Photo: David LeveneThe Zombies recently expanded their plans for a U.S. summer tour.  The veteran British group's initial series of stateside dates will visit the East Coast and the Midwest, kicking off June 13 in Englewood, New Jersey, and running through a July 7 show in Arlington, Massachusetts.  The band also has a brief West Coast visit mapped out for late August and early Septmeber.

Among the events The Zombies have lined up is a free concert in New York City's Central Park on June 16.  Prior to the show, founding Zombies members Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent will take part in a paid panel discussion with Academy Award-winning director Jonathan Demme, all about the 1960s British Invasion.

Here are all of The Zombies' confirmed U.S. tour dates:

6/13 -- Englewood, NJ, Bergen Performing Arts Center
6/14 -- Uncasville, CT, Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun Casino
6/15 -- New York, NY, Central Park SummerStage (free concert & paid panel discussion)
6/16 -- Rockville, MD, Parilla Center for the Performing Arts
6/17 -- Annapolis, MD, Rams Head On Stage
6/20 -- Jim Thorpe, PA, Penn's Peak
6/21 -- Glenside, PA, Keswick Theatre
6/22 -- Uniontown, PA, State Theatre
6/23 -- Buffalo, NY, The Tralf Music Hall
6/26 -- Albany, NY, Summer at the Plaza -- Empire State Plaza (free concert)
6/28 -- Chicago, IL, Mayne Stage
6/29 -- Milwaukee, WI, SummerFest
6/30 -- Cleveland, OH, Beachland Ballroom
7/3 -- North Truro, MA, Payoment Performing Arts Center
7/5 -- Hamden, CT, Hamden Summer Concert Series (free concert)
7/6 -- Plymouth, NH, Flying Monkey Performance Center
7/7 -- Arlington, MA, Regent Theatre
8/29 -- Portland, OR, Aladdin Theatre
8/30 -- Spokane, WA, Riverfront Park (free concert)
8/31 -- Ferndale, WA, Silver Reef Casino
9/1 -- Seattle, WA, Bumbershoot Festival

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Photo: Brian LoweLast month, Rush and Heart finally were welcomed into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame after each being passed over for the honor for more than a decade.  One legendary rock band that continues to be overlooked by the Rock Hall, much to the chagrin of its rabid fans, is KISS. 

The group's longtime frontman, Paul Stanley, also is apparently pretty frustrated by the snub, while pointing out that the powers that be behind the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame shouldn't necessarily be considered the authorities in charge of choosing which artists deserve to be recognized.

"Look, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is marketing," he declares during a recent interview with The Huffington Post.  "You've got a bunch of faceless people in a back room who trademark a name that sounds very official.  Well, if you had thought of it first, you would have been the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame."

As a case in point, Stanley notes that late singer/songwriter Laura Nyro -- best known for writing hits for Blood, Sweat & Tears, The Fifth Dimension and Barbra Streisand -- has even beaten KISS into the Rock Hall.

"I am one of the biggest Laura Nyro fans," the singer/guitarist maintains.  "I still listen to that stuff incessantly.  Laura Nyro does not belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  Songwriter Hall of Fame? Absolutely."

Stanley also notes that many established musicians, including Lenny Kravitz, Garth Brooks and Pearl Jam's Mike McCready, have acknowledged that KISS has had a major influence on their own music and careers.  "It's absurd for anybody to look around and hear the acts and artists who cite us as an inspiration, and then tell me that we're not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame," insists Stanley.

Despite his complaints, Paul says he could take or leave KISS being inducted into the Rock Hall, but says he'd like the band to be acknowledged for the sake of its fans.  "I would certainly accept on their behalf because it seems to be a major sore spot for them," he says.  "But I don't need the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame."

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Shout! FactoryAn expansive three-CD compilation gathering together all of the singles late soul legend Otis Redding recorded for Memphis' famed Stax/Volt labels will officially be released on July 23.

The Complete Stax/Volt Singles Collection features a total of 70 sides, including such landmark hits as "Try a Little Tenderness," "I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)," "Respect" and his posthumous #1 smash, "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay."

The collection also boasts Redding's classic cover of The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," as well as his memorable duets with Carla Thomas, the Queen of Memphis Soul, including "Tramp" and "Knock on Wood."  All songs in the retrospective are featured in their original mono mixes.  The package also contains a booklet with images of each single.

Fans who pre-order The Complete Stax/Volt Singles Collection directly from ShoutFactory.com will have the chance to receive the set as early as June 25, and also will get an exclusive bonus 7-inch vinyl radio promo single of Redding's "I've Got Dreams to Remember" backed with "Nobody's Fault but Mine."

Here is the entire track list of Redding's The Complete Stax/Volt Singles Collection:

Disc 1:
"These Arms of Mine"
"Hey Hey Baby"
"That's What My Heart Needs"
"Mary's Little Lamb"
"Pain in My Heart"
"Something Is Worrying Me"
"Come to Me"
"Don't Leave Me This Way"
"Security"
"I Want to Thank You"
"Chained and Bound"
"Your One and Only Man"
"That's How Strong My Love Is"
"Mr. Pitiful"
"I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)"
"I'm Depending on You"
"Respect"
"Ole Man Trouble"
"I Can't Turn You Loose"
"Just One More Day"
"Satisfaction"
"Any Ole Way"
"My Lover's Prayer"
"Don't Mess With Cupid"

Disc 2:
"Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)"
"Good to Me"
"Try a Little Tenderness"
"I'm Sick Y'All"
"I Love You More Than Words Can Say"
"Let Me Come On Home"
"Tramp" [Otis & Carla]
"Tell It Like It Is" [Otis & Carla]
"Shake" (Live in Europe)
"You Don't Miss Your Water"
"Glory of Love"
"I'm Coming Home"
"Knock on Wood" [Otis & Carla]
"Let Me Be Good to You" [Otis & Carla]
"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"
"Sweet Lorene"
"Lovey Dovey" [Otis & Carla]
"New Year's Resolution" [Otis & Carla]
"The Happy Song (Dum-Dum)"
"Open the Door"
"Amen"
"Hard to Handle"
"I've Got Dreams to Remember"
"Nobody's Fault but Mine"

Disc 3:
"White Christmas"
"Merry Christmas, Baby"
"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (Live at the Whiskey a Go-Go)
"Direct Me"
"A Lover's Question"
"You Made a Man Out of Me"
"When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" [Otis & Carla]
"Ooh Carla, Ooh Otis" [Otis & Carla]
"Love Man"
"Can't Turn You Loose" (Live in Europe)
"Free Me"
"(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher & Higher"
"Look at the Girl"
"That's a Good Idea
"Demonstration"
"Johnny's Heartbreak"
"Give Away None of My Love"
"Snatch a Little Piece"
"I've Been Loving You Too Long" (Live at Monterey)
"Try a Little Tenderness" (Live at Monterey)
"My Girl"
"Good to Me"

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