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Credit: Stuart M. BergAfter nearly 50 years together, Daryl Hall & John Oates are still discovering that there are some things in the music business they've never done. Case in point: In June, they'll be touring South America for the first time ever.

Hall & Oates will perform in Argentina, Chile and Brazil on June 6, 8 and 11, respectively. John, who was last in Argentina as a tourist in the late '80s, says he's "really looking forward to returning there."

He's never been to either Chile or Brazil, but adds, "I am really excited to see these two great cities [Santiago and Sao Paulo] and play for our fans there."

The South American shows will take place after the duo's three March performances at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, a brief April tour of England, and some May dates in Germany that will mark the first time they've played there since the '80s.

Last year, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers toured arenas with Train.

Here are Hall & Oates' confirmed 2019 dates:

3/20 -- Las Vegas, NV, The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
3/22 -- Las Vegas, NV, The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
3/23 -- Las Vegas, NV, The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
4/24 -- Birmingham, U.K., Resorts World Arena
4/26 -- London, U.K., Wembley SSE Arena
4/28 -- Manchester, U.K., Manchester Arena
5/1 -- Glasgow, U.K., SSE Hydro Arena
5/3 -- Dortmund, Germany, Westfalenhalle
5/6 -- Hamburg, Germany, Barclaycard Arena
6/6 -- Buenos Aires, Argentina, Luna Park Stadium
6/8 -- Santiago, Chile, Movistar Arena
6/11 -- Sao Paulo, Brazil, Espaco das Americas

On a sad note, Daryl recently mourned the passing of his former wife, Amanda Aspinall, to whom he was married from 2009 to 2015. Earlier this month, he tweeted that he was "heartbroken."

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A.J. Eaton, David Crosby, Cameron Crowe (Henry Diltz)The North American rights to the new documentary David Crosby: Remember My Name, which premiered Saturday at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, have been purchased by Sony Pictures Classics for a sum in the low seven figures, Deadline reports.

The deal also covers some other unspecified territories.

Remember My Name takes an unfiltered look at the 77-year-old folk-rock legend's life and career, including the recent burst of creativity that's coincided with the 2015 breakup of Crosby, Stills & Nash. The movie was directed by A.J. Eaton, and was co-produced by acclaimed filmmaker and rock journalist Cameron Crowe. Crowe and Eaton also conducted the interviews with Crosby at the center of the film.

"With its extraordinary track record and passion for independent cinema, [Sony Pictures Classics] is the perfect home for our film," Cameron says in a statement. "We are looking forward to sharing David's inspiring story with his loyal fans and legions of new ones."

Crosby's former Byrds band mate Roger McGuinn, who appears in Remember My Name, took to Twitter to congratulate David on the film getting acquired by Sony Classics. Crosby responded by tweeting, "Thank you Roger for being in it and being forthright and truthful. I appreciate it."

Meanwhile, in a recent video interview conducted by Deadline at Sundance with Crosby, Crowe and Eaton, David explains that he wanted the movie to present a completely honest portrait of him.

"I know I flawed…I know I've made tons of mistakes. [But] I try really hard to be a decent human being now, and I try really hard to make good art," he maintains. "That's all I'm credited for. These guys are willing to give me that, but they're not willing to give me any place to hide, and that's good."

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Credit: Polly SamsonPink Floyd's David Gilmour will be putting the bulk of his substantial guitar collection up for sale at a June 20 auction at Christie's in New York City.

More than 120 instruments belonging to Gilmour will be available for purchase at the sale, including his famous 1969 black Fender Stratocaster, known simply as "The Black Strat."

The 72-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of Famer purchased The Black Strat in 1970 at Manny's Music in New York, and used it throughout his tenure with Pink Floyd, as well as for his recent solo albums. The guitar is expected to fetch between $100,000 and $150,000.

"Everything has got to go," David jokes in a new phone interview with Rolling Stone. "It's the spring sale."

"These guitars have been very good to me," he adds. "They're my friends. They have given me lots of music. I just think it's time that they went off and served someone else…And of course the money that they will raise will do an enormous amount of good in the world, and that is my intention."

Money raised by the auction will help fund Gilmour's charitable foundation, which addresses issues of "famine relief, homelessness and displacement of people throughout the world."

Among the many other instruments David is auctioning: a Martin 12-string acoustic he used to write the Pink Floyd classic "Wish You Were Here," a 1954 white Fender Stratocaster with the serial number #0001 he played while recording "Another Brick in the Wall (Parts Two and Three)," and an Ovation six-string acoustic he uses to play "Comfortably Numb" at nearly every show where he's performed the song.

Gilmour says he's only holding on to about 20 of the guitars he owns.

For more information about the auction, visit Christies.com.

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M. Caulfield/WireImage for The Recording AcademySinger James Ingram, whose hits include "Yah Mo Be There," "One Hundred Ways," "Just Once" and his respective duets with Linda Ronstadt and Patti Austin -- "Somewhere Out There" and "Baby Come to Me" -- has died, according to his friend Debbie Allen. He was 66.

Allen tweeted, "I have lost my dearest friend and creative partner James Ingram to the Celestial Choir. He will always be cherished, loved and remembered for his genius, his love of family and his humanity. I am blessed to have been so close. We will forever speak his name."

TMZ further reports that Ingram died from a form of brain cancer, which he'd been battling for a while.

The Akron, Ohio-born Ingram got his big break when he collaborated with Quincy Jones on the famed producer's 1981 album, The Dude, providing vocals on "Just Once" and "One Hundred Ways." He won the Grammy for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for "One Hundred Ways."

In 1983, Ingram topped the Billboard Hot 100 with "Baby Come to Me," a duet with Austin, after it was featured on the hit soap opera General Hospital.

In 1984, he received three more Grammy nominations for co-writing Michael Jackson's hit "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"; for another Austin duet, "How Do You Keep the Music Playing"; and for his own track "Party Animal."

Ingram was nominated for Grammys three more times in 1985, for his debut album and its smash single "Yah Mo Be There," a duet with Michael McDonald. Also in 1985, he was one of the dozens of artists who appeared on the charity single 'We Are the World."

Ingram's 1987 duet with Ronstadt, "Somewhere Out There," from the animated film An American Tail, hit #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, won the Grammy for Song of the Year and was also nominated for an Oscar. It was just one of many soundtrack songs Ingram recorded, for movies ranging from City Slickers to Sarafina! to Beethoven's 2nd.

The singer's last major hit was 1990's #1 smash "I Don't Have the Heart."

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Geffen/UMeThe Eagles' 1994 reunion album Hell Freezes Over celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, and to mark the milestone, the mostly live collection will be made available as a standalone vinyl release for the first time in the U.S. on March 8. The album, which has been remastered by acclaimed engineer Bob Ludwig, will be reissued as a two-LP set on 180-gram black vinyl, as well as on CD.

Hell Freezes Over features 11 live performances recorded for an MTV Unplugged special in April 1994 in Burbank, California, as well as four new studio tracks -- "Get Over It," "Love Will Keep Us Alive," "The Girl from Yesterday," and "Learn to Be Still."

Released in November '94, the album spent two weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 late that year, and has gone on to sell an impressive 9 million copies in the U.S. In addition, "Get Over It" reached #31 on the Billboard Hot 100, while "Love Will Keep Us Alive" topped the magazine's Adult Contemporary chart.

Hell Freezes Over boasted a reunion of the same Eagles lineup that recorded the band 1979 album, The Long Run -- singer/drummer Don Henley, singer/guitarist/keyboardist Glenn Frey, lead guitarists Joe Walsh and Don Felder, and bassist Timothy B. Schmit.

The live portion of the album features a mix of Eagles hits and deep cuts, including "Hotel California," "Tequila Sunrise," "Take It Easy," "Life in the Fast Lane," and "Desperado." There's also a rendition of Henley's 1989 solo gem "New York Minute."

Hell Freezes Over was previously only available on vinyl as an import release and as part of The Eagles' 2018 box set Legacy.

You can pre-order the 25th anniversary vinyl and CD reissue now.

Here's the two-LP set's full track list:

Side 1
"Get Over It"
"Love Will Keep Us Alive"
"The Girl from Yesterday"
"Learn to Be Still"

Side 2
"Tequila Sunrise"
"Hotel California"
"Wasted Time"
"Pretty Maids All in a Row"

Side 3
"I Can't Tell You Why"
"New York Minute"
"The Last Resort"

Side 4
"Take It Easy"
"In the City"
"Life in the Fast Lane"
"Desperado"

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Eagle VisionIn April 1978, Foreigner's original lineup rocked London's Rainbow Theatre in front of a sold-out crowd. More than 40 years later -- on March 15, to be exact -- the performance will be released as a home video titled Live at The Rainbow '78.

The band's 12-song set featured renditions of all 10 tunes from Foreigner's self-titled 1977 debut album, including the hits "Feels Like the First Time," "Cold as Ice" and "Long, Long Way from Home." The group also played two future classics from its then-forthcoming sophomore record, Double Vision -- the title track and "Hot Blooded."

"1978 was an absolutely magical time for the band," recalls founding and current Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones, "and to come back over to the U.K. to play a headline show at the legendary Rainbow really was a dream come true. The audience was amazing that night. We couldn't have wished for a better show."

Live at The Rainbow '78 features footage restored from original film of the show, as well as remixed and remastered audio. The release is available on DVD, Blu-ray and as a digital video. Check out a trailer for the video at Eagle Rock's official YouTube channel.

Foreigner's original lineup was Jones, singer Lou Gramm, multi-instrumentalist Ian McDonald, keyboardist Al Greenwood, drummer Dennis Elliott and bassist Ed Gagliardi. Gagliardi passed away in 2014 from cancer, but over the last couple of years, Gramm, McDonald, Greenwood and Elliott joined Jones and the rest of Foreigner's current lineup to perform at several special concerts.

Here's the Live at The Rainbow '78 track list:

"Long, Long Way from Home"
"I Need You"
"Woman Oh Woman"
"Hot Blooded"
"The Damage Is Done"
"Cold as Ice"
"Starrider"
"Double Vision"
"Feels Like the First Time"
"Fool for You Anyway"
"At War with the World"
"Headknocker"

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Gonzo MultimediaIn 1984, Pink Floyd keyboardist Rick Wright teamed up with Dave Harris, former singer/guitarist for the British electro-funk group Fashion, to release a collaborative album called Identity under the moniker Zee. Now, Zee's sole record will be reissued as a deluxe, expanded box set on May 24.

The collection features two CDs, posters and a publicity photo of Zee. The first disc features a remastered version of the original album, plus four bonus tracks -- two edits and two remixes of the songs "Confusion" and "Eyes of a Gypsy." The second CD boasts early mixes or demos of five songs from Identity.

Wright was introduced to Harris in 1981 by saxophonist Raphael Ravenscroft, who played on Gerry Rafferty's 1978 hit "Baker Street." Wright had started a side project with Ravenscroft, who brought in Harris, but no one was coming up with any material.

Rick and Dave discovered that they wrote well together, and decided to move forward as a duo. Identity was recorded in 1982 and '83 at Wright's home studio and Utopia Studios in London. Both musicians used the Fairlight digital synthesizer to create sounds for the album.

Wright, who died of cancer in 2008, said of the collaboration at the time, "For me it is exciting working with Dave because there were things that he was doing that I had not done before and vice versa. I think that Zee has given us musical opportunities that quite frankly neither of us were able to explore in our previous groups."

Harris added, "There will probably be a lot of Pink Floyd fans interested in what Rick had been doing, and equally I'm sure that a lot of Fashion's followers will want to know what I've been up to."

Here's the track list for the deluxe Identity reissue:

CD 1
"Confusion"
"Voices"
"Private Person"
"Strange Rhythm"
"Cuts Like a Diamond"
"By Touching"
"How Do You Do It"
"Seems We Were Dreaming"

Bonus Tracks
"Confusion" (seven-inch edit)
"Eyes of a Gypsy" (seven-inch)
"Confusion" (12-inch remix)
"Eyes of a Gypsy" (12-inch remix)

CD 2
"Cuts Like a Diamond" (early mix/demo)
"Private Person" (early mix/demo)
"Strange Rhythm" (early mix/demo)
"Voices" (early mix/demo)
"Confusion" (early mix/demo)

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