Chart based on plays in Rhapsody
* 1 Lady GaGa
* 2 Rascal Flatts
* 3 Taylor Swift
* 4 Coldplay
* 5 Jack Johnson
* 6 U2
* 7 Nickelback
* 8 Keith Urban
* 9 Death Cab For Cutie
* 10 Beyonce
* 11 Flo Rida
* 12 Diana Krall
* 13 Miley Cyrus
* 14 Kelly Clarkson
* 15 Britney Spears
* 16 The Fray
* 17 Jason Mraz
* 18 Bob Dylan
* 19 T.I.
* 20 Kings Of Leon
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The Grateful DeadPsychedelic pioneers, the Grateful Dead were the most improvisatory of all major rock groups. From the late 1960's until the 1995 death of guitarist, singer/songwriter Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead played roughly 2,300 long, freeform concerts that touched down on their own country-, blues-, and folk-tinged rock songs, and on a similarly wide range of cover versions. Though Grateful Dead albums tended to sell a dependable 250,000 copies and the group had one Top Ten single in "Touch of Grey," the Dead's approach to music emphasized live performance, community, and the fungibility of recorded music over album sales and radio airplay. The band also spawned the jam band movement, which would come to include bands like Phish, String Cheese Incident, and Blues Traveler who carried the psych-noodling torch to subsequent generations.
Nearly as famous as the band itself were the legions of "Deadheads" — predominantly white 18- to 24-year-olds who have lovingly preserved the era that spawned the Dead by emulating their Summer of Love predecessors' philosophy and that period's accoutrements: tie-dye clothing, hallucinogenic drugs, and the Dead's music. These fans supported the band with an almost religious fervor, following the group around the country, trading tapes of live concerts (something the band allowed as long as it wasn't for profit, providing prime spots for tapers at shows), and providing a synergy between band and audience that was unique in rock. In true psychedelic style, the Grateful Dead preferred the moment to the artifact — but to keep those moments coming, the Dead evolved into a far-flung and smoothly run corporate enterprise that, for all its hippie trimmings, drew admiring profiles in the financial and mainstream press. 
As Rock Daily previously speculated, Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp and Willie Nelson are teaming up for the 2009 Ballpark Tour. The jaunt kicks off July 2nd in Sauget, Illinois, with the trio playing minor league baseball stadiums across the country until August 15th. Tickets for the tour, which are all general admission and $67.50, begin to go on sale May 2nd. In addition to peanuts and Cracker Jacks, the tour will also allow free admission for children 14 and younger.
Dylan has long had an obsession with the National Pastime, dedicating a week of his Theme Time Radio Hour to the sport and touring baseball stadiums in 2004 with Nelson. News of the trek first spread when Joan Baez let the word slip after playing “Don’t Think Twice It’s All Right” during a concert in Bloomington, Indiana. With John Mellencamp in the crowd, Baez said “Mellencamp? Are you really going to go on tour with that guy [Dylan]? Seriously, come talk to me after the show.” Mellencamp’s Website later promised a tour of minor league baseball stadiums with two major artists in tow. Check below for the current run of 2009 Ballpark Tour dates.
Bob Dylan/John Mellencamp/Willie Nelson
July 2 - Sauget, IL @ GCS Ballpark
July 4 - South Bend, IN @ Coveleski Stadium
July 8 - Louisville, KY @ Louisville Slugger Field
July 10 - Dayton, OH @ Fifth Third Field
July 11 - Eastlake, OH @ Classic Park
July 13 - Washington, PA @ Consol Energy Park
July 14 - Allentown, PA @ Coca-Cola Park
July 15 - New Britain, CT @ New Britain Stadium
July 19 - Syracuse, NY @ Alliance Bank Stadium
July 21 - Pawtucket, RI @ McCoy Stadium
July 23 - Lakewood, NJ @ FirstEnergy Park
July 24 - Aberdeen, MD @ Ripken Stadium
July 25 - Norfolk, VA @ Harbor Park
July 28 - Durham, NC @ Durham Bulls Athletic Park
July 29 - Sevierville, TN @ Smokies Park
August 4 - Round Rock, TX @ The Dell Diamond
August 5 - Corpus Christi, TX @ Whataburger Field
August 7 - Grand Prairie, TX @ QuikTrip Park
August 11 - Glendale, AZ @ Camelback Ranch
August 12 - Las Vegas, NV @ Cashman Field
August 14 - Fresno, CA @ Chukchansi Park
August 15 - Stockton, CA @ Banner Island Ballpark
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Sean Costello (April 16, 1979 – April 15, 2008) was an American blues musician renowned for his fiery guitar playing and soulful singing.[1][2][3]He released five critically-acclaimed albums before his career was cut short by his sudden death at the age of 28. Tinsley Ellis called him ‘the most gifted young blues guitarist on the scene... he was a triple threat on guitar, vocals and as a songwriter’.[4]
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Blues singer Jeff Healey Dead At 41
Canadian blues singer and guitarist Jeff Healey died in a Toronto hospital at the age of 41 on March 2. He had been battling cancer for several years. He leaves behind a wife, Christie and 2 children.
Healey battled cancer at age one - retinoblastoma, a rare form of retinal cancer - which left him blind. But being blind didn't stop Jeff - he taught himself to play guitar by laying the instrument across his lap and his unique style and his rich, soulful voice earned him a successful music career. Much of his commerical success came with being frontman to the Jeff Healey Band.
The Canadian musician made his debut in 1988 with his first album, See the Light. Healey jammed with many greats during his career - B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan and George Harrison.
Although Jeff was known for his bluesy/rock, his true love was jazz, a genre that was heard in his last three albums. His death comes just weeks before the release of his first rock album in eight years.
Mess of Blues is set to drop on April 22 in North America. A great talent has been lost. Rest in peace Jeff.
Bo Diddley, US rhythm and blues singer dies, aged 79
Had Diddley been able to copyright the hypnotic and highly distinctive rhumba-like beat that was his musical trademark he might have been able to retire many years ago as a very wealthy man, rather than having to eke out a living in his old age, playing night-clubs, as his health deteriorated.
The Bo Diddley sound - best remembered in his eponymous hit in 1955 and sometimes summarized as 'shave and a haircut, two bits' - would become a key template for early rock and roll. Buddy Holly's 'Not Fade Away', which was subsequently covered by the Rolling Stones, was a carbon-copy of the Diddley beat, as was 'Magic Bus' by the Who, 'I Want Candy' by The Strangeloves, and many more.
sShinedown is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed in 2001 by Brent Smith, Brad Stewart, Jasin Todd, and Barry Kerch. The band has released three albums on Atlantic Records. They have released popular singles such as "45", "Save Me", "Devour", and "Second Chance." Every single they have released has reached the Top 5 of the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart,
To date, Shinedown has sold over six million albums worldwide.[1]
Matt Nathanson doesn't waste any time setting the tone for his transfixing new album, Some Mad Hope.
Diving headlong into a sea of chiming guitars, the San Francisco-based singer-songwriter breathlessly declares "I'm wide awake and so alive" -- the opening lines of "Car Crash" serving as a statement of emotional clarity that permeates the disc's every groove.
Some Mad Hope, Nathanson's sixth studio album (and first for Vanguard), is in many ways his most fully-realized work to date.
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"From the gentle string washes that lap the edges of "Heartbreak World" (a song that balances wistful backward glances with gingerly-held hope of better things to come) to the insistent rhythmic pulse that drives the wind-at-the-back anthem "Detroit Waves," Nathanson demonstrates a mesmerizing attention to detail.
Nathanson lived his life as the very model of the modern independent artist, journeying from town to town, logging literally hundreds of thousands of miles, all the while captivating audiences with his confessional songs and spontaneous, uncensored stage banter.
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