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WAYLON JENNINGS

WAYLON JENNINGS: NEVER SAY DIE

One-hour radio documentary pays tribute to American legend Waylon Jennings, tells the story behind his final concert at Nashville's Ryman Theatre, and features many musical highlights of that historic night.

• Host: Laura Cantrell
• Producer: Joyride Media (Paul Chuffo, Joshua Jackson)
• Length: 54 or 59 minutes with breaks for local spots.
• Broadcast Window: Begins July 20 2007
• Terms: Available to all US-based radio broadcasters at no cost
• Promotion: 0:30 promo spot included
• Contact: Andy Cahn (212-833-6279) or Eric Molk (212-833-5389)

DISTRIBUTION:

• CD: Mails to stations on Monday, July 23 with new albums listed below
• Request a CD
• PLAY MPE: Download 54-minute show as 7-tracks.
• PRX: Click here for the 59-minute version

By 2000, Waylon Jennings had over 40 years of experience on stage. He started as the bassist for Buddy Holly in the late 1950s, and over the years, Waylon continually grew as a musician and bandleader.

Health problems took their toll on Waylon in the 1990s. He suffered from emphysema, diabetes and had a mild stroke. Despite all that, Waylon wanted nothing more than to get back on stage. In early 2000, he put together a band with many of his favorite musicians, called it The Waymore Blues Band, and booked a show at Nashville's Ryman Theatre.

Waylon many not have known that it would be one of his last concerts. He may not have even cared. His only concern was to pull out all the stops and make this just as memorable as every other time he took the stage.

Throughout this hour, we'll hear many musical highlights of this historic evening, and comments from many of the people who made it possible - Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Bobby Bare, Chet Atkins, Cowboy Jack Clement, Billy Joe Shaver, his wife Jessi Colter, his son, Shooter Jennings, and even Waylon himself.

Waylon's classic compositions and covers heard throughout Never Say Die include "Good Hearted Woman," "I'm a Ramblin Man" with Montgomery Gentry, "Suspicious Minds" with Jessi Colter, "Can't You See" and "Trouble Man."

IN STORES JULY 24, 2007:

• Waylon Jennings and the Waymore Blues Band - Never Say Die: The Final Concert Film - Live box set with the show on DVD and 2 CDs.
• The Essential Waylon Jennings
• Request copies of these CDs (also set to mail with the special on 7/23).

MONTY PYTHON RADIO SPECIAL

THE GAZILLIONTH (OR SO) MONTY PYTHON RADIO SPECIAL

A new one-hour Monty Python radio documentary hosted Keith Olbermann.

Host: Keith Olbermann
Producer: Paul Chuffo & Joshua Jackson, Joyride Media
Broadcast Window: Beings June 2007
Length: 54/59 minutes with breaks for local spots
Terms: Available to all USA-based broadcasters at no cost

Contacts:
Eric Molk, eric.molk@sonybmg.com, 212-833-5389
Andy Cahn, andy.cahn@sonybmg.com, 212-833-6279

Request this program on CD for your station

Timely for the 73rd Anniversary of the FCC on June 19, 2007

Monty Python debuted on the BBC nearly 40 years ago, and their mix of everything absurd, obscure and English has inspired generations comedians - from the professionals to the amateur line-quoters. Their skits, films and songs continue to be both poignant and funny today, whether experienced for the first or gazillionth time on TV, film, disc (plastic or vinyl), broadway or anytime a devoted fan is confronted with a cheese shop, a dead parrott or a shrubbery.

Between excerpts of their finest moments, Cast members Eric Idle, John Cleese and Terry Jones (with help from Python geek/historian Kim Howard Johnson) look back on the men, the myths, and legends behind them. Musician Mark Stewart analyzes the musical works that are equally as influential as their skits and films. Radio broadcasters Michael Berger and Jeff Prescott discuss Python's impact on concerned citizens of San Diego and the FCC. Carol Cleveland, a Python in everything but the title, adds what it's like to be a real woman.

The Gazillionth (or so) Monty Python Radio Special is hosted by television and radio personality Keith Olbermann. He can currently be seen and heard injecting Monty Python references into his coverage of news, politics and sports on The Countdown with Keith Olbermann (MSNBC), The Dan Patrick Show (ESPN Radio) and Football Night in America (NBC-TV).

Content advisories includes references to the human anatomy (bodyparts and ailments), ranging from clinical terminology from medical journals, textbooks and diagnoses, to English slang commonly featured in PBS broadcasts of classic BBC programs. Full transcripts, including song lyrics, can be provided on request.

CASH GOSPEL SPECIAL

Johnny Cash: Amazing Grace

One-hour radio documentary explores Johnny Cash's love for Gospel music, his roots in the church, and the stories behind his greatest Gospel recordings and performances.

Host: Rodney Crowell
Producer: Joyride Media (Paul Chuffo, Joshua Jackson)
Length: 59/54 minutes with two breaks for local spots
Broadcast Window: Begins May 2007
Terms: Available to all US-based radio broadcasters at no cost
Promotion: 0:30 promo spot included on CD

Contacts:
Andy Cahn, andy.cahn@sonybmg.com, 212-833-6279
Eric Molk, eric.molk@sonybmg.com, 212-833-5389

Preview/download audio and other details online from the PRX.

Request a broadcast CD of this program.

When a young man named Johnny Cash tried to get his first record deal, he told Sam Philips of Sun Records that he was a Gospel Singer. Philips said, “No Thanks,” but that didn’t stop Cash from recording and playing gospel songs. In time, Cash took his faith a lot further. He became a biblical scholar, a religious writer and even an ordained minister.

In this one-hour radio special, we’re going to hear about the spiritual world of Johnny Cash from family and friends. Interview subjects include his son, John Carter Cash, musicians Marty Stuart and Larry Gatlin and biographers Patrick Carr and Dave Urbanski.

Johnny Cash: Amazing Grace also contains more than a dozen of Cash’s best known gospel songs, including both traditional and original compositions. “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” “Here Was a Man,” How Great Thou Art” and many more works are featured alongside stories of how Cash was inspired to record these timeless spirituals.

MICHAEL PENN

Palms & Runes, Tarot & Tea:
A Michael Penn Collection

• In stores April 17, 2007
• 20 original, alernate, and new versions of his best known songs
• 7 previously unreleased tracks include three re-recordings
• 2005 album Mr. Hollywood Jr., 1947 also back in stores 4/17 with a six-track bonus live CD
• Catch Michael Penn on tour this April and May - see dates below
• Contact Greg Repicci at Sony BMG for any radio requests for CDs, interviews or promotions

Track List:

+ = unreleased, * = re-recorded, ^ alt/demo version

• Lucky One (Version One) +
• Bunker Hill * +
• Out Of My Hands
• Cupid's Got A Brand New Gun * +
• Coal
• Try ^ +
• No Myth
• Barely A Sound (Instrumental) +
• Don't Let Me Go
• All That That Implies
• Whole Truth
• Brave New World
• Me Around ^ +
• Long Way Down (Look What The Cat Drug In) * +
• Macy Day Parade
• Figment
• Bucket Brigade
• I Can Tell
• Walter Reed
• Opening (From The Film, Melvin Goes To Dinner) +

Tour Dates:

• 4/24 - Arlington, VA - IOTA
• 4/26 - Annapolis, MD - Rams Head Tavern
• 4/27 - Philadelphia, PA - World Café Live
• 4/28 - New York, NY - Joe's Pub
• 4/30 - New York, NY - Joe's Pub
• 5/2 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
• 5/3 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall
• 5/5 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Café
• 5/6 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
• 5/8 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark
• 5/9 - Chicago, IL - Schubas
• 5/10 - Madison, WI - Orpheum Stage Door
• 5/11 - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center

Check out two videos:

• "Walter Reed" (2005) - Directed by Thomas Horne. Michael was shot on a green screen with a Nikon D70 and composited with still photographs of L.A. and Chicago, and edited together with archival footage.


• "Try" (1997) - Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, features Phillip Seymour Hoffman, originally as a bonus feature on the Boogie Nights DVD.

SLY & THE FAMILY STONE

Deluxe relaunch of Sly's Columbia Records catalog in stores April 2007

• Limited-release Expanded Editions of seven classic albums
• Bonus tracks on each disc include demos, unreleased songs and live cuts
• Available as individual titles and a 7-CD box set!
• Stay tuned for more details on radio promotions

In the meantime, check out this rare TV interview of the reclusive Sly Stone from the early 80s