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On Friday, we launched a new promo for Michael Jackson. Using a technology from a company by the name of BigStage, MichaelJackson.com now allows you to insert yourself into the original Thriller video by uploading 3 still shot images. Here’s my video:

For more information, visit www.michaeljackson.com/mythrillervideo

Shout out to Jimmy Traina and the Sports Illustrated Extra Mustard staff for a mention of Thrillercast - The Michael Jackson Podcast in yesterday’s Hot Clicks. Whether they knew it or not, Jimmy (and his readers) also pointed out three videos deeply rooted in Legacy.

#1. Acoustic Version of Outkast’s “Hey Ya”
You know, I thought I’d seen just about every take possible on this song (the original, Charlie Brown Style, VAW-116 Hawkeye Squadron and Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra,) but this one takes it to another level. Mat Weddle of Obadiah Parker shows us how it’s done with just an acoustic guitar. RIP Polaroid

#2. Big and Rich perform AC/DC’s You Shook Me All Night Long
Everyone loves Columbia Records musicians, AC/DC, but few know that John Rich recorded a solo album between his stints as the lead singer in Lonestar and his current band, Big and Rich.

#3. Paula Abdul Dances in Toto video
Oh, Paula, you never cease to amaze us. In this classic Toto, Paula shows us how she became a highly sought-after choreographer during the height of the music video era.

Just a little video we whipped up for a record you may be familiar with…

You know it is a big deal when Perez Hilton makes mention. Mariah Carey’s yuletide classic, “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” has now sold more than 1.2 million ringtones and was just certified platinum by the RIAA. Last year, when the track struck Gold status, Mariah’s new classic became the very first seasonal Mastertone to be awarded an RIAA certification. “All I Want For Christmas Is You” is the highest charting Christmas release so far this year on the Billboard Hot Ringmasters chart, where it has reached #3, and on the SoundScan Hot Digital Songs chart, where it’s currently #8.Get Official Holiday Ringtones For Your Phone
Simply text the KEYWORD of your favorite song to 66555

ARTIST - SONG KEYWORD
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Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby: EARTHA1
Elmo & Patsy - Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer: REINDEER1
Eric Cartman (South Park) - O Holy Night: HOLYNIGHT1
Andy Williams - it’s the Most Wonderful Time Of The Year: ANDY1
Vince Guaraldi - The Charlie Brown Theme: CHARLIE1
Jose Feliciano - Feliz Navidad: FELIZ1
NSYNC - Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays: NSYNC1
Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas: BLUE

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BOB DYLAN: LIVE AT NEWPORT 1963-1965

New PBS special based on our DVD release - The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival

Oscar^(c) -winning filmmaker Murray Lerner chronicles Bob Dylan’s performances at the Newport Folk Festival between 1963-1965, and Dylan’s rise from acoustic newcomer to electric rebel. More program details are online here.

Airdates begin on PBS staitons nationwide Sat 12/1 and continute through the end of December. Find broadcasts your local stations here, listed by state. Dates are subject to change, so please check your local listings for the most updated information. Check back here soon for “Bob Dylan Live at Newport” podcast episodes.

Scare the crapola out of the kiddies knockin’ on your door with Legacy’s exclusive Halloween compilations. (All the following are available at iTunes and most other digital music providers.)

Halloween Classics: Hellbent For Halloween

(Don’t Fear) The Reaper 5:11 Blue Öyster Cult
Bark At the Moon 4:16 Ozzy Osbourne
Haunted House Blues 3:30 Bessie Smith
Feed My Frankenstein 4:45 Alice Cooper
Superstition 4:18 Beck, Bogert, Appice
Them Bones 2:30 Alice In Chains
Frankenstein 4:46 The Edgar Winter Group
I Ain’t Supertitious 4:04 Willie Dixon
The Number of the Beast 4:52 Iron Maiden
Flying Saucers Rock & Roll 1:51 Robert Gordon
The Devil Went Down to Georgia 3:36 The Charlie Daniels Band
She’s Making Whoopee In Hell Tonight 3:10 Lonnie Johnson
Nature Trail to Hell 5:50 “Weird Al” Yankovic
Season of the Witch 4:55 Donovan

Halloween Classics: Songs That Scared The Bloomers Off Your Great-Grandma

Hush, Hush, Hush (Here Comes the Boogie Man) 2:50 Henry Hall
It Must Be Swell (Remastered) 2:58 Alex Bartha & His Hotel Traymore Orchestra
Mr. Ghost Goes to Town 3:00 The Five Jones Boys
Taint No Sin (To Take Off Your Skin) 3:22 Fred Hall
Ghost In the Graveyard 2:41 Prairie Ramblers
Ol’ Man Mose (78 rpm Version) 2:45 Wingy Mannone & His Orchestra
The Ghost of Smokey Joe 2:44 Cab Calloway
The Skeleton In the Closet 2:33 Putney Dandridge
The Ghost Walk 2:59 Borrah Minevitch & The Harmonica Rascals
The Boogie Man (With Chick Bullock) 3:06 Todd Rollins & His Orchestra
Hell’s Bells 2:51 Art Kassel & His Orchestra
Mysterious Mose 3:18 Rube Bloom
Minnie the Moocher at the Morgue 3:04 Smiley Burnette
With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm 3:11 Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees

Halloween Classics: The Evil, The Demented, And The Just Plain Weird
I Put a Spell On You 2:29 Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
Ghostbusters 4:08 Ray Parker, Jr.
Halloween Spooks 2:18 Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
My Old Flame 3:31 Spike Jones and His City Slickers
Toccata and Fugue In D Minor, BWV 565 3:07 E. Power Biggs
The Witch Queen of New Orleans 2:45 Redbone
Haunted House of Rock 6:33 Whodini
It’s Halloween 2:22 The Shaggs
O Fortuna 2:49 André Previn & His Orchestra
A Nightmare On My Street 4:54 DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
Psycho: The Murder (Shower Scene) 1:01 Bernard Hermann
Clap for the Wolfman 4:18 The Guess Who
Funeral March of a Marionette 4:07 Boston Pops Orchestra
The Blob 2:40 The Metrolites
Also Available:

Fright Night: Music that goes Bump in the Night, a multi-hour-long collection of scary classical music for your halloween party. Also includes a bonus digital booklet featuring stencils, frightening recipies, cut-out masks and more!

Night On Bald Mountain 11:41 Eugene Ormandy & Philadelphia Orchestra Fright Night - Music That Goes Bump In the Night
Danse Macabre, Op. 40 6:38 L’Orchestre national de France & Lorin Maazel
In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 2:26 Andrew Davis & The Philharmonia Orchestra
Funeral March of a Marionette, for piano or orchestra in D Minor 4:05 Eugene Ormandy & Philadelphia Orchestra
Sorcerer’s Apprentice 11:35 L’Orchestre national de France & Lorin Maazel Fright Night - Music That Goes Bump In the Night
Toccata from Toccata and Fugue In D Minor, BWV 565 3:06 E. Power Biggs
Witch’s Ride from Hansel & Gretel 4:35 Gürzenich-Orchester Köln & John Pritchard
March to the Scaffold from Symphonie Fantastique 4:06 Cleveland Orchestra & Lorin Maazel
Mars, the Bringer of War from the Planets, Op. 32 7:49 L’Orchestre national de France & Lorin Maazel
Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walkure 5:00 Eugene Ormandy & Philadelphia Orchestra
Halloween 1:59 Gilbert Kalish & New York String Quartet
Mephisto Waltz 11:27 Eugene Ormandy & Philadelphia Orchestra Fright Night - Music That Goes Bump In the Night
Dies Irae from Messa da Requiem 2:16 Eugene Ormandy, George Lynn, Philadelphia Orchestra & Westminster Choir
Trick or Treat (Halloween Fantasy for Pizzicato Strings) 2:09 Andre Kostelanetz & His Orchestra
Die Mittagshexe Op. 108 13:38 Swf Symphony Orchestra & Walter Weller Fright Night - Music That Goes Bump In the Night
Ionisation (for 13 Percussion) 5:39 New York Philharmonic & Pierre Boulez
Theme from “Jaws” 2:57 John Williams & The Boston Pops Orchestra
Funeral March from Incidental Music to Hamlet 1:36 Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops Orchestra
The Bride of Frankenstein: The Creation of the Female Monster 7:19 Charles Gerhardt & Philharmonic Orchestra
Sacrificial Dance from the Rite of Spring 4:30 Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic
The Dream Sequence, the Mountain Lodge (From “Spellbound”) 5:28 Charles Gerhardt & National Philharmonic Orchestra
Montagues and Capulets 4:42 St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra & Yuri Temirkanov
The Murder from Psycho: A Suite for Strings 1:00 Esa-Pekka Salonen & Los Angeles Philharmonic
Night Music 9:08 Richard Maxfield
Sensemayá 6:00 Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic
Prelude from Vertigo Suite 2:59 Esa-Pekka Salonen & Los Angeles Philharmonic
Worms and Desolation (1983) 7:16 Jeffrey Stolet
Ritual Fire Dance from El Amor Brujo 3:52 Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic
Firebird Suite,Infernal Dance of King Kastchei 4:21 Isao Tomita
Poème électronique (Created directly on magnetic tape by the composer for the Brussels World’s Fair) 8:07 Edgard Varèse
III. Marche Funebre. Lento from Sonata No. 2 In B-flat Minor for Piano, Op. 35 9:34 Cyprien Katsaris
IV. Finale. Presto from Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor for Piano, Op. 35 1:20 Cyprien Katsaris
Thou Art the Rock from “Esquisses Byzantines” 3:41 Virgil Fox
Totentanz 15:00 Jeffrey Reid Baker

I realize I am quickly developing a reputation as a shameless self-promoter. I can’t help it. I’m really proud of some of the things we’re doing here at Legacy. If you haven’t checked out the Bob Dylan Podcast, I strongly encourage you to do so. Patti Smith hosts music and conversation about Bob Dylan. The podcast series features the likes of Ray Benson (Asleep At The Wheel), John Hammond, Suze Rotolo, David Nelson (New Riders of the Purple Sage,) Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine,) George Wein, Dave Van Ronk, Bill Flanagan, and John Cohen (New Lost City Ramblers) among others.

It is currently the #6 podcast on iTunes!