Wednesday Music Digest

Now that his tour is over, Ringo has another gig:

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/ringo-starr-endorses-peace-designer/story.aspx?guid=%7B3243D860-5A8F-49FA-BA48-D9D8354BDDF3%7D&dist=hppr

My Mama Done Told Me...

http://www.digitallyobsessed.com/showreview.php3?ID=10070

Album review: the new CD from an interesting new country singer named Jamey Johnson

http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/custom/wire/sns-ap-music-review-jamey-johnson,0,2798962.story

Randy Newman sighting:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93297574

Eddie Vedder hauls out his ukulele!

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003835092

A new collection from Monterey Jazz Festival Records

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=21437

And Sony Music buys out BMG:

http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/Sony-Breaks-Up-Duet-With-BMG-Buyout-64057.html