NO GRAMMY LOVE FOR THE MICK FLEETWOOD BLUES BAND

The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band featuring Rick Vito goes home empty handed during the Pre-Telecast Grammy show.

Nominated in the category of “Best Traditional Blues Album.” “BLUE AGAIN,” is released on the Savoy label Group’s 429 Records label, is a project showcasing iconic rock drummer and Fleetwood Mac co-founder Mick Fleetwood and his Mick Fleetwood Blues Band, a top notch quartet of musicians featuring Rick Vito. Produced by Mick Fleetwood and Rick Vito, the recording is equal parts blues rave-up and loving homage to the early incarnation of Fleetwood Mac, revisiting the blues-based classic songs of early Fleetwood Mac along with several new compositions in riveting live performance. Released on March 17 on 429 Records (home of last year’s “Best Contemporary Blues Album” Grammy winner Dr. John), “BLUE AGAIN” was an instant commercial and critical success which debuted in the top 20 on the iTunes Overall Chart and both the Billboard and iTunes Blues charts.

TAYLOR SWIFTS FIRST EVER GRAMMY PRESENTED BY MICK FLEETWOOD

Colbie Caillat and Mick Fleetwood present Taylor Swift with her very first Grammy Award and also her second.  View the clips here:
Grammy #1 | Grammy #2

Stevie and Taylor will duet later tonight on the main televised show... Should be good!!

(PHOTOS) MICK FLEETWOOD AND COLBIE CAILLAT PRESENTING PRE-TELECAST GRAMMY'S

Mick and Colbie are on right now presenting on the Pre-Grammy Telecast:  Go to Grammy.com to stream the show live.

STEVIE AND FERGIE

Fergie meets up with Stevie Nicks - one of her idols at the Grammy rehearsals.

Photo Credit: Fergie

GRAMMY REHEARSALS DAY 1 (TAYLOR SWIFT AND STEVIE NICKS)

SWIFTWOOD MAC IN ACTION
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Friday brought the chance to see Taylor Swift and Stevie Nicks collaborate in one of those moments the Grammys are known for. Swift — who has a very good shot at sweeping this year’s major categories, in my opinion — doesn’t wear her Fleetwood Mac fandom on her sleeve as a songwriter, but it is apparently there, for after running through her current single, “Today Was a Fairytale,” she used her very most dramatic voice to introduce her duet partner: “And now, my fairytale dream comes true: I get to share a stage with Stevie Nicks.” The two women’s voices complimented each other nicely on the harmonies of “Rhiannon,” before moving into a more awkward mandolin-fueled hoedown version of “You Belong With Me.” Never thought I’d see Stevie Nicks playing tambourine behind Taylor Swift, but that’s the magic of Music’s Biggest Night.

For Swiftwood Mac and all the rest of the action, tune in to the 52nd annual Grammy Awards, live on CBS, Sunday, Jan. 31, at 8 p.m. ET/PT

FLEETWOOD MAC - PUTTING THE SHOW ON THE ROAD "TECHNICALLY"

If you are into all the technical aspects regarding putting a tour together from the lighting to the mic's... hit the link to the full article.

FLEETWOOD MAC
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Rumours of TPi’s backstage presence at Wembley Arena were true. Mark Cunningham met the Fleetwood Mac crew as the anglo-american legends prepared to unleash their greatest hits...

Fleetwood Mac’s 2009 Unleashed tour went through six weeks of rehearsals at Sony Studios in Los Angeles early this year, before playing its opening show on March 1 at Pittsburgh’s Mellon Arena. Managed by Marty Hom, the tour arrived in Europe on October 8 with a Copenhagen date, and hit the UK 14 days later.

Production manager Bobby Herr visited the UK a week early with rigger/carpenters Jack Deitering and Roland Castillo, and stage manager Larry Yager to meet the team at All Access Staging & Productions’ brand new UK operation in Woking, just off the M25.

FULL ARTICLE HERE: TOTAL PRODUCTION INTERNATIONAL

STEVIE NICKS AND TAYLOR SWIFT SINGING AT GRAMMY REHEARSALS

According to a twitter posting, Stevie is apparently singing with Taylor Swift at the Grammy rehearsals taking place in LA right about now... The suspense is over... I think. But what are they singing?!... One of Taylor's songs, or one of Stevies? Hmmmmmm

[edit]  Turns out they are rehearsing RHIANNON!

This is actually pretty awesome, but I have so many questions.  How do you duet on Rhiannon?  Are they trading lines?  Is Stevie up front, Taylor during the chorus?, or vise versa?

In any case, this is really great, looking forward to Sunday!