Henry Ray Abrams/APMick Jagger, right, with U2's Bono at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame anniversary concert at Madison Square Garden, Oct. 30 The four-hour special will begin at 8 p.m. , and be re-broadcast many times in December. Full Article at NJ.com

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Hos, Hookers, Call Girls & Rent Boys collects stories, poems, and essays by sex workers. Full Article at largehearted boy

"There's one thing I still haven't done in my life," my mother said. I glanced across her living room, from the piano where I'd been playing some old Broadway song, to the La-Z-Boy next to the window. Full Article at Chicago Tribune

One of my daughters posted this family photo on Facebook. It was taken back in those gone-but-not-forgotten days when my hair was a lot darker and the kids were a lot younger. Full Article at Atlanta Journal Constitution Blogs

Presented with near-arthroscopic intimacy by legendary producer Don Was (Rolling Stones, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan, etc.), this laid-back, whisper-in-your-ear valentine celebrates Pieta Brown's signing by indie-folk bellwether Red House. Full Article at Iowa City Press Citizen

Everyone has their own taste when it comes to music. What may be considered music to one’s ears, may be considered simply torturous to others. Full Article at GlossLip

MUSIC NEWS - Norton Buffalo, the harmonica maestro who appeared on recordings with the Steve Miller Band, Bonnie Raitt, Doobie Brothers, so many and most recently with Kenny Loggins and Hawaiian slack key guitarist George Kahumoku Jr. died Friday (10/... Full Article at Music News Net

The local music community is still mourning the loss of harmonica hero Norton Buffalo, who died Oct. 30 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Steve Miller, Bonnie Raitt and the Doobie Brothers are among those who will pay tribute to Buffalo during a Jan. Full Article at Inside Bay Area

Chris Smither knows exactly what Catie Curtis is going through these days. Full Article at Boston Globe

Nov. 8: Actress June Havoc is 97. Actor Norman Lloyd ("St. Elsewhere") is 95. Singer Patti Page is 82. CBS newsman Morley Safer is 78. Singer Bonnie Bramlett is 65. Singer Bonnie Raitt is 60. "Entertainment Tonight" host Mary Hart is 59. Full Article at MSN Entertainment

AES N.Y. is coming up and we want to know what about your favorite New York recording story. E-mail us at mixeditorialmixonline.com. If the World Was You is his first solo album in 25 years. Well, this is unexpected. Full Article at Mix

Mr. Buffalo, who appeared on more than 180 albums and spent 33 years as a member of the Steve Miller Band, was diagnosed with cancer in September. Full Article at San Francisco Chronicle

gohst of tom joad with bruce aND PAUL SIMON WERE MY FAV I was there and it was truly EPIC! But am kicking myself because I had to leave at what I presumed was 3/4 way thru Bruce’s set (at 12:45 am) and missed Billy Joel! Damn! Full Article at Entertainment Weekly

The Yankees are on the field stretching and Joe Girardi – who seems to be battling a pretty bad cold – met with the media a short time ago. Full Article at LoHud.com

It was a long night — close to five hours. By the time Bruce Springsteen came on at 11:45 p.m. , it felt like we’d seen Crosby, Stills & Nash the day before. Full Article at New York Magazine

If there was a single word that summed up the first Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th anniversary concert Thursday night, it was “legacy.” Backstage, artist after artist spoke of the importance of musical heritage, emphasizing the icons who influenced... Full Article at Rolling Stone

It was well past 1:00 a.m. when the first night of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 25th anniversary celebration began winding down. Full Article at Rolling Stone

Thursday's extravaganza at Madison Square Garden, the first of two concerts, ran more than five hours, and was a reunion of past inductees: Among the performers were Simon & Garfunkel (1990), Crosby, Stills and Nash (1997), Jeff Beck (2009), James... Full Article at N.J. Courier-Post Online

NEW YORK - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honors music's most treasured acts, but this time it was the hall's turn to be feted. Full Article at MSNBC