Thursday Music Digest

Honoring Ella

http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_15464860?nclick_check=1

A revival of plena music

http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment-headlines/ci_15444208

A racy ookelele ad?

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3896909/Racy-ukulele-website-ad-sparks-complaint

A new CEO for Fender

http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/2010/07/07/20100707scottsdale-guitar-maker-fender-names-ceo-2-chairmen.html

Ringo at 70

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/07/opinion/07wed4.html?_r=1

A new band blends country and Brazilian music

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2010/07/new_york_band_nation_beat_blen.html

New Apple reissues

http://www.whereseric.com/eric-clapton-news/303-emi-reissue-15-albums-apple-records-clapton-appears-four

The Long Beach Blues Fest goes "on hiatus"

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/07/long-beach-blues-festival-scales-back-becomes-blues-bash.html

Pinetop Perkins turns 97

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/the-road-goes-on-forever-pinetop/

And more music on Governors Island coming up!

http://www.birthplacemag.com/2010/07/tickets-for-rock-the-bells-2010-nyc-governors-island-on-sale/