SFX Entertainment controls a string of theatre-size venues in the Northeast. The company’s Delsener/Slater Enterprises, in conjunction with the John Schreiber Group, has put together a run of shows with a group of artists who were undoubtedly happy to get the work. The Royal Soul Review will feature Ben E. King, Lloyd Price, Percy Sledge, Sam Moore, Chuck Jackson, Gene Chandler, Jerry Butler and Irma Thomas. The tour is only for a handful of dates between July 16th and 25th . Three of the venues are owned by SFX (Westbury, Oakdale, and Harborlights), the NYC date is at the Beacon Theatre and the final date went to the Foxwoods Casino. Former J. Geils Band frontman Peter Wolf will host the show while GE Smith serves as musical director. The Uptown Horns will be the backing band for each artist on the tour, which is modeled after the soul reviews of the ’60s and will feature each singers’ greatest hits.

Billy Joel’s doctor has pulled the plug on the Piano Man’s Face to Face dates with Elton John. The doc advised Joel to "refrain from singing at this particular time." Joel is suffering from persistent laryngitis and asthmatic bronchitis. In a regret-filled statement, Joel said he felt terrible for disappointing the fans, his band and touring personnel, and especially Sir Elton.

Believe it or not, John Lennon’s pre-McCartney band, The Quarrymen, have reunited for some July dates.

Former Beatles guitarist George Harrison announced Sunday that he’s been fighting throat cancer, according to an Associated Press report. The 55-year-old singer said he had surgery last August to remove a lump from his neck. "Luckily for me, they found this nodule was more of a warning than anything else," Harrison was quoted as saying in the report. Subsequent radiation treatment seems to be working for the guitarist. Following his treatment, a visit to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., in May revealed that the cancer had not returned. "I went back and was given the final all-clear — a clean bill of health,"