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Here's a sampling of the BEST music ever made! - great albums from the 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop which were released this week (and some related albums of note):


Apr 29
● Martha Reeves & The Vandellas ------ Ridin' High ► Soul - Motown >> 1968
● The Temptations ------ The Temptations Wish It Would Rain ► Soul - Motown >> 1968
● The Doors ------ L. A. Woman ► Blues-Rock >> 1971
● Alice Cooper ------ Lace And Whiskey ► Ballad >> 1977
● Van Halen ------ Fair Warning ► Hard Rock >> 1981
● The Replacements ------ Hootenanny ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1983
● Freddie Mercury ------ Mr. Bad Guy ► Pop-Rock >> 1985
● Santana ------ Beyond Appearances ► Jazz-Rock Fusion >> 1985
● Tom Petty ------ Full Moon Fever ► Album Rock >> 1989
● Buzzcocks ------ All Set ► Punk-Rock >> 1996
● The Ataris ------ Anywhere But Here ► Pop-Punk >> 1997
● Prince ------ Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic ► Dance-Pop >> 2001
● Madonna ------ Hard Candy ► Dance-Pop >> 2008
● Steve Winwood ------ Nine Lives ► Album Rock >> 2008


Apr 30
● The Zombies ------ Begin Here ► Art Rock >> 1965
● Marvin Gaye ------ M.P.G. ► Soul - Motown >> 1969
● Thin Lizzy ------ Thin Lizzy ► Hard Rock >> 1971
● Paul McCartney & Wings ------ Red Rose Speedway ► Pop-Rock >> 1973
● J.J. Cale ------ Okie ► Blues-Rock >> 1974
● Elton John ------ Here And There ► Pop-Rock >> 1976
● Bob Marley & The Wailers ------ Rastaman Vibration ► Roots Reggae >> 1976
● The Moody Blues ------ Caught Live + 5 [UK] ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1977
● Sister Sledge ------ We Are Family ► Disco >> 1979
● Cheap Trick ------ One On One ► Hard Rock/Power Pop >> 1982
● The Cure ------ The Top ► Post-Punk >> 1984
● Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark ------ Junk Culture ► New Wave Synth Pop >> 1984
● Keel ------ The Final Frontier ► Heavy Metal >> 1986
● Billy Bragg ------ The Internationale ► Folk-Rock >> 1990
● Boyz II Men ------ Cooleyhighharmony ► New Jack Swing >> 1991
● Joe Jackson ------ Laughter & Lust ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Yes ------ Union ► Prog Rock >> 1991
● Iced Earth ------ Night Of The Stormrider ► Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal >> 1992
● The Cranberries ------ To The Faithful Departed ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1996
● Dave Matthews Band ------ Crash ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1996


May 01
● Bob Dylan ------ Possum Belly Overalls ► Folk-Rock >> 1970
● Jeff Beck Group ------ The Jeff Beck Group ► Blues-Rock >> 1972
● James Taylor ------ Gorilla ► Folk-Rock >> 1975
● Deacon Blue ------ Raintown [UK] ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1987
● Fairground Attraction ------ The First Of A Million Kisses ► Alt. Pop-Rock/Skiffle >> 1988
● The Cure ------ Disintegration ► Post-Punk >> 1989
● Flotsam And Jetsam ------ When The Storm Comes Down ► Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal >> 1990
● Rory Gallagher ------ Fresh Evidence ► Blues-Rock >> 1990
● Dixie Chicks ------ Little Ol' Cowgirl ► Country-Rock >> 1992
● The Vaselines ------ The Way Of The Vaselines: A Complete History ► Indie Pop-Rock >> 1992
● T.I.S.M. ------ Machiavelli And The Four Seasons ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1995
● Bardot ------ Bardot ► Pop/Girl Group >> 2000
● Huey Lewis & The News ------ Plan B ► Pop-Rock >> 2001
● Stevie Nicks ------ Trouble In Shangri-La ► Pop-Rock >> 2001
● Dinosaur Jr. ------ Beyond ► Alt. Rock >> 2007
● Rush ------ Snakes & Arrows ► Prog/Art Rock >> 2007


May 02
● Dean Martin ------ Happiness Is Dean Martin ► Traditional Pop >> 1967
● Rory Gallagher ------ Jinx ► Blues-Rock >> 1982
● New Order ------ Power, Corruption & Lies ► Club/Dance >> 1983
● Melissa Etheridge ------ Melissa Etheridge ► Roots Rock >> 1988
● Morbid Angel ------ Blessed Are The Sick ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal >> 1991
● Ian Anderson ------ Divinities: Twelve Dances With God ► Prog Rock >> 1995
● Asia ------ Rare ► Prog Rock >> 2000
● Billy Joel ------ 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert ► Pop-Rock >> 2000
● Primal Scream ------ XTRMNTR ► Indie Rock >> 2000
● Pearl Jam ------ Live In NYC 12/31/92 ► Hard Rock >> 2006
● Pearl Jam ------ Pearl Jam ► Hard Rock >> 2006


May 03
● Sly & The Family Stone ------ Stand! ► Soul-Funk >> 1969
● Status Quo ------ Quo ► Hard Rock >> 1974
● Aerosmith ------ Rocks ► Hard Rock >> 1976
● Motörhead ------ The Golden Years ► Heavy Metal >> 1980
● The Cure ------ Pornography ► Post-Punk >> 1982
● Modern English ------ After The Snow ► Synth-Pop >> 1982
● Bruce Hornsby & The Range ------ Scenes From The Southside ► Pop-Rock >> 1988
● Living Color ------ Vivid ► Hard Rock >> 1988
● Queensrÿche ------ Operation: Mindcrime ► Heavy Metal >> 1988
● Bananarama ------ Pop Life ► New Wave Dance-Pop >> 1991
● Jawbox ------ Grippe ► Punk Rock/Post-Hardcore >> 1991
● The Allman Brothers Band ------ Where It All Begins ► Southern Rock >> 1994
● The Fall ------ Middle Class Revolt ► Post-Punk Pop-Rock >> 1994
● Traffic ------ Far From Home ► Prog Rock >> 1994
● Limp Bizkit ------ The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) ► Rap-Metal >> 2005



May 04
● Martha Reeves & The Vandellas ------ Greatest Hits ► Soul - Motown >> 1966
● Stevie Wonder ------ Up-Tight (Everything's Alright) ► Pop-R&B >> 1966
● Yes ------ Yessongs ► Prog Rock >> 1973
● Billy Preston ------ The Kids And Me ► Funk >> 1974
● Gentle Giant ------ Interview ► Prog Rock >> 1976
● The Beatles ------ Live At The Hollywood Bowl ► Pop-Rock >> 1977
● Frank Zappa ------ Orchestral Favorites ► Art Rock >> 1979
● Echo & The Bunnymen ------ Ocean Rain ► Post-Punk >> 1984
● Scorpions ------ Love At First Sting ► Heavy Metal >> 1984
● David Crosby ------ Thousand Roads ► Pop-Rock >> 1993
● Dark Funeral ------ Dark Funeral ► Heavy Metal/Black Metal >> 1994
● Curtis Mayfield ------ Live In New York City ► Soul/Funk >> 1994
● Therion ------ Vovin ► Heavy Metal/Symphonic Metal >> 1998
● Black Label Society ------ Sonic Brew ► Heavy Metal/Southern Rock >> 1999
● Robbie Williams ------ The Ego Has Landed ► Britpop/Dance-Pop >> 1999
● David Crosby ------ Live ► Folk-Rock >> 2000
● Ryan Adams ------ Love Is Hell ► Acoustic Pop-Rock >> 2004
● Toni Braxton ------ Pulse ► Soul-Pop >> 2010
● Extreme ------ Take Us Alive ► Pop-Metal >> 2010
● Carole King & James Taylor ------ Live At The Troubadour ► Folk-Rock >> 2010
● Tonic ------ Tonic ► Alt/Roots Rock >> 2010


May 05
● The Rascals ------ Peaceful World ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1971
● Paul Simon ------ There Goes Rhymin' Simon ► Folk-Pop >> 1973
● The James Gang ------ Newborn ► Blues-Rock >> 1975
● Parliament ------ Live: P-Funk Earth Tour ► Funk >> 1977
● Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band ------ Stranger In Town ► Album Rock >> 1978
● Saxon ------ Wheels Of Steel ► Heavy Metal >> 1980
● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers ------ Hard Promises ► Album Rock >> 1981
● Sodom ------ In The Sign Of Evil ► Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal >> 1984
● The Moody Blues ------ The Other Side Of Life ► Prog Rock >> 1986
● The Style Council ------ Home And Abroad ► Synth-Pop >> 1986
● Sonia ------ Everybody Knows ► Pop/MOR >> 1990
● Gregg Alexander ------ Intoxifornication ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1992
● Neville Brothers ------ Family Groove ► Soul (New Orleans) >> 1992
● Steve Earle ------ I Feel Alright ► Alt. Country >> 1996
● Meredith Brooks ------ Blurring The Edges ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1997
● Humble Pie ------ The Scrubbers Session ► Hard Rock >> 1997
● Paul McCartney ------ Flaming Pie ► Pop-Rock >> 1997
● Styx ------ Return To Paradise ► Prog/Art Rock >> 1997
● ALL ------ Mass Nerder ► Punk Rock/Pop-Punk >> 1998

Labels: albums released by date, Albums Released This Week, rock album history, rock album release dates

Happy Birthday this week to:

Apr 28
1941 ● Ann-Margret (Olsson) → Pop vocalist, "I Just Don't Understand" (#17, 1961), film and TV actress, Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Viva Las Vegas (1964) with Elvis Presley, Tommy (1975) as "Mrs. Walker" and other roles
1941 ● Peter Anders (Andreoli) → Vocals and guitar for pop-rock trio The Videls, "Mr. Lonely" (#73, 1960), changed name to surf-pop The Trade Winds, "New York's A Lonely Town" (#32, 1965), then to pop-rock The Innocence, "There's Got To Be A Word!" (#34, 1966), also wrote songs in collaboration with Phil Spector
1943 ● Fantastic Johnny C. (Corley) → Gospel turned R&B/soul one hit wonder singer, "Boogallo Down Broadway" (#7, R&B #5, 1968)
1945 ● John Wolters → Drummer for AM pop-rock Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, "Sylvia's Mother" (#5, 1972) plus nine other Top 40 hits, died of liver cancer on 6/16/1997
1947 ● Francine Hurd "Peaches" Barker → One half of R&B/soul-pop vocal duo Peaches & Herb, "Let's Fall In Love" (R&B #11, 1966), died 8/13/2005
1952 ● Charles Alfred "Chuck" Leavell → Piano and keyboards for Southern rock giants The Allman Brothers Band, left in 1976 to co-found jazz-rock fusion Sea Level, "That's Your Secret" (#50, 1978), session musician and keyboardist for Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones and others
1953 ● Kim Gordon → Bassist for alt rock/avant-garde Sonic Youth, "100%" (Modern Rock #4, 1992)
1955 ● Eddie Jobson → Violin for Brit prog/avant garde rock Curved Air, "Back Street Luv" (UK #4, 1974) and prog rock Roxy Music, "Love Is The Drug" (#30, 1976)
1956 ● Jimmy Barnes → Lead vocals for hugely popular Aussie pub rock/blues-rock Cold Chisel, "My Baby" (Mainstream Rock #32, 1981), then successful solo career with seven Australia #1 albums
1958 ● Enid Williams → Founding member, vocals and bass guitar for early all-girl heavy metal group Painted Lady, which became Girlschool, "Hit And Run" (UK #32, 1981)
1966 ● Too Short (Todd Shaw) → Successful solo 80-90s West Coast rap star, "The Ghetto" (Rap #3, 1990), came out of "early retirement" with "More Freaky Tales" (Rap #3, 1999) and subsequent solo and collaboration hits
1968 ● Daisy Berkowitz (Scott Mitchell Putesky) → Guitarist and co-founder of industrial-pop-metal Marilyn Manson, "The Dope Show" (Mainstream Rock #12, 1998), later collaborated with alt rock Jack Off Jill
1968 ● Howard Donald → Drummer, pianist, singer and dancer for Brit teen new jack R&B/soul-pop Take That, "Back For Good" (#7, 1995), solo work, then reformed Take That, "Patience" (UK #1, 2006)
1973 ● Cameron "Big" Gipp → Southern rapper, member of Goodie Mob, solo album plus collaborative work with Ali, Nelly, Outkast and others

Apr 29
1899 ● Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington → Jazz composer, 50-year bandleader, film score and stage musical writer/producer, unquestioned giant of American popular music, "Take The 'A' Train" (1941), died from lung cancer and pneumonia on 5/24/1974
1928 ● Carl Gardner → Lead tenor and 50-year soul vocalist, first for R&B/soul-doo wop The Robins, "Smokey Joe's Café" (#79, R&B #10, 1955), moved to offshoot soul-pop The Coasters, "Yakety Yak" (#1, 1958) and has fronted the group ever since
1931 ● Anthony James "Lonnie" Donegan → English rock 'n' roll pioneer singer who launched the skiffle craze, "Rock Island Line" (#8, 1956), plus over 30 UK Top 40 singles, died on 11/3/2002 from a heart attack shortly before a scheduled appearance with The Rolling Stones in a memorial to George Harrison
1933 ● Willie Nelson → Country-pop songwriter turned Grammy-winning "outlaw" country superstar, "On The Road Again" (#20, Country #1, 1980)
1935 ● Otis Rush → "West Side" Chicago blues guitarist, tenor singer and songwriter, "I Can't Quit You Baby" (R&B #6, 1956) and the oft-covered masterpiece "Double Trouble" (1958), from which Stevie Ray Vaughan derived his band's name
1936 ● Albee Cracolici → Baritone vocals for blue-eyed soul/doo wop The Mystics, "Hushabye" (1959)
1936 ● April Stevens (Carol LoTempio) → Grammy-winning pop singer, duet with Nino Tempo (her brother Antonio), "Deep Purple" (#1, 1963)
1942 ● Klaus Voorman → Grammy-winning German musician, producer and artist, bassist for Manfred Mann, "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" (#1, 1964), session musician for the Plastic Ono Band, George Harrison, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Carly Simon, Lou Reed, Harry Nilsson and others, designed album covers for The Beatles (Revolver) and others
1942 ● Vincent Poncia, Jr. → Vocals and guitar for pop-rock trio The Videls, "Mr. Lonely" (#73, 1960), changed name to surf-pop The Trade Winds, "New York's A Lonely Town" (#32, 1965), then to pop-rock The Innocence, "There's Got To Be A Word!" (#34, 1966), also wrote songs in collaboration with Phil Spector
1943 ● Duane Allen → Vocals for long-running country/gospel/folk harmony quartet The Oak Ridge Boys, "Elvira" (#5, 1981)
1945 ● Tammi Terrell (Thomasina Winifred Montgomery) → R&B/soul vocalist for Motown, performed solo and frequently in duets with Marvin Gaye, including "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (1967), died from a brain tumor on 3/16/1970
1947 ● Joel Larson → Session drummer with The Turtles, Lee Michaels and others, played with AM Top 40 pop-rockers The Grass Roots "Midnight Confessions" (#5, 1968)
1947 ● Tommy James (Thomas Gregory Jackson) → Frontman and lead vocals for bubblegum-pop Tommy James & The Shondells, "Hanky Panky" (#1, 1966), later psych-pop, "Crimson And Clover" (#1, 1968)
1948 ● Michael Karoli → Founding member, guitarist and violinist for influential experimental/kraut rock Can, "I Want More" (UK #26, 1976), producer
1953 ● Bill "King Boy D" Drummond → South African-born, Scottish-raised experimental/ambient music composer and producer, record company executive and A&R man, writer, musician with punk-rock Big In Japan, formed art rock KLF, "3 A.M. Eternal" (#5, 1990)
1958 ● Simon Edwards → Guitaron player for Brit neo-skiffle pop Fairground Attraction, "Perfect" (#80, UK #1, 1988)
1960 ● Phil King → Bass guitar and backing vocals for alt pop/shoegazing band Lush, "Sweetness & Light" (Modern Rock #4, 1990)
1968 ● Carnie Wilson → Vocals for pop-rock all-girl offspring trio Wilson Phillips, "Release Me" (#1, 1990), daughter of The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson
1969 ● Master P (Percy Miller) → New Orleans-based hip hop/gangsta rap star, No Limit record company founder, "I Got The Hook Up" (#16, Rap #1, 1998)
1973 ● Mike Hogan → Bass and rhythm guitars for Irish jangle/dream pop-rock The Cranberries, "Linger" (#8, 1993)
1979 ● Joanne Velda O'Meara → Vocals for pre-fab teen pop S Club 7, "Never Had A Dream Come True" (#10, 2001)
1979 ● Matt Tong → Drums and backing vocals for Brit indie rock Bloc Party, "The Prayer" (UK #4, 2007)
1980 ● Kian Egan → Vocals for Irish pop boy band Westlife, "Swear It Again" (#20, 2000) and 17 UK Top 10 hits
1981 ● Tom Smith → Bass guitar for 00s punk revival/indie rock Editors, "Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors" (UK #7, 2007)

Apr 30
1896 ● Rev. Gary Davis → Ragtime, folk, gospel and blues guitarist, influenced Bob Dylan, Donovan and Taj Mahal, mentor to David Bromberg, Ry Cooder and Jorma Kaukonen
1925 ● Johnny Horton → Country/honky tonk historical singer and songwriter, "The Battle of New Orleans" (#1, 1958), died on 11/4/1960 after a car crash while returning home from a concert performance
1930 ● Bill Buchanan → With partner Dickie Goodman, one half of the pioneering novelty "break in" song genre (prototype of later "sampling" technique) Buchanan & Goodman, "Flying Saucer, Pt. 1-2" (#3, 1956), songwriter and producer, died 8/1/1996 from cancer
1931 ● Peter La Farge (Oliver Albee La Farge) → Native American-descendant 50s and 60s Greenwich Village folk singer/songwriter, contemporary of Bob Dylan, wrote or co-wrote numerous songs with Johnny Cash, including "The Ballad Of Ira Hayes" (Country #3, 1964), died of a Thorazine overdose on 10/27/1965
1941 ● Johnny Farina → Electric guitar for pop-rock brother duo Santo & Johnny, best known for the guitar instrumental "Sleepwalk" (#1, 1959)
1943 ● Bobby Vee (Robert Thomas Velline) → Early 60s pop singer, "Take Good Care Of My Baby" (#1, 1961) and nine other Top 20 hits
1944 ● Richard Shoff → Singer in light folk sunshine-pop, two hit wonder vocal trio The Sandpipers, "Guantanamera" (#9, 1966) and "Come Saturday Morning" (#17, 1970)
1948 ● Wayne Kramer → Guitarist for Detroit proto-punk/garage rockers MC5, "Kick Out The Jams" (#82, 1969), solo
1951 ● Des Tong → Bassist for Brit soft pop-rock Sad Cafe, "Every Day Hurts" (UK #3, 1979)
1953 ● Merrill Osmond → Vocals for family-oriented light pop-rock The Osmonds, ten US Top 40 singles including "One Bad Apple" (#1, 1971)
1962 ● Robert Reynolds → Founding member and bassist for Grammy-winning country-rock The Mavericks, "All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down" (Country #13, 1996)
1967 ● Turbo B (Durron Maurice Bulter) → Frontman and rapper for electronic/beatbox Snap!, "The Power" (#2, Rap #1, 1990), then solo and co-founder of Centory
1968 ● Ben Ayres → Guitar and vocals for mixed-race, Indian/Brit dance-pop Cornershop, "Brimful Of Asha" (Dance #35, UK #1, 1998)
1969 ● Paulo "Destructor", Jr. (Paulo Xisto Pinto, Jr.) → Bassist and only remaining original member of Brazilian heavy metal/thrash metal Sepultura, "Roots Bloody Roots" (UK #19, 1996)
1971 ● Chris "Choc" Dalyrimple → Vocals for urban R&B/dance-club brother quartet Soul For Real, "Candy Rain" (#2, 1995)
1971 ● Christopher Henderson → Guitarist for post-grunge alt rock 3 Doors Down, "Kryptonite" (#3, 2000)
1971 ● Darren Emerson → DJ, keyboards and tranceman for electro/trance/dance-pop Underworld, "Two Months Off" (Dance/Club #2, 2002)
1972 ● J.R. Richards → Songwriter and lead singer for melodic hard rock Dishwalla, "Counting Blue Cars" (#15, 1996), solo
1973 ● Jeff Timmons → Vocals for American adult contemporary pop-rock boy band 98 Degrees, "Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche)" (#2, 2000)
1982 ● Cleopatra Madonna Higgins → Vocals and songwriter for Brit R&B/dance-pop teen sibling girl-group Cleopatra, "Cleopatra's Theme" (#26, 1998)
1982 ● Lloyd Banks (Christopher Lloyd) → Rapper and vocals with 50 Cent and Tony Yayo in rap trio G-Unit, "Stunt 101" (#13, Rap #5, 2003), later solo, "On Fire" (#8, Rap #3, 2004)
1987 ● Nikki Webster → Aussie pop singer and model, "Strawberry Kisses" (Australian #2, 2001), sang at the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics opening ceremony

May 01
1929 ● Sonny James (James Loden) → The "Southern Gentleman", country-pop singer/songwriter, "Young Love" (#1, Country #1, 1957), scored a five-year run of 16 back-to-back #1 country hits (among 23 total #1's and 72 country chart hits from the late 50s through the early 80s)
1930 ● Little Walter (Marion Walter Jacobs) → Innovative blues harpist, "My Babe" (R&B #1, 1955), first to amplify the harmonica, developed the distorted echoing sound, only Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee specifically for work with the harmonica, died on 2/15/1968 from a coronary blood clot
1939 ● Judy Collins → Interpretative folk singer and occasional songwriter, "Both Sides Now" (#8, 1968)
1945 ● Mimi Fariña (Margarita Baez) → Folk singer/songwriter, duets with husband Richard Fariña in the early 60s,then solo after his death in a motorcycle accident, social activist, younger sister of Joan Baez, died of cancer on 7/18/2001
1945 ● Rita Coolidge → Versatile Grammy-winning singer/songwriter, "(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher" (#2, 1977), backing vocals for Joe Cocker, Delaney & Bonnie and others, married to singer/actor Kris Kristofferson (1973 - 1980)
1946 ● Nick Fortuna → Bassist for Chicago-based pop-horn-rock The Buckinghams, "Kind Of A Drag" (#1, 1967)
1954 ● Ray Parker, Jr. → Guitarist, songwriter, producer and bandleader, sessions with The Spinners, Barry White, Stevie Wonder and others, formed Raydio in 1977, "Jack And Jill" (#8, 1978), wrote and performed the movie theme song "Ghostbusters" (#1, 1984)
1957 ● Rick Driscoll → Guitar and vocals for glam pop-rock Kenny, "The Bump" (UK #3, 1975)
1957 ● Steve Farris → Guitarist for 80s atmospheric pop-rock quartet Mr. Mister, "Kyrie" (#1, 1985)
1959 ● Phillip Smith → Saxophone for New Wave funk-pop Haircut 100, "Love Plus One" (#37, 1982)
1962 ● Owen Paul (McGee) → Scottish pop-rock singer, "My Favourite Waste Of Time" (UK #3, 1986), sessions and touring with Mike + The Mechanics
1966 ● Johnny Colt → Original bassist for raunch rock The Black Crowes, "Hard To Handle" (Mainstream Rock #1, 1990), left to form rock trio Brand New Immortals, then modern rock Train, "Drops Of Jupiter" (#5, 2001)
1967 ● Tim McGraw (Samuel Timothy Smith) → Hugely popular Grammy-winning neo-traditional country star with 22 country #1 hits, including "It's Your Love" (Country #1, 1997), husband of Faith Hill and son of former baseball pitcher Tug McGraw
1968 ● D'Arcy Wretsky-Brown → Bass guitar for alt/prog rock/metal band Smashing Pumpkins, "1979" (#12, 1996)
1970 ● Bernard Butler → Guitar and vocals for Britpop indie rock Suede, "Trash" (UK #3, 1996), solo, duet with David McAlmont, "Yes" (UK #8, 1995)
1977 ● Dan Regan → Trombone and vocals for "Third Wave" ska/punk revival Reel Big Fish, "Set Out" (Alternative Rock #10, 1997), currently in hip hop side project under the pseudonym Black Casper
1978 ● Chris Kelly → Vocals for teenage rap sensation Kris Kross, "Jump" (#1, 1992), partner Chris Smith and he were 12 and 13 when they recorded the song

May 02
1929 ● Frederick Lincoln "Link" Wray → Rock and rockabilly guitarist and bandleader, "fuzz" and power chord guitar pioneer, "Rumble" (#16, 1958), Rolling Stone magazine's 67th greatest guitarist of all time, died of heart failure on 11/5/2005
1933 ● John "Bunk" Gardner → Reeds and woodwinds for Frank Zappa-led satirical rock group The Mothers Of Invention, "Brown Shoes Don't Make It" (1967), backing band for Zappa's solo albums, reformed as Grandmothers in 80s
1936 ● Engelbert Humperdinck (Arnold George Dorsey) → The "King of Romance", MOR crooner and balladeer with 13 Adult Contemporary Top 10 hits, "After The Lovin'" (#8, 1977)
1944 ● Bob Henrit → Journeyman Brit drummer for art/hard rock Argent, "Hold Your Head Up" (#5, 1972), joined The Kinks in 1984, "Do It Again" (Mainstream Rock #4, 1984), session work for Dave Davies, Leo Sayer and others
1945 ● Bianca Perez-Morena De Macias Jagger → Wife of Mick Jagger, social activist, actress, fashion icon
1945 ● Goldy McJohn (John Raymond Goadsby) → Keyboards for Canadian-American hard rock, proto-metal Steppenwolf, "Born To Be Wild" (#2, 1968)
1945 ● Judge Dread (Alexander Minto Hughes) → Blue-eyed ska and reggae singer with six UK Top 15 singles, including "Big Six" (UK #1, 1972) and a record 11 songs banned from the BBC, collapsed and died from a heart attack while leaving the stage following a performance in Canterbury, England on 3/13/1998
1945 ● Randy Cain → Vocals for "Philadelphia Sound" smooth R&B/soul The Delfonics, "La-La (Means I Love You)" (#4, 1968), formed pop-soul Blue Magic, "Sideshow" (#8, R&B #1, 1974), died at home on 4/9/2009 of undisclosed cause
1946 ● Lesley Gore (Goldstein) → Girl group era solo teen pop singer/songwriter, "It's My Party" (#1, 1963)
1948 ● Larry Gatlin → Grammy-winning country-pop solo star and frontman for sibling trio The Gatlin Brothers, "Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer To You)" (Country #1, 1983) and 16 other Country Top 10 hits
1950 ● Lou Gramm (Louis Grammatico) → Vocals for arena rock Foreigner, "Double Vision" (#2, 1978), then formed Christian-rock Lou Gramm Band
1951 ● John Glascock → Bassist in prog rock quintet Carmen, left in 1975 to join Brit folk-rock Jethro Tull, "Living In The Past" (#11, 1973), died from complications of a genetic heart valve condition on 11/17/1979
1954 ● Prescott Niles → Bassist for pop-rock The Knack, "My Sharona" (#1, 1979)
1955 ● Jo Callis → Synthesizer, keyboards and guitar for punk rock Rezillos, wrote "Top Of The Pops" (UK #17, 1978), then joined New Wave synth-pop Human League, "Don't You Want Me" (#1, 1981)
1961 ● Dr. Robert (Bruce Robert Howard) → Lead singer, guitar, piano and songwriter for New Wave pop-rock Blow Monkeys, "Digging Your Scene" (#14, 1986)
1967 ● David McAlmont → Brit pop-rock singer/songwriter, duet with Bernard Butler, "Yes" (UK #8, 1995)
1969 ● Ben Leach → Keyboards and synthesizer for Brit synth-pop The Farm, "Groovy Train" (#41, Dance/Club #4, 1991), then joined electro-dance club Happy Mondays, "Stinkin Thinkin" (Dance/Club #1, 1992)
1985 ● Lily Allen → Brit pop-rock singer and songwriter, "Smile" (#49, UK #1, 2006)

May 03
1903 ● Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby → Vastly popular multi-media megastar singer and actor with thousands of recorded songs, hundreds of albums and dozens of stage and screen roles, "White Christmas" (#1, 1942), died of a heart attack while golfing in Spain on 10/14/1977
1919 ● Pete Seeger → Folk singer/songwriter, guitarist and environmental activist, played in folk-pop The Weavers, "Goodnight Irene" (#1, 1950), then solo, wrote "Turn, Turn, Turn" for The Byrds (#1, 1965) and "If I Had A Hammer" for Peter, Paul & Mary (#10, 1962)
1921 ● Joe Ames (Urick) → Vocals for sibling quartet Ames Brothers, "Rag Mop" (#1, 1950), starred in The Ames Brothers Show on TV, died of a heart attack on 12/22/2007
1933 ● James Brown → The "Godfather of Soul", flamboyant soul/funk singer, songwriter and bandleader, "It's A Man's World" (#8, 1968), died on 12/25/2006 from pneumonia
1934 ● Frankie Valli (Francis Castelluccio) → Lead vocals and frontman for Top 40 pop vocal quartet The Four Seasons, "Big Girls Don't Cry" (#1, 1962), solo, "Grease" (#1, 1978)
1944 ● Peter Staples → Bassist for 60s garage/proto-punk/"caveman rock" The Troggs, "Wild Thing" (#1, 1966)
1947 ● John Richardson → Drums and vocals for glam-pop-rock The Rubettes, "Sugar Baby Love" (#37, UK #1, 1974)
1950 ● Mary Hopkin → Welsh folk-pop singer and early Apple Records artist, "Those Were The Days" (#2, 1968)
1951 ● Christopher Cross (Geppert) → Grammy-winning, flash-in-the-pan pop-rock sing and songwriter with 6 Top 10 hits in three years, including "Arthur's Theme" (#1, 1981)
1953 ● Bruce Hall → Second bassist for arena rock REO Speedwagon, "Keep On Lovin' You" (#1, 1980)
1959 ● David Ball → Multi-instrumentalist for New Wave synth-pop duo Soft Cell, "Tainted Love" (#8, 1982)
1965 ● Simon Smith → Drummer for Brit indie pop-rock The Wedding Present, "Come Play With Me" (UK #10, 1992), the band released a single in every month of 1992 and earned 12 UK Top 30 hits, the only band with more than 10 new UK hits in one year
1969 ● Jay Darlington → Keyboardist for post-Britpop psych/mystic rock Kula Shaker, "Hush" (Mainstream Rock #19, 1997), toured with Oasis
1972 ● Josey Scott → Lead singer for rap-metal Saliva, "Always" (#51, Mainstream Rock #2, 2002), sang "Hero" with Chad Kroeger of Nickelback, the theme song to the film Spider-Man (2002)
1977 ● Joe Gooch → Blues-rock guitarist, joined Ten Years After ("I'd Love To Change The World," Top 40, 1971) in 2003
1978 ● Paul Banks → English-American lead singer, guitarist and lyricist for post-punk revival Interpol, "The Heinrich Maneuver" (Alternative Rock #11, 2007)
1979 ● Danny Foster → Singer for pre-fab mockstar dance-pop Hear'Say, "Pure And Simple" (UK #1, 2001)
1981 ● Farrah Franklin → Singer, actress and model with Grammy-winning R&B/dance-pop Destiny's Child, "Say My Name" (#1, 2000), fired after 5 months, now solo

May 04
1923 ● Ed "Mr. Skin" Cassidy → Drummer in languid blues-folk-rock Rising Sons with Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder, then in 1967 co-founded psych rock/prog rock Spirit, "I Got A Line On You" (#25, 1968) with whom he's played for nearly 50 years
1928 ● Maynard Ferguson → Canadian jazz trumpeter in Stan Kenton Orchestra and Morris Levy's Birdland Dream Band, formed his own band in 1969, "Gonna Fly Now" (#28, 1977), died from liver and kidney failure on 8/23/2006
1937 ● Dick Dale (Richard Anthony Monsour) → The "King of the Surf Guitar", pioneer of the single-note staccato picking technique, developed reverberation, frontman for surf rock The Del-Tones, "Let's Go Trippin'" (#60, 1962)
1941 ● David LaFlamme → Violinist with the Utah Symphony Orchestra, then founder/frontman for San Francisco psych-folk-rock It's A Beautiful Day, "White Bird" (1969)
1941 ● Richard Burns → Guitarist for surf/hot-rod rock The Hondells, "Little Honda" (#9, 1964)
1942 ● Nickolas Ashford → With wife Valerie Simpson, songwriting and R&B/pop duo Ashford & Simpson, "Solid" (#12, 1984), penned hits for Ray Charles, "Let's Go Get Stoned" (R&B #1, 1966), Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, "You're All I Need To Get By" (#7, 1968), Diana Ross, "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (#1, 1970) and others
1943 ● Ronnie Bond (Bullis) → Drummer for 60s garage/proto-punk/"caveman rock" The Troggs, "Wild Thing" (#1, 1966), died on 11/13/1992
1944 ● Peggy Santiglia → Singer with pop girl group The Angels, "My Boyfriend's Back" (#1, 1963), the first all-white girl group with a #1 hit
1945 ● Georg "Jojjie" Wadenius → Swedish-born bassist for jazz-rock/pop-rock fusion band Blood, Sweat & Tears, "Spinning Wheel" (#2, 1969), later joined the Saturday Night Live house band, session work for Steely Dan, Diana Ross, Dr. John, David Sanborn and many others
1949 ● Alistair "Zal" Cleminson → Scottish guitarist for rock 'n roll Sensational Alex Harvey Band, "Delilah" (UK #7, 1975), joined hard rock Nazereth in 1979
1951 ● Bruce Day → Bass guitar for Latino rock Santana, "Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen" (#4, 1970), joined pop-rock Pablo Cruise in 1977, "Love Will Find A Way" (#6, 1978), died 6/30/1999
1951 ● Mick Mars (Robert Alan Deal) → Lead guitarist for hair-metal Mötley Crüe, "Dr. Feelgood" (#6, 1989)
1951 ● Sigmund Esco "Jackie" Jackson → With brother Michael, co-lead singer for R&B/pop-soul The Jackson 5, "I Want You Back" (#1, 1970), after Michael went solo stayed on with his other brothers as The Jacksons, "State Of Shock" (#3, 1984)
1959 ● Randy Travis (Traywick) → Neo-traditionalist country singer/songwriter with 16 Country #1 hits (among 29 Country Top 10's), including "Hard Rock Bottom Of Your Heart" (Country #1, 1990)
1961 ● Jay Hilda Aston → Singer and dancer for Brit mixed-gender euro-pop/disco Bucks Fizz, "Making Your Mind Up" (UK #1, 1981)
1970 ● Gregg Alexander → Singer, songwriter, solo artist, Grammy-winning producer and frontman for pop-rock The New Radicals, "You Get What You Give" (#36, Adult Top 40 #11, UK #5, 1998), wrote hits for Ronan Keating, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Enrique Iglesias and "The Game Of Love" (#5, 2002) for Santana and Michelle Branch
1972 ● Mike Dirnt (Michael Ryan Pritchard) → Bassist for post-grunge alt rock punk revival Green Day, "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" (#2, 2004)
1979 ● Lance Bass → Bass vocals for teen dance-pop harmony boy band 'N Sync, "It's Gonna Be Me" (#1, 2000), film and TV actor, NASA-certified astronaut

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Here's a sampling of the BEST music ever made! - great albums from the 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop which were released this week (and some related albums of note):


Apr 22
● The Monkees ------ The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees ► Pop-Rock >> 1968
● Iron Butterfly ------ Live ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1970
● Merle Haggard ------ Hag ► Country Classics >> 1971
● The Temptations ------ Sky's The Limit ► Soul - Motown >> 1971
● J. Geils Band ------ Blow Your Face Out ► Blues-Rock >> 1976
● Heart ------ Magazine ► Album Rock >> 1978
● Prince ------ Around The World In A Day ► Pop-Rock >> 1985
● The Fall ------ Shift-Work ► Post-Punk Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Alison Moyet ------ Hoodoo [UK] ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1991
● The Samples ------ No Room ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1992
● Stratovarius ------ Episode ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal >> 1996
● Asia ------ Live ► Prog Rock >> 1997
● Mary J. Blige ------ Share My World ► Hip Hop Soul >> 1997
● Boston ------ Greatest Hits ► Arena Rock >> 1997
● Chicago ------ The Heart Of Chicago 1967-1997 ► Jazz-Rock >> 1997
● Son Volt ------ Straightaways ► Alt. Country-Rock >> 1997
● Black Label Society ------ The Blessed Hellride ► Heavy Metal >> 2003
● Madonna ------ American Life ► Dance-Pop >> 2003


Apr 23
● Joe Cocker ------ With A Little Help From My Friends ► Blues-Rock >> 1969
● The Rolling Stones ------ Sticky Fingers ► Blues-Rock >> 1971
● Stephen Stills & Manassas ------ Down The Road ► Country-Rock >> 1973
● Burning Spear ------ Marcus Garvey ► Reggae-Folk >> 1976
● Gentle Giant ------ Interview [UK] ► Prog Rock >> 1976
● Jethro Tull ------ Too Old To Rock 'N' Roll, Too Young To Die [UK] ► Prog Rock >> 1976
● The Ramones ------ The Ramones ► Punk-Rock >> 1976
● The Rolling Stones ------ Black And Blue ► Blues-Rock >> 1976
● Judas Priest ------ Sin After Sin ► Heavy Metal >> 1977
● Bob Dylan ------ Bob Dylan At Budokan ► Folk-Rock >> 1979
● Madness ------ Complete Madness ► Ska >> 1982
● Men at Work ------ Two Hearts ► Synth-Pop >> 1985
● Various Artists ------ We Are The World (USA For Africa) ► Album Rock >> 1985
● Death Angel ------ The Ultra-Violence ► Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal >> 1987
● Dave Mason ------ Two Hearts ► Prog Rock >> 1987
● Dead Milkmen ------ Metaphysical Grafitti ► Punk-Rock >> 1990
● Inspiral Carpets ------ Life ► Indie Rock/Madchester >> 1990
● Michael Bolton ------ Time, Love & Tenderness ► Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Joe Walsh ------ Ordinary Average Guy ► Blues-Rock >> 1991
● Hootie & The Blowfish ------ Fairweather Johnson ► Pop-Rock >> 1996
● Babasónicos ------ Miami ► Latin Rock/Rap >> 1999
● Wilco ------ Yankee Hotel Foxtrot ► Alt. Country-Rock >> 2002
● Bob Dylan ------ Together Through Life ► Folk-Rock >> 2009
● Asia ------ Omega ► Prog Rock >> 2010


Apr 24
● David Bowie ------ Diamond Dogs ► Glam Rock >> 1974
● Cameo ------ Cameosis ► Soul-Funk >> 1980
● World Party ------ Goodbye Jumbo ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1990
● Helloween ------ Better Than Raw ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal >> 1998
● Jessica Simpson ------ Sweet Kisses [UK] ► Tenn Dance-Pop >> 2000
● The Bee Gees ------ This Is Where I Came In ► Pop-Rock >> 2001
● Lou Reed ------ Hudson River Wind Meditations ► Art Rock >> 2007
● Patti Smith ------ Twelve ► Hard Rock >> 2007


Apr 25
● The Moody Blues ------ On The Threshold Of A Dream ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1969
● The Doobie Brothers ------ Stampede ► Pop-Rock >> 1975
● 10cc ------ Deceptive Bends ► Pop-Rock >> 1977
● Donna Summer ------ Bad Girls ► Disco >> 1979
● Black Sabbath ------ Heaven & Hell ► Hard Rock >> 1980
● Exodus ------ Bonded By Blood ► Heavy Metal >> 1985
● Soul Asylum ------ Hang Time ► Alt. Rock/Garage Rock >> 1988
● Blur ------ Parklife ► Alt Pop-Rock/Britpop >> 1994
● King Crimson ------ THRAK ► Prog Rock >> 1995
● Little Feat ------ Ain't Had Enough Fun ► Southern Rock >> 1995
● Parliament ------ Live 1976-93 ► Funk >> 1996
● Toni Braxton ------ The Heat ► Soul-Pop >> 2000
● Donovan ------ Summer Day Reflection Songs ► Folk-Rock >> 2000
● Bruce Springsteen ------ We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions ► Folk-Rock >> 2006


Apr 26
● The Supremes ------ Right On ► Soul - Motown >> 1970
● Bucks Fizz ------ Are You Ready ► Europop-Dance >> 1982
● Paul McCartney ------ Tug Of War ► Pop-Rock >> 1982
● "Weird Al" Yankovic ------ "Weird Al" Yankovic ► Comedy/Parody >> 1983
● Hooters ------ Nervous Night ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1985
● Honeymoon Suite ------ Racing After Midnight ► Arena Rock >> 1988
● k. d. lang ------ Shadowland ► Alt Country Rock >> 1988
● The Bodeans ------ Black And White ► Roots Rock >> 1991
● Luther Vandross ------ Power Of Love ► Smooth Soul >> 1991
● The Fall ------ The Infotainment Scan ► Post-Punk Pop-Rock >> 1993
● Johnny Cash ------ American Recordings ► Traditional Country >> 1994
● Fleetwood Mac ------ In Chicago 1969 ► Electric Blues >> 1994
● Jimi Hendrix ------ Blues ► Blues-Rock >> 1994
● Live ------ Throwing Copper ► Post-Grunge Alt Rock >> 1994
● Children Of Bodom ------ Hatebreeder ► Heavy Metal/Black Metal >> 1999
● New Order ------ Waiting For The Siren's Call ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 2005
● Bruce Springsteen ------ Devils & Dust ► Heartland Rock >> 2005
● Steve Earle ------ I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive ► Alt. Country >> 2011


Apr 27
● Sly & The Family Stone ------ Dance To The Music ► Soul-Funk >> 1968
● The Fall ------ Slates ► Post-Punk Pop-Rock >> 1981
● The B-52's ------ Whammy! ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1983
● David Bowie ------ Never Let Me Down ► Glam Rock >> 1987
● R.E.M. ------ Dead Letter Office ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1987
● Slade ------ You Boyz Make Big Noize ► Hard Rock >> 1987
● Pat Benatar ------ True Love ► Hard Rock/Jump Blues >> 1991
● Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ------ Henry's Dream ► Alt Rock >> 1992
● XTC ------ Nonsuch ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1992
● Vince Neil ------ Exposed ► Heavy Metal/Hair Metal >> 1993
● Porno For Pyros ------ Porno For Pyros ► Alt Rock >> 1993
● Blind Guardian ------ Nightfall In Middle-Earth ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal >> 1998
● Massive Attack ------ Mezzanine ► Trip-Hop >> 1998
● AFI ------ Black Sails EP ► Hardcore Punk >> 1999
● Immortal ------ Damned In Black ► Heavy Metal/Black Metal >> 2000
● Patti Smith ------ Trampin' ► Hard Rock >> 2004


Apr 28
● Chicago ------ Chicago Transit Authority ► Jazz-Rock >> 1969
● Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ------ What Love Has…Joined Together ► Soul - Motown >> 1970
● Alice Cooper ------ Flush The Fashion ► Hard Rock >> 1980
● Grateful Dead ------ Go To Heaven ► Pop-Rock >> 1980
● Marshall Crenshaw ------ Marshall Crenshaw ► Power Pop >> 1982
● Annie Lennox ------ Diva ► Adult Alternative Pop-Rock >> 1992
● Fair Warning ------ Rainmaker ► Hard Rock >> 1995
● Stratovarius ------ Visions ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal >> 1997
● Big Pun ------ Capital Punishment ► Latino Rap >> 1998
● Jimmy Buffett ------ Don't Stop The Carnival ► Folk-Rock >> 1998
● Children Of Bodom ------ Something Wild ► Heavy Metal/Black Metal >> 1998
● Jefferson Airplane ------ Live At The Fillmore East ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1998
● Dave Matthews Band ------ Before These Crowded Streets ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1998
● Stevie Nicks ------ Enchanted: The Works Of Stevie Nicks ► Pop-Rock >> 1998
● Secret Chiefs 3 ------ Second Grand Constitution And Bylaws, Hurqalya ► Experimental/Indie Rock >> 1998
● The Black Crowes ------ Warpaint Live ► Southern Rock >> 2009
● Various Artists ------ Playing For Change: Songs Around The World ► Worldbeat >> 2009

Labels: albums released by date, Albums Released This Week, rock album history, rock albums by date, rock albums by year, rock albums released today

Happy Birthday this week to:

Apr 21
1939 ● Ernie Maresca → 60s doo wop and rock 'n' roll songwriter whose credits include several hits for Dion, including "Runaround Sue" (#1, 1961), brief one hit wonder solo career, "Shout Shout (Knock Yourself Out)" (#6, 1962)
1943 ● Mars Bonfire (Dennis Eugene McCrohan aka Edmonton) → Guitar and vocals for Canadian-American hard rock, proto-metal Steppenwolf, wrote "Born To Be Wild" (#2, 1968)
1947 ● Alan Wagner → Founding member, guitars and backing vocals for Brit R&B/soul-pop The Foundations, "Baby Now That I've Found You" (#11, 1967)
1947 ● Iggy Pop (James Newell Osterberg) → Frontman and vocals for hard rock/proto-punk The Stooges, solo, Lust For Life (1977, Rolling Stone Top 500 Albums #147)
1947 ● John Weider → Guitar and violin for British Invasion hard/blues-rock The Animals, "House Of The Rising Sun" (#1, 1964), then bassist for blues/art rock Family, "In My Own Time" (UK #4, 1971), sessions and solo as a jazz-new age guitarist and singer/songwriter
1948 ● Paul Davis → Pop-rock and country-pop singer/songwriter, "I Go Crazy" (#7, 1977), guest vocalist with Marie Osmond and Tanya Tucker, wrote several country hits for others, died of a heart attack on 4/22/2008
1951 ● Nicole Barclay → Vocals for pioneering all girl rock group Fanny, "Butter Boy" (#29, 1975), early women-only rock band and first to sign with a major record label
1959 ● Michael Timmins → Guitarist and songwriter for Canadian alt-art-country-blues-rock Cowboy Junkies, "Sweet Jane" (Modern Rock #5, 1989)
1959 ● Robert Smith → Founder, frontman, guitarist, vocals, songwriter and only constant member of gloomy post-punk-pop The Cure, "Love Song" (#2, 1989), plus over 20 other Top 40 singles in his native UK
1960 ● John Maher → Drummer in early and seminal punk-pop Buzzcocks, "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" (UK #12, 1978), now sells and races Volkswagen cars
1963 ● Johnny McElhone → Bassist for Scottish teen-aged post-punk alt rock Altered Images, "Happy Birthday" (UK #2, 1981), then joined Scottish blues-rock Texas, "In My Heart" (Alt Rock #14, 1991)
1978 ● Brandon Steineckert → Drummer in screamo-tinged, post-hardcore punk The Used, "Under Pressure" (#48, 2005), left in 2006 to join punk rock revival Rancid, "Time Bomb" (Modern Rock #8, 1995)

Apr 22
1922 ● Charles Mingus → Universally-lauded jazz bassist, bandleader and composer, in his last months collaborated with Joni Mitchell on her tribute album Mingus, died 1/5/1979 from complications of ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease)
1936 ● Glen Campbell → 60s session musician for The Monkees, Elvis Presley, Bobby Darin, Frank Sinatra, The Velvet Underground, The Mamas & the Papas and others, member of the touring band for The Beach Boys in place of Brian Wilson in 1964-65, then Grammy-winning country-pop guitarist and singer/songwriter, "Rhinestone Cowboy" (#1, 1975), actor and TV host with dozens of Country Top 10 and Pop Top 40 hits
1937 ● Bernard Alfred "Jack" Nitzsche → Producer, arranger, session musician, solo singer/songwriter, "The Lonely Surfer" (#39, 1963), worked with Phil Spector in the early 60s, with Buffy Sainte-Marie co-wrote "Up Where We Belong" (#1, 1982) from the film An Officer And A Gentleman (1982), produced albums for The Rolling Stones, Neil Young and others, died after a heart attack on 1/25/2000
1939 ● Simon Napier-Bell → Music industry journeyman bandmember, session musician, producer, songwriter, journalist and author, at one time or another served as manager for The Yardbirds, John's Children, Marc Bolan, Japan, London, Asia, Ultravox, Boney M., Wham! and others
1944 ● Howard Wyeth → Session drummer for Bob Dylan, Don McLean, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Robert Gordon, Link Wray and others, grandson of painter Noel Wyeth, died of a heart attack 3/27/1996
1950 ● Peter Frampton → Blues-rock and pop-rock guitarist, songwriter, vocalist and bandleader for The Herd, "I Don't Want Our Loving To Die" (UK #5, 1968), Humble Pie, "Hot 'N' Nasty" (#52, 1972), Frampton's Camel, 70s-80s solo superstar, "Show Me The Way" (#6, 1976), toured in 90s with Bill Wyman & The Rhythm Kings and Ringo Starr's All-Star Band
1951 ● Paul Carrack → Journeyman keyboards, guitar and vocals for Brit pub rock/blue-eyed soul Ace, "How Long" (#3, 1975), then New Wave pop-rock Squeeze, "Tempted" (#49, 1981) and pop-rock Mike + The Mechanics, "All I Need Is A Miracle" (#5, 1986), plus a single solo hit, "Don't Shed A Tear" (#9, 1987)
1955 ● Arthur Baker → Club DJ and early hip-hop producer, including New Edition's "Candy Girl" (Dance/Club #17, R&B #1, 1983) and New Order's "Confusion" (Dance/Club #5, 1983), then Afrika Bambaataa's "Planet Rock" (#48, R&B #4, 1986), plus a solo hit, "Let There Be Love" (Dance/Club #14, 1991)
1956 ● Kenny Lyons → Bassist for Southern hard rock .38 Special, then post-punk rock then teen-pop The Lemonheads, "Into Your Arms" (Modern Rock #1, 1993)
1966 ● Kimberley Dahme → Current bassist (since 2002) for reunited 70s-80s arena rock Boston, "More Than A Feeling" (#5, 1976), record producer
1969 ● Craig Logan → Bassist in Brit teen idol pop boy band Bros, "I Owe You Nothing" (UK #1, 1988), left in 1989 for a career as a producer, manager and EMI Records executive, worked with Tina Turner, Sade, Joe Cocker, Pink and others, founded Logan Media Entertainment in 2006
1974 ● Shavo Odadjian → Bassist for Grammy-winning, Armenian-American hard rock/alt metal System Of A Down, "Aerials" (Mainstream Rock #1, 2002)
1978 ● Jason Stollsteimer → Vocals, guitar, principle songwriter and producer for indie rock The Von Blondies, "C'mon C'mon" (Modern Rock #25, UK #21, 2004), since 2011 with The Hounds Below
1979 ● Daniel Johns → Frontman, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for Aussie alt-grunge-rock Silverchair, "Tomorrow" (Modern Rock #1, 1994)
1984 ● Amelle Berrabah → Vocalist who replaced co-founding member Mutya Buena in Brit multi-racial pop girl group Sugababes, "Hole In The Head" (Dance/Club #1, 2004)

Apr 23
1936 ● Roy Orbison → Rockabilly-rooted, country-pop/rock 'n' roll quavering singer/songwriter, "(Oh) Pretty Woman" (#1, 1964) plus 22 more Top 40 hits, joined supergroup The Traveling Wilburys with Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty in 1988 ("Handle With Care", Mainstream Rock #2, 1988), died of a heart attack at the height of a career revival on 1/25/2005
1939 ● Ray Peterson → Four-octave pop-rock singer, "Tell Laura I Love Her" (#7, 1960), became Baptist minister in the 70s, died from cancer on 1/25/2005
1944 ● Sandra Dee (Alexandra Zuck) → Ingénue-playing, Golden-winning film actress, singer, former wife of pop crooner Bobby Darin, died of renal failure on 2/20/2005
1945 ● John Allen → Lead guitar for British Invasion pop-rock The Nashville Teens, "Tobacco Road" (#16, 1964)
1949 ● John Miles → Brit singer/songwriter and guitarist, "Slow Down" (Dance/Club #2, UK #10, 1977), managed Tina Turner's tours and did session work for Alan Parsons Project, Jimmy Page and Joe Cocker
1952 ● Narada Michael Walden → Drummer, vocalist, songwriter and producer, performed with the Mahavishnu Orchestra, session work for Jeff Beck, produced and/or wrote/co-wrote songs for Aretha Franklin, Jefferson Starship, Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston, solo career includes "I Shoulda Loved You" (R&B #4, 1980)
1953 ● Rob Dean → Guitarist for Brit New Wave art-rock Japan, "Ghosts" (UK #5, 1982)
1955 ● Captain Sensible (Raymond Burns) → Co-founder, vocals, guitar and songwriting for first-wave punk rockers The Damned, "Eloise" (UK #3, 1986), solo
1960 ● David Gedge → Guitar and vocals for Brit indie pop-rock The Wedding Present, "Come Play With Me" (UK #10, 1992), the band released a single in every month of 1992 and earned 12 UK Top 30 hits, the only band with more than 10 new UK hits in one year
1960 ● Steve Clark → Guitarist for hard rock/metal Def Leppard, "Love Bites" (#1, 1988), died on 1/8/1991 after a night of heavy boozing combined with prescription drugs
1964 ● Gen (Simon Matthews) → Drummer for techno-electronic pop-dance Jesus Jones, "Right Here, Right Now" (#2, 1991)
1965 ● Tommy DeCarlo → Current lead singer for arena rock Boston, "More Than A Feeling" (#5, 1976), joined the band to replace deceased lead singer Brad Delp at the invitation of bandleader Tom Scholz, to whom DeCarlo sent Myspace tapes of himself covering Boston singles
1968 ● Paul Clifford → Bassist for Britpop The Wonder Stuff, covered Tommy Roe's "Dizzy" (UK #1, 1991)
1969 ● Stan Frazier → Vocals and DJ for funk-pop-rock Sugar Ray, "Fly" (#1, 1997)
1983 ● Taio Cruz → Brit R&B/dance-pop singer, occasional rapper, songwriter and entrepreneur, "Break Your Heart" (#1, 2010)

Apr 24
1933 ● Freddie Scott → R&B/soul singer, "Are You Lonely For Me" (1966), died 4/24/1933
1937 ● Dick Kniss → Stand-up bass player and "fourth member" behind folk-pop trio Peter, Paul & Mary, also in John Denver's band in the 70s, co-wrote "Sunshine On My Shoulders" (#1, 1974), died on 1/25/2012 from chronic pulmonary
1940 ● George Tomsco → Guitarist for Tex-Mex instrumental rock 'n' roll The Fireballs, "Torquay" (#39, 1959)
1942 ● Barbra Streisand → Stage, film and TV actress, pop vocalist, "The Way We Were" (#1, 1974), "Woman In Love" (*#1, 1980) and 4 other US #1 pop hits
1943 ● Glen Dale (Richard Garforth) → Guitars and vocals for Brit pop/rock harmony vocals The Fortunes, "You've Got Your Troubles" (#7, 1965)
1945 ● Doug Clifford → Drummer for roots rock/"swamp" rock Creedence Clearwater Revival, "Down On The Corner" (#3, 1969)
1945 ● Robert Knight → Founder and frontman for R&B/harmony soul The Paramounts, "Free Me" (R&B #15, 1961), then 60s one hit wonder solo career, "Everlasting Love" (#13, 1967)
1947 ● Glenn Cornick → First bassist for long-lived Brit folk-rock Jethro Tull, "Living In The Past" (#11, 1973), then formed Wild Turkey and later Paris
1947 ● Hubert Ann Kelly → Vocals for R&B/soul-disco The Hues Corporation, "Rock The Boat" (#1, 1974), one of the earliest disco hits
1948 ● Steve York → Brit beat pop-rock Manfred Mann, "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" (#1, 1964)
1951 ● Nigel Harrison → Bass player with New Wave pop-rock Blondie, "Heart Of Glass" (#1, 1979) from 1977-82, also a member of glam-rock quintet Silverhead
1954 ● Jack Blades → Bassist with hard rock Night Ranger, "Sister Christian" (#5, 1984), then joined Ted Nugent and Tommy Shaw (Styx) in pop metal/arena rock supergroup Damn Yankees, "High Enough" (#3, 1990)
1955 ● Gary Cambra → Guitars and keyboards for camp-rock pop-rock satirists The Tubes, "She's A Beauty" (#10, 1978)
1957 ● David J. (Haskins) → Bass and vocals for seminal goth-rock Bauhaus, "Bela Lugosi's Dead" (1979), solo and goth-pop Love And Rockets, "So Alive" (#3, 1989)
1958 ● Boris Williams → Drummer for post-punk art-glam-goth rock The Cure, "Friday I'm In Love" (Modern Rock #1, 1992)
1960 ● Paula Yates → UK TV host (music shows The Tube and The Big Breakfast), ex-wife of Sir Bob Geldof (Boomtown Rats) and girlfriend of INXS singer Michael Hutchence, died from a heroin overdose on 9/17/2000
1963 ● Billy Gould → Bassist for influential metal/funk/hip hop/punk fusion band Faith No More, "Epic" (#9, 1990)
1964 ● Paul Ryder → Bassist for Manchester electro-dance club Happy Mondays, "Stinkin Thinkin" (Dance/Club #1, 1992)
1967 ● Patty Schemel → Second drummer for grunge rock Hole, "Celebrity Skin" (Mainstream Rock #4, 1998)
1967 ● Shannon Larkin → Drummer for hard rock/metal Ugly Kid Joe, then hard rock Godsmack, "Straight Out Of Line" (Mainstream #1, 2003)
1968 ● Aaron Comess → Drummer for alt blues-rock jam band Spin Doctors, "Two Princes" (#7, 1993)
1971 ● Jasbinder Singh "Jas" Mann → Brit record producer and one hit wonder singer/songwriter, "Spaceman" (UK #1, 1996)
1974 ● Barry James Stock → Guitar and backing vocals for Canadian punk/metal Three Days Grace, "Just Like You" (Mainstream Rock #1, 2004)
1974 ● Brian Marshall → Bassist for Grammy-winning post-grunge Creed, "With Arms Wide Open" (#1, 2000)
1982 ● Kelly Clarkson → Pop singer and inaugural-season (2002) winner on American Idol, "Since U Been Gone" (#1, 2005)
1984 ● Tyson Ritter → Co-founder, lead vocals and bass guitar for alt rock/power pop The All-American Rejects, "Swing, Swing" (Modern Rock #8, 2003)

Apr 25
1913 ● Earl Bostic → Underappreciated jazz and R&B alto saxophonist, "Temptation" (R&B Top 10, 1948), died of a heart attack while performing on stage on 10/28/1965
1917 ● Ella Fitzgerald → The "First Lady of Song", Grammy-winning six-decade jazz/R&B/scat mega-diva, "Mack The Knife" (#27, R&B #6, 1960), died from diabetes on 6/15/1996
1923 ● Albert King (Albert Nelson) → Highly influential blues guitarist, one of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" with B. B. King and Freddie King, "Cold Feet" (#67, R&B #20, 1968), died from a heart attack on 12/21/1992
1933 ● Jerry Leiber → Lyricist, producer, record label owner and one-half of the Lieber & Stoller hit songwriting duo, co-wrote dozens of R&B, pop and rock classics, including "Hound Dog," "Yakety Yak" and "Love Potion #9"
1943 ● Tony Christie → Brit pop singer, "I Did What I Did For Maria" (UK #2, 1971), in 2005 re-released his 1971 UK #18 single "Is This The Way To Amarillo" in support of Comic Relief, the song went to #1 on the UK chart 33 years after its original release
1944 ● Charlie Harper → Founder, frontman and vocals for early punk rockers UK Subs, "Stranglehold" (UK #26, 1979)
1945 ● Bjorn Ulvaeus → Guitar and vocals for internationally successful Scandinavian pop group ABBA, "Dancing Queen" (#1, 1976)
1945 ● Mike Kogel → Lead singer for Spanish rock 'n roll band Los Bravos, "Black Is Black" (US #4, 1966), the first US Top 10 hit by a Spanish band
1945 ● Stu Cook → Bassist for roots rock/"swamp" rock Creedence Clearwater Revival, "Down On The Corner" (#3, 1969)
1946 ● Ronnie Gilbert → Founding member and basis for early psychedelic rock quintet Blues Magoos, "(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet" (#5, 1967)
1949 ● Mike Brown (Michael Lookofsky) → Keyboards and songwriter for "baroque pop" The Left Banke, composed "Walk Away Renee" (#5, 1967) and "Pretty Ballerina" (#15, 1967), then formed pop-rock quartet Stories but left before the band's "Brother Louie" became a US #1 hit in 1973
1950 ● Steve Ferrone → Drummer for Scottish blue-eyed soul Average White Band, "Pick Up The Pieces" (#1, 1974), sessions
1955 ● David Sikes → Second bassist (1987-98) for 70s-80s arena rock Boston, "More Than A Feeling" (#5, 1976), then joined hard rock/arena pop Giuffria
1958 ● Fish (Derek William Dick) → Vocals for Brit prog-rock revival group Marillion, "Kayleigh" (Mainstream Rock #14, 1985), later solo and now radio DJ
1964 ● Andy Bell → Flamboyant, openly gay vocalist for Brit synth-pop duo Erasure, "Chains Of Love" (#12, UK #1, 1988) and 16 other UK Top 10 hits
1964 ● Maya Gilder → Keyboards for Brit New Wave synth-pop Furniture, "Brilliant Mind" (UK #21, 1986)
1965 ● Eric Avery → Bassist for alt rock/post-punk Jane's Addiction, "Been Caught Stealing" (Mainstream Rock #29, 1990), toured with Garbage and Peter Murphy
1965 ● Simon Fowler → Vocals for Britpop/trad rock Ocean Colour Scene, "The Day We Caught The Train" (UK #4, 1996) plus 16 other UK Top 40 singles
1980 ● Jacob Underwood → Vocals for pre-fab teen idol boy-band O-Town, "All Or Nothing" (#3, 2001)

Apr 26
4/26/1886 ● Ma Rainey (Gertrude Pridgett) → The "Mother of the Blues," early female blues singer and first to record, including the earliest version of "See See Rider" (1924), died from a heart attack on 12/22/1939
1919 ● John Ned "Johnny" Shines → Top slide guitarist and Delta blues singer, performed with Robert Johnson, Big Walter Horton, Willie Dixon and Robert Lockwood, Jr., died 4/20/1992
1925 ● Jorgen Ingmann → Danish jazz guitarist turned one hit wonder instrumental pop Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitars, covered "Apache" (#2, 1961)
1938 ● Duane Eddy → Influential rockabilly star, electric guitar pioneer and "twangy" instrumental rocker, "Rebel Rouser" (#6, 1958)
1938 ● Maurice Williams → Frontman and lead vocals for R&B/doo wop The Zodiacs, "Stay" (#1, 1960), solo
1940 ● Hansjörg "Giorgio" Moroder → Disco and synth-pop producer including Donna Summer, "Love To Love You Baby" (#1, 1976), film soundtrack composer for Midnight Express (1978), Flashdance (1983), Top Gun (1986) and others
1942 ● Bobby Rydell (Robert Ridarelli) → Former teen idol pop singer, "Wild One" (#2, 1960), plus 17 other Top 40 hits, now successful nightclub and concert performer
1943 ● Gary Wright → Keyboards and vocals for Brit blues-rock Spooky Tooth, then synth-rock solo, "Dream Weaver" (#2, 1976)
1945 ● Tony Murray → Bassist for 60s garage/proto-punk/"caveman rock" The Troggs, "Wild Thing" (#1, 1966)
1946 ● John "Bucky" Wilkin → Guitarist, vocals and songwriting for country-tinged surf rock Ronny & The Daytonas, "G.T.O." (#4, 1964)
1946 ● Vito Balsamo → Vocals for New York R&B/doo wop one hit wonder Vito & The Salutations, "Unchained Melody" (1963)
1951 ● Nick Garvey → Bassist and songwriter for early pub rock Ducks Deluxe, then power pop/rock The Motors, "Airport" (UK #4, 1978)
1952 ● Neol Davies → Founder and guitarist for multi-racial 2 Tone ska revival The Selecter, "On My Radio" (UK #8, 1979)
1959 ● John Corabi → Journeyman heavy metal guitar and vocals, hair-metal Mötley Crüe, "Dr. Feelgood" (#6, 1989), Ratt, others
1960 ● Roger Taylor → Drummer for New Wave pop-rock Duran Duran, "Hungry Like The Wolf" (#3, 1982) and "(Reach Up For The) Sunrise" (Dance/Club #1, 2001)
1961 ● Chris Mars → Drummer for alt-rock pioneers The Replacements, "I'll Be You" (Mainstream Rock #1, 1989)
1970 ● Ruth-Ann Boyle → Vocals for Brit breakbeat/trip-hop trio Olive, "You're Not Alone" (Dance/Club #5, 1997)
1970 ● T-Boz (Tionne Tenese Watkins) → Vocals for R&B/urban soul-dance-pop girl trio TLC, "Creep" (#1, 1994)
1971 ● Stanley Wayne "Jay" DeMarcus, Jr. → Bassist and harmony vocals for country-pop Rascal Flatts, "Here Come Goodbye" (#11, Country #1, 2009)
1975 ● Joey Jordison → Drummer for Grammy-winning alt metal/rap-metal Slipknot, "Duality" (Mainstream Rock #5, 2004)
1976 ● Jose Antonio Pasillas II → Drummer for alt-metal Incubus, "Drive" (#9, 2001)
1981 ● Ms. Dynamite (Niomi McLean Daley) → Brit R&B/hip hop/garage singer and rapper, "It Takes More" (UK #7, 2002)
1982 ● Jonathan Lee → Vocals for pre-fab teen pop S Club 7, "Never Had A Dream Come True" (#10, 2001)

Apr 27
1932 ● Kemil Amen "Casey" Kasem → Legendary and iconic radio DJ, creator and long-time host of American Top 40, voice-over artist ("Shaggy" of Scooby-Do cartoons)
1932 ● Maxine Brown → Vocals for 50s-60s country-folk harmony sibling vocal trio The Browns, "The Three Bells" (#1, 1959), solo
1944 ● Cuba Gooding, Sr. → Lead vocals for R&B/romantic soul The Main Ingredient, "Everybody Plays The Fool" (#3, 1972)
1947 ● Anne Peebles → R&B/Southern soul singer, "I Can't Stand The Rain" (#38, R&B #6, 1973)
1947 ● Gordon Haskell → Folk-pop singer/songwriter, briefly with King Crimson, then sessions and solo, resurfaced in 2001 with "How Wonderful You Are" (UK #2, 2001) and a UK #2 album, Harry's Bar
1947 ● Peter Ham → Guitar, vocals, chief songwriter and founding member of Brit beat The Iveys, which evolved into power pop Badfinger, "Day After Day" (#4, 1972), committed suicide on 4/24/1975 amidst the band's legal and financial troubles
1948 ● Kate Pierson → Bouffant-haired vocalist and frontwoman for campy alt-dance-rock The B-52's, "Love Shack" (#3, 1989)
1949 ● Clive Taylor → Bassist for Welsh pop-rock Amen Corner, "(If Paradise Is) Half As Nice" (UK#1, 1969)
1949 ● Herb Murrell → Vocals for R&B/Philly soul The Stylistics, "You Make Me Feel Brand New" (#2, 1974) plus 15 R&B Top 40 singles
1951 ● Paul "Ace" Frehley → Influential hard rock guitarist and vocals for campy hard/glam-rock Kiss, "Detroit Rock City" (#7, 1976), solo, "New York Groove" (#13, 1979)
1959 ● Marco Pirroni → Guitarist for post-punk New Wave glam-pop Adam & The Ants, "Goody Two Shoes" (#12, 1982)
1959 ● Sheena Easton (Sheena Shirley Orr) → Grammy-winning pop singer, "Morning Train (Nine To Five)" (#1, 1980) and James Bond movie theme song "For Your Eyes Only" (#4, 1981) and 11 other Top 40 singles, stage and TV actress
1969 ● Mica Paris (Michelle Wallen) → Brit R&B/soul-pop singer, "My One Temptation" (#97, Adult Contemporary #8, 1989)
1972 ● Bob Coombes → Keyboards for Brit punk-pop trio Supergrass, "Alright/Time" (Modern Rock #1, 1995)
1979 ● Will Boyd → Bassist for Grammy-winning goth-pop-metal Evanescence, "Bring Me To Life" (#5, 2003)
1984 ● Patrick Stump → Lead singer, rhythm guitarist and songwriter for alt rock/punk-pop Fall Out Boy, "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race" (#2, 2007), solo
1984 ● Yonah Higgins → Vocals for Brit R&B/dance-pop teen sibling girl-group Cleopatra, "Cleopatra's Theme" (#26, 1998)

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Here's a sampling of the BEST music ever made! - great albums from the 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop which were released this week (and some related albums of note):


Apr 15
● Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells ------ Together ► Soul - Motown >> 1964
● The Rolling Stones ------ Aftermath ► Rock n Roll >> 1966
● Al Green ------ Green Is Blues ► Soul (Southern) >> 1970
● Grand Funk Railroad ------ Survival ► Hard Rock >> 1971
● Lynyrd Skynyrd ------ Second Helping ► Southern Rock >> 1974
● The Stranglers ------ Rattus Norvegicus ► Punk-Rock >> 1977
● Billy Ocean ------ Love Zone ► Dance-Pop >> 1986
● The Doobie Brothers ------ Brotherhood ► Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Grateful Dead ------ One From The Vault ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1991
● Bran Van 3000 ------ Glee ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1997
● Buck-O-Nine ------ Twenty-Eight Teeth ► Ska-Punk >> 1997
● Depeche Mode ------ Ultra ► Synth-Pop >> 1997
● Teddy Pendergrass ------ You And I ► Soul-Pop >> 1997
● Savage Garden ------ Savage Garden ► Dance-Pop >> 1997
● Fleetwood Mac ------ Say You Will ► Pop-Rock >> 2003
● ZZ Top ------ Mescalero ► Blues-Rock >> 2003
● Rush ------ Snakes & Arrows Live ► Prog/Art Rock >> 2008


Apr 16
● The Rolling Stones ------ The Rolling Stones ► Rock n Roll >> 1964
● Bert Jansch ------ Bert Jansch ► Folk-Rock >> 1965
● Donovan ------ A Gift From A Flower To A Garden [UK] ► Folk-Rock >> 1968
● Minnie Riperton ------ Come To My Garden ► Soul-Pop >> 1970
● Klaus Schulze ------ Moondawn ► Space Rock >> 1976
● The Damned ------ Damned, Damned, Damned ► Punk-Rock >> 1977
● The Band ------ The Last Waltz ► Folk-Rock >> 1978
● Poco ------ Inamorata ► Country-Rock >> 1984
● Spacemen 3 ------ The Perfect Perscription ► Neo-Psychedelia/Space Rock >> 1987
● Scorpions ------ Savage Amusement ► Heavy Metal >> 1988
● Bathory ------ Hammerheart ► Heavy Metal/Viking Metal >> 1990
● Chris Rea ------ Auberge ► Album Rock >> 1991
● Brainbombs ------ Genius And Brutality - Taste And Power ► Noise Rock >> 1995
● Brooks & Dunn ------ Borderline ► Country-Rock >> 1996
● Voice Of The Beehive ------ Sex & Misery ► Alt. Rock >> 1996
● Echo & The Bunnymen ------ What Are You Going To Do With Your Life? ► Post-Punk >> 1999


Apr 17
● Dusty Springfield ------ A Girl Called Dusty ► British Invasion >> 1964
● Brinsley Schwarz ------ Brinsley Schwarz ► Pub Rock >> 1970
● Ten Years After ------ Cricklewood Green ► Blues-Rock >> 1970
● Peter Frampton ------ Wind Of Change ► Pop-Rock >> 1972
● Eagles ------ Desperado ► Country-Rock >> 1973
● Stiff Little Fingers ------ Go For It ► Punk-Rock >> 1981
● Motörhead ------ Iron Fist ► Heavy Metal/Speed Metal >> 1982
● Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ------ The Good Son ► Alt Rock >> 1990
● Rick Wakeman ------ Silent Nights ► Art-Rock >> 1991
● Rick Wakeman ------ Time Machine ► Prog Rock >> 1991
● Dark Tranquility ------ Fiction ► Heavy Metal/Melodic Death Metal >> 2007


Apr 18
● Cilla Black ------ Cilla Sings A Rainbow ► Rock 'N' Roll/Merseybeat >> 1966
● The Pretty Things ------ Emotions ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1967
● The Miracles ------ Renaissance ► Soul - Motown >> 1973
● ZZ Top ------ Fandango! ► Blues-Rock >> 1975
● The Cure ------ Seventeen Seconds ► Post-Punk >> 1980
● Butthole Surfers ------ Rembrandt Pussycat ► Post-Punk Hardcore >> 1986
● Eric Clapton ------ Crossroads ► Blues-Rock >> 1988
● Erasure ------ The Innocents ► Alt. Dance >> 1988
● Reba McEntire ------ Reba ► Country-Pop >> 1988
● Timbuk 3 ------ Eden Alley ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1988
● Pixies ------ Doolittle ► Garage Rock >> 1989
● Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ------ Let Love In ► Alt Rock >> 1994
● Deicide ------ Once Upon The Cross ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal >> 1995
● Scorpions ------ Live Bites ► Heavy Metal >> 1995
● Tricky ------ Maxinquaye ► Electronic Trip-Hop >> 1995
● Blind Guardian ------ The Forgotten Tales ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal >> 1996
● Ace Of Base ------ Greatest Hits ► Euro-Dance Pop >> 2000
● Black Label Society ------ Stronger Than Death ► Heavy Metal >> 2000
● Sheena Easton ------ Freedom ► Pop-Rock >> 2000
● Daniel Powter ------ Daniel Powter ► Folk-Rock >> 2006
● Matthew Sweet & Suzanna Hoffs ------ Under The Covers, Vol. 1 ► Pop-Rock >> 2006
● Mike + The Mechanics ------ The Road ► Brit Pop-Rock >> 2011


Apr 19
● Tony Bennett ------ If I Ruled The World: Songs For The Jet Set ► Easy Listening >> 1965
● The Zombies ------ Odessey and Oracle ► Art Rock >> 1968
● The Beatles ------ The Beatles/1962-1966 [UK] ► Pop-Rock >> 1973
● The Beatles ------ The Beatles/1967-1970 [UK] ► Pop-Rock >> 1973
● Miles Davis ------ Big Fun ► Jazz-Rock Fusion >> 1974
● Laurie Anderson ------ Big Science ► Art Rock >> 1982
● Jethro Tull ------ The Broadsword And The Beast ► Prog Rock >> 1982
● Ultravox ------ Lament ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1984
● Gastr Del Sol ------ Crookt, Crackt, Or Fly ► Alt Rock >> 1994
● Superchunk ------ Foolish ► Indie Rock/Alt Punk >> 1994
● The Cranberries ------ Bury The Hatchet ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1999


Apr 20
● Jethro Tull ------ Benefit ► Prog Rock >> 1970
● Paul McCartney ------ McCartney ► Pop-Rock >> 1970
● Dr. John ------ Dr. John's Gumbo ► Roots Rock >> 1972
● Rick James ------ Come Get It! ► Soul-Funk >> 1978
● Charlie Daniels Band ------ Million Mile Reflections ► Southern Rock >> 1979
● Amy Grant ------ My Father's Eyes ► Pop-Rock/Christian >> 1979
● Ronnie Wood ------ Gimme Some Neck ► Hard Rock >> 1979
● Dave Edmunds ------ Twangin'… ► Roots/Pub Rock >> 1981
● Bon Jovi ------ 7800° Fahrenheit ► Arena Rock >> 1985
● Pavement ------ Slanted And Enchanted ► Garage Rock >> 1992
● Aerosmith ------ Get A Grip ► Hard Rock >> 1993
● Dave Edmunds ------ The Anthology (1968-1990) ► Roots/Pub Rock >> 1993
● Radiohead ------ Pablo Honey ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1993
● 10,000 Maniacs ------ The Earth Pressed Flat ► Folk-Rock >> 1999
● Buckethead ------ Monsters And Robots ► Experimental/Funk-Metal >> 1999
● Little Feat ------ Highwire Act: Live In St. Louis 2003 ► Southern Rock >> 2004
● Machine Head ------ Through The Ashes Of Empires ► Heavy Metal/Groove Metal >> 2004
● Prince ------ Musicology ► Dance-Pop >> 2004
● Jimmy Buffett ------ Encores: Live ► Folk-Rock >> 2010


Apr 21
● King Curtis ------ King Soul ► Instrumental Soul >> 1960
● The Mothers Of Invention ------ Uncle Meat ► Art Rock >> 1969
● ABBA ------ ABBA ► Euro-Pop >> 1975
● Ringo Starr ------ Bad Boy [UK] ► Pop-Rock >> 1978
● Pete Townshend ------ Empty Glass ► Prog Rock >> 1980
● Bananarama ------ Bananarama ► New Wave Dance-Pop >> 1984
● Accept ------ Russian Roulette ► Heavy Metal/Kraut Metal >> 1986
● Siouxsie And The Banshees ------ Tinderbox ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1986
● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers ------ Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) ► Album Rock >> 1987
● X Japan ------ Blue Blood ► Heavy Metal/Speed Metal >> 1989
● The Beastie Boys ------ Check Your Head ► Rap >> 1992
● The Cure ------ Wish ► Post-Punk >> 1992
● Unwound ------ The Future Of What ► Post Hardcore >> 1995
● Dark Tranquility ------ The Mind's I ► Heavy Metal/Melodic Death Metal >> 1997
● Supergrass ------ In It For The Money ► Post-Punk Britpop >> 1997
● Arch Enemy ------ Stigmata ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal >> 1998
● Ray Davies ------ The Storyteller ► Pop-Rock >> 1998
● Lou Reed ------ Perfect Night: Live In London ► Hard Rock >> 1998
● Widespread Panic ------ Light Fuse, Get Away ► Southern Rock >> 1998
● Depeche Mode ------ Sounds Of The Universe ► New Wave/Synth-Pop >> 2009

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