Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe CREED Creed says the first leg of its "Weathered" tour, slated to start in mid-January, will not include Puddle of Mudd as originally reported. Advertisement The band, its fans, radio stations and concert promoters were very excited about the addition of Puddle of Mudd to the U.S. dates. Unfortunately, after the addition of Puddle of Mudd was announced by the bands' respective booking agencies, representatives for Puddle of Mudd canceled the dates with no explanation given. Creed is already in contact with other bands about filling the vacancy and an announcement will be made soon. NEIL YOUNG Neil Young reportedly has been distributing a CD to radio stations containing a song he wrote and recorded as a tribute to the passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 -- the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania, apparently before hijackers could ram it into a target in Washington, D.C. Advertisement The song is called "Let's Roll" -- after the final words of passenger Todd Beamer in a telephone call in which he told his wife what was going on, and said the passengers were determined to overwhelm the hijackers. Young's record label, Reprise, has been sending the CD to music and program directors without the promotional push that customarily goes with the release of a new record. In part, the lyrics go: "I know I said I love you/I know you know it's true/I've got to put the phone down/And do what we've got to do/One standing in the aisle way/Two more at the door/We've got to get inside there/Before they kill some more/Time is running out/Let's roll." The song is scheduled to be on Young's next album. A Reprise executive told the Los Angeles Times that Young is making a personal donation to a fund to support Beamer's family. Young's rendition of John Lennon's "Imagine" was a highlight of the Oct. 20 all-star TV fund-raiser following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. U2 U2 will provide the entertainment at halftime of Super Bowl XXXVI at the Superdome in New Orleans on Feb. 3. Fox TV Sports issued a statement calling the Irish rockers "absolutely one of the coolest and creative contemporary bands in the world." They'll join a list of Super Bowl halftime entertainers that includes Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, 'N Sync, Aerosmith, James Brown and ZZ Top. Advertisement (The above two items thanks to UPI Hollywood Reporter Pat Nason) GRADY MARTIN DIES Guitarist Grady Martin -- considered in the world of country and pop music as one of the most flexible and adaptive of musicians -- has died at age 72. The Tennessean newspaper reports he died of congestive heart failure in Lewisburg, Tenn. Martin was a "music master" who was often called upon to sit in on select recording sessions. He was on a level with Chet Atkins, Hank Garland, Floyd Cramer and Buddy Harman -- although he was possibly the most anonymous musician in country music in many ways. Behind the scenes and in the studio he worked with everyone from Bing Crosby to Joan Baez to Hank Williams to Elvis. His first tracks were laid down in the late 1940s when he played with Red Foley in some of Foley's pioneering recording sessions. Other hit singles on which Martin played include Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman," "On The Road Again" by Willie Nelson, Johnny Horton's "Battle of New Orleans," and Sammi Smith's "Help Me Make It Through the Night." Advertisement Martin's last on-the-road gig was with Willie Nelson's band, from which he retired -- due to health concerns -- eight years ago. GEORGE HARRISON It's not certain whether Beatle George Harrison could have predicted the avalanche of tributes coming from all quarters in the wake of his death. One of the more interesting and complete has been prepared by People magazine. It's on-line arm, people.com, carries a large photo gallery of Harrison, from his early teen days until shortly before his death last week at age 58. One of the photos is of a baby-faced Harrison. The Web site uses it as the centerpiece for its collection. In the photo, Harrison is doe-eyed and expressive. In retrospect, it gives a glimpse of the singer's depth and his probing nature. Clicking below the photo takes you to the magazine's expansive tribute to the entertainer. Shortly after Harrison's death, there were tributes around the world. Nearly every genre of radio station played his music. One fan, at a candlelight vigil in New York City, told CBS Radio that people should not forget that he was "one heck of a guitar player, also." (Thanks to UPI Feature Reporter Dennis Daily) Advertisement GRATEFUL DEAD Now in stores -- "Grateful Dead: The Golden Road (1965-1973)." The 15-1/2 hour, 12-CD boxed set -- compiled with the cooperation of the band, Warner Brothers Records and Rhino Records -- includes all nine essential Grateful Dead albums and seven hours of previously unreleased material from the infamous Grateful Dead vaults in Northern California. Each digitally remastered disc clocks in at nearly 79 1/2 minutes of music, with bonus tracks and rarities on every one of the 12 CDs. "Golden Road" also features pre-Dead nuggets from the years when the Dead were known as The Warlocks as well as The Emergency Crew.
