Late News

Rip It Up, Issue 23, 1 June 1979, Page 4

Late News

Led Zeppelin are to make their first live appearance in over two years when they top the bill at the Sixth Knebworth open-air concert in Britain in August. Work on their new album is completed and release should coincide with their return to the boards ... James Taylor has taped a disco version of the Beatles’ "Day Tripper" for his forthcoming LP, Flag ... a belated wedding reception was held for Eric and Patti Clapton in Ewehurst, Surrey last month. In the marquee in the garden a jam session developed involving guests Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Denny Laine, Ginger Baker, Jim Capaldi, Jack Bruce, Mick Jagger and Lonnie Donegan. The assembled company bashed through versions of “Cumberland Gap”, "Pick a Bale of Cotton”, "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" and "High School Confidential”. Later in the evening a reformed Cream played a one-hour set. John Lennon was not present. No Beatles’ songs were played ... Mick Ronson is to coproduce the next David Johansen album ... Joni Mitchell’s next release will be an album of her words set to melodies by the late Charles Mingus ... Ry Cooder is finishing work on a R & B album. Working with Cooder on the set are bassist Tim Drummond, David Lindley on guitar, Jim Keltner on drums, Milt Holland on percussion and Patrick Henderson on organ ... James Brown when told he’d been called a jive-ass nigger by Elvis Costello replied: "I’ve been called that all my life. All I hope is that he buys my next album” ... The Runaways have broken up ... The Clash have completed a movie and fired their manager Caroline Coon ... new Bay City Rollers’ singer is South African Duncan Faure. Their new single is produced by Motors' producer Peter Ker. The band have also discarded their tartan trappings ... next Peter Tosh album is titled Mystic Man.