The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has released the list of guests for its Whole Lotta Shakin' American Masters concert tribute to Jerry Lee Lewis.
Guests will include Wanda Jackson, Kris Kristofferson, George Thorogood, Shelby Lynne, Terry Adams from NRBQ, Narvel Felts, Billy Lee Riley, Cowboy Jack Clement, Jason D. Williams and Lewis’s cousin the Reverend Jimmy Swaggart on piano. The program will also feature Lewis' sister Linda Gail Lewis. Of course, Jerry Lee Lewis will also play
The concert is set for Nov. 10 at State Theater in Cleveland. Tickets are on sale at www.tickets.com.
On Friday, the rock hall also released the nine nominees for the class of 2008. They include Madonna, Beastie Boys, Chic, Ventures, Dave Clark Five, John Mellencamp, Donna Summer, Leonard Cohen, and Afrika Bambattaa.
The five inductees will be announced in January. You have to figure Madonna and Beastie Boys are probably stone-cold locks. If I had to fathom a guess, I'd say the other three will be Dave Clark Five, who nearly made it last year, Mellencamp, and either the Ventures or Summer.
Early reviews for "Magic" by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band began showing up Friday and nearly every one is a flat-out rave. "Entertainment Weekly" gave it an A. Reviewers agree this disc more naturally captures the E Street Sound than "The Rising" did, and it has more of a raw, bristling edge to it, as well.
Rolling Stone online quotes Robert Plant as saying there will be no Led Zeppelin tour after their reunion show in London in November. So much for that.

