Next month, Neil Young and Crazy Horse will release their new album, Americana, via Reprise records. The album contains interpretations of American standards like "Clementine ," "Gallows Pole" and yes, even "She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain."
According to Rolling Stone, Neil Young & Crazy Horse have set a June 5 release date for a new album, Americana. The album — Young's first record with the full Crazy Horse lineup in over 15 years — features the band taking on classic American folk standards.
While last night's 54th Grammy Awards was the week's biggest music event, the show had something of a dry run Friday night, when Paul McCartney was honored at the 22nd annual MusiCares Person of the Year gala in Los Angeles.
At 49 – an age when so many veteran rockers put themselves on the summer tour greatest hits treadmill – Young is still rocking with a fury, opening new vistas in his amply celebrated 30-year, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame career.
John Lennon's songs have been covered by thousands of artists. Just think of all the people -- from unknown Eurasian bar bands to Lada Gaga -- who have had a crack at "Imagine." Today would have been Lennon's 71st birthday, and I'm celebrating the occasion by rounding up five of what I feel are the best performances of Lennon's songs by other artists.