Credit: Mark OwensTonight in Minneapolis, The Moody Blues continue their North American tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of their symphonic-rock masterpiece, Days of Future Passed. The "Days of Future Passed -- 50th Anniversary" trek, which kicked off in early June, features the veteran British band playing the entire 1967 album, as well as various favorite songs from throughout the group's long career.

Moody Blues singer/bassist John Lodge tells ABC Radio that the audiences' reception to the show so far "has been fantastic."  He also notes that the band felt it was important to mark Days of Future Passed's golden anniversary in a special way.

"It is a major milestone," he says. "If you go back to 1967, we were young musicians with a few songs in our books and a few melodies in our heart…and went into the studio for a week and recorded this album…And it obviously changed our lives forever."

The concept record was among the first featuring a rock band accompanied by an orchestra, and included the enduring Moody Blues tunes "Nights in White Satin" and "Tuesday Afternoon." For most of the 50th anniversary concerts, the band plays alongside taped orchestral parts recorded especially for the tour, while a few shows will feature a live orchestra.

The concerts also feature a multimedia presentation including a prerecorded video of actor Jeremy Irons reading the album-closing poem "Late Lament," that originally was recited by founding keyboardist Mike Pinder.

Several songs from Days of Future Passed are being played live for the first time ever on this trek, including "Evening Time to Get Away," "The Sunset" and "Dawn Is a Feeling." "It was interesting to go back and rei-nvestigate how we did those," Lodge tells ABC Radio. (AUDIO IS ABC 1-ON-1)

Here are all of the remaining North American dates on the trek:

6/27 -- Minneapolis, MN, Orpheum Theatre
6/28 -- Milwaukee, WI, Milwaukee Summerfest
6/30 -- Highland Park, IL, Ravinia Park
7/1 -- Kettering, OH, Fraze Pavilion for the Performing Arts
7/2 -- Northfield, OH, Hard Rock Live
7/6 -- Toronto, ON, Canada, Sony Centre for Performing Arts
7/7 -- Toronto, ON, Canada, Sony Centre for Performing Arts
7/9 -- Wallingford, CT, Toyota Presents the Oakdale Theatre
7/10 -- Boston, MA, Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
7/12 -- Wantagh, NY, Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
7/13 -- Holmdel, NJ, PNC Bank Arts Center
7/15 -- Philadelphia, PA, Mann Center for the Performing Arts
7/16 -- Saratoga Springs, NY, Saratoga Performing Arts Center
7/18 -- Bethlehem, PA, Sands Bethlehem Events Center
7/19 -- Baltimore, MD, Pier 6 Pavilion
7/20 -- Vienna, VA, Wolf Trap for the Performing Arts
7/22 -- Nashville, TN, Ryman Auditorium
7/23 -- Atlanta, GA, Chastain Park Amphitheatre

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Monica Morgan/Getty ImagesAretha Franklin has canceled her concert at the TD Toronto Jazz Festival scheduled for this Saturday, July 1, at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts because of unspecified health reasons. According to a message posted on the festival's website, the Queen of Soul is unable to travel to Toronto this week, "as per doctor's orders."

There is some good news, however: Franklin has confirmed that she'll perform at next year's Toronto Jazz Festival on June 28. Fans who purchased tickets for the July 1 show via Ticketmaster or at the Sony Centre box office will have the choice to hold onto their ticket and use it for next year's show, or receive a full refund.

Aretha does have a few other confirmed concerts on her 2017 itinerary, which is mapped out from a July 29 performance in Vienna, Virginia, through a September 16 show in Durant, Oklahoma.

Here are all of Aretha's forthcoming 2017 gigs, according to her official Facebook page:

7/29 -- Vienna, VA, Wolf Trap
8/12 -- Fort Wayne, IN, Foellinger Theatre
8/19 -- Oak Bluffs, MA, The Tabernacle
8/26 -- Philadelphia, PA, The Mann
9/3 -- Highland Park, IL, Ravinia
9/16 -- Durant, OK, Choctaw Grand Theater

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Dave Hogan/Getty ImagesThirty years ago today, Whitney Houston set a record that may surprise you.

Whitney's second album, simply called Whitney, debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart on June 27, 1987.  What's the big deal?  It was the first album ever by a woman to do so. 

The first album overall ever to debut at #1 was Elton John's Captain Fantastic & the Brown Dirt Cowboy, and that was in 1975, so it took 12 years for a female artist to achieve the same feat.

Whitney's self-titled 1986 debut album spent 14 weeks at #1.  The Whitney album not only debuted at #1, but it also spun off four #1 hits, including "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)," "So Emotional," "Where Do Broken Hearts Go," and "Didn't We Almost Have It All."  She also was the first female artist to score four #1s from a single album.

When Whitney hit #1, it marked another milestone for the late diva: she became the first artist to reach #1 with their first two albums since The Monkees did it in 1966 and 1967.

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Credit: John RussoFleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie kicked off their first-ever tour as a duo last week in support of their recently released self-titled collaborative album. The North American trek is plotted out through an August 11 show in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and the two longtime band mates also have just added a pair of new concerts at famous venues on opposite sides of the U.S. -- on August 2 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and August 10 at the Beacon Theatre in New York City.

Tickets for the newly added shows go on sale to the general public this Friday, June 30, at 10 a.m. local time, while American Express card members are able to purchase pre-sale tickets now.

The Lindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie album, which was released on June 9, features 10 original songs. Five of the tracks were written by Buckingham, two were penned by McVie and three were co-writes. Fleetwood Mac's rhythm section, drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie, also lent their talents to the record.

During Lindsey and Christine's summer trek, the duo also will rejoin Fleetwood Mac to play the previously announced festival shows The Classic West and The Classic East, scheduled for July 16 and July 30, respectively, at Dodger Stadium in L.A. and Citi Field in New York City. Also on the bill for those concerts will be Journey and Earth, Wind & Fire.

Here are all of the upcoming dates on Buckingham and McVie's duo tour:

6/28 -- Boston, MA, Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
6/30 -- Philadelphia, PA, Mann Center for the Performing Arts
7/2 -- Detroit, MI, Fox Theatre
7/3 -- Chicago, IL, Northerly Island
7/5 -- Toronto, ON, Canada, Budweiser Stage
7/6 -- Mount Pleasant, MI, Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort
7/19 -- Woodinville, WA, Chateau Ste. Michelle
7/21 -- Murphys, CA, Ironstone Amphitheatre
7/22 -- Las Vegas, NV, Park Theatre
7/25 -- Phoenix, AZ, Comerica Theatre
7/27 -- Denver, CO, Paramount Theatre
8/2 -- Los Angeles, CA, Greek Theatre
8/5 -- Tulsa, OK, Paradise Cove at River Spirit Casino
8/6 -- Thackerville, OK, Winstar World Casino and Resort
8/8 -- Huber Heights, OH, Music Center at the Heights
8/10 -- New York City, NY, Beacon Theatre
8/11 -- Bethlehem, PA, Sands Bethlehem Event Center

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ABC/Randy HolmesMariah Carey is currently in Israel promoting her collaboration with Israeli skincare line Premier Dead Sea Cosmetics, which she wrote about on Twitter.  

But during a interview with Israel's Channel 2 News, the singer was asked less about that, and more about ex-fiancé Australian billionaire James Packer and his ties to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.  

In a video of the exchange, Mimi is asked if she noticed a "special connection" between James and Netanyahu while the three of them had dinner in the past.  

She curtly replies, "I was eating the food. They had some food there that was pretty good. I don't know. I was just there 'cause I was invited to a dinner. There was a lot of talk, conversation, food. Dinner."  

When the interviewer continues to press the issue, asking if she knew where Packer could possibly be at the moment, she says, "I don't know where the m*********** is! How am I supposed to know? I don't know. For real."  

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mimi's former lover and Netanyahu are friends. Packer is currently wanted for questioning by Israeli police "as part of an ongoing investigation regarding alleged corruption and illegal gift giving to Netanyahu by several wealthy businessmen." 

Mariah broke off her engagement to James last year.  

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Rob Shanahan; Danny ClinchSpecial fan experiences involving Ringo Starr and Dead & Company and guitars signed by Eddie Van Halen, Aerosmith's Joe Perry and Dave Matthews are up for bid as part of men's fashion designer John Varvatos' 14th annual Stuart House Online Auction. Bidding on the various items and lots closes between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 28.

Among the VIP experiences is the chance meet Ringo and his All Starr Band, along with two tickets to one of the group's October 2017 concerts at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. The Dead & Company experience offers the winning bidder the opportunity to take a photo with founding singer/guitarist Bob Weir, plus a pair of tickets to the one of the band's shows at Chicago's Wrigley Field -- either this Friday, June 30, or Saturday, July 1.

Other collectibles being auctioned include a drumhead autographed by former Guns N' Roses member Matt Sorum, a three-night stay in Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler's private home in Maui, Hawaii and a variety of photo prints of famous musicians taken by well-known photographers such as Mick Rock, Bob Gruen and Danny Clinch.

You can check out all the lots at CharityBuzz.com. The auction raises funds for Stuart House, a program connected with Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center that provides treatment and care for young victims of sexual abuse.

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Courtesy of Dept. of Defense Warrior GamesSam Moore of the legendary soul duo Sam & Dave has recorded an anthem called "Show for You" that serves as the new theme of the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games, taking place June 30 to July 8 in Chicago. The Warrior Games are an annual Paralympic-style competition featuring wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans from all branches of the military taking part in various sporting events.

Moore appears in a recently released video featuring "Show for You" that publicizes the eighth annual competition. The clip shows one of this year's competitors, U.S. Marine Corps veteran Lance Corporal Sarah Rudder, running through the streets of Chicago and passing various landmarks as a variety of residents and fellow athletes join her. As the video ends, Rudder and many other athletes are seen proudly assembled at Chicago's Soldier Field.

The video is part of the "By Air, By Land or By Sea" campaign, which promotes the competition by asking viewers how they're planning to get to the Warrior Games. You can watch the clip at Facebook.com/WarriorGames and the DoD Warrior Games' YouTube channel.

Moore recorded "Show for You" with the Chicago Children's Choir. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer will sing the anthem at the opening ceremony for the 2017 Warrior Games this Saturday, July 1, at Soldier Field.

About 265 athletes are expected to take part in the 2017 edition of the games, with participants including members of the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard, as well as from Special Operations Command. Some athletes from the U.K. and Australia will also participate in the competition.

Visit DODWarriorGames.com for more information about the competition.

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Credit: Anton CorbijnU2 put its long-in-the-works studio album Songs of Experience on hold to mount a world tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of its classic 1987 album The Joshua Tree, but bassist Adam Clayton maintains the record will finally get its release once the band wraps up the trek.

"We're pretty much done on it," Clayton told members of the media Monday night in New York City on the red carpet of the MusiCares gala at which he was honored with the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award. "We just want to get this tour out of the way and then we'll figure out what we're gonna do."

The Irish rockers launched The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 last month, and will finish its initial North American leg this Saturday, July 1, in Cleveland. The trek will continue with a series of summer concerts in the U.K., Ireland and mainland Europe, which will be followed by more U.S. shows in September and a tour of Mexico and South America in October.

In a recent interview with Variety, Clayton explained that a factor in U2's decision to delay Songs of Experience's release was the election of Donald Trump.

"Once the election had happened we didn't want to put out a record without having some time to evaluate what was going on and what was behind the outcome," he maintained. "[S]o we did say, 'Let's reexamine where we are,' and we did reexamine and I think it's been better for the record."

He added, that the new album actually "has been ready to go for a while, because it didn't require a lot of surgery, so to speak -- it was a little bit of cosmetic surgery."

U2's tour continues tonight with a concert at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

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Credit: Myriam SantosAfter launching a new residency earlier this year at the Wynn Las Vegas resort and casino's Encore Theater, John Fogerty has announced plans to return to the venue for two new series of shows. The ex-Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman has lined up 15 new concerts -- a nine-gig run beginning September 20 and ending October 7 and a six-show stand from January 10 to January 20, 2018.

In a recent interview with Parade magazine, Fogerty explained that his Las Vegas concerts aren't much different from his other shows, except that "there's a little more glitz in production." He adds with a laugh, "Not a whole lot -- I don't come out in a sparkly suit or anything."

Fans coming out to the concerts can expect to hear plenty of CCR classics, as well as some gems from John's solo career. Fogerty's shows also are a family affair, as his backing band features his sons Shane and Tyler.

"It's just great," the 72-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of Famer tells Parade. "We make music together. We travel together. You know, we certainly are with each other all day, like having meals together and stuff. So it's kind of like being…way back in Little League and Cub Scouts [as a parent], except now everybody is getting paid."

Tickets for the upcoming Las Vegas shows are available now at the Wynn Las Vegas box office and WynnLasVegas.com.

In addition to his Vegas shows, Fogerty has a few other upcoming U.S. performances scheduled, beginning with a July 14 show in Aurora, Illinois, and including an August 26 appearance at the Lockn' Festival in Arrington, Virginia. He currently is playing a series of concerts in Europe.

Here are all of Fogerty's forthcoming U.S. concerts:

7/14 -- Aurora, IL, Riveredge Park
7/15 -- LaCrosse, WI, Freedom Fest
8/24 -- Westport, CT, Levitt Pavilion
8/26 -- Arrington, VA, Lockn' Festival
9/20, 22-23, 27, 29-30 -- Las Vegas, NV, Wynn Las Vegas - Encore Theater
10/4, 6-7 -- Las Vegas, NV, Wynn Las Vegas - Encore Theater
10/28 -- Thackerville, OK, WinStar World Casino & Resort
1/10, 12-13, 17, 19-20 -- Las Vegas, NV, Wynn Las Vegas - Encore Theater

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Courtesy of AXS TVA new AXS TV concert special documenting Styx frontman Tommy Shaw's 2016 performance with the Cleveland-based Contemporary Youth Orchestra gets its premiere on Sunday, July 9, at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. Sing for the Day! Tommy Shaw and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra features the veteran rocker playing mostly acoustic renditions of classic Styx tunes, songs by his supergroup Damn Yankees and material from his solo career with accompaniment from the 115-member teenage orchestra and choir.

The show, which took place May 27, 2016, at Cleveland State University's Waetjen Auditorium, marked the 10th anniversary of Styx's first performance with the Contemporary Youth Orchestra. Among the many well-known tunes Shaw played at the 2016 show were "Too Much Time on My Hands," "Renegade," "Blue Collar Man" and "Sing for The Day,” and Damn Yankees' "High Enough."

You can check out a clip of Shaw and the orchestra performing "Sing for the Day" on YouTube.

The Sing for the Day! special will air after the premiere of the first of a new series of episodes of Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar. The new program features Hagar visiting Styx and ex-Eagles guitarist Don Felder during their January 2017 residency at the Venetian Theatre in Las Vegas.

In other news, Styx's new concept album, The Mission, recently debuted at #6 on Billboard's Top Rock Albums chart and at #45 on the Billboard 200. Last week, Styx launched a new U.S. summer trek with REO Speedwagon and Felder dubbed the United We Rock Tour, which is mapped out through an August 22 concert in Holmdel, New Jersey. Check out the full list of dates at StyxWorld.com.

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Scott Robert RitchieRingo Starr is inviting all his friends and fans to join in his annual Peace and Love birthday celebration.

The ex-Beatle will take part in a special public event next Friday, July 7, his 77^th birthday, at noon PT at the famed Capitol Records Tower building in Hollywood, California.

The gathering will include appearances by Ringo's brother-in-law Joe Walsh, as well as Edgar Winter, Eric Burdon, Don Was, drummers Jim Keltner and Matt Sorum, and Nils Lofgren.

Celebrities such as David Lynch, Richard Lewis, Howie Mandell, Jeremy Piven and Ed Begley, Jr., will also be on hand for the event, which will culminate in Ringo’s annual Peace and Love salute.

Fans around the world are invited to participate in events being planned in two dozen cities. You can find out more, as well as share your own Peace and Love messages and photos, by going to the Events section of Ringo’s Facebook page. Fans are encouraged to use the hash tag #PeaceAndLove on all related social media posts.

Among the Beatles-related cities and locations participating are the Cirque du Soleil's Beatles: Love production in Las Vegas, the Cavern Club in Liverpool, Abbey Road in London, a park in Lima, Peru named after John Lennon, and Alice's Tea Cup in New York City, which is close by to the Strawberry Fields monument in Central Park.

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Rhino RecordsRhino Records is celebrating the 50^th anniversary of legendary band The Doors with multiple versions of a new compilation, The Doors: The Singles.

Due September 15, the project brings together all the singles and B-sides released from the six studio albums The Doors recorded between 1967’s self-titled debut and 1971’s L.A. Woman.  

The collection will be available in three formats:

--a two-CD package featuring all 20 singles and their corresponding B-sides, plus four mono versions sent to radio.

--a two-CD set plus the 1973 compilation The Best of the Doors released in Quadraphonic sound on Blu-ray disc for the first time.

-a limited-edition box set of all 20 singles on seven-inch, 45 rpm vinyl with the original sleeve art and labels.

All the audio will also be available for digital download and through various streaming services.  

Many of the B-sides in The Doors: The Singles will be making their CD debut. They include a cover of blues legend Willie Dixon’s “(You Need Meat) Don’t Go No Further,” originally the B-side of the band’s 1971 hit “Love Her Madly.”

The collection also features several tracks released after singer Jim Morrison’s death in 1971. Included in those are two songs the remaining trio of keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robbie Krieger and drummer John Densmore recorded on their own: “Tightrope Ride” and “The Mosquito.”

The Doors’ 50^th anniversary celebration also includes a July 28 release of a limited edition, seven-inch vinyl reissue of their first number one hit, “Light My Fire,” featuring artwork from the Japanese version of the single.

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AbramoramaVan Morrison, Paul McCartney and Keith Richards are among the artists appearing in Bang! The Bert Berns Story, coming to a mobile device near you.

The acclaimed documentary about influential songwriter/producer Bert Berns will be released via Apple Music this fall, followed by a global offering via iTunes Movies.

Released theatrically in April and narrated by Steve Van Zandt, the film tells the story of Bert Berns’ amazing career. Berns wrote and/or produced hits for early R&B stars like Solomon Burke, Ben E. King, Wilson Pickett, LaVern Baker and The Drifters. Moving on to the British Invasion, The Beatles recorded his "Twist and Shout” and The Rolling Stones did “Cry to Me.”

Berns was also responsible for hits by Them featuring Van Morrison and Morrison’s first solo hit, “Brown Eyed Girl.” Berns’ BANG Records label, formed in 1965, was also home to artists like the McCoys  of “Hang on Sloopy" fame and the Strangeloves who had a hit with “I Want Candy.” His composition “Piece of My Heart” was later recorded by Janis Joplin as a member of Big Brother and the Holding Company.

Berns, who died of heart failure in December 1967 at age 38, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016.

Berns’ son, Brett, who directed the documentary, says, “This film was a journey of discovery - a labor of love for my siblings and I that brought us closer to the father we never knew. We had inspiring screenings at over 35 festivals and knew we had something very special.”

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Bobby Bank/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The man who co-wrote and sang one of the most famous singles in pop history has reportedly died.

According to TMZ, Gary DeCarlo, lead singer for studio group Steam, lost his battle with cancer at age 75 at a hospital in Connecticut.  ABC Radio has been unable to independently confirm reports of DeCarlo's death.

Steam scored a number-one hit in 1969 with “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye.” The song’s catchy chorus has since become ubiquitous at sporting events and other gatherings as a tongue-in-cheek way to mock and/or bid farewell to an opponent. Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives recently chanted it to their Republican counterparts as the GOP’s healthcare reform bill was passed.

DeCarlo co-wrote the single with fellow studio musician Dale Frashuer and producer Paul Leka, who had co-written and produced the Lemon Pipers’ 1967 hit “Green Tambourine.” “Na Na Hey Hey” was recorded in a single, all-night session at a Manhattan studio.

The single was released under the name Steam, even though there was no such band at the time. When it became a surprise hit, Mercury Records sent a different group of musicians on the road to perform as Steam and filmed a lip-synched promotional video.

“Na Na Hey Hey” has been covered by many artists over the years, including the Supremes. British pop vocal trio Bananarama scored a top-10 hit in the U.K. with their cover version in 1983. The song has also been featured in the football-themed film Remember the Titans as well as TV shows like The Simpsons and various commercials.

DeCarlo included a new version of the single on his 2014 album, Long Time Comin.

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Sir Lucian Grainge, Chairman/CEO of Universal Music Group, and Steve Miller (Courtesy of UMe/Steve Miller)In honor of his 50th anniversary as a recording artist, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Steve Miller is opening his private musical vault to the world.

Capitol Records has plans to release various Steve Miller Band projects that the artist himself will oversee. In addition to music, the projects will contain film and video footage, photos, artwork, memorabilia, handwritten notes, private journals and more. The first such project will be announced soon.

The Steve Miller Band released their debut album, the psychedelic blues collection Children of the Future, on Capitol in 1968. They've released a total of 18 albums, plus various box sets and compilations, including Greatest Hits 1974-78, which has sold over 17 million copies worldwide. Miller's hits include "Space Cowboy," "The Joker," "Fly Like an Eagle," "Take the Money and Run," "Jet Airliner," "Abracadabra" and more.

When not on the road, Miller currently resides in New York, where he's on the Board of Jazz at Lincoln Center and the Board for the Metropolitan Museum's Musical Instruments collection.

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UMeThe long-out-of-print soundtrack to the 1986 fantasy film Labyrinth, which starred David Bowie and features five songs written by the late rock legend, was reissued on vinyl in May, and now a limited-edition colored-vinyl version of the record is set to be released. The album will be available in green- and lavender-vinyl editions on August 4 exclusively at the UDiscoverMusic website.

Only 1500 copies of each colored-vinyl edition of the Labyrinth soundtrack will be sold worldwide; they are available for pre-order now at UDiscoverMusic.com. In addition, a second pressing of the 120-gram black-vinyl version of the album also will be released on August 4.

Labyrinth was directed by late Muppets creator Jim Henson, with a screenplay by Monty Python member Terry Jones. The film tells the story of a young girl, played by a then-15-year-old Jennifer Connelly, who must travel through an otherworldly maze to rescue her infant brother after she unwittingly wishes him away. Bowie plays Jareth, the Goblin King, who takes possession of the child. The movie also features numerous puppet creations from Henson's Creature Shop.

The soundtrack includes a six-part instrumental score by film composer Trevor Jones, in addition to the five original Bowie songs: "Underground," "Magic Dance," "Chilly Down," "As the World Falls Down" and "Within You." Bowie contributed lead vocals on all of the tunes except for "Chilly Down."

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Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty ImagesRod Stewart and his wife Penny Lancaster recently celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary by renewing their vows.  But now Penny has revealed that they turned the entire event into an opportunity to raise money for the victims of the Grenfell Tower building fire in London, which killed 80 people and left hundreds more homeless.

Appearing on the British TV show Loose Women, for which she serves as a co-host, Penny explained, "My husband just said [to our guests], ‘Look, I know we said no gifts, but how about I just hand a hat around and everyone makes a donation to the [victims of the] terrible fire that happened in Grenfell Tower?’"

“And everyone was generous to do that, and Rod quadrupled it," Penny revealed. "And then afterwards, we wanted to make some more money and thought we could sell some of the pictures...so Hello! [magazine] have been generous with a huge amount of money towards the [victims] fund in exchange for a few pictures and an interview.”

As previously reported, Rod and Penny both spoke to Hello! about the ceremony, which was attended by about 100 family members and friends, including the couple's two children, Alastair and Aiden, who served as ring bearers.

“While the ceremony was going on, we couldn’t help but reflect on all the families that were suffering and we were there having a fun time," Penny said on Loose Women.

“But in the same essence," she continued. "It’s important that we put our arms around each other and share those moments together, because you just never know, do you?"

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