On October 26, EMI and Apple Records are re-releasing 15 titles that were issued originally during the 1960s and 1970s by the Beatles’ label in both digital and CD format. They include albums from Billy Preston, Mary Hopkin, Badfinger and James Taylor.

The main reason Apple was established was to serve as a Beatles’ music outlet. However from 1968 to 1973, the label was full service and was active in signing and recording other musical talent.

Beatles band members were active in helping to develop the label’s acts: The hit debut of Hopkin’s “Those Were the Days” and “Come and Get It” from Badfinger were produced by Paul McCartney. George Harrison produced and performed on albums from Jackie Lomax, singer-songwriter, and Doris Troy, soul singer. Both of their albums will be re-issued in the campaign.

Mellon Arena’s final concert has been determined. The show has already been booked. Folk legends James Taylor and Carole King, when they appear on June 26, will be the last musical performers to perform at the arena. That is unless preservationists are able to find a way of saving the dome.

Legendary songwriters/singers James Taylor and Carole King will be offering fans a personal and up-close experience during their forthcoming “Troubadour Reunion Tour” that the two performers are doing for charity. On each stop on the 37-city North American trek, there will be two-person table, intimate seating options surrounding the center stage, providing fans with a bird’s eye view that imitates the intimate setting from the performances that the duo did in the 1970’s at the Los Angeles’ club Troubadour.

Next year, James Taylor will be having a mini-series at Carnegie Hall in New York called “Perspectives: James Taylor.” The shows are scheduled to take place in April and May of 2011.

Last year, Carole King and James Taylor announced plans for doing a joint tour in 2010. Now they have announced their itinerary for the US. In early May, the songwriting/singing icons will be hitting the road. They have 20 US city stops planned along with Toronto. The tour will also include a stand of three nights in Los Angeles.

Next year veteran songwriters/singers Carole King and James Taylor will be hitting the road together on a world tour that is far-ranging in scope. It will be the very first time that these two longtime friends have gone on a world wide tour together. “The Troubadour Reunion Tour” grew from a six performance series that the two friends did together during late 2007 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Troubadour nightclub in West Hollywood, CA.

James Taylor will be following up his remaining spring dates from the ongoing “Down Home Tour” by doing a few September shows while he plans some initial fall outing dates. The songwriter/singer will be in Indianapolis on May 12. The fall leg of his tour so far has only four dates planned. The trek will kick off at Valley Center, CA on September 15.

Songwriter/singer James Taylor announced his plans to help drum support up for Barrack Obama, Democratic presidential candidate, during a set of shows that will be taking place this month in North Carolina. Taylor will be on stage on October 19 in Charlotte, in Chapel Hill on October 20, and on October 21 will be in Wilmington and Raleigh.

According to a recent press release, James Taylor will be performing songs from “Covers,” his new album, at a Borders store in downtown Ann Arbor on Liberty Street on October 2. The songwriter-singer will be on hand following his performance for signing album copies. The new album features Taylor renditions of 1950’s through 1970’s songs.