Here's a sampling of the BEST music ever made! - great albums from the 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop which were released this week (and some related albums of note): May 20● Climax Blues Band ------ Sense Of Direction ► Blues-Rock >> 1974● David Bowie ------ Changesonebowie ► Glam Rock >> 1976● The Jam ------ In The…See More

Happy Birthday this week to: May 191932 ● Alma Cogan (Cohen) → 50s and early 60s rising star Brit traditional pop female vocalist, "Dreamboat" (UK #1, 1955) plus 20 other UK Top 40 hits, died of stomach cancer on 10/26/19661940 ● Milton "Mickey" Newbury, Jr. → Prolific country music songwriter with dozens of hit songs performed by others, including Top 20 songs on four charts simultaneously, "Here Comes the Rain, Baby" (Eddy Arnold, Country #4, 1968), "Sweet Memories" (Andy Williams, Easy…See More

Here's a sampling of the BEST music ever made! - great albums from the 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop which were released this week (and some related albums of note): May 13● Frank Zappa ------ Lumpy Gravy ► Art Rock >> 1968● Roger Daltrey ------ One Of The Boys ► Hard Rock >> 1977●…See More

Happy Birthday this week to: May 121928 ● Burt Bacharach → Pianist, arranger, producer and songwriter, wrote 70 Top 40 hits, often in collaboration with lyricist Hal David, including "(They Long To Be) Close To You" for the Carpenters (#1, 1970), "Walk On By" for Dionne Warwick (#6, 1964), won two Oscars for film score to Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969) and for "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" from the soundtrack (B. J. Thomas, #1, 1969)1936 ● Klaus Doldinger → German jazz-rock…See More

Here's a sampling of the BEST music ever made! - great albums from the 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop which were released this week (and some related albums of note): May 06● Manfred Mann ------ The Mighty Quinn ► Folk-Rock >> 1968● Poco ------ Poco ► Country-Rock >> 1970● Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway ------…See More

Happy Birthday this week to: May 051937 ● Johnnie Taylor → Gospel star, R&B/soul balladeer, funk-soul and disco man, "Disco Lady" (#1, 1968), died 5/31/2000 after a heart attack1942 ● Tammy Wynette (Virginia W. Pugh) → The "First Lady of Country Music", Grammy-winning singer/songwriter, "Stand By Your Man" (Country #1, 1968) and 34 other Country #1 hits, paired with electro-pop cover/sampling band The KLF for "Justified and Ancient" (#11, Dance/Club #2, 1992), died of cardiac arrhythmia on…See More