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Very glad to see you checking in to www.globalstrings.com today. Guitar, bass, mandolin, violin strings from the worlds best manufacturers like DR, Elixir, Ernie Ball, Hannabach, Savarez, SIT, Thomastik-Infeld and more. It's what we need to sound fresh - "tone is everything" as Bonnie Raitt once said. Actually, I think that's been said a few times but...., Now, back to strings, get your orders in today and we'll take care of the rest and you'll be happy when you check your mailbox in a day or two. July is almost over already and so is the Elixir sale. Buy any Elixir string pack and save $2.00 per pack. But hurry, only 2 days left. We'll be putting up some new specials for August so stay tuned. All the Best.
P.S. Happy Birthday Paul Anka - truly a Star!
Today in Music History
1792 - 500 Marseillaisian men sing France's national anthem for 1st time
1941 - Singer/songwriter Paul Anka is born in Ottawa, Ontario. He has four No. 1 hits, including ``Lonely Boy'' from the film ``Girl's Town.'' He writes ``My Way'' for Frank Sinatra, ``She's a Lady'' for Tom Jones and the theme for NBC-TV's ``Tonight Show.''
1954 - Elvis Presley joins Memphis Federation of Musicians, Local 71
1956 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: ``My Prayer,'' The Platters. The five are the first black artists to have a No. 1 single on the pop charts.
1966 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: ``Wild Thing,'' The Troggs. Because of a legal dispute, the song is simultaneously released on two different labels, something unique for a No. 1 single.
1966 - Beatles' "Yesterday... and Today," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 5 weeks
1968 - The Beatles' Apple Boutique in London closes after heavy losses. Entire inventory is given away.
1996 - Tim Collins, manager of Aerosmith since 1984, is fired after a brief meeting with the band in Boston. The band claims that they are tired of being urged to represent Collins' many social causes.
1997 - The Battlefield Benefit gets under way at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The concert - which features Kentucky HeadHunters, Highway 101, Rhett Akins, Ronna Reeves and Randall Franks - raises money for the preservation of sites remaining from the 1864 Battle of Nashville, which sealed the fate of the Confederacy.
2001 - Peter Buck, guitarist for R.E.M., pleads not guilty to a series of charges relating to an alleged "air rage" incident during a transatlantic flight in April. Buck, appearing at Isleworth Crown Court, is accused of assaulting two British Airways staffers, being drunk on board an aircraft, causing criminal damage and interfering with a control panel on an external door.
2003 - Pioneering producer and indie-label operator Sam Phillips dies in Memphis of respiratory failure. He is 80. In the early '50s, Phillips' Memphis Recording Service (later known as Sun Studio) cut and leased major blues and R&B recordings by Howlin' Wolf, B.B. King, Ike Turner and others.
2003 - The Backstreet Boys' Kevin Richardson reprises his role as Billy Flynn in the stage production of "Chicago" when he joins the show's U.S. touring company for its Aug. 5-24 stay at San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre. Richardson first played the part earlier this year as a member of the Broadway cast.
2003 - Iron Maiden drummer Michael "Nicko" McBrain is arrested and charged with assault after hitting a parking attendant with his car, according to reports. The incident occurs backstage at the Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, N.Y., where the band is performing that night.
2003 - More than 450,000 fans turned out in Toronto for the Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto benefit at Downsview Park, aimed at boosting the city's sagging economy in the wake of the SARS virus. "I think it's the biggest crowd we've ever played to, so it is a fantastic buzz," Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger said.
2003 - Iron Butterfly guitarist Erik Braunn dies in L.A. of apparent cardiac arrest. He is 52. Braunn had been suffering from a "debilitating physical ailment," according to a post on his official Web site.
2006 - World's longest running music show Top of the Pops broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42 years.
Births in Music
1936 - George "Buddy" Guy, US blues guitarist and singer (Stone Crazy)
1941 - Paul Anka, Ottawa Ontario, singer and composer (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)
1945 - David Sanborn, jazz saxophonist (David Letterman Show)
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Read more... [July 30th, 2010]
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Good Morning One and All,
Glad to see you dropping in to www.globalstrings.com. Your Canadian Instrument string supplier. Strings for guitars, basses, mandolins, violins, uke and more. We do you right by getting you the strings you need at a price that you'll like (even our shipping is inexpensive). We aim to save you money on your string purchases. That's what we do. We stock all the greats like DR, Elixir, Ernie Ball, Hannabach, Savarez, SIT, Thomastik-Infeld among others. Would like to shout out a Happy Birthday to Geddy Lee. Have fun and keep on rockin'. It's also "Four Tops Day" in Michigan. Should be a good party. Please check out and order up your fav strings and we'll of course, be glad to ship them out to you. The more you order, the cheaper per pack shipping costs. Enjoy your time here, come back often and All the Best.
P.S. Reminder - ALL ELIXIR string sets on sale until the end of the month. You can't beat this price anywhere so grab a dozen or so now. We're always trying to save you money at www.globalstrings.com.
Today in Music History
1949 - BBC radio begins broadcasting
1953 - Vocalist Geddy Lee of Rush is born in Toronto. He is also featured on the No. 16 single ``Take Off'' by Bob & Doug McKenzie, characters from ``SCTV'' played by comedians Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas.
1959 - The Isley Brothers record ``Shout.'' The song reaches No. 47. Joey Dee & the Starliters take the song to No. 6 in 1962.
1965 - The Beatles' second film - ``Help!'' - premieres in London. Queen Elizabeth is in attendance.
1966 - Bob Dylan is injured in a motorcycle accident near his Woodstock, N.Y., home; he goes into seclusion.
1974 - Singer Cass Elliot of the Mamas and the Papas dies of a heart attack in London. She is found in her bed with a ham sandwich by her side.
1982 - Duran Duran's Andy Taylor marries Tracie Wilson in Los Angeles.
1980 - David Bowie opens on stage in Denver in the title role of ``Elephant Man'' to critical acclaim.
1987 - Michigan's governor announces an annual ``Four Tops Day'' to honor the group's contribution to American music.
1998 - Miramax Films co-chairmen Bob and Harvey Weinstein announce that although money can't buy you love, it can buy them all rights to the Beatles' landmark film "A Hard Day's Night." Miramax announces plans to release the 1964 classic later that year for it's 35th anniversary with new footage, a fully restored negative and digitally remastered, six-track stereo sound.
1998 - The first headlining tour of matchbox 20 begins at UNO Lakefront Arena in New Orleans.
1999 - Anita Carter, singer and stand-up bass player for country act the Carter Sisters, dies at home in Nashville. She is 66.
2000 - 'N Sync's annual Challenge For The Children celebrity basketball game, held at St. John's University in New York, raises $550,000 for a group of charities. The event sees musicians Queen Latifah, Youngbloodz, Jordan Knight, and Pink, actors Dean Winters and Duane Martin, and MTV VJ Ananda Lewis join members of 'N Sync in a star-studded game.
Births in Music
1916 - Charlie Christian, American jazz guitarist (d. 1942)
1953 - Geddy Lee, Toronto, Canada, lead vocalist/bassist (Rush-Tom Sawyer)
1966 - Martina McBride, country singer
1973 - Wanya Morris, American singer (Boyz II Men)
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Read more... [July 29th, 2010]
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Hello and Good Wednesday Morning,
Hope your having a fantastic week. It's just a wet, gray, sometimes sunny but hot day here in Southern Ontario. Welcome to www.globalstrings.com, We hope you can find your way around here easy enough (if you can't, please let us know) and that you find and order your favourite strings (like DR, Elixir, Ernie Ball, Hannabach, Savarez, SIT, Thomastik-Infeld to name a few) and maybe try another kind that you've always wanted to try. At these prices you can't afford not to. * SPECIAL - ALL ELIXIR STRING SETS ON SALE UNTIL JULY 31ST - ORDER NOW * We also carry stringwinders, Brain picks "with the cat's tongue grip", t-shirts and a tab teaching book with scales and chords. Let us know if there's anything else you or your guitar, bass, mandolin or violin need us to get and we'll try and comply. Enjoy our site, your day and All the Best.
P.S. we are now carrying D'Aquisto and Curt Mangan acoustic and electric guitar strings. Grab a pack today and let us know how you like them.
Today in Music History
1882 - Opera "Parsifal" is produced (Beirut)
1931 - Congress makes "Star-Spangled Banner" our 2nd national anthem
1957 - Jerry Lee Lewis makes his TV debut on the ``Steve Allen Show.''
1973 - A crowd of 600,000 gathers for a rock festival at Watkins Glen Raceway, N.Y., to hear the Grateful Dead, the Band and the Allman Brothers Band.
1979 - The World Series of Rock is held at Cleveland Stadium, with Journey, Ted Nugent and Thin Lizzy.
1992 - Patti LaBelle abruptly ends a concert in Warwick, R.I., after complaining on stage about backstage food.
1998 - It is announced that after 12 years and six albums, the members of Columbia Records act Toad The Wet Sprocket will go their own ways. Of the split, the band's singer/guitarist Glen Phillips says, "We came together as kids but have grown in different directions as adults."
1999 - Wu-Tang Clan rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard is arrested for bouncing a check for a portion of his bail in his ongoing terrorist threat case in Santa Monica Superior Court.
2003 - The 20th annual MTV Video Music Awards begin with a big surprise, with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera singing Madonna's "Like a Virgin" while decked out in racy wedding attire similar to what the Material Girl wore during her performance of the song at the 1984 ceremony. Madonna herself then appears to sing her latest single, "Hollywood," at one point exchanging open-mouth kisses with both Spears and Aguilera.
Births in Music
1926 - Charlie Biddle, American-born Quebec jazz bassist (d. 2003)
1943 - Mike Bloomfield, Chicago Ill, blues guitarist/singer (Analine)
1973 - Marc Dupré, Quebec humorist and singer
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Read more... [July 28th, 2010]
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Tuesday Morning,
Hello, Hello, hope you`re getting to play a lot and hope you need to order new strings from www.globalstrings.com. We've got all kinds of strings available - DR, Elixir, Ernie Ball, Hannabach, Savarez, SIT, Thomastik-Infeld and many more - for your guitars, basses, mandolins, violins and even ukelele's. If there's something you want that's not in the catalogue, please, just drop us an email and we'll see what we can do. We have a few things in stock that are not listed like SIT pedal steel strings and a couple packs of flatwound GHS electric in stock but not on the site. Again, just drop us an email. The big news this week is that * ALL ELIXIR STRINGS ARE ON SALE. SAVE, SAVE, SAVE $2.00 A PACK.* That's right, a big 2 bucks a pack which really adds up when buying a box or two or even a pack or two. Take advantage of this summer sale while it's on until July 31st. Anyway, glad to come here and let you know what's going on. Hope you have a great day and All the Best.
Don't forget to check out the newly added D'Aquisto and Curt Mangan electric and acoustic guitar strings.
Try a pack or 2. You might like them.
Todays Birthdays In Music
1916 - Elbert "Skippy" Williams, tenor Sax player
1925 - Doc Pomus, musician, singer, song writer
1933 - Nick Reynolds, American folk musician and recording artist. (Kingston Trio-Scarlet Ribbons)
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Read more... [July 27th, 2010]
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Good Morning
It's a rainy, gray, wet day here in Southern Ontario. We`re just going to relax, do some playing and enjoy staying inside today since we can`t work outside. While your here, please check the specials, ALL ELIXIR STRING SETS ARE $2.00 OFF until July 31st, Enjoy and order a few packs or a box or two, look around and maybe try a new kind of strings if you like, we've got DR, Ernie Ball, Hannabach, Savarez, SIT, Thomastik-Infeld and lots more. Don`t forget a stringwinder because it makes changing strings a whole lot faster and easier on the wrist and some Brain picks with the cat`s tongue grip, they`re great. Let us know if there are particular things you like about your favourite strings or some new ones you`ve tried. We`d love to hear from you. You can also check out and join our myspace at myspace.com/globalstrings. All the Best.
Don't forget to check out the new additions to our line - D'Aquisto and Curt Mangan
Today in Music History
1951 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: ``Come on-a My House,'' Rosemary Clooney.
1965 - Beatles "Help" is released in UK
1977 - Judas Priest begins its first U.S. tour in Oakland, Calif., as the opening act for Led Zeppelin.
1981 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: ``The One That You Love,'' Air Supply. The group is the first from Australia to hit Billboard's Hot 100.
1982 - FCC approves AM stereo radio, KTSA San Antonio goes stereo
1988 - No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 is Richard Marx's "Hold on to the Nights." It is the fourth single from his debut album, and it remains at No. 1 for one week.
1992 - Bruce Springsteen begins a world tour
1993 - Nirvana plays a surprise show at the New Music Seminar at Roseland in New York City. The band showcases songs from its yet to be released album, "In Utero."
1999 - The family of late steel guitar great Shot Jackson donates his signature black Dobro guitar to the Country Music Hall of Fame.
1999 - Public TV performance series "Sessions At West 54th" debuts John Hiatt as its new host, replacing David Byrne.
Births in Music
1950 - Blair Thornton, Canadian guitarist (Bachman-Turner-Overdrive)
1950 - Ian Thomas, Canadian musician, singer and songwriter
1965 - Slash, [Saul Hudson], English born - American guitarist (Guns and Roses-Sweet Child)
1971 - Alison Krauss, Decatur Ill, country singer and fiddler (2 Highways)
1976 - Jonathan Gallant, Canadian musician (Billy Talent)
1981 - Steve Jocz, Canadian drummer (Sum 41)
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Read more... [July 23rd, 2010]
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Hello and Good Day,
Today in 1998, B.B. King recorded a live album with Raimundo Amador, Spain's premier exponent of gypsy flamenco-blues, in front of a capacity audience of 20,000 at Madrid's Las Ventas bullring. The Universal Music Hispania album, to be released in September of that year with 15 tracks, is called "Noche De Flamenco Y Blues." I just learned this today and am now going to get a copy. Should be good listening. Today is also Pi Approximation Day (22/7 is approximately equal to π). Great what you can learn. Just a couple things we found interesting. We also want to be your string supplier. Whatever you need, Banjo, Fiddle, Bass, Guitars we got 'em. We'll get them to you fast and we'll save you money. What could be better (Well, guess if we strung it for you too) but you get the point. Order up your favs - DR, Elixir, Hannabach, John Pearse, Savarez, SIT, Thomastik-Infeld and many more - and they`ll be on the way to you in no time. Enjoy the news of the day and All the Best.
P.S. Elixir strings on sale. Save $2.00 a pack on all Elixir strings for any instrument. The first, the original coated string and what a great price. Load up now. Only until the end of July.
Today in Music History
1963 - Beatles release "Introducing the Beatles"
1968 - The Byrds' "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" album is released.
1977 - Singer Tony Orlando announces his departure from Dawn during a concert in Cohasset, Mass.
1974 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: "Annie's Song," John Denver. Denver wrote the song in 10 minutes on a ski lift in Switzerland.
1986 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: "Sledgehammer," Peter Gabriel. The song is the first single from Gabriel's album "So."
Births in Music
1941 - George Clinton, Kannapolis NC, musician (Parliament-Funkadelic)
1947 - Don Henley, Linden Tx, drummer/vocalist (Eagles-Desparado)
1954 - Al Dimeola, American guitarist
1962 - Martine St. Clair, Quebec singer
1973 - Rufus Wainwright, Canadian singer and musician
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Read more... [July 22nd, 2010]
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Goood Wednesday Morning,
Hope your all having a good week and are ready to order yourselves some new strings and get your instruments ready for the next big jam. All the Best. Just to let you know that ALL ELIXIR STRINGS ARE $2.00 OFF EACH SET THIS WEEK. That's a heck of a bargain and will only last until the end of July so get 'em now while you can and the price is low. Also, don't forget to check out www.globalstrings.com for tons of other brands of strings by the world's best manufacturers - DR, Ernie Ball, Hannabach, Savarez, SIT, Thomastik-Infeld and the newly added D'Aquisto and Curt Mangan guitar strings and get yourself a stringwinder and of course, some Brain picks with the cat's tongue grip. Have a great day and once again. All the Best.
Today in Music History
1956 - Johnny Cash goes to No. 1 on the country chart with "I Walk the Line."
1969 - To celebrate Neil Armstrong setting foot on the moon on July 20, Duke Ellington performs his specially commissioned composition "Moon Maiden" on ABC.
1973 - The city of Detroit declares today "Mary Wilson & the Supremes Day."
1987 - Paul McCartney finishes recording Russian-language versions of rock 'n' roll songs for his Soviet Union-only release Choba B CCCP.
2005 - British blues legend Long John Baldry of Blues Incorporated dies in Canada, aged 64. He is credited with discovering Rod Stewart and Elton John, who both played in his bands.
Births in Music
1915 - Floyd McDaniel, blues singer/guitarist
1920 - Isaac Stern, Kreminiecz Russia, violinist (debut SF Symph)
1938 - Anton Emil Kuerti, Canadian pianist, composer and conductor
1947 - Cat Stevens, [Yusaf Islam], Musician and singer (Peace Train, Wild World)
1961 - Jim Martin, Oakland CA, rock guitarist (Faith No More-Real Thing)
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Read more... [July 21st, 2010]
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Well Good Morning Everyone,
Let the summer specials begin. Have we got a deal for you. Probably heard that before eh? but really, we have a load of elixir strings in now and need to get them out to you. We're dropping the price by 2 whole dollars a pack. We know, that's right, 2 whole bucks. Get some now because you won't find this low a price anywhere in the world. ELIXIR guitar, bass, banjo & mandolin strings. If you've tried them, you know them and if you haven't, their the original coated string. They did it first and they still do it the best and now's your time to get some at a great price. Stock up now because this will only last until the end of July. Two weeks only. Better order a couple boxes at these prices. Don't forget that we also carry DR, Ernie Ball, Hannabach, Savarez, SIT, Thomastik-Infeld and more, more, more, plus the fantastic brain picks with the cat's tongue grip. So, hope to ship your order out soon and hope you have a great day. Make www.globalstrings.com your string supplier. Canada's players do. All the Best.
P.S. Don't forget to check out the D'Aquisto and Curt Mangan strings that have just arrived. They'll be in the acoustic and electric sections. Other guages and types available anytime.
Todays Births in Music
1943 - John Lodge, Birmingham, bassist (Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin)
1946 - Kim Carnes, Pasadena Ca, rock vocalist (Bette Davis Eyes)
1947 - Carlos Santana, Mexico, rock guitarist (Santana-Black Magic Woman)
1955 - Michael Anthony, bassist (Van Halen)
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Read more... [July 20th, 2010]
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Hello and Welcome,
Very hot and humid today and I can hear the strains of loud country music blaring from a truck at the Tim Horton's. Perfect. It all suits how the day feels. Hot, humid and country. Gotta get my guitar and get pickin'. Hope your day goes well and you get a lot of playin' time. Don't forget that when your sound starts to wain and your not feeling the joy, only hearing the pain, just order up from www.globalstrings.com and you'll sound better again. We have the strings you need, DR, Elixir, Hannabach, Savarez, SIT, Thomastik-Infeld and more, we'll get 'em out to you fast and we'll save you money in the process. Maybe get yourself some new picks, a t-shirt or a stringwinder to help with that string change. All the Best.
Today in Music History
1782 - Mozart's opera "Das Entfuhrung aus dem Serail,(The Abduction from the Seraglio) premieres in Vienna
Births in Music
1903 - Carmen Lombardo, Canadian musician (d. 1971)
1936 - Buddy Merrill, Torrey Utah, guitarist (Lawrence Welk Show)
1952 - Stewart Copeland, Alexandria Egypt, drummer (Police-Roxanne)
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Read more... [July 16th, 2010]
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Hello and Good Morning,
It's an almost perfect day here in Southern Ontario. Hope your all getting just as nice a day everywhere else in the country. Thanks for stopping in. Whenever you are in need of instrument strings - think www.globalstrings.com. We are Canada's source for strings on-line. DR, Elixir, Hannabach, Savarez, SIT, Thomastik-Infeld and more. We're fast, save you money and carry the world of strings for Canadian musicians. Once you've tried us you'll be ordering all your strings from us. We love saving you money. globalstrings - Your Canadian source for instrument strings and don't forget to get some "Cat's tongue Brain Picks" and a stringwinder as well. Both will really help. Enjoy and All the Best.
Today in Music History
1795 - "Marseillaise" becomes French national anthem
1929 - First weekly radio broadcast of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir radio show, Music and the Spoken Word.
1963 - Paul McCartney is fined £17 for speeding
1984 - John Lennon releases "I'm Stepping Out"
Births in Music
1933 - Julian Bream, guitarist and lutenist
1946 - Linda Ronstadt, American singer
1947 - Peter Banks, British guitarist (Yes)
1956 - Joe Satriani, American guitarist
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Read more... [July 15th, 2010]
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Good Wednesday Morning,
Hope you all had a great Tuesday and did a lot of playing. Thanks for dropping in to www.globalstrings.com. If you get your order in today you'll have them before next weekend. That's the way to go. Order in, ship 'em out, happy customer, better sound, better feel. DR's, Elixir, Ernie Ball, Hannabach, Savarez, SIT, Thomastik-Infeld and many more for your guitars, basses, mandolins, violins, etc. Don't forget a stringwinder and some cat's tongue brain picks when you order. Not much new news today so enjoy and All the Best. New strings should be arriving soon so stay tuned.
Today in Music History
1967 - The Who, opening for Herman's Hermits begin a US tour
1986 - Motley Crue's Vince Neil begins 30 day sentence for vehicular homicide
1986 - Paul McCartney releases "Press"
1988 - WYHY radio offers $1M to anyone who can prove Elvis is still alive
Births in Music
1912 - Woodrow Wilson "Woodie" Guthrie, American folk singer/musician (This Land Is Your Land)
1966 - Ellen Reid, Canadian musician (Crash Test Dummies)
1971 - Marie-Chantal Toupin, French Canadian singer
1984 - Chris Steele, Canadian musician, (Alexisonfire)
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