Sunday, November 30, 2014
This Week's Birthdays (November 30 - December 6)
Happy Birthday this week to:
Nov 30
1915 ● Walter "Brownie" McGhee → Influential Piedmont-style electric blues guitarist, long-time collaborator with blind harpist Sonny Terry, "Robbie Doby Boogie" (1948), Broadway, film and TV actor, died of stomach cancer on 2/23/1996
1924 ● Allan Sherman (Copelon) → Comedian, musical satirist, singer and songwriter, "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah" (#2, 1963), died from emphysema on 11/20/1973
1929 ● Dick Clark → Formerly "America's oldest living teenager," clean-cut and venerable radio DJ/commentator, longtime TV host for American Bandstand, astute music impresario and executive producer for TV entertainment programs, died on 4/18/2012 following a heart attack
1937 ● Frank Ifield → London-born, Australian-raised country-pop one hit wonder singer, "I Remember You" (#5, 1962)
1937 ● Paul Stookey → Vocals and guitar for seminal folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary, "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" (#2, 1963), then solo, "Wedding Song (There Is Love)" (#24, 1971)
1943 ● David William "Leo" Lyons → Bassist in British blues-rock Ten Years After, "I'd Love To Change The World" (Top 40, 1971)
1944 ● Luther Ingram → R&B/soul singer and songwriter, "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right" (#3, 1972), co-wrote The Staple Singers' "Respect Yourself" (#12, 1971), died on 3/19/2007 from heart failure
1944 ● Rob Grill → Bassist, lead singer and songwriter for AM Top 40 pop-rockers The Grass Roots, "Midnight Confessions" (#5, 1968), fronted and toured with the band until his death following a stroke on 7/11/2011
1945 ● Roger Glover → Bassist in hard rock/prog rock Deep Purple, "Smoke On The Water" (#4, 1973), left in 1973 for solo career, sessions, tours with Nazareth, Ian Gillian and others, joined Rainbow in 1979 and rejoined Deep Purple in 1984
1953 ● David Sancious → Jazz-rock fusion keyboardist, early work with Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, solo, sessions and collaborator with Stanley Clark, Peter Gabriel, Sting and others
1953 ● Johnny "Shuggie" Otis, Jr. → R&B/soul singer and songwriter, "Inspiration Information" (R&B #56, 1975), The Brothers Johnson covered his "Strawberry Letter 23" (#5, 1977)
1953 ● June Pointer Whitmore → Youngest of the R&B/soul-pop-disco-dance sister act The Pointer Sisters, "Slow Hand" (#2, 1981), died on 4/11/2006 following a stroke
1954 ● George McArdle → Bassist for Aussie pop/rockers Little River Band, "Lonesome Loser" (#6, 1979), left in 1978 to pursue a career in ministry
1955 ● Billy Idol (William Michael Albert Broad) → Co-founder and lead singer for punk rock Generation X, then post-punk pop-rock MTV superstar, "White Wedding" (#4, 1982)
1957 ● John Ashton → Guitar for Brit New Wave post-punk The Psychedelic Furs, "Pretty In Pink" (#41, 1981)
1957 ● Richard Barbieri → Keyboards for Brit New Wave art-rock Japan, "Ghosts" (UK #5, 1982), Porcupine Tree
1958 ● Stacey Q (Stacey Lynn Swain) → Madonna-wanna-be dance/pop diva, "Two Of Hearts" (#3, 1986)
1963 ● Jalil Hutchins → Vocalist and lyricist for R&B/new jack swing trio Whodini, "Funky Beat" (R&B #19, 1986)
1965 ● Paul Wheeler → Drums and percussion for Aussie New Wave synth-pop/pub rock Icehouse, "Electric Blue" (#7, 1987)
1968 ● Des'ree (Desiree Annette Weeks) → Brit R&B/soul-pop singer, "You Gotta Be" (#5, 1995)
1973 ● John Moyer → Bassist for Chicago-based heavy metal band Disturbed, "Another Way To Die" (Mainstream Rock #1, 2010)
1975 ● Melinda Gayle "Mindy" McCready → Country-pop singer, "Guys Do It All The Time" (#72, Country #1, 1996) and five other Country Top 40 hits
1978 ● Clay Aiken (Clayton Grissom) → Singer, actor, producer and author, 2003 American Idol runner-up, "This Is The Night" (#1, 2003)
1987 ● Dougie Lee Poynter → Bass and vocals for Brit pop-rock boy band McFly, "All About You" (UK #1, 2005), Broadway actor in Monty Python's Spamalot (2008)
1989 ● Daisy Rebecca Evans → Vocals for dance-pop pre-fab band S Club 8 (previously S Club Juniors), "Fool No More" (UK #4, 2003)
Dec 01
1896 ● Ray Henderson (Brost) → Popular music songwriter in the Tin Pan Alley group of American songwriters and publishers, composed the music for multiple pop standards, including "Bye Bye Blackbird" (1925), "I'm Sitting On Top Of The World" (1925) and "The Birth Of The Blues" (1926), died from a heart attack on 12/31/1970
1930 ● Matt Munro (Terrence Parons) → Multi-hit international cabaret/swing vocalist, theme song "From Russia With Love" (#23, UK #4, 1963), died 2/7/1985 from liver cancer
1933 ● Lou Rawls → Smooth jazz-blues-soul and easy listening singer, "You'll Never Find A Love Like Mine" (#2, 1976), died of lung cancer on 1/6/2006
1934 ● Billy Paul (Paul Williams) → Grammy-winning R&B/soul-pop singer, "Me & Mrs. Jones" (#1, 1972)
1938 ● Sander L. "Sandy" Nelson → Rock 'n roll session drummer for The Teddy Bears, The Hollywood Argyles and others, then solo, "Teen Beat" (#4, 1959) and two other instrumental hits, lost his right foot in a 1963 motorcycle accident but continues to drum with modified equipment
1944 ● Charlie Grima → Drummer for eccentric jazz-pop Wizzard, "See My Baby Jive" (UK #1, 1973)
1944 ● Eric Bloom → Guitar and vocals for hard rock/pop metal Blue Öyster Cult, "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" (#12, 1976)
1944 ● John Densmore → Drummer for influential and controversial hard rock band The Doors, "Hello, I Love You" (#1, 1968), author, producer and jazz combo leader
1945 ● Bette Midler → The "Divine Miss M", actress, comedienne, Grammy-winning singer, "Wind Beneath My Wings" (#1, 1989) and seven other Top 40 hits, starred in the Janis Joplin bio movie The Rose (1979)
1946 ● Raymond "Gilbert" O'Sullivan → Irish singer, songwriter and keyboardist, "Alone Again Naturally" (#1, 1972) and three other Top 20 hits in 1972-73
1951 ● John Fancis "Jaco" Pastorius → Fretless bass player for jazz-rock fusion group Weather Report, "Birdland" (1976), solo and sessions for Joni Mitchell, Pat Metheny Group, Blood, Sweat & Tears and others, died on 9/21/1987 after being beaten into a coma during an altercation outside a Florida nightclub
1956 ● Julee Cruise → Grammy-winning pop/rock singer, theme song to Twin Peaks TV show, "Falling" (Modern Rock #11, 1989)
1959 ● Steve Jansen (Stephen Batt) → Drummer, songwriter and singer for Brit New Wave art-rock Japan, "Ghosts" (UK #5, 1982)
1963 ● Sam Reid → Keyboards for Canadian pop-rock Glass Tiger, "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" (#2, 1986)
1971 ● Greg Upchurch → Current drummer for post-grunge alt rock 3 Doors Down, "Kryptonite" (#3, 2000)
1977 ● Brad Delson → Founding member and lead guitarist for alt rock/rap-rock/space-rock Linkin Park, "In The End" (Alt Rock #1, 2001)
1981 ● Mika Fineo → Current drummer for alt rock/industrial group Filter, "Take A Picture" (Alt Rock #3, 1999)
Dec 02
1906 ● Dr. Peter Carl Goldmark → Hungarian-born engineer who developed the long-play (LP) microgroove 33-1/3 rpm vinyl phonograph disc, died in a car crash on 12/7/1977
1941 ● Tom McGuinness → Guitar and vocals for Manfred Mann, "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" (#1, 1964), Earth Band, "Blinded By The Light" (#1, 1977), solo, duo McGuiness Flint and The Blues Band, author and TV producer
1942 ● Ted Bluechell, Jr. → Drums and vocals for light pop-rock harmony group The Association, "Along Comes Mary" (#7, 1966)
1960 ● Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley → Drummer for Finnish glam-punk-metal Hanoi Rocks, covered Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Up Around The Bend" (UK #61, 1984), died when a car driven by Mötley Crüe's Vince Neil crashed in L.A. on 12/8/1984
1960 ● Rick Savage → Bassist for hard rock/metal Def Leppard, "Love Bites" (#1, 1988)
1960 ● Sydney Youngblood (Ford) → R&B/soul-dance-funk singer, "I'd Rather Go Blind" (#46, 1990)
1968 ● Jimi Haha → Founder, vocals and guitar for alt rock funk-metal Jimmie's Chicken Shack, "Do Right" (Modern Rock #12, 1999)
1968 ● Nate Mendel → Bassist for post-grunge alt rock Foo Fighters, "Learn To Fly" (Modern Rock #1, 1999)
1970 ● Treach (Anthony Criss) → Vocals in Grammy-winning hip hop trio Naughty By Nature, "Hip Hop Hooray" (#8, 1993)
1971 ● Donna Matthews → Guitarist for mixed-gender, post-punk alt rock Elastica, "Connection" (Modern Rock #2, 1994)
1978 ● Brian Chase → Drummer for New York alt/art-rock trio Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Gold Lion" (Alt Rock #14, 2006)
1978 ● Nelly Furtado → Portuguese-Canadian dance-pop actress, singer and songwriter, "Say It Right" (#1, 2006)
1978 ● Chris Wolstenholme → Bassist for prog-glam-electronic rock Muse, "Uprising" (#37, 2009)
1981 ● Britney Spears → Teen-pop phenomenon, media icon and tabloid headlining singer and actress, "Baby One More Time" (#1, 2000) and 18 other Top 40 hits
Dec 03
1928 ● Howard Andrew "Andy" Williams → Easy Listening/jazz-pop vocalist, "Butterfly" (#1, 1962) plus over 25 other US Top 40 singles, TV actor and variety show host
1936 ● Nick Venet (Nikolas Kostantinos Venetoulis) → Record producer and A&R executive, first with World Jazz and later with Capitol Records, where he signed The Beach Boys and produced hits for them and dozens of other artists, including The Lettermen, Jim Croce, The Kingston Trio, Linda Ronstadt and Frank Zappa, died on 1/2/1998 from Burkitt's lymphoma
1940 ● Jim Freeman → Vocals in R&B/doo wop harmony group The Five Satins, "In The Still Of The Night" (R&B #3, 1956)
1942 ● Ken Lewis (Kenneth James Hawker) → Brit songwriter and producer, collaborator with John Carter in The Ivy League, wrote "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat" for Herman's Hermits (#1, 1965)
1944 ● Ralph McTell (May) → Brit folk-pop singer, songwriter and guitarist, "Streets Of London" (UK #2, 1974), children's TV host
1946 ● Vic Malcolm → Lead guitar and vocals for Brit hard rock/glam-rock Geordie, "All Because Of You" (UK #6, 1973)
1948 ● John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne → Hard rock icon, founder and frontman for gloom metal Black Sabbath, "Paranoid" (#61, 1970), solo goth-rock artist, "Mama, I'm Coming Home" (#28, Mainstream Rock #2, 1992), producer, TV actor and host
1948 ● Paul "Buffalo" Bruce Barlow → Bass guitar for country-rock/boogie/swing bar band Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen, "Hot Rod Lincoln" (#9, 1972)
1949 ● Mickey Thomas → Lead vocals for Elvin Bishop Group, "Fooled Around And Fell In Love" (#3, 1975), then Jefferson Starship, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us" (#1, 1987)
1951 ● Kimberley Rew → Brit pop-rock and 80s New Wave singer, songwriter, and guitarist starting with Robyn Hitchcock's punk/power pop Soft Boys in 1978, co-founded mainstream pop Katrina And The Waves in 1981, wrote "Walking On Sunshine" (#9, 1985) and "Love Shine A Light" (UK #3, 1997), the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1997
1951 ● Mike Stock → Member of the multi-hit UK songwriting/production trio Stock-Aitken-Waterman (SAW), co-wrote "Respectable" (#1 for Rick Astley, 1987)
1951 ● Nicky Stevens → Vocals in Brit sunny folk-pop Brotherhood of Man, "United We Stand" (#13, UK #10, 1970)
1952 ● Don Barnes → Lead vocals and rhythm guitar for Southern arena rockers .38 Special, "Hold On Loosely" (Mainstream Rock #3, 1981)
1952 ● Duane Roland → Co-founder and lead guitar for Southern rock power-guitar band Molly Hatchet, "Flirtin' With Disaster" (#42, 1979), died on 6/19/2006 of "natural causes"
1968 ● Montell Jordan → Contemporary R&B/soul-new jack swing singer and songwriter, "This Is How We Do It" (#1, 1995)
1979 ● Daniel Bedingfield → New Zealand-born Brit pop/rock vocalist, "Gotta Get Thru This" (#10, 2001)
Dec 04
1915 ● Edward "Eddie" Heywood, Jr. → Popular 40s and 50s jazz and swing pianist, composer and bandleader, "Canadian Sunset" (#2, 1956), died on 1/2/1989 after suffering from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases
1940 ● Freddy "Boom-Boom" Cannon (Frederico Picariello) → Early and persistent pre-The Beatles rock 'n roller, "Palisades Park" (#3, 1962) and seven other Top 40 hits between 1959 and 1965
1942 ● James Robert "Bob" Mosley → Bass, vocals and songwriting for 60s San Francisco folk-roots-psych rock Moby Grape, "Omaha" (#88, 1967), continues to write and record music, occasionally with the band, despite being a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic
1944 ● Anna McGarrigle → Canadian singer/songwriter with sister Kate in 70s-90s light folk duo The McGarrigle Sisters, wrote "Heart Like A Wheel" for Linda Ronstadt (1975)
1944 ● Chris Hillman → Bassist, singer, songwriter and founding member of seminal folk-country-rock The Byrds, "Mr. Tambourine Man" (#1, 1965), country-rock The Flying Burrito Brothers, light country-rock Souther Hillman Furay Band and country-pop Desert Rose Band, "I Still Believe In You" (Country #1, 1988) and nine other Country Top 15 singles
1944 ● Dennis Wilson → Drummer, vocalist and songwriter for surf-pop-rock The Beach Boys, "Good Vibrations" (#1, 1966), solo, drowned in a swimming accident on 12/28/1983
1945 ● Gary P. Nunn → Texas Hill Country folk, blues and progressive country singer, songwriter and guitarist, wrote "London Homesick Blues" (the theme song to the music TV show Austin City Limits) and numerous other songs covered by multiple artists, played with Jerry Jeff Walker and Michael Martin Murphey as a member of the Lost Gonzo Band, plus Willie Nelson, Rosanne Cash and many others, issued nearly 20 solo albums and received numerous music achievement awards
1947 ● Terry Woods → Mandolin and cittern for Irish folk-punk-rock The Pogues, "Tuesday Morning" (Rock #11, 1993), also played with Steeleye Span, Sweeney's Men, The Bucks and, briefly, Dr. Strangely Strange
1948 ● Southside Johnny (John Lyon) → Lead vocals and frontman for New Jersey rock 'n roll bar band Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, "Talk To Me" (1978)
1951 ● Gary Rossington → Guitarist and founding member of raunchy Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd, "Sweet Home Alabama" (#8, 1974), survived the October 1977 plane crash that killed several bandmembers, then founded Rossington-Collins Band with other Skynyrd alumni, "Welcome Me Home" (Mainstream Rock #9, 1988)
1959 ● Bob Griffin → Bassist for roots rock The BoDeans, "Closer To Free" (#16, 1993)
1962 ● Vinnie Dombroski → Lead vocals and songwriter for post-grunge alt rock Sponge, "Molly (16 Candles Down The Drain)" (Modern Rock #3, 1995) and other Detroit rock bands
1967 ● Adamski (Adam Tinley) → Brit dance-pop producer, songwriter and singer, "Killer" (with Seal, UK #1, US Dance #23, 1990)
1969 ● Jay-Z (Shawn Corey Carter) → Producer, Def Jam Records executive, New Jersey Nets part-owner, hugely successful hip hop artist and Grammy-winning rapper, "Empire State Of Mind" (#1, 2009)
1972 ● Justin Welch → Drummer for mixed-gender, post-punk alt rock Elastica, "Connection" (Modern Rock #2, 1994)
1973 ● Kate Rusby → The "First Lady of Young Folkies," Brit contemporary acoustic folk singer and songwriter, "All Over Again" (UK #6, 2006)
Dec 05
1899 ● Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck "Rice" Miller) → Celebrated Chicago-style blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter, played with Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and others, The Animals, Van Morrison, The Who, Yardbirds and many others covered his songs, died on 5/25/1965 from a heart attack
1932 ● Little Richard (Richard Wayne Penniman) → Pianist, songwriter, legendary musical wildman and key figure in the transformation of R&B to rock 'n roll, "Long Tall Sally" (#6, 1956) plus ten other Top 40 hits
1932 ● Reverend James Cleveland → The "King of Gospel music", Grammy-winning singer, arranger and modern soul/Gospel sound innovator who fused church Gospel with jazz and pop influences, died of heart failure on 2/9/1991
1938 ● John Weldon "J.J." Cale → Roots-blues-rock singer, songwriter and guitarist, one of the originators of the laid-back "Tulsa Sound" mixing rock, blues, rockabilly and jazz, "After Midnight" (#42, 1972), wrote "Cocaine" (Eric Clapton, #30, 1980) and "Call Me The Breeze" (Lynyrd Skynyrd, 1974), won a Grammy Award for his album The Road To Escondido (2007), died on 7/26/2013 following a heart attack
1945 ● Eduardo Delgado Serrato → Original drummer for garage rock legends ? And The Mysterians, "96 Tears" (#1, 1966)
1947 ● Jim Messina → Country-rock guitarist, singer and songwriter with Buffalo Springfield ("For What It's Worth", #17, 1967), Poco ("You Better Think Twice", #72, 1970) and Loggins & Messina, "Your Mama Don't Dance" (#4, 1972)
1952 ● Andy Kim (Andrew Youakim) → Canadian bubblegum pop-rock one hit wonder singer and songwriter, "Rock Me Gently" (#1, 1974)
1960 ● Les Nemes → Bassist for New Wave funk-pop Haircut 100, "Love Plus One" (#37, 1982)
1960 ● Jack Russell → Lead vocals for hard rock/metal Great White, "One Bitten, Twice Shy" (#5, 1989), survived Rhode Island night club fire in 2003 in which nearly 100 fans died
1965 ● John Rzeznick → Lead singer and guitarist for alt-rock Goo Goo Dolls, "Iris" (#1, 1998)
1968 ● Glen Graham → Drums and percussion for roots-psych-alt rock Blind Melon, "No Rain" (Modern Rock #1, 1993)
1971 ● Craig Gill → Drummer for Brit psych-alt rock Inspiral Carpets, "Two Worlds Collide" (Modern Rock #8, 1992)
1980 ● Christian Smith Pancorvo → Drummer in Brit indie rock Razorlight, "Golden Touch" (UK #9, 2004) and currently Serafin, "Day By Day" (UK #49, 2003)
1980 ● Zainam Higgins → Singer and songwriter for Brit R&B/dance-pop teen sibling girl group Cleopatra, "Cleopatra's Theme" (#26, 1998)
1982 ● Keri Lynn Hilson → R&B singer and songwriter, wrote hits as part of The Clutch five-person songwriting team, solo, "Knock You Down" (#3, 2009)
Dec 06
1916 ● Hugo Peretti → Songwriter, producer, record label executive, teamed with Luigi Creatore to produce dozens of hit songs for multiple artists, including Sam Cooke's "Twistin' The Night Away" (#9, 1962) and The Isley Brothers' "Shout" (#49, 1959), died on 5/1/1986
1920 ● Dave Brubeck → Renowned jazz-pop pianist, bandleader and composer, "Take Five" (Adult Contemporary #5, 1961)
1942 ● Robert W. "Robb" Royer → Guitar, keyboards, bass and songwriting for soft MOR pop-rock Bread, "Make It With You" (#1, 1970), co-wrote "For All We Know," the 1971 Academy Award Best Song of the Year by the Carpenters from the movie Lovers And Other Strangers, songwriting credits include songs written for The Remingtons, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Randy Travis and others
1943 ● Keith West (Hopkins) → Singer, songwriter and frontman for Brit early psych-rock group Tomorrow, then pop-psych solo career, "Excerpt From A Teenage Opera" (UK #2, 1967), now a producer of music
1943 ● Michael George "Mike" Smith → Keyboards and vocals for British Invasion pop-rock Dave Clark Five, "Catch Us If You Can" (#4, 1965) and 11 other Top 25 hits in the US, died 2/28/2008 from pneumonia
1944 ● Kenneth George "Jonathan" King → Brit singer and songwriter, "Everyone's Gone To The Moon" (#17, 1965) plus 12 other UK Top 40 singles under various names, record producer, early manager for prog rock Genesis, convicted and jailed (2001) sex offender
1947 ● David Roderick "Fritz" Fryer → Lead guitarist for early 60s Brit pop The Four Pennies, "Juliet" (UK #1, 1964), the most important British Invasion era act with no chart presence in the US, died of pancreatic cancer on 9/2/2007
1947 ● Kim Simmonds → Founder and guitarist for Brit blues-rock Savoy Brown, "Tell Mama" (#83, 1971)
1947 ● Miroslav Vitous → Czech-born bassist for jazz-rock fusion Weather Report, "Birdland" (1977), solo
1952 ● Randy Rhoads → Up and coming heavy metal/pop-metal guitarist, founder of hard rock Quiet Riot, joined Ozzy Osbourne's backing band for landmark albums Blizzard Of Ozz (1980) and Diary Of A Madman (1981), died in a plane crash while on tour in Florida on 3/19/1982
1955 ● Edward Tudor-Pole → Leader of Brit punk-rock band Tenpole Tudor, "Swords Of A Thousand Men", (UK #6, 1981), solo, "Who Killed Bambi?" (1978), TV actor and host
1955 ● Rick Buckler → Drummer for Brit punk-rock/mod revival The Jam, "Town Called Malice" (Mainstream Rock #31, 1982)
1956 ● Peter Buck → Guitarist and songwriter for influential post-punk R.E.M., "The One I Love" (#9, 1987)
1961 ● David Lovering → Drummer for melodic post-punk alternative rock The Pixies, "Here Comes Your Man" (Modern Rock #3, 1989)
1962 ● Ben Watt → Guitar, keyboards and vocals in Brit pop-dance-club duo Everything But The Girl, "Missing" (#2, 1995), solo
1964 ● Jeff "Blando" Bland → Guitarist in pop-glam metal Slaughter, "Fly To The Angels" (#19, 1990), died in a car crash on 2/5/1998
1969 ● Mark Gardener → Singer and guitarist for Brit neo-psych shoegazing band Ride, "Twisterella" (Modern Rock #12, 1992)
1969 ● Steven Drozd → Drummer and vocalist for neo-psych alt rock The Flaming Lips, "She Don't Use Jelly" (#55, 1995)
1970 ● Ulf Ekberg → Keyboards and vocals for Swedish pop-rockers Ace Of Base, "All That She Wants" (#2, 1993)
Nov 30
1915 ● Walter "Brownie" McGhee → Influential Piedmont-style electric blues guitarist, long-time collaborator with blind harpist Sonny Terry, "Robbie Doby Boogie" (1948), Broadway, film and TV actor, died of stomach cancer on 2/23/1996
1924 ● Allan Sherman (Copelon) → Comedian, musical satirist, singer and songwriter, "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah" (#2, 1963), died from emphysema on 11/20/1973
1929 ● Dick Clark → Formerly "America's oldest living teenager," clean-cut and venerable radio DJ/commentator, longtime TV host for American Bandstand, astute music impresario and executive producer for TV entertainment programs, died on 4/18/2012 following a heart attack
1937 ● Frank Ifield → London-born, Australian-raised country-pop one hit wonder singer, "I Remember You" (#5, 1962)
1937 ● Paul Stookey → Vocals and guitar for seminal folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary, "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" (#2, 1963), then solo, "Wedding Song (There Is Love)" (#24, 1971)
1943 ● David William "Leo" Lyons → Bassist in British blues-rock Ten Years After, "I'd Love To Change The World" (Top 40, 1971)
1944 ● Luther Ingram → R&B/soul singer and songwriter, "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right" (#3, 1972), co-wrote The Staple Singers' "Respect Yourself" (#12, 1971), died on 3/19/2007 from heart failure
1944 ● Rob Grill → Bassist, lead singer and songwriter for AM Top 40 pop-rockers The Grass Roots, "Midnight Confessions" (#5, 1968), fronted and toured with the band until his death following a stroke on 7/11/2011
1945 ● Roger Glover → Bassist in hard rock/prog rock Deep Purple, "Smoke On The Water" (#4, 1973), left in 1973 for solo career, sessions, tours with Nazareth, Ian Gillian and others, joined Rainbow in 1979 and rejoined Deep Purple in 1984
1953 ● David Sancious → Jazz-rock fusion keyboardist, early work with Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, solo, sessions and collaborator with Stanley Clark, Peter Gabriel, Sting and others
1953 ● Johnny "Shuggie" Otis, Jr. → R&B/soul singer and songwriter, "Inspiration Information" (R&B #56, 1975), The Brothers Johnson covered his "Strawberry Letter 23" (#5, 1977)
1953 ● June Pointer Whitmore → Youngest of the R&B/soul-pop-disco-dance sister act The Pointer Sisters, "Slow Hand" (#2, 1981), died on 4/11/2006 following a stroke
1954 ● George McArdle → Bassist for Aussie pop/rockers Little River Band, "Lonesome Loser" (#6, 1979), left in 1978 to pursue a career in ministry
1955 ● Billy Idol (William Michael Albert Broad) → Co-founder and lead singer for punk rock Generation X, then post-punk pop-rock MTV superstar, "White Wedding" (#4, 1982)
1957 ● John Ashton → Guitar for Brit New Wave post-punk The Psychedelic Furs, "Pretty In Pink" (#41, 1981)
1957 ● Richard Barbieri → Keyboards for Brit New Wave art-rock Japan, "Ghosts" (UK #5, 1982), Porcupine Tree
1958 ● Stacey Q (Stacey Lynn Swain) → Madonna-wanna-be dance/pop diva, "Two Of Hearts" (#3, 1986)
1963 ● Jalil Hutchins → Vocalist and lyricist for R&B/new jack swing trio Whodini, "Funky Beat" (R&B #19, 1986)
1965 ● Paul Wheeler → Drums and percussion for Aussie New Wave synth-pop/pub rock Icehouse, "Electric Blue" (#7, 1987)
1968 ● Des'ree (Desiree Annette Weeks) → Brit R&B/soul-pop singer, "You Gotta Be" (#5, 1995)
1973 ● John Moyer → Bassist for Chicago-based heavy metal band Disturbed, "Another Way To Die" (Mainstream Rock #1, 2010)
1975 ● Melinda Gayle "Mindy" McCready → Country-pop singer, "Guys Do It All The Time" (#72, Country #1, 1996) and five other Country Top 40 hits
1978 ● Clay Aiken (Clayton Grissom) → Singer, actor, producer and author, 2003 American Idol runner-up, "This Is The Night" (#1, 2003)
1987 ● Dougie Lee Poynter → Bass and vocals for Brit pop-rock boy band McFly, "All About You" (UK #1, 2005), Broadway actor in Monty Python's Spamalot (2008)
1989 ● Daisy Rebecca Evans → Vocals for dance-pop pre-fab band S Club 8 (previously S Club Juniors), "Fool No More" (UK #4, 2003)
Dec 01
1896 ● Ray Henderson (Brost) → Popular music songwriter in the Tin Pan Alley group of American songwriters and publishers, composed the music for multiple pop standards, including "Bye Bye Blackbird" (1925), "I'm Sitting On Top Of The World" (1925) and "The Birth Of The Blues" (1926), died from a heart attack on 12/31/1970
1930 ● Matt Munro (Terrence Parons) → Multi-hit international cabaret/swing vocalist, theme song "From Russia With Love" (#23, UK #4, 1963), died 2/7/1985 from liver cancer
1933 ● Lou Rawls → Smooth jazz-blues-soul and easy listening singer, "You'll Never Find A Love Like Mine" (#2, 1976), died of lung cancer on 1/6/2006
1934 ● Billy Paul (Paul Williams) → Grammy-winning R&B/soul-pop singer, "Me & Mrs. Jones" (#1, 1972)
1938 ● Sander L. "Sandy" Nelson → Rock 'n roll session drummer for The Teddy Bears, The Hollywood Argyles and others, then solo, "Teen Beat" (#4, 1959) and two other instrumental hits, lost his right foot in a 1963 motorcycle accident but continues to drum with modified equipment
1944 ● Charlie Grima → Drummer for eccentric jazz-pop Wizzard, "See My Baby Jive" (UK #1, 1973)
1944 ● Eric Bloom → Guitar and vocals for hard rock/pop metal Blue Öyster Cult, "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" (#12, 1976)
1944 ● John Densmore → Drummer for influential and controversial hard rock band The Doors, "Hello, I Love You" (#1, 1968), author, producer and jazz combo leader
1945 ● Bette Midler → The "Divine Miss M", actress, comedienne, Grammy-winning singer, "Wind Beneath My Wings" (#1, 1989) and seven other Top 40 hits, starred in the Janis Joplin bio movie The Rose (1979)
1946 ● Raymond "Gilbert" O'Sullivan → Irish singer, songwriter and keyboardist, "Alone Again Naturally" (#1, 1972) and three other Top 20 hits in 1972-73
1951 ● John Fancis "Jaco" Pastorius → Fretless bass player for jazz-rock fusion group Weather Report, "Birdland" (1976), solo and sessions for Joni Mitchell, Pat Metheny Group, Blood, Sweat & Tears and others, died on 9/21/1987 after being beaten into a coma during an altercation outside a Florida nightclub
1956 ● Julee Cruise → Grammy-winning pop/rock singer, theme song to Twin Peaks TV show, "Falling" (Modern Rock #11, 1989)
1959 ● Steve Jansen (Stephen Batt) → Drummer, songwriter and singer for Brit New Wave art-rock Japan, "Ghosts" (UK #5, 1982)
1963 ● Sam Reid → Keyboards for Canadian pop-rock Glass Tiger, "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" (#2, 1986)
1971 ● Greg Upchurch → Current drummer for post-grunge alt rock 3 Doors Down, "Kryptonite" (#3, 2000)
1977 ● Brad Delson → Founding member and lead guitarist for alt rock/rap-rock/space-rock Linkin Park, "In The End" (Alt Rock #1, 2001)
1981 ● Mika Fineo → Current drummer for alt rock/industrial group Filter, "Take A Picture" (Alt Rock #3, 1999)
Dec 02
1906 ● Dr. Peter Carl Goldmark → Hungarian-born engineer who developed the long-play (LP) microgroove 33-1/3 rpm vinyl phonograph disc, died in a car crash on 12/7/1977
1941 ● Tom McGuinness → Guitar and vocals for Manfred Mann, "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" (#1, 1964), Earth Band, "Blinded By The Light" (#1, 1977), solo, duo McGuiness Flint and The Blues Band, author and TV producer
1942 ● Ted Bluechell, Jr. → Drums and vocals for light pop-rock harmony group The Association, "Along Comes Mary" (#7, 1966)
1960 ● Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley → Drummer for Finnish glam-punk-metal Hanoi Rocks, covered Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Up Around The Bend" (UK #61, 1984), died when a car driven by Mötley Crüe's Vince Neil crashed in L.A. on 12/8/1984
1960 ● Rick Savage → Bassist for hard rock/metal Def Leppard, "Love Bites" (#1, 1988)
1960 ● Sydney Youngblood (Ford) → R&B/soul-dance-funk singer, "I'd Rather Go Blind" (#46, 1990)
1968 ● Jimi Haha → Founder, vocals and guitar for alt rock funk-metal Jimmie's Chicken Shack, "Do Right" (Modern Rock #12, 1999)
1968 ● Nate Mendel → Bassist for post-grunge alt rock Foo Fighters, "Learn To Fly" (Modern Rock #1, 1999)
1970 ● Treach (Anthony Criss) → Vocals in Grammy-winning hip hop trio Naughty By Nature, "Hip Hop Hooray" (#8, 1993)
1971 ● Donna Matthews → Guitarist for mixed-gender, post-punk alt rock Elastica, "Connection" (Modern Rock #2, 1994)
1978 ● Brian Chase → Drummer for New York alt/art-rock trio Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Gold Lion" (Alt Rock #14, 2006)
1978 ● Nelly Furtado → Portuguese-Canadian dance-pop actress, singer and songwriter, "Say It Right" (#1, 2006)
1978 ● Chris Wolstenholme → Bassist for prog-glam-electronic rock Muse, "Uprising" (#37, 2009)
1981 ● Britney Spears → Teen-pop phenomenon, media icon and tabloid headlining singer and actress, "Baby One More Time" (#1, 2000) and 18 other Top 40 hits
Dec 03
1928 ● Howard Andrew "Andy" Williams → Easy Listening/jazz-pop vocalist, "Butterfly" (#1, 1962) plus over 25 other US Top 40 singles, TV actor and variety show host
1936 ● Nick Venet (Nikolas Kostantinos Venetoulis) → Record producer and A&R executive, first with World Jazz and later with Capitol Records, where he signed The Beach Boys and produced hits for them and dozens of other artists, including The Lettermen, Jim Croce, The Kingston Trio, Linda Ronstadt and Frank Zappa, died on 1/2/1998 from Burkitt's lymphoma
1940 ● Jim Freeman → Vocals in R&B/doo wop harmony group The Five Satins, "In The Still Of The Night" (R&B #3, 1956)
1942 ● Ken Lewis (Kenneth James Hawker) → Brit songwriter and producer, collaborator with John Carter in The Ivy League, wrote "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat" for Herman's Hermits (#1, 1965)
1944 ● Ralph McTell (May) → Brit folk-pop singer, songwriter and guitarist, "Streets Of London" (UK #2, 1974), children's TV host
1946 ● Vic Malcolm → Lead guitar and vocals for Brit hard rock/glam-rock Geordie, "All Because Of You" (UK #6, 1973)
1948 ● John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne → Hard rock icon, founder and frontman for gloom metal Black Sabbath, "Paranoid" (#61, 1970), solo goth-rock artist, "Mama, I'm Coming Home" (#28, Mainstream Rock #2, 1992), producer, TV actor and host
1948 ● Paul "Buffalo" Bruce Barlow → Bass guitar for country-rock/boogie/swing bar band Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen, "Hot Rod Lincoln" (#9, 1972)
1949 ● Mickey Thomas → Lead vocals for Elvin Bishop Group, "Fooled Around And Fell In Love" (#3, 1975), then Jefferson Starship, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us" (#1, 1987)
1951 ● Kimberley Rew → Brit pop-rock and 80s New Wave singer, songwriter, and guitarist starting with Robyn Hitchcock's punk/power pop Soft Boys in 1978, co-founded mainstream pop Katrina And The Waves in 1981, wrote "Walking On Sunshine" (#9, 1985) and "Love Shine A Light" (UK #3, 1997), the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1997
1951 ● Mike Stock → Member of the multi-hit UK songwriting/production trio Stock-Aitken-Waterman (SAW), co-wrote "Respectable" (#1 for Rick Astley, 1987)
1951 ● Nicky Stevens → Vocals in Brit sunny folk-pop Brotherhood of Man, "United We Stand" (#13, UK #10, 1970)
1952 ● Don Barnes → Lead vocals and rhythm guitar for Southern arena rockers .38 Special, "Hold On Loosely" (Mainstream Rock #3, 1981)
1952 ● Duane Roland → Co-founder and lead guitar for Southern rock power-guitar band Molly Hatchet, "Flirtin' With Disaster" (#42, 1979), died on 6/19/2006 of "natural causes"
1968 ● Montell Jordan → Contemporary R&B/soul-new jack swing singer and songwriter, "This Is How We Do It" (#1, 1995)
1979 ● Daniel Bedingfield → New Zealand-born Brit pop/rock vocalist, "Gotta Get Thru This" (#10, 2001)
Dec 04
1915 ● Edward "Eddie" Heywood, Jr. → Popular 40s and 50s jazz and swing pianist, composer and bandleader, "Canadian Sunset" (#2, 1956), died on 1/2/1989 after suffering from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases
1940 ● Freddy "Boom-Boom" Cannon (Frederico Picariello) → Early and persistent pre-The Beatles rock 'n roller, "Palisades Park" (#3, 1962) and seven other Top 40 hits between 1959 and 1965
1942 ● James Robert "Bob" Mosley → Bass, vocals and songwriting for 60s San Francisco folk-roots-psych rock Moby Grape, "Omaha" (#88, 1967), continues to write and record music, occasionally with the band, despite being a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic
1944 ● Anna McGarrigle → Canadian singer/songwriter with sister Kate in 70s-90s light folk duo The McGarrigle Sisters, wrote "Heart Like A Wheel" for Linda Ronstadt (1975)
1944 ● Chris Hillman → Bassist, singer, songwriter and founding member of seminal folk-country-rock The Byrds, "Mr. Tambourine Man" (#1, 1965), country-rock The Flying Burrito Brothers, light country-rock Souther Hillman Furay Band and country-pop Desert Rose Band, "I Still Believe In You" (Country #1, 1988) and nine other Country Top 15 singles
1944 ● Dennis Wilson → Drummer, vocalist and songwriter for surf-pop-rock The Beach Boys, "Good Vibrations" (#1, 1966), solo, drowned in a swimming accident on 12/28/1983
1945 ● Gary P. Nunn → Texas Hill Country folk, blues and progressive country singer, songwriter and guitarist, wrote "London Homesick Blues" (the theme song to the music TV show Austin City Limits) and numerous other songs covered by multiple artists, played with Jerry Jeff Walker and Michael Martin Murphey as a member of the Lost Gonzo Band, plus Willie Nelson, Rosanne Cash and many others, issued nearly 20 solo albums and received numerous music achievement awards
1947 ● Terry Woods → Mandolin and cittern for Irish folk-punk-rock The Pogues, "Tuesday Morning" (Rock #11, 1993), also played with Steeleye Span, Sweeney's Men, The Bucks and, briefly, Dr. Strangely Strange
1948 ● Southside Johnny (John Lyon) → Lead vocals and frontman for New Jersey rock 'n roll bar band Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, "Talk To Me" (1978)
1951 ● Gary Rossington → Guitarist and founding member of raunchy Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd, "Sweet Home Alabama" (#8, 1974), survived the October 1977 plane crash that killed several bandmembers, then founded Rossington-Collins Band with other Skynyrd alumni, "Welcome Me Home" (Mainstream Rock #9, 1988)
1959 ● Bob Griffin → Bassist for roots rock The BoDeans, "Closer To Free" (#16, 1993)
1962 ● Vinnie Dombroski → Lead vocals and songwriter for post-grunge alt rock Sponge, "Molly (16 Candles Down The Drain)" (Modern Rock #3, 1995) and other Detroit rock bands
1967 ● Adamski (Adam Tinley) → Brit dance-pop producer, songwriter and singer, "Killer" (with Seal, UK #1, US Dance #23, 1990)
1969 ● Jay-Z (Shawn Corey Carter) → Producer, Def Jam Records executive, New Jersey Nets part-owner, hugely successful hip hop artist and Grammy-winning rapper, "Empire State Of Mind" (#1, 2009)
1972 ● Justin Welch → Drummer for mixed-gender, post-punk alt rock Elastica, "Connection" (Modern Rock #2, 1994)
1973 ● Kate Rusby → The "First Lady of Young Folkies," Brit contemporary acoustic folk singer and songwriter, "All Over Again" (UK #6, 2006)
Dec 05
1899 ● Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck "Rice" Miller) → Celebrated Chicago-style blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter, played with Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and others, The Animals, Van Morrison, The Who, Yardbirds and many others covered his songs, died on 5/25/1965 from a heart attack
1932 ● Little Richard (Richard Wayne Penniman) → Pianist, songwriter, legendary musical wildman and key figure in the transformation of R&B to rock 'n roll, "Long Tall Sally" (#6, 1956) plus ten other Top 40 hits
1932 ● Reverend James Cleveland → The "King of Gospel music", Grammy-winning singer, arranger and modern soul/Gospel sound innovator who fused church Gospel with jazz and pop influences, died of heart failure on 2/9/1991
1938 ● John Weldon "J.J." Cale → Roots-blues-rock singer, songwriter and guitarist, one of the originators of the laid-back "Tulsa Sound" mixing rock, blues, rockabilly and jazz, "After Midnight" (#42, 1972), wrote "Cocaine" (Eric Clapton, #30, 1980) and "Call Me The Breeze" (Lynyrd Skynyrd, 1974), won a Grammy Award for his album The Road To Escondido (2007), died on 7/26/2013 following a heart attack
1945 ● Eduardo Delgado Serrato → Original drummer for garage rock legends ? And The Mysterians, "96 Tears" (#1, 1966)
1947 ● Jim Messina → Country-rock guitarist, singer and songwriter with Buffalo Springfield ("For What It's Worth", #17, 1967), Poco ("You Better Think Twice", #72, 1970) and Loggins & Messina, "Your Mama Don't Dance" (#4, 1972)
1952 ● Andy Kim (Andrew Youakim) → Canadian bubblegum pop-rock one hit wonder singer and songwriter, "Rock Me Gently" (#1, 1974)
1960 ● Les Nemes → Bassist for New Wave funk-pop Haircut 100, "Love Plus One" (#37, 1982)
1960 ● Jack Russell → Lead vocals for hard rock/metal Great White, "One Bitten, Twice Shy" (#5, 1989), survived Rhode Island night club fire in 2003 in which nearly 100 fans died
1965 ● John Rzeznick → Lead singer and guitarist for alt-rock Goo Goo Dolls, "Iris" (#1, 1998)
1968 ● Glen Graham → Drums and percussion for roots-psych-alt rock Blind Melon, "No Rain" (Modern Rock #1, 1993)
1971 ● Craig Gill → Drummer for Brit psych-alt rock Inspiral Carpets, "Two Worlds Collide" (Modern Rock #8, 1992)
1980 ● Christian Smith Pancorvo → Drummer in Brit indie rock Razorlight, "Golden Touch" (UK #9, 2004) and currently Serafin, "Day By Day" (UK #49, 2003)
1980 ● Zainam Higgins → Singer and songwriter for Brit R&B/dance-pop teen sibling girl group Cleopatra, "Cleopatra's Theme" (#26, 1998)
1982 ● Keri Lynn Hilson → R&B singer and songwriter, wrote hits as part of The Clutch five-person songwriting team, solo, "Knock You Down" (#3, 2009)
Dec 06
1916 ● Hugo Peretti → Songwriter, producer, record label executive, teamed with Luigi Creatore to produce dozens of hit songs for multiple artists, including Sam Cooke's "Twistin' The Night Away" (#9, 1962) and The Isley Brothers' "Shout" (#49, 1959), died on 5/1/1986
1920 ● Dave Brubeck → Renowned jazz-pop pianist, bandleader and composer, "Take Five" (Adult Contemporary #5, 1961)
1942 ● Robert W. "Robb" Royer → Guitar, keyboards, bass and songwriting for soft MOR pop-rock Bread, "Make It With You" (#1, 1970), co-wrote "For All We Know," the 1971 Academy Award Best Song of the Year by the Carpenters from the movie Lovers And Other Strangers, songwriting credits include songs written for The Remingtons, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Randy Travis and others
1943 ● Keith West (Hopkins) → Singer, songwriter and frontman for Brit early psych-rock group Tomorrow, then pop-psych solo career, "Excerpt From A Teenage Opera" (UK #2, 1967), now a producer of music
1943 ● Michael George "Mike" Smith → Keyboards and vocals for British Invasion pop-rock Dave Clark Five, "Catch Us If You Can" (#4, 1965) and 11 other Top 25 hits in the US, died 2/28/2008 from pneumonia
1944 ● Kenneth George "Jonathan" King → Brit singer and songwriter, "Everyone's Gone To The Moon" (#17, 1965) plus 12 other UK Top 40 singles under various names, record producer, early manager for prog rock Genesis, convicted and jailed (2001) sex offender
1947 ● David Roderick "Fritz" Fryer → Lead guitarist for early 60s Brit pop The Four Pennies, "Juliet" (UK #1, 1964), the most important British Invasion era act with no chart presence in the US, died of pancreatic cancer on 9/2/2007
1947 ● Kim Simmonds → Founder and guitarist for Brit blues-rock Savoy Brown, "Tell Mama" (#83, 1971)
1947 ● Miroslav Vitous → Czech-born bassist for jazz-rock fusion Weather Report, "Birdland" (1977), solo
1952 ● Randy Rhoads → Up and coming heavy metal/pop-metal guitarist, founder of hard rock Quiet Riot, joined Ozzy Osbourne's backing band for landmark albums Blizzard Of Ozz (1980) and Diary Of A Madman (1981), died in a plane crash while on tour in Florida on 3/19/1982
1955 ● Edward Tudor-Pole → Leader of Brit punk-rock band Tenpole Tudor, "Swords Of A Thousand Men", (UK #6, 1981), solo, "Who Killed Bambi?" (1978), TV actor and host
1955 ● Rick Buckler → Drummer for Brit punk-rock/mod revival The Jam, "Town Called Malice" (Mainstream Rock #31, 1982)
1956 ● Peter Buck → Guitarist and songwriter for influential post-punk R.E.M., "The One I Love" (#9, 1987)
1961 ● David Lovering → Drummer for melodic post-punk alternative rock The Pixies, "Here Comes Your Man" (Modern Rock #3, 1989)
1962 ● Ben Watt → Guitar, keyboards and vocals in Brit pop-dance-club duo Everything But The Girl, "Missing" (#2, 1995), solo
1964 ● Jeff "Blando" Bland → Guitarist in pop-glam metal Slaughter, "Fly To The Angels" (#19, 1990), died in a car crash on 2/5/1998
1969 ● Mark Gardener → Singer and guitarist for Brit neo-psych shoegazing band Ride, "Twisterella" (Modern Rock #12, 1992)
1969 ● Steven Drozd → Drummer and vocalist for neo-psych alt rock The Flaming Lips, "She Don't Use Jelly" (#55, 1995)
1970 ● Ulf Ekberg → Keyboards and vocals for Swedish pop-rockers Ace Of Base, "All That She Wants" (#2, 1993)
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Monday, November 24, 2014
Albums Released This Week (November 24 - 30)
Here's a sampling of the BEST music ever made! Great albums from the 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop released this week (and some related albums of note):
Nov 24
● Kaleidoscope ------ Tangerine Dream ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1967
● Tim Buckley ------ Blue Afternoon ► Folk-Rock >> 1969
● The Kinks ------ Muswell Hillbillies ► British Rock >> 1971
● Hawkwind ------ Doremi Fasol Latido ► Space Rock >> 1972
● George Harrison ------ Thirty-Three & 1/3 ► Pop-Rock >> 1976
● Rod Stewart ------ Blondes Have More Fun ► Blues-Rock >> 1978
● Mike Oldfield ------ Incantations ► Progressive Rock >> 1978
● Eurythmics ------ 1984 (For The Love Of Big Brother) [Sndtrk] ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1984
● Pat Benatar ------ Tropico ► Hard Rock >> 1984
● Eric Clapton ------ August ► Blues-Rock >> 1986
● Red Box ------ The Circle & The Square ► Pop-Rock >> 1986
● Hawkwind ------ Live Chronicles ► Space Rock >> 1986
● Keith Sweat ------ Make It Last Forever ► New jack swing >> 1987
● Leonard Cohen ------ The Future ► Folk-Rock >> 1992
● Spin Doctors ------ Homebelly Groove ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1992
● Erasure ------ Pop! - The First 20 Singles ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1992
● Cryptopsy ------ Blasphemy Made Flesh ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal >> 1994
● All Saints ------ All Saints ► Electronic Dance-Pop >> 1997
● Bone Thugs-N-Harmony ------ The Collection Volume 1 ► Gangsta Rap >> 1998
● Queen ------ The Crown Jewels ► Glam Rock >> 1998
● Metallica ------ Garage, Inc. ► Heavy Metal >> 1998
● Pearl Jam ------ Live On Two Legs ► Hard Rock >> 1998
● The Tubes ------ White Punks On Dope ► Alt. Rock >> 2003
● Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ------ Live At The Royal Albert Hall ► Alt Rock >> 2008
● Jeff Beck ------ Performing This Week…Live At Ronnie Scott's ► Instrumental Rock >> 2008
● Bob Seger ------ Early Seger Vol. 1 ► Album Rock >> 2009
Nov 25
● The Beatles ------ Beatlemania! With The Beatles ► Pop-Rock >> 1963
● Laura Nyro ------ Christmas And The Beads Of Sweat ► Folk-Rock >> 1970
● Siouxsie And The Banshees ------ Nocturne ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1983
● Tracey Ullman ------ You Broke My Heart in 17 Places ► Girl Groups >> 1983
● Enigma ------ Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi! ► Ambient >> 1996
● Garth Brooks ------ Sevens ► Country-Pop >> 1997
● Counting Crows ------ Films About Ghosts: The Best Of Counting Crows ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2003
● Roy Buchanan ------ Live In Japan ► Blues-Rock >> 2003
● Johnny Cash ------ Unearthed ► Classic Country >> 2003
● Nirvana ------ Nevermind: The Singles ► Grunge >> 2011
Nov 26
● The Kinks ------ The Kink Kontroversy [UK] ► British Invasion >> 1965
● Yes ------ Fragile [UK] ► Prog Rock >> 1971
● Badfinger ------ Ass ► Pop-Rock >> 1973
● ZZ Top ------ The Best of ZZ Top ► Blues-Rock >> 1977
● Eurythmics ------ Touch ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1983
● Mike Oldfield ------ The Killing Fields [Sndtrk] ► Progressive Rock >> 1984
● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers ------ Pack Up The Plantation - Live! ► Album Rock >> 1985
● Rick Astley ------ Hold Me In Your Arms ► Dance-Pop >> 1988
● Psychotic Waltz ------ A Social Grace ► Heavy Metal/Progressive Metal >> 1990
● Michael Jackson ------ Dangerous ► Pop-Soul >> 1991
● Ricky Martin ------ Ricky Martin ► Dance-Pop >> 1991
● Sade ------ The Best Of Sade ► Quiet Storm >> 1994
● Fine Young Cannibals ------ The Finest ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1996
● Cotton Mather ------ Kon Tiki ► Power Pop >> 1997
● Paul McCartney ------ Back In The U.S. ► Pop-Rock >> 2002
● Bob Dylan & The Band ------ The Bootleg Series, Vol. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue ► Folk-Rock >> 2002
● Journey ------ Red 13 [EP] ► AOR Rock >> 2002
● Earth, Wind & Fire ------ Soul Source: Earth, Wind & Fire Remixes ► Soul-Funk >> 2002
● Carpenters ------ The Ultimate Collection ► Easy Listening >> 2006
● The Shamen ------ Immortal ► Alt Rock/Electro-Psych >> 2007
● Genesis ------ Live Over Europe 2007 ► Prog Rock >> 2007
● Sting ------ Live In Berlin ► Pop-Rock >> 2010
Nov 27
● The Crickets ------ The "Chirping" Crickets ► Rock n Roll >> 1957
● The Temptations ------ In A Mellow Mood ► Soul - Motown >> 1967
● The Beatles ------ Magical Mystery Tour ► Psychedelic Pop >> 1967
● Stevie Wonder ------ Someday At Christmas ► Soul - Motown >> 1967
● George Harrison ------ All Things Must Pass ► Pop-Rock >> 1970
● Gentle Giant ------ Gentle Giant ► Prog Rock >> 1970
● The Kinks ------ Lola Vs. The Powerman & The Money-Go-Round, Pt. 1 ► British Rock >> 1970
● The Jacksons ------ The Jacksons ► Soul - pop/funk >> 1976
● Gloria Gaynor ------ Love Tracks ► Disco >> 1978
● 10cc ------ Ten Out Of 10 ► Pop-Rock >> 1981
● Ozzy Osbourne ------ Speak Of The Devil ► Hard Rock >> 1982
● Mr. Mister ------ Welcome To The Real World ► L. A. New Wave >> 1985
● Dokken ------ Back For The Attack ► Heavy Metal >> 1987
● W.A.S.P. ------ Live…In The Raw ► Glam Metal >> 1987
● Clint Black ------ Put Yourself In My Shoes ► Country-Rock >> 1990
● Dark Tranquility ------ The Gallery ► Heavy Metal/Melodic Death Metal >> 1995
● David Gray ------ White Ladder ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1998
● Boards Of Canada ------ In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country ► Techno-Ambient >> 2000
● Counting Crows ------ Aural 6 ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2008
● The Church ------ Operetta [EP] ► Alt. Power Pop >> 2009
Nov 28
● Brenda Lee ------ Coming On Strong ► Country-Pop >> 1966
● The Rolling Stones ------ Let It Bleed ► Rock >> 1969
● Slade ------ Play It Loud ► Hard Rock >> 1970
● Rory Gallagher ------ Deuce ► Blues-Rock >> 1971
● Parliament ------ Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome ► Funk >> 1977
● Blues Brothers ------ Briefcase Full Of Blues ► Blues-Rock >> 1978
● Parliament ------ Gloryhallastoopid (Or Pin The Tail On The Funky) ► Funk >> 1979
● The Jam ------ Sound Affects ► Punk-Rock >> 1980
● Toyah ------ Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! ► Punk Rock >> 1980
● Neil Diamond ------ On The Way To The Sky ► Pop-Rock >> 1981
● Japan ------ Tin Drum ► New Wave >> 1981
● Technotronic ------ Pump Up The Jam: The Album ► Dance Pop-Rock >> 1989
● Supertramp ------ The Very Best Of Supertramp 2 ► Prog/Art Rock >> 1992
● Various Artists ------ Waiting To Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album [Sndtrk] ► Soul-Pop >> 1995
● Aaron Carter ------ Aaron Carter [UK] ► Teen Dance-Pop >> 1997
● Bob Dylan ------ The Best Of Bob Dylan, Vol. 2 ► Folk-Rock >> 2000
● Donovan ------ Catch The Wind ► Folk-Rock >> 2000
● Incubus ------ Light Grenades ► Funk Metal >> 2006
● April Wine ------ Roughly Speaking ► Arena Rock >> 2006
● Kylie Minogue ------ Aphrodite Les Folies: Live In London ► Dance-Pop >> 2011
Nov 29
● John Lennon & Yoko Ono ------ Unfinished Music, No. 1: Two Virgins [UK] ► Pop-Rock >> 1968
● Charlie Daniels Band ------ Fire On The Mountain ► Southern Rock >> 1974
● Slade ------ Slade In Flame ► Hard Rock >> 1974
● Blondie ------ Autoamerican ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1980
● Heart ------ Greatest Hits: Live ► Album Rock >> 1980
● Amy Grant ------ In Concert Volume Two ► Pop-Rock/Christian >> 1981
● Foreigner ------ Records ► Arena Rock >> 1982
● Cocteau Twins ------ Echoes In A Shallow Bay ► Folk-Rock >> 1985
● Debbie Harry ------ Rockbird ► New Eave Dance-Pop >> 1986
● Guns N' Roses ------ G N' R Lies ► Hard Rock >> 1988
● Motörhead ------ Bastards ► Heavy Metal >> 1993
● Mary J. Blige ------ My Life ► Hip Hop Soul >> 1994
● Quarashi ------ Switchstance ► Rap-Metal >> 1996
Nov 30
● Jefferson Airplane ------ After Bathing At Baxter's ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1967
● J.J. Cale ------ Really ► Blues-Rock >> 1972
● Montrose ------ Montrose ► Hard Rock >> 1973
● Manfred Mann's Earth Band ------ Solar Fire ► Prog Rock >> 1973
● Cat Stevens ------ Numbers ► Folk-Pop >> 1975
● Stevie Wonder ------ Looking Back ► Soul >> 1977
● Steely Dan ------ Greatest Hits ► Jazz-Rock >> 1978
● Pink Floyd ------ The Wall [UK] ► Prog Rock >> 1979
● Bad Religion ------ Bad Religion ► Punk Rock >> 1981
● Yes ------ Classic Yes ► Prog Rock >> 1981
● ABBA ------ The Visitors ► Pop-Rock >> 1981
● Michael Jackson ------ Thriller ► Dance-Pop >> 1982
● Violent Femmes ------ Violent Femmes ► New Wave Post-Punk >> 1982
● Sammy Hagar ------ Three Lock Box ► Arena Rock >> 1982
● Teddy Pendergrass ------ Love Language ► Soul-Pop >> 1984
● Pete Townshend ------ White City: A Novel ► Prog Rock >> 1985
● The Who ------ Who's Missing ► Hard Rock >> 1985
● Freddie King ------ Live At The Texas Opry House ► Electric Blues >> 1992
● FM ------ Mac Of The Roundtable ► Prog Rock >> 1992
● Shadows Fall ------ Somber Eyes To The Sky ► Heavy Metal/Melodic Death Metal >> 1997
● Kylie Minogue ------ Intimate And Live ► Dance-Pop >> 1998
● Cher ------ The Greatest Hits ► Pop-Rock >> 1999
Nov 24
● Kaleidoscope ------ Tangerine Dream ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1967
● Tim Buckley ------ Blue Afternoon ► Folk-Rock >> 1969
● The Kinks ------ Muswell Hillbillies ► British Rock >> 1971
● Hawkwind ------ Doremi Fasol Latido ► Space Rock >> 1972
● George Harrison ------ Thirty-Three & 1/3 ► Pop-Rock >> 1976
● Rod Stewart ------ Blondes Have More Fun ► Blues-Rock >> 1978
● Mike Oldfield ------ Incantations ► Progressive Rock >> 1978
● Eurythmics ------ 1984 (For The Love Of Big Brother) [Sndtrk] ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1984
● Pat Benatar ------ Tropico ► Hard Rock >> 1984
● Eric Clapton ------ August ► Blues-Rock >> 1986
● Red Box ------ The Circle & The Square ► Pop-Rock >> 1986
● Hawkwind ------ Live Chronicles ► Space Rock >> 1986
● Keith Sweat ------ Make It Last Forever ► New jack swing >> 1987
● Leonard Cohen ------ The Future ► Folk-Rock >> 1992
● Spin Doctors ------ Homebelly Groove ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1992
● Erasure ------ Pop! - The First 20 Singles ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1992
● Cryptopsy ------ Blasphemy Made Flesh ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal >> 1994
● All Saints ------ All Saints ► Electronic Dance-Pop >> 1997
● Bone Thugs-N-Harmony ------ The Collection Volume 1 ► Gangsta Rap >> 1998
● Queen ------ The Crown Jewels ► Glam Rock >> 1998
● Metallica ------ Garage, Inc. ► Heavy Metal >> 1998
● Pearl Jam ------ Live On Two Legs ► Hard Rock >> 1998
● The Tubes ------ White Punks On Dope ► Alt. Rock >> 2003
● Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ------ Live At The Royal Albert Hall ► Alt Rock >> 2008
● Jeff Beck ------ Performing This Week…Live At Ronnie Scott's ► Instrumental Rock >> 2008
● Bob Seger ------ Early Seger Vol. 1 ► Album Rock >> 2009
Nov 25
● The Beatles ------ Beatlemania! With The Beatles ► Pop-Rock >> 1963
● Laura Nyro ------ Christmas And The Beads Of Sweat ► Folk-Rock >> 1970
● Siouxsie And The Banshees ------ Nocturne ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1983
● Tracey Ullman ------ You Broke My Heart in 17 Places ► Girl Groups >> 1983
● Enigma ------ Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi! ► Ambient >> 1996
● Garth Brooks ------ Sevens ► Country-Pop >> 1997
● Counting Crows ------ Films About Ghosts: The Best Of Counting Crows ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2003
● Roy Buchanan ------ Live In Japan ► Blues-Rock >> 2003
● Johnny Cash ------ Unearthed ► Classic Country >> 2003
● Nirvana ------ Nevermind: The Singles ► Grunge >> 2011
Nov 26
● The Kinks ------ The Kink Kontroversy [UK] ► British Invasion >> 1965
● Yes ------ Fragile [UK] ► Prog Rock >> 1971
● Badfinger ------ Ass ► Pop-Rock >> 1973
● ZZ Top ------ The Best of ZZ Top ► Blues-Rock >> 1977
● Eurythmics ------ Touch ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1983
● Mike Oldfield ------ The Killing Fields [Sndtrk] ► Progressive Rock >> 1984
● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers ------ Pack Up The Plantation - Live! ► Album Rock >> 1985
● Rick Astley ------ Hold Me In Your Arms ► Dance-Pop >> 1988
● Psychotic Waltz ------ A Social Grace ► Heavy Metal/Progressive Metal >> 1990
● Michael Jackson ------ Dangerous ► Pop-Soul >> 1991
● Ricky Martin ------ Ricky Martin ► Dance-Pop >> 1991
● Sade ------ The Best Of Sade ► Quiet Storm >> 1994
● Fine Young Cannibals ------ The Finest ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1996
● Cotton Mather ------ Kon Tiki ► Power Pop >> 1997
● Paul McCartney ------ Back In The U.S. ► Pop-Rock >> 2002
● Bob Dylan & The Band ------ The Bootleg Series, Vol. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue ► Folk-Rock >> 2002
● Journey ------ Red 13 [EP] ► AOR Rock >> 2002
● Earth, Wind & Fire ------ Soul Source: Earth, Wind & Fire Remixes ► Soul-Funk >> 2002
● Carpenters ------ The Ultimate Collection ► Easy Listening >> 2006
● The Shamen ------ Immortal ► Alt Rock/Electro-Psych >> 2007
● Genesis ------ Live Over Europe 2007 ► Prog Rock >> 2007
● Sting ------ Live In Berlin ► Pop-Rock >> 2010
Nov 27
● The Crickets ------ The "Chirping" Crickets ► Rock n Roll >> 1957
● The Temptations ------ In A Mellow Mood ► Soul - Motown >> 1967
● The Beatles ------ Magical Mystery Tour ► Psychedelic Pop >> 1967
● Stevie Wonder ------ Someday At Christmas ► Soul - Motown >> 1967
● George Harrison ------ All Things Must Pass ► Pop-Rock >> 1970
● Gentle Giant ------ Gentle Giant ► Prog Rock >> 1970
● The Kinks ------ Lola Vs. The Powerman & The Money-Go-Round, Pt. 1 ► British Rock >> 1970
● The Jacksons ------ The Jacksons ► Soul - pop/funk >> 1976
● Gloria Gaynor ------ Love Tracks ► Disco >> 1978
● 10cc ------ Ten Out Of 10 ► Pop-Rock >> 1981
● Ozzy Osbourne ------ Speak Of The Devil ► Hard Rock >> 1982
● Mr. Mister ------ Welcome To The Real World ► L. A. New Wave >> 1985
● Dokken ------ Back For The Attack ► Heavy Metal >> 1987
● W.A.S.P. ------ Live…In The Raw ► Glam Metal >> 1987
● Clint Black ------ Put Yourself In My Shoes ► Country-Rock >> 1990
● Dark Tranquility ------ The Gallery ► Heavy Metal/Melodic Death Metal >> 1995
● David Gray ------ White Ladder ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1998
● Boards Of Canada ------ In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country ► Techno-Ambient >> 2000
● Counting Crows ------ Aural 6 ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2008
● The Church ------ Operetta [EP] ► Alt. Power Pop >> 2009
Nov 28
● Brenda Lee ------ Coming On Strong ► Country-Pop >> 1966
● The Rolling Stones ------ Let It Bleed ► Rock >> 1969
● Slade ------ Play It Loud ► Hard Rock >> 1970
● Rory Gallagher ------ Deuce ► Blues-Rock >> 1971
● Parliament ------ Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome ► Funk >> 1977
● Blues Brothers ------ Briefcase Full Of Blues ► Blues-Rock >> 1978
● Parliament ------ Gloryhallastoopid (Or Pin The Tail On The Funky) ► Funk >> 1979
● The Jam ------ Sound Affects ► Punk-Rock >> 1980
● Toyah ------ Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! ► Punk Rock >> 1980
● Neil Diamond ------ On The Way To The Sky ► Pop-Rock >> 1981
● Japan ------ Tin Drum ► New Wave >> 1981
● Technotronic ------ Pump Up The Jam: The Album ► Dance Pop-Rock >> 1989
● Supertramp ------ The Very Best Of Supertramp 2 ► Prog/Art Rock >> 1992
● Various Artists ------ Waiting To Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album [Sndtrk] ► Soul-Pop >> 1995
● Aaron Carter ------ Aaron Carter [UK] ► Teen Dance-Pop >> 1997
● Bob Dylan ------ The Best Of Bob Dylan, Vol. 2 ► Folk-Rock >> 2000
● Donovan ------ Catch The Wind ► Folk-Rock >> 2000
● Incubus ------ Light Grenades ► Funk Metal >> 2006
● April Wine ------ Roughly Speaking ► Arena Rock >> 2006
● Kylie Minogue ------ Aphrodite Les Folies: Live In London ► Dance-Pop >> 2011
Nov 29
● John Lennon & Yoko Ono ------ Unfinished Music, No. 1: Two Virgins [UK] ► Pop-Rock >> 1968
● Charlie Daniels Band ------ Fire On The Mountain ► Southern Rock >> 1974
● Slade ------ Slade In Flame ► Hard Rock >> 1974
● Blondie ------ Autoamerican ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1980
● Heart ------ Greatest Hits: Live ► Album Rock >> 1980
● Amy Grant ------ In Concert Volume Two ► Pop-Rock/Christian >> 1981
● Foreigner ------ Records ► Arena Rock >> 1982
● Cocteau Twins ------ Echoes In A Shallow Bay ► Folk-Rock >> 1985
● Debbie Harry ------ Rockbird ► New Eave Dance-Pop >> 1986
● Guns N' Roses ------ G N' R Lies ► Hard Rock >> 1988
● Motörhead ------ Bastards ► Heavy Metal >> 1993
● Mary J. Blige ------ My Life ► Hip Hop Soul >> 1994
● Quarashi ------ Switchstance ► Rap-Metal >> 1996
Nov 30
● Jefferson Airplane ------ After Bathing At Baxter's ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1967
● J.J. Cale ------ Really ► Blues-Rock >> 1972
● Montrose ------ Montrose ► Hard Rock >> 1973
● Manfred Mann's Earth Band ------ Solar Fire ► Prog Rock >> 1973
● Cat Stevens ------ Numbers ► Folk-Pop >> 1975
● Stevie Wonder ------ Looking Back ► Soul >> 1977
● Steely Dan ------ Greatest Hits ► Jazz-Rock >> 1978
● Pink Floyd ------ The Wall [UK] ► Prog Rock >> 1979
● Bad Religion ------ Bad Religion ► Punk Rock >> 1981
● Yes ------ Classic Yes ► Prog Rock >> 1981
● ABBA ------ The Visitors ► Pop-Rock >> 1981
● Michael Jackson ------ Thriller ► Dance-Pop >> 1982
● Violent Femmes ------ Violent Femmes ► New Wave Post-Punk >> 1982
● Sammy Hagar ------ Three Lock Box ► Arena Rock >> 1982
● Teddy Pendergrass ------ Love Language ► Soul-Pop >> 1984
● Pete Townshend ------ White City: A Novel ► Prog Rock >> 1985
● The Who ------ Who's Missing ► Hard Rock >> 1985
● Freddie King ------ Live At The Texas Opry House ► Electric Blues >> 1992
● FM ------ Mac Of The Roundtable ► Prog Rock >> 1992
● Shadows Fall ------ Somber Eyes To The Sky ► Heavy Metal/Melodic Death Metal >> 1997
● Kylie Minogue ------ Intimate And Live ► Dance-Pop >> 1998
● Cher ------ The Greatest Hits ► Pop-Rock >> 1999
Labels: albums released by date, albums released by year, Albums Released This Week, roc albums by date, rock album release history
Sunday, November 23, 2014
This Week's Birthdays (November 23 - 29)
Happy Birthday this week to:
Nov 23
1939 ● Betty Everett → R&B/soul-pop vocalist and pianist, "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)" (#6, R&B #1, 1964), died at home on 8/19/2001
1945 ● Bobby Bloom (Conquistador Blomqvist) → One hit wonder calypso-pop singer and songwriter, "Montego Bay" (#1, 1974), died in an accidental gun shooting on 2/28/74
1949 ● Alan Paul → Singer in Grammy-winning jazz-pop fusion vocal group Manhattan Transfer, "Boy From New York City" (#7, 1981)
1949 ● Sandra Stevens → Vocals in Brit sunny folk-pop Brotherhood of Man "United We Stand" (#13, UK #10, 1970)
1954 ● Bruce Hornsby → Grammy-winning rock-pop-jazz-classical-bluegrass keyboardist, singer and songwriter, bandleader for The Range "The Way It Is" (#1, 1986), solo, producer for Leon Russell and others, filled in on keyboards for the Grateful Dead, now fronts separate bluegrass and jazz bands
1962 ● Calvin Hayes → Keyboards and drums for underappreciated, one hit wonder New Wave sophisti-pop Johnny Hates Jazz, "Shattered Dreams" (#2, 1988)
1962 ● Chris Bostock → Bassist in dance-pop-rock Jo Boxers, "Boxer Beat" (UK #3, 1983)
1964 ● Conny Bloom (Conquistador Blomqvist) → Guitarist and songwriter for Finnish glam-punk-metal Hanoi Rocks, covered Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Up Around The Bend" (UK #61, 1984)
1966 ● Charlie Grover → Drummer in post-grunge alt rock Sponge, "Molly (16 Candles Down The Drain" (Modern Rock #3, 1995)
1966 ● Ken Block → Lead singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer for Southern folk-rock Sister Hazel, "All For You" (#11, 1997), solo
1978 ● Alison Mosshart → Singer, songwriter and occasional model, lead singer for indie rock The Kills ("The Good Ones," UK #23, 2005) and blues-rock supergroup The Dead Weather ("Die By The Drop," Alt Rock #20, 2010)
1984 ● Lucas Stephen Grabeel → Pop singer and actor, played "Ryan Evans" in High School Musical movies (most watched cable TV movies ever)
1992 ● Destiney Hope "Miley" Cyrus → Teen idol actress, starred in the Disney Hannah Montana series, then pop vocalist, "Party In The U.S.A." (#2, 2009), daughter of country-pop singer Billy Ray Cyrus
Nov 24
1868 ● Scott Joplin → The "King of Ragtime," pianist and prolific jazz and ragtime composer best known for his signature piece, "Maple Leaf Rag" (copyright 1899), died on 4/1/1917 from dementia caused by syphilis
1938 ● Charles Laquidara → Radio DJ on early "free format" WBCN/Boston, his morning drive time show The Big Mattress ran for nearly 30 years and set the bar for FM radio morning shows
1939 ● Jim Yester → Guitar and vocals for light pop-rock vocal group The Association, "Along Comes Mary" (#7, 1966)
1941 ● Donald "Duck" Dunn → Bassist, songwriter, highly regarded session player, member of Stax Records house band Booker T. & The MG's, "Green Onions" (#3, 1962) and The Blues Brothers, "Soul Man" (#14, 1979), died in his sleep while on tour in Tokyo on 5/13/2012
1941 ● Pete Best (Randolph Peter Best) → The "5th Beatle", drummer for The Beatles from August 1960 until fired and replaced by Ringo Starr in August 1962, went into civil service and continued to perform as frontman to his own bands
1942 ● Billy Connolly → Scottish comedian, film and TV actor and singer, member of folk trio The Humblebums with Gerry Rafferty in 70s, then briefly a folk-novelty-pop solo artist, covered "D.I.V.O.R.C.E." (UK #1, 1975)
1943 ● Robin Williamson → Guitarist and principal in Scottish psych-folk and early world music duo The Incredible String Band, 1968 album The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter reached #161 in the US
1944 ● Beverly "Bev" Bevan → Drummer and founding member of Brit psych-rock The Move, "Blackberry Way" (UK #1, 1968), pop-rock Electric Light Orchestra, "Don't Bring Me Down" (#4, 1979) and 26 other Top 40 hits and Black Sabbath, now a UK radio host on Saga FM
1945 ● Lee Michaels (Michael Olsen) → One hit wonder psych-rock/blue eyed soul singer, songwriter and keyboardist, "Do You Know What I Mean" (#6, 1971)
1948 ● Tony Bourge → Guitarist for early and influential heavy metal Budgie, "Nude Disintegrating Parachutist Woman" (1971)
1955 ● Clement Burke (Clement Bozewski) → Original drummer for New Wave pop-rock Blondie, "Heart Of Glass" (#1, 1979), later with The Romantics, occasional tours with The Ramones (as "Elvis Ramone"), session work for Pete Townshend, Bob Dylan, The Gog-Go's, The Sex Pistols and others
1957 ● Chris Hayes → Guitar and backing vocals for pop-rock bar band Huey Lewis & The News, "The Power Of Love" (#1, 1985)
1958 ● Carmel McCourt → Brit jazz-pop-rock vocalist and bandleader for Carmel, "Bad Day" (UK #15, 1983)
1962 ● Gary Stonadge → Bassist for funk-punk Big Audio Dynamite, "V. Thirteen" (Dance/Club #15, 1987) and The Rotten Hill Gang
1962 ● John Squire → Guitarist for Brit guitar pop-rock The Stone Roses, "She Bangs The Drums" (Alt Rock #9, 1989) and indie rock The Seahorses, "Love Is The Law" (UK #3, 1997), painter
1964 ● Tony Rombola → Guitarist for hard rock Godsmack, "Straight Out Of Line" (Mainstream #1, 2003)
1970 ● Chad Taylor → Guitarist for alt rock Live, "Lightning Crashes" (Modern Rock #5, 1995) and The Gracious Few, "Appetite" (Mainstream Rock #29, 2010)
Nov 25
1941 ● Percy Sledge → Pleading R&B/Southern soul balladeer, "When A Man Loves A Woman" (#1, 1965) and three other Top 40 hits
1944 ● Bob Lind → One hit wonder folk-pop singer and songwriter, "Elusive Butterfly" (#5, 1966)
1947 ● Val Fuentes → Drummer for San Francisco psych-folk-rock It's A Beautiful Day, "White Bird" (1969)
1950 ● Jocelyn Brown → R&B/dance-pop session vocalist and solo artist, "Somebody Else's Guy" (R&B #2, 1984), worked with John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and others
1959 ● Steve Rothery → Original member and lead guitar for Brit prog-rock revival group Marillion, "Kayleigh" (Mainstream Rock #14, 1985)
1960 ● Amy Grant → Grammy-winning Contemporary Christian music (CCM) then pop-rock singer and songwriter, "Every Heartbeat" (#1, 1991) and six other Top 40 hits
1964 ● Mark Lanegan → Vocals and songwriting for garage/psych/grunge rock Screaming Trees, "All I Know" (Mainstream Rock #9, 1996), stoner metal Queens Of The Stone Age, "No One Knows" (#51, Mainstream Rock #5, 2002) and solo
1966 ● Stacey Lattishaw → R&B/dance-pop vocalist, "Let Me Be Your Angel" (#21, R&B #8, 1980), retired from music in 1990 to raise her family
1966 ● Tim Armstrong → Grammy-winning guitarist, songwriter poet, producer and independent record label owner, frontman for 90s punk revival Rancid, "Time Bomb" (Modern Rock #8, 1995)
1967 ● Rodney Sheppard → Guitarist for funk-pop-rock Sugar Ray, "Fly" (#1, 1997)
1968 ● Tunde (Babatunde Emanuel Baiyewu) → Nigerian-descent singer in Brit R&B/Northern soul duo Lighthouse Family, "Lifted" (UK #4, 1996) and 9 other UK Top 40 hits, solo
1972 ● Mark Duane Morton → Lead guitar for groove metal Lamb God, album Wrath reached #2 in 2009
Nov 26
1924 ● Michael Holliday (Norman Milne) → Late 50s, pre-Beatles adult contemporary/pop crooner, "The Story of My Life" (UK #1, 1957), died from an apparent suicidal drug overdose on 10/29/1963
1939 ● Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock) → R&B/soul-pop diva, first as a member of The Ikettes, husband Ike Turner's backing vocal group, then soul-pop duo Ike & Tina Turner, "Proud Mary" (#4, 1971) and Grammy-winning solo career, "What's Love Got To Do With It" (#1, 1984) and 12 other Top 40 singles
1944 ● Alan Henderson → Bassist for Irish garage-rock, proto-punk Them, "Gloria" (#71, 1966)
1944 ● Jean Terrell → R&B/soul singer, replaced Diana Ross in The Supremes in 1969, "Up The Ladder To The Roof" (#10, 1970), left in 1973 for a solo career and backing vocalist for various jazz acts
1945 ● John McVie → Founding member, part namesake and bassist for Brit blues-rock then huge pop-rock group Fleetwood Mac, "Go Your Own Way" (#10, 1977)
1946 ● Burt Ruiter → Bassist for Dutch prog rock band Focus, "Hocus Pocus" (#9, 1971)
1946 ● Graham Foote → Guitarist in British Invasion pop-rock The Mindbenders, "The Game Of Love" (#1, 1965)
1948 ● John Rossall → Saxophone, trombone and music director for Gary Glitter's backing group The Glitter Band, "Angel Face" (UK #4, 1974) and later incarnations of the group
1949 ● Martin Lee → Vocals in Brit sunny folk-pop Brotherhood of Man, "United We Stand" (#13, UK #10, 1970)
1963 ● Adam Gaynor → Rhythm guitarist for post-grunge alt rock Matchbox Twenty, "Bent" (#1, 2000), solo
1967 ● John Stirratt → Bassist and songwriter for alt country-rock Wilco, "Outtasite (Outta Mind)" (Mainstream Rock #22, 1997)
1970 ● Ron Jones → Guitarist for neo-psych alt rock The Flaming Lips, "She Don't Use Jelly" (#55, 1995)
1981 ● Natasha Bedingfield → New Zealand-born dance-pop singer and songwriter, "Unwritten" (#5, 2006) plus three other Top 40 hits
1984 ● Ben Wysocki → Drummer for mainstream/piano rock The Fray, "How To Save A Life" (#3, 2006)
1985 ● Lil Fizz (Dreux Frederic) → Vocals for R&B/hip hop urban boy band B2K, "Bump, Bump, Bump" (#1, 2002)
1990 ● Rita Ora → Kosovo-born UK dance/pop singer and dancer with three consecutive UK #1 singles, including "How We Do (Party)" (#62, Dance/Pop #1, UK #1, 2012)
Nov 27
1935 ● Al Jackson, Jr. → Drummer, songwriter, producer, highly regarded session player, member of Stax Records house band Booker T. & The MG's, "Green Onions" (#3, 1962), murdered by intruders in his home on 10/1/1975
1941 ● Edward Thomas "Eddie" Rabbitt → Country-pop singer and songwriter, "I Love a Rainy Night" (#1, 1980), Elvis Presley, Dr. Hook, Tom Jones and others covered his songs, died of lung cancer on 5/7/1998
1942 ● James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix → Electric blues, rock and R&B guitar innovator and virtuoso, songwriter and bandleader, "Purple Haze" (US #65, UK #3, 1967), died on 9/18/70 from a drug overdose in his London hotel room
1944 ● Trevor "Dozy" Ward-Davies → Bass guitar for Brit 60s pop-rock two hit wonder quintet Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, "The Legend Of Xanadu" (UK #1, 1968)
1945 ● Randy Brecker → Grammy-winning trumpeter and composer, collaborator with brother Randy in jazz-rock fusion The Brecker Brothers, "Sneakin' Up Behind You" (#58, Disco #3, 1975), worked with jazz-rock/pop-rock fusion band Blood, Sweat & Tears, plus Horace Silver, Larry Coryell and other sessions, solo
1948 ● Dave Winthrop → Flute, saxophone and occasional lead vocals for Brit prog-art-then pop-rock Supertramp, "The Logical Song" (#6, 1979), briefly with blues-rock Chicken Shack and mod revival Secret Affair, session work
1959 ● Charlie Burchill → Guitar for Scottish New Wave pop-rock Simple Minds, "(Don't You) Forget About Me" ($1, 1985)
1960 ● Ashley Ingram → Vocals for R&B/electro-dance-soul Imagination, "Just An Illusion" (Dance/Club #15, 1982)
1961 ● Princess (Desiree Heslop) → Vocalist in Afro-pop/worldbeat Osibisa, "The Warrior" (Dance/Club #32, 1977) and solo "Say I'm Your Number One" (UK #7, 1985)
1962 ● Charlie Benante → Drummer for speed/thrash metal Anthrax, "Only" (Mainstream #26, 1993) and punk/metal side project Stormtroopers Of Death
1962 ● Mike Bordin → Drummer for influential metal/funk/hip hop/punk fusion band Faith No More, "Epic" (#9, 1990)
1965 ● Fiachna Ó Braonáin → Vocals and guitar for Irish rockers Hothouse Flowers, "Don't Go" (Modern Rock #7, 1988), duet with Belinda Carlisle on her 2007 album Voila
1965 ● Wallis Buchanan → Vibraphonist for Grammy-winning Brit acid jazz-funk-pop Jamiroquai, "Canned Heat" (Dance #1, 1999)
1970 ● Skoob (aka "Books") (William "Willie" Hines) → Vocals in rapid-fire, nonsensical rap duo Das EFX, "Straight From The Sewer" (Rap #3, 1992)
1971 ● Terry Corso → Guitarist for alt rock Alien Ant Farm, "Smooth Criminal" (#23, 2001)
1973 ● Twista (Carl Terrell Mitchell) → Chicago rapper known at one time as the world's fastest, "Slow Jamz" (#1, 2004) from the #1 album Kamikaze
1978 ● Mike Skinner → Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, rapper, songwriter and leader of the rap/garage "grime" project The Streets, "Dry Your Eyes" (UK #1, 2004)
Nov 28
1929 ● Berry Gordy, Jr. → Professional boxer turned record producer and talent agent, founded Motown Records and brought black music into tens of millions of white homes, composer and co-writer of several hits, including "Lonely Teardrops" for Jackie Wilson (#7, R&B #1, 1958)
1932 ● Ray Perkins → Bass vocals for Canadian harmony pop/rock quartet The Crew Cuts, covered "Sh-Boom" (#1, 1954)
1936 ● Roy McCurdy → Mid-70s drummer in jazz-rock/pop-rock fusion band Blood, Sweat & Tears, "Spinning Wheel" (#2, 1969), session work and now music professor
1939 ● Gary Troxel → Vocals in pop/blue-eyed soul/doo wop trio The Fleetwoods, "Come To Me Softly" (#1, 1959)
1940 ● Bruce Channel (McMeans) → One hit wonder country-pop and pop/rock singer, "Hey Baby" (#1, 1962)
1940 ● Glen Curtis → Vocals for Brit pop/rock harmony group The Fortunes, "You've Got Your Troubles" (#7, 1965)
1943 ● Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman → Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and pianist, "Sail Away" (1972) and "Short People" (#2, 1978), wrote "Mama Told Me (Not To Come)" for Three Dog Night (#1, 1970), composed the film soundtrack to Ragtime (1981)
1944 ● Ronald Betram "R.B." Greaves, III → One hit wonder soul-pop singer, "Take a Letter Maria" (#2, 1969)
1946 ● Billy Kinsley → Founding member, lead guitar and lead vocals for Britbeat pop-rock The Merseybeats, "Mr. Moonlight'" (UK #5, 1964) and seven other UK Top 40 hits but no chart presence in the US, then folk-pop vocal duo The Merseys, "Sorrow" (UK #4, 1966), reformed The Merseybeats in 1993 and continues with the band
1947 ● Gary Taylor → Bassist for Brit psych-rock band The Herd, "I Don't Want Our Loving To Die" (UK #5, 1968)
1948 ● Beeb Birtles (Gerard Bertelkamp) → Rhythm guitar and vocals for Aussie pop/rockers Little River Band, "Lonesome Loser" (#6, 1979), solo
1949 ● Hugh McKenna → Scottish keyboardist for rock 'n roll The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, "Delilah" (UK #7, 1975)
1949 ● Paul Shaffer → Pianist, composer, music director, actor, and frontman for the Saturday Night Live and David Letterman house bands
1953 ● Alan Murphy → Brit session guitarist for Kate Bush, Go West, Mike + The Mechanics, Joan Armatrading and others, joined jazz-funk-pop fusion Level 42, "Lessons In Love" (#12, 1987) in 1988, died from AIDS-related pneumonia on 10/19/1989
1954 ● David Jaymes → Bassist for Brit dance-pop band Modern Romance, "Can You Move" (Dance/Club #2, 1981) and "Best Years Of Our Lives" (UK #4, 1982)
1958 ● David Van Day → Singer for Brit cabaret-pop Guys N' Dolls, "There's A Whole Lot Of Loving" (UK #2, 1975), then formed pop duo Dollar with Thereza Bazar, "Mirror, Mirror" (UK #4, 1981), solo and lately with pop-dance Bucks Fizz
1962 ● Matt Cameron → Drummer for seminal grunge-rock group Soundgarden, "Black Hole Sun" (Mainstream Rock #1, 1994)
1968 ● Dawn Robinson → Vocals in Grammy-winning female club-dance quartet En Vogue, "Hold On" (#2, 1990)
1970 ● Matt Cheslin → Bassist for indie punk-rock Ned's Atomic Dustbin, "Not Sleeping Around" (Modern Rock #1, 1992)
1973 ● Jade Errol Puget → Guitarist for alt-punk-rock AFI (A Fire Inside), "Miss Murder" (#24, Modern Rock #1, 2006) and keyboards for electronica Blaqk Audio, "Stiff Kittens" (Dance/Club #38, 2007)
1974 ● Apl.de.Ap (Allan Pineda Lindo, Jr.) → Filipino-American hip hop singer, producer, rapper with Black Eyed Peas, "Don't Phunk With My Heart" (#3, 2005)
1979 ● Chamillionaire (Hakeem Seriki) → Rapper called the "Mixtape Messiah", producer, record executive, "Ridin'" (#1, 2006)
1983 ● Rostam Batmanglij → Multi-instrumentalist and producer for indie Afro-pop/rock Vampire Weekend, "Cousins" (Alt Rock #18, 2009)
1983 ● Tyler Glenn → Vocals and keyboards for pop dance-punk Neon Trees, "Everybody Talks" (#6, 2012)
1984 ● Trey Songz (Tremaine Aldon Neverson) → R&B/hip hop tenor singer and songwriter with multiple R&B and Hip Hop Chart Top 10 hits, including "Bottoms Up" (#6, Hip Hop #2, 2010) and
Nov 29
1917 ● Merle Travis → Country singer and songwriter, legendary guitarist ("Travis picking" style) and inventor of the first solid body electric guitar, wrote "Sixteen Tons for Ernie Ford (Country #1, 1955), died on 10/20/1983
1933 ● John Mayall → The "Father of British Blues", bandleader for The Bluesbreakers and mentor to Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Peter Green, Jimmy McCulloch and many others
1939 ● Domenico "Meco" Monardo → Trombonist, session musician, composer, record producer and one hit wonder bandleader with the disco hit "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" (#1, 1977)
1940 ● Charles Frank "Chuck" Mangione → Grammy-winning bebop and light jazz-pop instrumental trumpeter and flugelhorn player, "Feels So Good" (#4, 1978)
1941 ● Denny Doherty → Canadian folk-pop singer and songwriter, founding member of The Mamas & The Papas, "Monday Monday" (#1, 1966), died on 1/19/2007 from an abdominal aneurysm
1941 ● Jody Miller (Myrna Joy Brooks) → Country-pop guitarist, singer and songwriter, "Queen Of The House" (#12, Country #5, 1965), now a Christian and gospel artist
1944 ● Felix Cavaliere → Keyboards for early rock 'n' roll Joey Dee & The Starlighters, "The Peppermint Twist" (#1, 1962), then organ and vocals for blue-eyed soul-pop The Rascals, "Groovin"" (#1, 1967), solo
1944 ● Twink (John Charles Edward Alder) → Psych-rock drummer, singer, songwriter and sometime actor who was a central character in the London-based 60s and 70s psychedelic movement, formed and fronted numerous psychedelic pop and rock bands, including The In Crowd, The Pink Fairies and The Rings, issued fifteen solo albums, converted to Islam and changed his name to Mohammed Abdullah and continues to record in the 10s
1947 ● Ronnie Montrose → Session guitarist for Van Morrison, Boz Scaggs and the Edgar Winter Group, "Frankenstein" (#1, 1973), then founder and frontman of hard rock Montrose, solo and hard rock Gamma, "Right The First Time" (Mainstream Rock #10, 1982)
1951 ● Barry Goudreau → Guitarist on first two albums for 70s-80s arena rock Boston, "More Than A Feeling" (#5, 1976), left for solo plus Orion The Hunter and RTZ
1951 ● Roger Troutman → Co-founder and innovative "talk box" lead singer for underrated but influential funk group Zapp, "More Bounce To The Ounce" (R&B #2, 1980), co-wrote and sang chorus for Tupac Shakur on "California Love" (#1, 1996), shot and killed by his brother and bandmate Larry Troutman in a murder/suicide on 4/25/1999
1958 ● Michael Dempsey → Bassist for post-punk art-glam-goth rock The Cure, "Friday I'm In Love" (Modern Rock #1, 1992) and Scottish punk rock The Associates
1959 ● Wendy Wu (Cruise) → Lead vocals and frontgal for New Wave post-punk Blondie-style The Photos, "Irene" (UK #56, 1980)
1968 ● Jonathan Knight → Vocals in early 90s teen-pop boy band New Kids On The Block, "Step By Step" (#1, 1990)
1968 ● Martin Carr → Guitarist, songwriter and founding member of 90s Brit guitar-pop The Boo Radleys, "Barney (…And Me)" (Alt Rock #30, 1994)
1970 ● Frank Delgado → Turntablist, keyboardist and sampler for Grammy-winning alt heavy metal Deftones, "Change (In The House Of Flies)" (Mainstream Rock #9, 2000)
1979 ● The Game (Jayceon Terrell Taylor) → Grammy-nominated West Coast gangsta rapper, "Hate It Or Love It" (#2, 2005)
Nov 23
1939 ● Betty Everett → R&B/soul-pop vocalist and pianist, "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)" (#6, R&B #1, 1964), died at home on 8/19/2001
1945 ● Bobby Bloom (Conquistador Blomqvist) → One hit wonder calypso-pop singer and songwriter, "Montego Bay" (#1, 1974), died in an accidental gun shooting on 2/28/74
1949 ● Alan Paul → Singer in Grammy-winning jazz-pop fusion vocal group Manhattan Transfer, "Boy From New York City" (#7, 1981)
1949 ● Sandra Stevens → Vocals in Brit sunny folk-pop Brotherhood of Man "United We Stand" (#13, UK #10, 1970)
1954 ● Bruce Hornsby → Grammy-winning rock-pop-jazz-classical-bluegrass keyboardist, singer and songwriter, bandleader for The Range "The Way It Is" (#1, 1986), solo, producer for Leon Russell and others, filled in on keyboards for the Grateful Dead, now fronts separate bluegrass and jazz bands
1962 ● Calvin Hayes → Keyboards and drums for underappreciated, one hit wonder New Wave sophisti-pop Johnny Hates Jazz, "Shattered Dreams" (#2, 1988)
1962 ● Chris Bostock → Bassist in dance-pop-rock Jo Boxers, "Boxer Beat" (UK #3, 1983)
1964 ● Conny Bloom (Conquistador Blomqvist) → Guitarist and songwriter for Finnish glam-punk-metal Hanoi Rocks, covered Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Up Around The Bend" (UK #61, 1984)
1966 ● Charlie Grover → Drummer in post-grunge alt rock Sponge, "Molly (16 Candles Down The Drain" (Modern Rock #3, 1995)
1966 ● Ken Block → Lead singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer for Southern folk-rock Sister Hazel, "All For You" (#11, 1997), solo
1978 ● Alison Mosshart → Singer, songwriter and occasional model, lead singer for indie rock The Kills ("The Good Ones," UK #23, 2005) and blues-rock supergroup The Dead Weather ("Die By The Drop," Alt Rock #20, 2010)
1984 ● Lucas Stephen Grabeel → Pop singer and actor, played "Ryan Evans" in High School Musical movies (most watched cable TV movies ever)
1992 ● Destiney Hope "Miley" Cyrus → Teen idol actress, starred in the Disney Hannah Montana series, then pop vocalist, "Party In The U.S.A." (#2, 2009), daughter of country-pop singer Billy Ray Cyrus
Nov 24
1868 ● Scott Joplin → The "King of Ragtime," pianist and prolific jazz and ragtime composer best known for his signature piece, "Maple Leaf Rag" (copyright 1899), died on 4/1/1917 from dementia caused by syphilis
1938 ● Charles Laquidara → Radio DJ on early "free format" WBCN/Boston, his morning drive time show The Big Mattress ran for nearly 30 years and set the bar for FM radio morning shows
1939 ● Jim Yester → Guitar and vocals for light pop-rock vocal group The Association, "Along Comes Mary" (#7, 1966)
1941 ● Donald "Duck" Dunn → Bassist, songwriter, highly regarded session player, member of Stax Records house band Booker T. & The MG's, "Green Onions" (#3, 1962) and The Blues Brothers, "Soul Man" (#14, 1979), died in his sleep while on tour in Tokyo on 5/13/2012
1941 ● Pete Best (Randolph Peter Best) → The "5th Beatle", drummer for The Beatles from August 1960 until fired and replaced by Ringo Starr in August 1962, went into civil service and continued to perform as frontman to his own bands
1942 ● Billy Connolly → Scottish comedian, film and TV actor and singer, member of folk trio The Humblebums with Gerry Rafferty in 70s, then briefly a folk-novelty-pop solo artist, covered "D.I.V.O.R.C.E." (UK #1, 1975)
1943 ● Robin Williamson → Guitarist and principal in Scottish psych-folk and early world music duo The Incredible String Band, 1968 album The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter reached #161 in the US
1944 ● Beverly "Bev" Bevan → Drummer and founding member of Brit psych-rock The Move, "Blackberry Way" (UK #1, 1968), pop-rock Electric Light Orchestra, "Don't Bring Me Down" (#4, 1979) and 26 other Top 40 hits and Black Sabbath, now a UK radio host on Saga FM
1945 ● Lee Michaels (Michael Olsen) → One hit wonder psych-rock/blue eyed soul singer, songwriter and keyboardist, "Do You Know What I Mean" (#6, 1971)
1948 ● Tony Bourge → Guitarist for early and influential heavy metal Budgie, "Nude Disintegrating Parachutist Woman" (1971)
1955 ● Clement Burke (Clement Bozewski) → Original drummer for New Wave pop-rock Blondie, "Heart Of Glass" (#1, 1979), later with The Romantics, occasional tours with The Ramones (as "Elvis Ramone"), session work for Pete Townshend, Bob Dylan, The Gog-Go's, The Sex Pistols and others
1957 ● Chris Hayes → Guitar and backing vocals for pop-rock bar band Huey Lewis & The News, "The Power Of Love" (#1, 1985)
1958 ● Carmel McCourt → Brit jazz-pop-rock vocalist and bandleader for Carmel, "Bad Day" (UK #15, 1983)
1962 ● Gary Stonadge → Bassist for funk-punk Big Audio Dynamite, "V. Thirteen" (Dance/Club #15, 1987) and The Rotten Hill Gang
1962 ● John Squire → Guitarist for Brit guitar pop-rock The Stone Roses, "She Bangs The Drums" (Alt Rock #9, 1989) and indie rock The Seahorses, "Love Is The Law" (UK #3, 1997), painter
1964 ● Tony Rombola → Guitarist for hard rock Godsmack, "Straight Out Of Line" (Mainstream #1, 2003)
1970 ● Chad Taylor → Guitarist for alt rock Live, "Lightning Crashes" (Modern Rock #5, 1995) and The Gracious Few, "Appetite" (Mainstream Rock #29, 2010)
Nov 25
1941 ● Percy Sledge → Pleading R&B/Southern soul balladeer, "When A Man Loves A Woman" (#1, 1965) and three other Top 40 hits
1944 ● Bob Lind → One hit wonder folk-pop singer and songwriter, "Elusive Butterfly" (#5, 1966)
1947 ● Val Fuentes → Drummer for San Francisco psych-folk-rock It's A Beautiful Day, "White Bird" (1969)
1950 ● Jocelyn Brown → R&B/dance-pop session vocalist and solo artist, "Somebody Else's Guy" (R&B #2, 1984), worked with John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and others
1959 ● Steve Rothery → Original member and lead guitar for Brit prog-rock revival group Marillion, "Kayleigh" (Mainstream Rock #14, 1985)
1960 ● Amy Grant → Grammy-winning Contemporary Christian music (CCM) then pop-rock singer and songwriter, "Every Heartbeat" (#1, 1991) and six other Top 40 hits
1964 ● Mark Lanegan → Vocals and songwriting for garage/psych/grunge rock Screaming Trees, "All I Know" (Mainstream Rock #9, 1996), stoner metal Queens Of The Stone Age, "No One Knows" (#51, Mainstream Rock #5, 2002) and solo
1966 ● Stacey Lattishaw → R&B/dance-pop vocalist, "Let Me Be Your Angel" (#21, R&B #8, 1980), retired from music in 1990 to raise her family
1966 ● Tim Armstrong → Grammy-winning guitarist, songwriter poet, producer and independent record label owner, frontman for 90s punk revival Rancid, "Time Bomb" (Modern Rock #8, 1995)
1967 ● Rodney Sheppard → Guitarist for funk-pop-rock Sugar Ray, "Fly" (#1, 1997)
1968 ● Tunde (Babatunde Emanuel Baiyewu) → Nigerian-descent singer in Brit R&B/Northern soul duo Lighthouse Family, "Lifted" (UK #4, 1996) and 9 other UK Top 40 hits, solo
1972 ● Mark Duane Morton → Lead guitar for groove metal Lamb God, album Wrath reached #2 in 2009
Nov 26
1924 ● Michael Holliday (Norman Milne) → Late 50s, pre-Beatles adult contemporary/pop crooner, "The Story of My Life" (UK #1, 1957), died from an apparent suicidal drug overdose on 10/29/1963
1939 ● Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock) → R&B/soul-pop diva, first as a member of The Ikettes, husband Ike Turner's backing vocal group, then soul-pop duo Ike & Tina Turner, "Proud Mary" (#4, 1971) and Grammy-winning solo career, "What's Love Got To Do With It" (#1, 1984) and 12 other Top 40 singles
1944 ● Alan Henderson → Bassist for Irish garage-rock, proto-punk Them, "Gloria" (#71, 1966)
1944 ● Jean Terrell → R&B/soul singer, replaced Diana Ross in The Supremes in 1969, "Up The Ladder To The Roof" (#10, 1970), left in 1973 for a solo career and backing vocalist for various jazz acts
1945 ● John McVie → Founding member, part namesake and bassist for Brit blues-rock then huge pop-rock group Fleetwood Mac, "Go Your Own Way" (#10, 1977)
1946 ● Burt Ruiter → Bassist for Dutch prog rock band Focus, "Hocus Pocus" (#9, 1971)
1946 ● Graham Foote → Guitarist in British Invasion pop-rock The Mindbenders, "The Game Of Love" (#1, 1965)
1948 ● John Rossall → Saxophone, trombone and music director for Gary Glitter's backing group The Glitter Band, "Angel Face" (UK #4, 1974) and later incarnations of the group
1949 ● Martin Lee → Vocals in Brit sunny folk-pop Brotherhood of Man, "United We Stand" (#13, UK #10, 1970)
1963 ● Adam Gaynor → Rhythm guitarist for post-grunge alt rock Matchbox Twenty, "Bent" (#1, 2000), solo
1967 ● John Stirratt → Bassist and songwriter for alt country-rock Wilco, "Outtasite (Outta Mind)" (Mainstream Rock #22, 1997)
1970 ● Ron Jones → Guitarist for neo-psych alt rock The Flaming Lips, "She Don't Use Jelly" (#55, 1995)
1981 ● Natasha Bedingfield → New Zealand-born dance-pop singer and songwriter, "Unwritten" (#5, 2006) plus three other Top 40 hits
1984 ● Ben Wysocki → Drummer for mainstream/piano rock The Fray, "How To Save A Life" (#3, 2006)
1985 ● Lil Fizz (Dreux Frederic) → Vocals for R&B/hip hop urban boy band B2K, "Bump, Bump, Bump" (#1, 2002)
1990 ● Rita Ora → Kosovo-born UK dance/pop singer and dancer with three consecutive UK #1 singles, including "How We Do (Party)" (#62, Dance/Pop #1, UK #1, 2012)
Nov 27
1935 ● Al Jackson, Jr. → Drummer, songwriter, producer, highly regarded session player, member of Stax Records house band Booker T. & The MG's, "Green Onions" (#3, 1962), murdered by intruders in his home on 10/1/1975
1941 ● Edward Thomas "Eddie" Rabbitt → Country-pop singer and songwriter, "I Love a Rainy Night" (#1, 1980), Elvis Presley, Dr. Hook, Tom Jones and others covered his songs, died of lung cancer on 5/7/1998
1942 ● James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix → Electric blues, rock and R&B guitar innovator and virtuoso, songwriter and bandleader, "Purple Haze" (US #65, UK #3, 1967), died on 9/18/70 from a drug overdose in his London hotel room
1944 ● Trevor "Dozy" Ward-Davies → Bass guitar for Brit 60s pop-rock two hit wonder quintet Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, "The Legend Of Xanadu" (UK #1, 1968)
1945 ● Randy Brecker → Grammy-winning trumpeter and composer, collaborator with brother Randy in jazz-rock fusion The Brecker Brothers, "Sneakin' Up Behind You" (#58, Disco #3, 1975), worked with jazz-rock/pop-rock fusion band Blood, Sweat & Tears, plus Horace Silver, Larry Coryell and other sessions, solo
1948 ● Dave Winthrop → Flute, saxophone and occasional lead vocals for Brit prog-art-then pop-rock Supertramp, "The Logical Song" (#6, 1979), briefly with blues-rock Chicken Shack and mod revival Secret Affair, session work
1959 ● Charlie Burchill → Guitar for Scottish New Wave pop-rock Simple Minds, "(Don't You) Forget About Me" ($1, 1985)
1960 ● Ashley Ingram → Vocals for R&B/electro-dance-soul Imagination, "Just An Illusion" (Dance/Club #15, 1982)
1961 ● Princess (Desiree Heslop) → Vocalist in Afro-pop/worldbeat Osibisa, "The Warrior" (Dance/Club #32, 1977) and solo "Say I'm Your Number One" (UK #7, 1985)
1962 ● Charlie Benante → Drummer for speed/thrash metal Anthrax, "Only" (Mainstream #26, 1993) and punk/metal side project Stormtroopers Of Death
1962 ● Mike Bordin → Drummer for influential metal/funk/hip hop/punk fusion band Faith No More, "Epic" (#9, 1990)
1965 ● Fiachna Ó Braonáin → Vocals and guitar for Irish rockers Hothouse Flowers, "Don't Go" (Modern Rock #7, 1988), duet with Belinda Carlisle on her 2007 album Voila
1965 ● Wallis Buchanan → Vibraphonist for Grammy-winning Brit acid jazz-funk-pop Jamiroquai, "Canned Heat" (Dance #1, 1999)
1970 ● Skoob (aka "Books") (William "Willie" Hines) → Vocals in rapid-fire, nonsensical rap duo Das EFX, "Straight From The Sewer" (Rap #3, 1992)
1971 ● Terry Corso → Guitarist for alt rock Alien Ant Farm, "Smooth Criminal" (#23, 2001)
1973 ● Twista (Carl Terrell Mitchell) → Chicago rapper known at one time as the world's fastest, "Slow Jamz" (#1, 2004) from the #1 album Kamikaze
1978 ● Mike Skinner → Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, rapper, songwriter and leader of the rap/garage "grime" project The Streets, "Dry Your Eyes" (UK #1, 2004)
Nov 28
1929 ● Berry Gordy, Jr. → Professional boxer turned record producer and talent agent, founded Motown Records and brought black music into tens of millions of white homes, composer and co-writer of several hits, including "Lonely Teardrops" for Jackie Wilson (#7, R&B #1, 1958)
1932 ● Ray Perkins → Bass vocals for Canadian harmony pop/rock quartet The Crew Cuts, covered "Sh-Boom" (#1, 1954)
1936 ● Roy McCurdy → Mid-70s drummer in jazz-rock/pop-rock fusion band Blood, Sweat & Tears, "Spinning Wheel" (#2, 1969), session work and now music professor
1939 ● Gary Troxel → Vocals in pop/blue-eyed soul/doo wop trio The Fleetwoods, "Come To Me Softly" (#1, 1959)
1940 ● Bruce Channel (McMeans) → One hit wonder country-pop and pop/rock singer, "Hey Baby" (#1, 1962)
1940 ● Glen Curtis → Vocals for Brit pop/rock harmony group The Fortunes, "You've Got Your Troubles" (#7, 1965)
1943 ● Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman → Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and pianist, "Sail Away" (1972) and "Short People" (#2, 1978), wrote "Mama Told Me (Not To Come)" for Three Dog Night (#1, 1970), composed the film soundtrack to Ragtime (1981)
1944 ● Ronald Betram "R.B." Greaves, III → One hit wonder soul-pop singer, "Take a Letter Maria" (#2, 1969)
1946 ● Billy Kinsley → Founding member, lead guitar and lead vocals for Britbeat pop-rock The Merseybeats, "Mr. Moonlight'" (UK #5, 1964) and seven other UK Top 40 hits but no chart presence in the US, then folk-pop vocal duo The Merseys, "Sorrow" (UK #4, 1966), reformed The Merseybeats in 1993 and continues with the band
1947 ● Gary Taylor → Bassist for Brit psych-rock band The Herd, "I Don't Want Our Loving To Die" (UK #5, 1968)
1948 ● Beeb Birtles (Gerard Bertelkamp) → Rhythm guitar and vocals for Aussie pop/rockers Little River Band, "Lonesome Loser" (#6, 1979), solo
1949 ● Hugh McKenna → Scottish keyboardist for rock 'n roll The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, "Delilah" (UK #7, 1975)
1949 ● Paul Shaffer → Pianist, composer, music director, actor, and frontman for the Saturday Night Live and David Letterman house bands
1953 ● Alan Murphy → Brit session guitarist for Kate Bush, Go West, Mike + The Mechanics, Joan Armatrading and others, joined jazz-funk-pop fusion Level 42, "Lessons In Love" (#12, 1987) in 1988, died from AIDS-related pneumonia on 10/19/1989
1954 ● David Jaymes → Bassist for Brit dance-pop band Modern Romance, "Can You Move" (Dance/Club #2, 1981) and "Best Years Of Our Lives" (UK #4, 1982)
1958 ● David Van Day → Singer for Brit cabaret-pop Guys N' Dolls, "There's A Whole Lot Of Loving" (UK #2, 1975), then formed pop duo Dollar with Thereza Bazar, "Mirror, Mirror" (UK #4, 1981), solo and lately with pop-dance Bucks Fizz
1962 ● Matt Cameron → Drummer for seminal grunge-rock group Soundgarden, "Black Hole Sun" (Mainstream Rock #1, 1994)
1968 ● Dawn Robinson → Vocals in Grammy-winning female club-dance quartet En Vogue, "Hold On" (#2, 1990)
1970 ● Matt Cheslin → Bassist for indie punk-rock Ned's Atomic Dustbin, "Not Sleeping Around" (Modern Rock #1, 1992)
1973 ● Jade Errol Puget → Guitarist for alt-punk-rock AFI (A Fire Inside), "Miss Murder" (#24, Modern Rock #1, 2006) and keyboards for electronica Blaqk Audio, "Stiff Kittens" (Dance/Club #38, 2007)
1974 ● Apl.de.Ap (Allan Pineda Lindo, Jr.) → Filipino-American hip hop singer, producer, rapper with Black Eyed Peas, "Don't Phunk With My Heart" (#3, 2005)
1979 ● Chamillionaire (Hakeem Seriki) → Rapper called the "Mixtape Messiah", producer, record executive, "Ridin'" (#1, 2006)
1983 ● Rostam Batmanglij → Multi-instrumentalist and producer for indie Afro-pop/rock Vampire Weekend, "Cousins" (Alt Rock #18, 2009)
1983 ● Tyler Glenn → Vocals and keyboards for pop dance-punk Neon Trees, "Everybody Talks" (#6, 2012)
1984 ● Trey Songz (Tremaine Aldon Neverson) → R&B/hip hop tenor singer and songwriter with multiple R&B and Hip Hop Chart Top 10 hits, including "Bottoms Up" (#6, Hip Hop #2, 2010) and
Nov 29
1917 ● Merle Travis → Country singer and songwriter, legendary guitarist ("Travis picking" style) and inventor of the first solid body electric guitar, wrote "Sixteen Tons for Ernie Ford (Country #1, 1955), died on 10/20/1983
1933 ● John Mayall → The "Father of British Blues", bandleader for The Bluesbreakers and mentor to Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Peter Green, Jimmy McCulloch and many others
1939 ● Domenico "Meco" Monardo → Trombonist, session musician, composer, record producer and one hit wonder bandleader with the disco hit "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" (#1, 1977)
1940 ● Charles Frank "Chuck" Mangione → Grammy-winning bebop and light jazz-pop instrumental trumpeter and flugelhorn player, "Feels So Good" (#4, 1978)
1941 ● Denny Doherty → Canadian folk-pop singer and songwriter, founding member of The Mamas & The Papas, "Monday Monday" (#1, 1966), died on 1/19/2007 from an abdominal aneurysm
1941 ● Jody Miller (Myrna Joy Brooks) → Country-pop guitarist, singer and songwriter, "Queen Of The House" (#12, Country #5, 1965), now a Christian and gospel artist
1944 ● Felix Cavaliere → Keyboards for early rock 'n' roll Joey Dee & The Starlighters, "The Peppermint Twist" (#1, 1962), then organ and vocals for blue-eyed soul-pop The Rascals, "Groovin"" (#1, 1967), solo
1944 ● Twink (John Charles Edward Alder) → Psych-rock drummer, singer, songwriter and sometime actor who was a central character in the London-based 60s and 70s psychedelic movement, formed and fronted numerous psychedelic pop and rock bands, including The In Crowd, The Pink Fairies and The Rings, issued fifteen solo albums, converted to Islam and changed his name to Mohammed Abdullah and continues to record in the 10s
1947 ● Ronnie Montrose → Session guitarist for Van Morrison, Boz Scaggs and the Edgar Winter Group, "Frankenstein" (#1, 1973), then founder and frontman of hard rock Montrose, solo and hard rock Gamma, "Right The First Time" (Mainstream Rock #10, 1982)
1951 ● Barry Goudreau → Guitarist on first two albums for 70s-80s arena rock Boston, "More Than A Feeling" (#5, 1976), left for solo plus Orion The Hunter and RTZ
1951 ● Roger Troutman → Co-founder and innovative "talk box" lead singer for underrated but influential funk group Zapp, "More Bounce To The Ounce" (R&B #2, 1980), co-wrote and sang chorus for Tupac Shakur on "California Love" (#1, 1996), shot and killed by his brother and bandmate Larry Troutman in a murder/suicide on 4/25/1999
1958 ● Michael Dempsey → Bassist for post-punk art-glam-goth rock The Cure, "Friday I'm In Love" (Modern Rock #1, 1992) and Scottish punk rock The Associates
1959 ● Wendy Wu (Cruise) → Lead vocals and frontgal for New Wave post-punk Blondie-style The Photos, "Irene" (UK #56, 1980)
1968 ● Jonathan Knight → Vocals in early 90s teen-pop boy band New Kids On The Block, "Step By Step" (#1, 1990)
1968 ● Martin Carr → Guitarist, songwriter and founding member of 90s Brit guitar-pop The Boo Radleys, "Barney (…And Me)" (Alt Rock #30, 1994)
1970 ● Frank Delgado → Turntablist, keyboardist and sampler for Grammy-winning alt heavy metal Deftones, "Change (In The House Of Flies)" (Mainstream Rock #9, 2000)
1979 ● The Game (Jayceon Terrell Taylor) → Grammy-nominated West Coast gangsta rapper, "Hate It Or Love It" (#2, 2005)
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Monday, November 17, 2014
Albums Released This Week (November 17 - 23)
Here's a sampling of the BEST music ever made! Great albums from the 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop released this week (and some related albums of note):
Nov 17
● The Kinks ------ Sunny Afternoon ► British Rock >> 1967
● Bob Dylan ------ Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 ► Folk-Rock >> 1971
● Laura Nyro ------ Gonna Take A Miracle ► Folk-Rock >> 1971
● Miles Davis ------ Live-Evil ► Jazz-Funk Fusion >> 1971
● The Moody Blues ------ Seventh Sojourn ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1972
● ABBA ------ Greatest Hits ► Euro-Pop >> 1975
● Tommy Bolin ------ Teaser ► Hard Rock >> 1975
● Bette Midler ------ Broken Blossom ► Pop-Rock >> 1977
● The Doors ------ An American Prayer ► Blues-Rock >> 1978
● The Jam ------ Setting Sons ► Punk-Rock >> 1979
● The Easybeats ------ Absolute Anthology ► Rock 'N' Roll >> 1980
● John Lennon ------ Double Fantasy ► Pop-Rock >> 1980
● The Fall ------ Grotesque (After The Gramme) ► Pop-Rock/Post-Punk >> 1980
● Chaka Khan ------ Chaka Khan ► Soul-Funk >> 1982
● The Kinks ------ Think Visual ► British Rock >> 1986
● The Pretenders ------ The Singles ► Post-Punk >> 1987
● Various Artists ------ The Bodyguard [Sndtrk] ► Mixed R&B/Pop >> 1992
● Ice Cube ------ The Predator ► Gangsta Rap >> 1992
● The Anti-Nowhere League ------ Scum [UK] ► Punk Rock >> 1997
● Mariah Carey ------ #1's ► Pop-Rock >> 1998
● Kylie Minogue ------ Body Language ► Dance-Pop >> 2003
● U2 ------ Go Home: Live From Slane Castle ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2003
● Mariah Carey ------ The Ballads ► Pop-Rock >> 2008
● The Damned ------ So, Who's Paranoid? ► Goth Rock >> 2008
● Paul McCartney ------ Good Evening New York City ► Pop-Rock >> 2009
Nov 18
● Three Dog Night ------ Naturally ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1970
● Genesis ------ The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway ► Prog Rock >> 1974
● Al Green ------ Have A Good Time ► Soul (Southern) >> 1976
● Bob Welch ------ French Kiss ► Pop-Rock >> 1977
● Brand X ------ Livestock ► Jazz-Rock Fusion >> 1977
● The Damned ------ Music For Pleasure ► Punk-Rock >> 1977
● The Jam ------ This Is The Modern World ► Punk-Rock >> 1977
● Emerson, Lake & Palmer ------ Love Beach ► Prog Rock >> 1978
● Emerson, Lake & Palmer ------ Emerson, Lake & Palmer In Concert ► Prog Rock >> 1979
● Joan Jett & The Blackhearts ------ I Love Rock 'N' Roll ► Hard Rock >> 1981
● Ian Anderson ------ Walk Into Light ► Electronic/Art Rock >> 1983
● Slade ------ Crackers - The Christmas Party Album ► Hard Rock >> 1985
● LL Cool J ------ Radio ► Hip-Hop >> 1985
● Robert Palmer ------ Riptide ► Adult Contemporary >> 1985
● Stevie Nicks ------ Rock A Little ► Pop-Rock >> 1985
● Duran Duran ------ Notorious ► Synth-Pop >> 1986
● Madonna ------ You Can Dance ► Dance-Pop >> 1987
● Whitesnake ------ Slip Of The Tongue ► Arena Rock >> 1989
● Aldo Nova ------ Aldo's Dream ► Progressive Rock >> 1997
● AC/DC ------ Bonfire ► Hard Rock >> 1997
● Metallica ------ Reload ► Heavy Metal >> 1997
● Paul Simon ------ Songs From The Capeman ► Folk-Pop >> 1997
● The Ramones ------ We're Outta Here ► Punk-Rock >> 1997
● Savatage ------ Believe ► Heavy Metal/Speed Metal >> 1998
● Sheena Easton ------ Fabulous ► Pop-Rock >> 2000
● John Cale ------ HoboSapiens ► Art Rock >> 2003
● The Human League ------ Original Remixes & Rarities ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 2005
● Phish ------ At The Roxy ► Prog Rock/Jam Band >> 2008
● David Cook ------ David Cook ► Post-Grunge Pop-Rock >> 2008
Nov 19
● The Beach Boys ------ The Beach Boys In Concert ► Pop-Rock >> 1973
● Emerson, Lake & Palmer ------ Brain Salad Surgery ► Prog Rock >> 1973
● George Harrison ------ The Best Of George Harrison ► Pop-Rock >> 1976
● George Harrison ------ Thirty-Three & 1/3 [UK] ► Pop-Rock >> 1976
● Frank Zappa ------ Joe's Garage: Acts II & III ► Art Rock >> 1979
● Neil Young & Crazy Horse ------ Live Rust ► Folk-Rock >> 1979
● Barry Manilow ------ Barry ► AM Pop >> 1980
● Led Zeppelin ------ Coda ► Hard Rock >> 1982
● Don Henley ------ Building The Perfect Beast ► Pop-Rock >> 1984
● The Kinks ------ Word Of Mouth ► British Rock >> 1984
● U2 ------ Achtung Baby ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Teenage Fanclub ------ Bandwagonesque ► Power Pop >> 1991
● Jeff Beck ------ Beckology ► Blues-Rock >> 1991
● Talk Talk ------ Laughing Stock ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Luis Miguel ------ Romance ► Latin Pop >> 1991
● Boz Scaggs ------ Fade Into Light ► Pop-Soul >> 1996
● Bush ------ Razorblade Suitcase ► Grunge Rock >> 1996
● George Harrison ------ Brainwashed ► Pop-Rock >> 2002
● Toni Braxton ------ More Than A Woman ► Soul-Pop >> 2002
● Joni Mitchell ------ Travelogue ► Folk-Rock >> 2002
● Simple Minds ------ 5X5 Live ► New Wave Alt. Pop >> 2012
● Led Zeppelin ------ Celebration Day ► Hard Rock >> 2012
● The Who ------ Live At Hull 1970 ► British Rock >> 2012
● Eric Clapton ------ Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 ► Blues-Rock >> 2013
Nov 20
● The Yardbirds ------ Having A Rave Up With The Yardbirds ► British Invasion >> 1965
● Stevie Wonder ------ Eivets Rednow…Alfie ► Soul-pop >> 1968
● Sly & The Family Stone ------ There's A Riot Goin' On ► Soul-Funk >> 1971
● Alice Cooper ------ Muscle Of Love ► Hard Rock >> 1973
● Phil Collins ------ …But Seriously ► Pop-Rock >> 1989
● Debbie Gibson ------ Anything Is Possible ► Pop-Rock >> 1990
● Run-D.M.C. ------ Back From Hell ► Rap >> 1990
● Blue Rodeo ------ Casino ► Country-Rock >> 1990
● Cinderella ------ Heartbreak Station ► Heavy Metal >> 1990
● Peter Gabriel ------ Shaking The Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats ► Prog Rock >> 1990
● Paul McCartney ------ Tripping The Live Fantastic: Highlights! ► Pop-Rock >> 1990
● The Beatles ------ Anthology 1 ► Pop-Rock >> 1995
● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers ------ Playback ► Album Rock >> 1995
● HiM ------ Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666 ► Heavy Metal/Goth Metal >> 1997
● The Slackers ------ The Question ► Ska Revival >> 1998
● Sting ------ …All This Time ► Pop-Rock >> 2001
● Aerosmith ------ Young Lust: The Aerosmith Anthology ► Hard Rock >> 2001
● Foo Fighters ------ Five Songs And A Cover [EP] ► Grunge Rock >> 2005
● Oasis ------ Stop The Clocks ► Alt. Pop-Rock/Britpop >> 2006
● Melissa Etheridge ------ The Awakening Live ► Roots Rock >> 2007
● The Kingston Trio ------ Live At The Santa Monica Civic Auditorium ► Folk-Pop >> 2007
● Phish ------ Vegas 96 ► Prog Rock/Jam Band >> 2007
● Billy Idol ------ In Super Overdrive Live ► Hard Rock >> 2009
Nov 21
● The Animals ------ Animalism ► Blues-Rock >> 1966
● Joan Baez ------ Noël ► Folk-Pop/Latin >> 1966
● The Moody Blues ------ To Our Children's Children's Children ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1969
● Sly & The Family Stone ------ Greatest Hits ► Soul-Funk >> 1970
● Neil Diamond ------ Tap Root Manuscript ► Pop-Rock >> 1970
● Queen ------ A Night At The Opera [UK] ► Glam Rock >> 1975
● Scorpions ------ Virgin Killer ► Heavy Metal >> 1976
● Earth, Wind & Fire ------ All 'N All ► Soul-Funk >> 1977
● Rod Stewart ------ Foolish Behavior ► Dance-Disco >> 1980
● Steely Dan ------ Gaucho ► Jazz-Rock >> 1980
● REO Speedwagon ------ Hi Infidelity ► Arena Rock >> 1980
● Duran Duran ------ Seven And The Ragged Tiger ► Synth-Pop >> 1983
● Frank Zappa ------ Francesco Zappa ► Art Rock/Classical >> 1984
● Don Henley ------ Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits ► Pop-Rock >> 1985
● Frank Zappa ------ Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention ► Art Rock >> 1985
● Soul Asylum ------ While You Were Out ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1986
● Skinny Puppy ------ Rabies ► Alt. Rock - Industrial >> 1988
● Chicago ------ Greatest Hits 1982 - 1989 ► Jazz-Rock >> 1989
● Kenny G ------ Kenny G Live ► Jazz-Pop >> 1989
● Rush ------ Presto ► Arena Rock >> 1989
● Tiffany ------ Dreams Never Die ► Dance-Pop >> 1993
● Ace Of Base ------ The Bridge ► Euro-Dance Pop >> 1995
● Bruce Springsteen ------ The Ghost Of Tom Joad ► Heartland Rock >> 1995
● Stevie Wonder ------ Natural Wonder ► Pop-R&B >> 1995
● Backstreet Boys ------ Black & Blue ► Dance-Pop >> 2000
● Everclear ------ Songs From An American Movie, Vol. 2: Good Time For A Bad Attitude ► Grunge-Punk >> 2000
● Korn ------ Take A Look In The Mirror ► Post-Grunge/Nu Metal >> 2003
● Cocteau Twins ------ Lullabies To Violaine: Singles And Extended Plays 1982-1996 ► Folk-Rock >> 2005
● The dB's ------ Christmas Time Again ► Power Pop >> 2006
● Daughtry ------ Daughtry ► Alt. Rock >> 2006
● Kylie Minogue ------ X ► Dance-Pop >> 2007
● Bob Seger ------ Ultimate Hits: Rock And Roll Never Forgets ► Album Rock >> 2011
Nov 22
● Phil Spector ------ A Christmas Gift To You From Phillies Records ► Pop-Rock >> 1963
● The Beatles ------ With The Beatles ► Pop-Rock >> 1963
● The Beatles ------ The Beatles (The White Album) ► Pop-Rock >> 1968
● Dusty Springfield ------ Dusty...Definitely ► Pop-Rock >> 1968
● Elvis Presley ------ Elvis ► Rock n Roll >> 1968
● The Kinks ------ The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society ► British Rock >> 1968
● Miles Davis ------ Get Up With It ► Jazz-Funk Fusion >> 1974
● Chic ------ Chic ► Disco >> 1977
● Motörhead ------ Beer Drinkers And Hell Raisers ► Heavy Metal >> 1980
● Split Enz ------ See Ya' Round ► New Wave Power Pop >> 1984
● Lloyd Cole & The Commotions ------ Easy Pieces ► AA Pop-Rock/Synth >> 1985
● Yoko Ono ------ Starpeace ► New Wave Art-Rock >> 1985
● Candlemass ------ Ancient Dreams ► Heavy Metal/Doom Metal >> 1988
● Bette Midler ------ Beaches [Sndtrk] ► Female Vocalist >> 1988
● Chaka Khan ------ CK ► Funk >> 1988
● Pink Floyd ------ Delicate Sound Of Thunder ► Prog Rock >> 1988
● Jethro Tull ------ Nightcap: The Unreleased Masters 1972-1991 [UK] ► Folk-Rock >> 1993
● Aerosmith ------ Box Of Fire ► Hard Rock >> 1994
● ZZ Top ------ One Foot In The Blues ► Blues-Rock >> 1994
● Rory Gallagher ------ Meeting With The G-Man ► Blues-Rock >> 2003
● Rush ------ R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour ► Prog/Art Rock >> 2005
Nov 23
● The Beatles ------ The Beatles Story ► Pop-Rock >> 1964
● Cat Stevens ------ Tea For The Tillerman ► Folk-Pop >> 1970
● Yoko Ono ------ Feeling The Space ► Avant Garde/Experimental >> 1973
● The Moody Blues ------ This Is The Moody Blues ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1974
● Earth, Wind & Fire ------ The Best Of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 ► Soul-Funk >> 1978
● Teddy Pendergrass ------ Live! Coast To Coast ► Soul-Pop >> 1979
● Public Image Ltd. ------ Metal Box ► Post-Punk >> 1979
● Mike Oldfield ------ Platinum ► Progressive Rock >> 1979
● David Bowie ------ Changestwobowie ► Glam Rock >> 1981
● Pink Floyd ------ A Collection Of Great Dance Songs ► Prog Rock >> 1981
● AC/DC ------ For Those About To Rock We Salute You ► Hard Rock >> 1981
● Chicago ------ Greatest Hits, Volume II ► Jazz-Rock >> 1981
● The Who ------ Who's Greatest Hits ► British Rock >> 1983
● Bad Religion ------ Against The Grain ► Punk Rock >> 1990
● Archers Of Loaf ------ Icky Mettle ► Indie Rock/Noise Pop >> 1993
● Metallica ------ Live Shit: Binge & Purge ► Heavy Metal >> 1993
● Cowboy Junkies ------ Pale Sun, Crescent Moon ► Alt. Rock >> 1993
● Ace Of Base ------ The Sign ► Euro-Dance Pop >> 1993
● Guns N' Roses ------ The Spaghetti Incident? ► Hard Rock >> 1993
● Linda Ronstadt ------ Winter Light ► Pop-Rock >> 1993
● The Beastie Boys ------ Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds Of Science ► Rap >> 1999
● Phish ------ Hampton Comes Alive ► Prog Rock/Jam Band >> 1999
● Guns N' Roses ------ Live Era: '87-'93 ► Hard Rock >> 1999
● Blondie ------ Live In New York ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1999
● Mötley Crüe ------ Live: Entertainment Or Death ► Heavy Metal >> 1999
● Metallica ------ S&M ► Heavy Metal >> 1999
● Freedom Call ------ Stairway To Fairyland ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal >> 1999
● Jessica Simpson ------ Sweet Kisses ► Tenn Dance-Pop >> 1999
● Sarah McLachlan ------ Afterglow Live ► Folk-Rock >> 2004
● Evanescence ------ Anywhere But Home ► Hard Rock/Alt Metal >> 2004
● U2 ------ How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2004
● Simon & Garfunkel ------ In Concert ► Folk-Pop >> 2004
● The Allman Brothers Band ------ One Way Out ► Southern Rock >> 2004
● Nirvana ------ With The Lights Out ► Grunge >> 2004
● Guns N' Roses ------ Chinese Democracy ► Hard Rock >> 2008
Nov 17
● The Kinks ------ Sunny Afternoon ► British Rock >> 1967
● Bob Dylan ------ Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 ► Folk-Rock >> 1971
● Laura Nyro ------ Gonna Take A Miracle ► Folk-Rock >> 1971
● Miles Davis ------ Live-Evil ► Jazz-Funk Fusion >> 1971
● The Moody Blues ------ Seventh Sojourn ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1972
● ABBA ------ Greatest Hits ► Euro-Pop >> 1975
● Tommy Bolin ------ Teaser ► Hard Rock >> 1975
● Bette Midler ------ Broken Blossom ► Pop-Rock >> 1977
● The Doors ------ An American Prayer ► Blues-Rock >> 1978
● The Jam ------ Setting Sons ► Punk-Rock >> 1979
● The Easybeats ------ Absolute Anthology ► Rock 'N' Roll >> 1980
● John Lennon ------ Double Fantasy ► Pop-Rock >> 1980
● The Fall ------ Grotesque (After The Gramme) ► Pop-Rock/Post-Punk >> 1980
● Chaka Khan ------ Chaka Khan ► Soul-Funk >> 1982
● The Kinks ------ Think Visual ► British Rock >> 1986
● The Pretenders ------ The Singles ► Post-Punk >> 1987
● Various Artists ------ The Bodyguard [Sndtrk] ► Mixed R&B/Pop >> 1992
● Ice Cube ------ The Predator ► Gangsta Rap >> 1992
● The Anti-Nowhere League ------ Scum [UK] ► Punk Rock >> 1997
● Mariah Carey ------ #1's ► Pop-Rock >> 1998
● Kylie Minogue ------ Body Language ► Dance-Pop >> 2003
● U2 ------ Go Home: Live From Slane Castle ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2003
● Mariah Carey ------ The Ballads ► Pop-Rock >> 2008
● The Damned ------ So, Who's Paranoid? ► Goth Rock >> 2008
● Paul McCartney ------ Good Evening New York City ► Pop-Rock >> 2009
Nov 18
● Three Dog Night ------ Naturally ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1970
● Genesis ------ The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway ► Prog Rock >> 1974
● Al Green ------ Have A Good Time ► Soul (Southern) >> 1976
● Bob Welch ------ French Kiss ► Pop-Rock >> 1977
● Brand X ------ Livestock ► Jazz-Rock Fusion >> 1977
● The Damned ------ Music For Pleasure ► Punk-Rock >> 1977
● The Jam ------ This Is The Modern World ► Punk-Rock >> 1977
● Emerson, Lake & Palmer ------ Love Beach ► Prog Rock >> 1978
● Emerson, Lake & Palmer ------ Emerson, Lake & Palmer In Concert ► Prog Rock >> 1979
● Joan Jett & The Blackhearts ------ I Love Rock 'N' Roll ► Hard Rock >> 1981
● Ian Anderson ------ Walk Into Light ► Electronic/Art Rock >> 1983
● Slade ------ Crackers - The Christmas Party Album ► Hard Rock >> 1985
● LL Cool J ------ Radio ► Hip-Hop >> 1985
● Robert Palmer ------ Riptide ► Adult Contemporary >> 1985
● Stevie Nicks ------ Rock A Little ► Pop-Rock >> 1985
● Duran Duran ------ Notorious ► Synth-Pop >> 1986
● Madonna ------ You Can Dance ► Dance-Pop >> 1987
● Whitesnake ------ Slip Of The Tongue ► Arena Rock >> 1989
● Aldo Nova ------ Aldo's Dream ► Progressive Rock >> 1997
● AC/DC ------ Bonfire ► Hard Rock >> 1997
● Metallica ------ Reload ► Heavy Metal >> 1997
● Paul Simon ------ Songs From The Capeman ► Folk-Pop >> 1997
● The Ramones ------ We're Outta Here ► Punk-Rock >> 1997
● Savatage ------ Believe ► Heavy Metal/Speed Metal >> 1998
● Sheena Easton ------ Fabulous ► Pop-Rock >> 2000
● John Cale ------ HoboSapiens ► Art Rock >> 2003
● The Human League ------ Original Remixes & Rarities ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 2005
● Phish ------ At The Roxy ► Prog Rock/Jam Band >> 2008
● David Cook ------ David Cook ► Post-Grunge Pop-Rock >> 2008
Nov 19
● The Beach Boys ------ The Beach Boys In Concert ► Pop-Rock >> 1973
● Emerson, Lake & Palmer ------ Brain Salad Surgery ► Prog Rock >> 1973
● George Harrison ------ The Best Of George Harrison ► Pop-Rock >> 1976
● George Harrison ------ Thirty-Three & 1/3 [UK] ► Pop-Rock >> 1976
● Frank Zappa ------ Joe's Garage: Acts II & III ► Art Rock >> 1979
● Neil Young & Crazy Horse ------ Live Rust ► Folk-Rock >> 1979
● Barry Manilow ------ Barry ► AM Pop >> 1980
● Led Zeppelin ------ Coda ► Hard Rock >> 1982
● Don Henley ------ Building The Perfect Beast ► Pop-Rock >> 1984
● The Kinks ------ Word Of Mouth ► British Rock >> 1984
● U2 ------ Achtung Baby ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Teenage Fanclub ------ Bandwagonesque ► Power Pop >> 1991
● Jeff Beck ------ Beckology ► Blues-Rock >> 1991
● Talk Talk ------ Laughing Stock ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Luis Miguel ------ Romance ► Latin Pop >> 1991
● Boz Scaggs ------ Fade Into Light ► Pop-Soul >> 1996
● Bush ------ Razorblade Suitcase ► Grunge Rock >> 1996
● George Harrison ------ Brainwashed ► Pop-Rock >> 2002
● Toni Braxton ------ More Than A Woman ► Soul-Pop >> 2002
● Joni Mitchell ------ Travelogue ► Folk-Rock >> 2002
● Simple Minds ------ 5X5 Live ► New Wave Alt. Pop >> 2012
● Led Zeppelin ------ Celebration Day ► Hard Rock >> 2012
● The Who ------ Live At Hull 1970 ► British Rock >> 2012
● Eric Clapton ------ Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 ► Blues-Rock >> 2013
Nov 20
● The Yardbirds ------ Having A Rave Up With The Yardbirds ► British Invasion >> 1965
● Stevie Wonder ------ Eivets Rednow…Alfie ► Soul-pop >> 1968
● Sly & The Family Stone ------ There's A Riot Goin' On ► Soul-Funk >> 1971
● Alice Cooper ------ Muscle Of Love ► Hard Rock >> 1973
● Phil Collins ------ …But Seriously ► Pop-Rock >> 1989
● Debbie Gibson ------ Anything Is Possible ► Pop-Rock >> 1990
● Run-D.M.C. ------ Back From Hell ► Rap >> 1990
● Blue Rodeo ------ Casino ► Country-Rock >> 1990
● Cinderella ------ Heartbreak Station ► Heavy Metal >> 1990
● Peter Gabriel ------ Shaking The Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats ► Prog Rock >> 1990
● Paul McCartney ------ Tripping The Live Fantastic: Highlights! ► Pop-Rock >> 1990
● The Beatles ------ Anthology 1 ► Pop-Rock >> 1995
● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers ------ Playback ► Album Rock >> 1995
● HiM ------ Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666 ► Heavy Metal/Goth Metal >> 1997
● The Slackers ------ The Question ► Ska Revival >> 1998
● Sting ------ …All This Time ► Pop-Rock >> 2001
● Aerosmith ------ Young Lust: The Aerosmith Anthology ► Hard Rock >> 2001
● Foo Fighters ------ Five Songs And A Cover [EP] ► Grunge Rock >> 2005
● Oasis ------ Stop The Clocks ► Alt. Pop-Rock/Britpop >> 2006
● Melissa Etheridge ------ The Awakening Live ► Roots Rock >> 2007
● The Kingston Trio ------ Live At The Santa Monica Civic Auditorium ► Folk-Pop >> 2007
● Phish ------ Vegas 96 ► Prog Rock/Jam Band >> 2007
● Billy Idol ------ In Super Overdrive Live ► Hard Rock >> 2009
Nov 21
● The Animals ------ Animalism ► Blues-Rock >> 1966
● Joan Baez ------ Noël ► Folk-Pop/Latin >> 1966
● The Moody Blues ------ To Our Children's Children's Children ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1969
● Sly & The Family Stone ------ Greatest Hits ► Soul-Funk >> 1970
● Neil Diamond ------ Tap Root Manuscript ► Pop-Rock >> 1970
● Queen ------ A Night At The Opera [UK] ► Glam Rock >> 1975
● Scorpions ------ Virgin Killer ► Heavy Metal >> 1976
● Earth, Wind & Fire ------ All 'N All ► Soul-Funk >> 1977
● Rod Stewart ------ Foolish Behavior ► Dance-Disco >> 1980
● Steely Dan ------ Gaucho ► Jazz-Rock >> 1980
● REO Speedwagon ------ Hi Infidelity ► Arena Rock >> 1980
● Duran Duran ------ Seven And The Ragged Tiger ► Synth-Pop >> 1983
● Frank Zappa ------ Francesco Zappa ► Art Rock/Classical >> 1984
● Don Henley ------ Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits ► Pop-Rock >> 1985
● Frank Zappa ------ Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention ► Art Rock >> 1985
● Soul Asylum ------ While You Were Out ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1986
● Skinny Puppy ------ Rabies ► Alt. Rock - Industrial >> 1988
● Chicago ------ Greatest Hits 1982 - 1989 ► Jazz-Rock >> 1989
● Kenny G ------ Kenny G Live ► Jazz-Pop >> 1989
● Rush ------ Presto ► Arena Rock >> 1989
● Tiffany ------ Dreams Never Die ► Dance-Pop >> 1993
● Ace Of Base ------ The Bridge ► Euro-Dance Pop >> 1995
● Bruce Springsteen ------ The Ghost Of Tom Joad ► Heartland Rock >> 1995
● Stevie Wonder ------ Natural Wonder ► Pop-R&B >> 1995
● Backstreet Boys ------ Black & Blue ► Dance-Pop >> 2000
● Everclear ------ Songs From An American Movie, Vol. 2: Good Time For A Bad Attitude ► Grunge-Punk >> 2000
● Korn ------ Take A Look In The Mirror ► Post-Grunge/Nu Metal >> 2003
● Cocteau Twins ------ Lullabies To Violaine: Singles And Extended Plays 1982-1996 ► Folk-Rock >> 2005
● The dB's ------ Christmas Time Again ► Power Pop >> 2006
● Daughtry ------ Daughtry ► Alt. Rock >> 2006
● Kylie Minogue ------ X ► Dance-Pop >> 2007
● Bob Seger ------ Ultimate Hits: Rock And Roll Never Forgets ► Album Rock >> 2011
Nov 22
● Phil Spector ------ A Christmas Gift To You From Phillies Records ► Pop-Rock >> 1963
● The Beatles ------ With The Beatles ► Pop-Rock >> 1963
● The Beatles ------ The Beatles (The White Album) ► Pop-Rock >> 1968
● Dusty Springfield ------ Dusty...Definitely ► Pop-Rock >> 1968
● Elvis Presley ------ Elvis ► Rock n Roll >> 1968
● The Kinks ------ The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society ► British Rock >> 1968
● Miles Davis ------ Get Up With It ► Jazz-Funk Fusion >> 1974
● Chic ------ Chic ► Disco >> 1977
● Motörhead ------ Beer Drinkers And Hell Raisers ► Heavy Metal >> 1980
● Split Enz ------ See Ya' Round ► New Wave Power Pop >> 1984
● Lloyd Cole & The Commotions ------ Easy Pieces ► AA Pop-Rock/Synth >> 1985
● Yoko Ono ------ Starpeace ► New Wave Art-Rock >> 1985
● Candlemass ------ Ancient Dreams ► Heavy Metal/Doom Metal >> 1988
● Bette Midler ------ Beaches [Sndtrk] ► Female Vocalist >> 1988
● Chaka Khan ------ CK ► Funk >> 1988
● Pink Floyd ------ Delicate Sound Of Thunder ► Prog Rock >> 1988
● Jethro Tull ------ Nightcap: The Unreleased Masters 1972-1991 [UK] ► Folk-Rock >> 1993
● Aerosmith ------ Box Of Fire ► Hard Rock >> 1994
● ZZ Top ------ One Foot In The Blues ► Blues-Rock >> 1994
● Rory Gallagher ------ Meeting With The G-Man ► Blues-Rock >> 2003
● Rush ------ R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour ► Prog/Art Rock >> 2005
Nov 23
● The Beatles ------ The Beatles Story ► Pop-Rock >> 1964
● Cat Stevens ------ Tea For The Tillerman ► Folk-Pop >> 1970
● Yoko Ono ------ Feeling The Space ► Avant Garde/Experimental >> 1973
● The Moody Blues ------ This Is The Moody Blues ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1974
● Earth, Wind & Fire ------ The Best Of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 ► Soul-Funk >> 1978
● Teddy Pendergrass ------ Live! Coast To Coast ► Soul-Pop >> 1979
● Public Image Ltd. ------ Metal Box ► Post-Punk >> 1979
● Mike Oldfield ------ Platinum ► Progressive Rock >> 1979
● David Bowie ------ Changestwobowie ► Glam Rock >> 1981
● Pink Floyd ------ A Collection Of Great Dance Songs ► Prog Rock >> 1981
● AC/DC ------ For Those About To Rock We Salute You ► Hard Rock >> 1981
● Chicago ------ Greatest Hits, Volume II ► Jazz-Rock >> 1981
● The Who ------ Who's Greatest Hits ► British Rock >> 1983
● Bad Religion ------ Against The Grain ► Punk Rock >> 1990
● Archers Of Loaf ------ Icky Mettle ► Indie Rock/Noise Pop >> 1993
● Metallica ------ Live Shit: Binge & Purge ► Heavy Metal >> 1993
● Cowboy Junkies ------ Pale Sun, Crescent Moon ► Alt. Rock >> 1993
● Ace Of Base ------ The Sign ► Euro-Dance Pop >> 1993
● Guns N' Roses ------ The Spaghetti Incident? ► Hard Rock >> 1993
● Linda Ronstadt ------ Winter Light ► Pop-Rock >> 1993
● The Beastie Boys ------ Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds Of Science ► Rap >> 1999
● Phish ------ Hampton Comes Alive ► Prog Rock/Jam Band >> 1999
● Guns N' Roses ------ Live Era: '87-'93 ► Hard Rock >> 1999
● Blondie ------ Live In New York ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1999
● Mötley Crüe ------ Live: Entertainment Or Death ► Heavy Metal >> 1999
● Metallica ------ S&M ► Heavy Metal >> 1999
● Freedom Call ------ Stairway To Fairyland ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal >> 1999
● Jessica Simpson ------ Sweet Kisses ► Tenn Dance-Pop >> 1999
● Sarah McLachlan ------ Afterglow Live ► Folk-Rock >> 2004
● Evanescence ------ Anywhere But Home ► Hard Rock/Alt Metal >> 2004
● U2 ------ How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2004
● Simon & Garfunkel ------ In Concert ► Folk-Pop >> 2004
● The Allman Brothers Band ------ One Way Out ► Southern Rock >> 2004
● Nirvana ------ With The Lights Out ► Grunge >> 2004
● Guns N' Roses ------ Chinese Democracy ► Hard Rock >> 2008
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