Smithsonian, Library of Congress explore music museum By Janelle Carter, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - Inspired by Frank Sinatra's wish to make his archives available to the American people, two of the nation's leading archival institutions are looking at the possibility of developing a National Music Museum and Center.

The Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Institution and the Federal City Council - a coalition of city leaders led by former GOP presidential candidate Bob Dole - signed an agreement Wednesday to do a one-year feasibility study of the project.

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Shaquille O'Neal Hits the Road in 12-City Promo Tour With a New Album -- The superstar 7'1" All Star center for the Los Angeles Lakers, will release his new album, "Respect," Sept. 15, on TWIsM Records, O'Neal's joint venture label with partner A&M Records. The 15-track album is his first release since pacting with A&M earlier this year. See File .

CMA ANNOUNCES DATE FOR "THE 32ND ANNUAL CMA AWARDS" -- NASHVILLE - - "The 32nd Annual CMA Awards" have been set for Wednesday, September 23, 1998. The gala event will be broadcast live 8 - 11 PM EDT on the CBS Television Network from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. More Here

'From Lilith To Lilith Fair' book now out on Madrigal Press.... —

Book on Lilith Fair features a foreword by Lilith founder Sarah McLachlan...

From Lilith To Lilith Fair, the new book by Montreal author Buffy Childerhose and published by Madrigal Press, features exclusive interviews and reactions to the festival by the organizers and performers from last year's tour, previously unpublished photographs, and 'behind the scenes' information on how the event was conceived and the impact of the tour for women in music, and the media's reaction to it.

The book also features historical profiles of such cool pioneering women as Murasaki Shukibu, considered the world's first novelist, and Countess Ada Lovelace, daughter of Lord Byron and inventor of the world's first computer programming.

Be sure to check out your local bookstore for a copy of this amazing book, or contact Nettwerk's Mail Order Dpt. for further details by calling their toll-free number at:

1-800-764-3472

August Festival Planned at Woodstock --

The New York Daily News reports that sometime over the weekend of August 14-15, Danny Socolof will present a major outdoor music festival on the site of the original 1969 festival in Bethel, N.Y. It will be called "A Day in the Garden." More on Woodstock

Gibson Guitars Honors Andrew Jackson with a New Line --

A 273-year-old tulip poplar on the grounds of President Andrew Jackson's home in Hermitage, a suburb of Nashville,Tennessee, which was felled by a tornado in April of this year has been given new blossom as a guitar line. The new guitars are being inlaid with the words "Old Hickory". More on Gibson

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Sarah McLachlan to receive the Elizabeth Cady Stanton Visionary Award from New York Governor, George E. Pataki, on July 14

(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE) via NewsEdge Corporation -- Three time Grammy Award winning recording artist and Lilith Fair founder Sarah McLachlan was to receive the Elizabeth Cady Stanton Visionary Award from New York Governor, George E. Pataki on July 14. This award marks the 150th anniversary of the first women's rights convention in Seneca Falls, N.Y.

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Jewel Kilcher to Star in Civil War Drama

Much has been made of this mulitfaceted performer and her meteoric rise from a simple life on an Alaskan farm to an 8x platinum recording artist. Now she is taking on a new challenge. Filming has just been completed in the Kansas City area on a film that marks her debut into motion pictures.

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Warp Publishing's Launch Pad Welcomes Contributors --

Warp's guestbook was visited in June by the following comments:

"This is an exceptional website. I have found the information about national scholarships very helpful. I also enjoy the articles about artists that do not receive mainstream recognition and have bought several selections that were mentioned in your website articles.. Why have you stopped publishing? I would like to submit articles for your consideration. Will you look at them? You are welcome to edit them and I do not need to be paid. I would just like to be published along with your other writers. I will keep my eye out for new installments. If you would be interested in publishing work from a young artist, mention something to that effect in your next publication. I hope to correspond with Warp Publications in the near future."

We appreciate comments like these and of course will gladly review any contributions submitted to us via email covering any subject or genre related to entertainers or the music industry. All material published will be properly credited and acknowledged. We also publish new music and welcome any new writers to submit material by mail only to our address at 44 Music Square East, Suite 702, Nashville, TN 37203.

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