintage 1970 track ‘Where Do The Children Play?’ It’s an allegorical, visually arresting animated clip directed by Chris...
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Watch Making Of Yusuf/Cat Stevens’‘Where Do The Children Play?’ Video
Yusuf/Cat Stevens and director Chris Hopewell have shared three “making of” films of the environmentally-conscious video for the artist’s new version of “Where Do The Children Play?” The remake of the...
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Watch The Video For Yusuf/Cat Stevens’ New Recording Of ‘On The Road To Find...
Yusuf/Cat Stevens has released “On The Road To Find Out,” newly recorded and reimagined for the upcoming Tea for the Tillerman² album release, due September 18 via UMe in celebration of the 50th...
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Yusuf/Cat Stevens Duets With His Younger Self In New Single, ‘Father And Son’
Yusuf / Cat Stevens today unveils a 2020 reimagining of his seminal hit “Father and Son.” The song is the latest release from his highly anticipated forthcoming album Tea for the Tillerman², out...
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Yusuf/Cat Stevens’ Widely Acclaimed ‘Tea for the Tillerman²’ Out Now
Yusuf/Cat Stevens revisits one of his career high points with the UMe release of Tea for the Tillerman², on which he recasts the 11 songs from the landmark 1970 LP for a new age. The album, out now,...
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Yusuf/Cat Stevens Shares Wes Anderson-Esque Clip For New ‘Wild World’
The video for Yusuf/Cat Stevens’ new version of his classic “Wild World,” taken from the hugely-acclaimed Tea for the Tillerman² album, is available to watch now. The album, a complete, 50th...
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Deluxe 50th Anniversary Reissues For Key Yusuf/Cat Stevens Albums
Yusuf/Cat Stevens will follow his much-admired Tea for the Tillerman² album with December 4 deluxe reissues of the original 1970 album that inspired it, and of his other LP that year, Mona Bone Jakon....
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Yusuf/Cat Stevens Shares Rare ‘Lady D’Arbanville’ Video From 1970
Yusuf/Cat Stevens has unearthed a rare promotional video for “Lady D’Arbanville.” Filmed in 1970 in a Gothic English mansion, the video combines newly remastered audio with black and white footage of...
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Yusuf/Cat Stevens’ Catalog To Be Celebrated In Online CatSong Festival
CatSong Festival, a live broadcast celebrating the 50th anniversary of Cat Stevens’ newly-expanded 1970 albums Tea For The Tillerman and Mona Bone Jakon, will air on the official Yusuf/Cat Stevens...
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Watch HAIM, Feist, Jack Johnson And More Cover Yusuf/Cat Stevens Classics
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Yusuf/Cat Stevens’ 1970 albums Tea for the Tillerman and Mona Bone Jakon, over 40 bands and musicians covered the legendary musician and songwriter at the...
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Watch Yusuf/Cat Stevens’ Video For New Version Of ‘Tea For The Tillerman’
Yusuf/Cat Stevens has shared a new music video for “Tea for the Tillerman” in a poignant message of hope and optimism for 2021. You can check it out below. Click to load video The new video arrives...
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HarperCollins To Publish Yusuf/Cat Stevens’ ‘Peace Train’ Picture Book
Yusuf/ Cat Stevens has partnered with New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Peter H. Reynolds to produce Peace Train, a children’s book celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the iconic...
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