Today, June 24th, 2024, we remember the legendary Jeff Beck on what would have been his 80th birthday. His passing last year left an irreplaceable void in the world of music, but his legacy remains as vibrant and influential as ever. At Grateful Web, we celebrate the life and career of a guitarist who reshaped rock and roll with his extraordinary talent and innovative spirit.

As the gates opened for a third day of Gov Ball, the festival brought with it a youthful exuberance that was uniquely its own. The day’s lineup took a chance with many of the acts on the bill, featuring some of the youngest but talented artists in music today as not many performers were all too removed from their debut into fame. This bet would ultimately pay off in a series of electrifying performances and some defining moments that undoubtedly fortified several projects’ meteoric rise to the top of the charts.

As the clock inched closer to noon in New York, the line of fans entering Flushing Meadows stretched as far as the eye could see. The second day of Gov Ball proved to have something for everyone as the staggered set times allowed the fans to see a little bit of everything with a lineup catering to fans of Rock, Hip Hop, R&B, Pop, and everything in between.

The crown Jewel of East Coast music festivals and overall barometer for relevance in popular culture, Governors Ball once again proved an incredible experience as it drew the eyes of all in the New York area. A festival that catered so heavily to the tastes of the newest generation of festivalgoers, the lineup proved to be an all-around masterclass in displaying the tastes of an era as it packed the grounds at its newest home of Flushing Meadows.

“This is one of my favorite cuts of my entire recording career,” says Darren Nicholson — and when an artist with a decades-long resumé like his says something like that, it’s worth taking note.

Kentucky musician Ben Sollee today shares “When You Gonna Learn” from his upcoming album Long Haul. The album, his first solo studio effort in seven years, comes out August 16 via sonaBlast! Recordings. On the album, Sollee draws from diverse influences, from nearby Appalachia and Muscle Shoals (he lives in Kentucky) to the exotic music from Polynesia and West Africa. These influences all meet with Sollee’s cello and vocals to create a wonderfully textured album, something akin to Paul Simon’s Graceland.

The Henry Mancini family continues to celebrate what would have been the late legendary composer’s 100th birthday with the release of Henry Mancini’s The Henry Mancini 100th Sessions – Henry Has Company out today via Primary Wave Music. Listen to the album HERE.

Grammy® Award-winning jazz guitarist-vocalist George Benson will release a long-lost orchestral album this summer, his first since returning to Warner Music Group earlier this year. Dreams Do Come True: When George Benson Meets Robert Farnon will be available on July 19 from Rhino on CD and LP, as well as digital and streaming platforms. Pre-order HERE.

Stax Records and Craft Recordings are thrilled to announce the release of four seminal albums from the country icon O.B. McClinton, for the first time on both hi-res and standard digital. Available to stream/download today, these newly remastered digital offerings encompass McClinton’s releases through Stax’s Enterprise imprint: O.B. McClinton Country (1971), Obie From Senatobie (1973), Live at Randy’s Rodeo (1973) and If You Loved Her That Way (1974).

Finnish jazz trumpet virtuoso Verneri Pohjola and critically acclaimed psychedelic indie-folk group Tuomo & Markus have joined forces both on stage and in the studio. The artists recorded a collaborative all-instrumental album. Music For Roads will be released worldwide November 1. The band are releasing the Pohjola-penned single Anyhow Lane today, on the eve of their US summer festival run.