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Album Releases This Week (July 26 - August 1)

Here's a sampling of the great albums of 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop - the best music ever made! - which were released this week:

Jul 26 ● Moody Blues, The… Continue

Added by Dr. Rock on July 26, 2010 at 9:30pm — 1 Comment

This Week's Birthdays (July 25 - 31)

Happy Birthday this week to: Jul 25 1925 ● William "Benny" Benjamin → The Funk Brothers (Motown house band) 1941 ● Manuel "Manny" Charlton → Nazereth, "Love Hurts" (1976) 1942 ● Bruce Woodley → The Seekers 1943 ● Jim McCarty → Yardbirds, Renaissance, Illusion, solo 1943 ● Tom Dawes → The Cyrkle, "Red Rubber Ball" (1966) 1946 ● Jose Chep… Continue

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Album of the Day: Guns N' Roses (7/21/87)

In mid-summer 1987, punk had mellowed out, the New Wave had largely settled into synth-dance pop, heavy metal had mostly gone mainstream to pop-metal, and good ol’ rock ‘n roll was on life support, waiting for a savior. The White Kni… Continue

Added by Dr. Rock on July 21, 2010 at 5:13pm — No Comments

Album of the Day: The Beatles (7/20/64)

In the summer of 1964, Beatlemania was in full force and The Beatles’ movie, A Hard Day’s Night, was in theaters on both sides of the Atlantic. Frantically trying to cash in on the pop phenomenon and not g… Continue

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Album Releases This Week (July 19 - 25)

Here's a sampling of the great albums of 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop - the best music ever made! - which were released this week:

Jul 19

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Album of the Day: The Byrds (7/18/66)

5th Dimension (released July 18, 1966) was The Byrds’ third album after their blockbuster debut and sophomore releases,… Continue

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This Week's Birthdays (July 18 - 24)

Happy Birthday this week to:

Jul 18
1929 ● Jelacy "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins → "I Put A Spell On You" (1956)
1931 ● Thomas Sylvester "Papa Dee" Allen → War, "Spill The Wine" (1970)
1935 ● Johnny Funches → The Dells, "Stay In My Corner" (1968)
1938 ● Ian Stewart → The Rolling Stones early keyboardist
1939 ● Brian… Continue

Added by Dr. Rock on July 18, 2010 at 12:30am — No Comments

Album Releases This Week (July 12 - July 18)

Here's a sampling of the great albums of 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop - the best music ever made! - which were released this week:

Jul 12 ● Loggins, Kenny ------ Nightwatch >> 1978… Continue

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This Week's Birthdays (July 11 - 17)

Happy Birthday this week to: Jul 11 1931 ● Tab Hunter (Arthur Kelm Gelien) → Actor, teen idol, "Young Love" (1957) 1938 ● Terry Garthwaite → Joy Of Cooking, solo 1946 ● John Lawton → Lucifer's Friend, Uriah Heep, solo 1947 ● Jeff Hanna → The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 1950 ● Patricia Eva "Bonnie" Pointer→ Pointer Sisters 1957 ● Peter Murphy → Bauhaus, Dali's Car, solo 1959 ●… Continue

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Albums Released This Week (July 5 - 11)

Here's a sampling of the great albums of 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop - the best music ever made! - which were released this week:

Jul 05 ● Charles, Ray ----… Continue

Added by Dr. Rock on July 5, 2010 at 9:02am — 1 Comment

This Week's Birthdays (July 4 - 10)

Happy Birthday this week to: Jul 04 1826 ● Stephen Foster → "Oh! Susanna" (1849) 1934 ● Gilbert Lopez → Tune Weavers 1938 ● Bill Withers → "Lean On Me" (1972) 1940 ● Dave Rowberry → The Animals 1943 ● Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson → Canned Heat 1948 ● Jeremy Spencer → Fleetwood Mac, solo 1950 ● David 'Kid' Jensen → B… Continue

Added by Dr. Rock on July 4, 2010 at 1:41pm — 3 Comments

Album of the Day: The Band (7/1/68)

Music From Big Pink was so radically different from contemporaneous rock and pop albums in 1968 that it was largely overlooked by most music critics and record buyers when released on July 1, 1968. Eventually, the debut albu… Continue

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Album of the Day: Queen (6/30/80) 30 Years!

Brit glam-rockers Queen entered the 1980’s riding the crest of the operatic, tongue-in-cheek hard-rock wave they created through five mega-albums and numerous Top 20 singles between 1974 and 1978. But The Game… Continue

Added by Dr. Rock on June 30, 2010 at 6:30am — No Comments

Album of the Day: Pink Floyd (6/29/68)

Pink Floyd’s second outing, A Saucerful Of Secrets was one of the top psychedelic albums of the 60s. Released on June 29, 1968, it began the transition… Continue

Added by Dr. Rock on June 29, 2010 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment

Album Releases This Week (June 28 - July 4)

Here's a sampling of the great albums of 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop - the best music ever made! - which were released this week:

Jun 28 ● Reeves, Martha & The Vandellas ------ Come And Get T… Continue

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This Week's Birthdays (June 27 - July 3)

Happy Birthday this week to: Jun 27 1925 ● Doc Pomus (Jerome Felder) → Blues singer, prolific songwriter 1942 ● Bruce Johnston (Benjamin Baldwin) → The Beach Boys 1951 ● Gilson Lavis → Squeeze 1959 ● Loretta Lynn "Lorrie" Morgan → Country star, "What Part Of No" (1992) 1976 ● Leigh Nash → Sixpence None The Richer Jun 28 1902 ●… Continue

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Album of the Day: Chicago (6/25/73)

Chicago was one of the most popular pop-rock acts in the U.S. in the 70s, offering solid, horn-based MOR chart hits amidst harder rock and jazz-rock fusion tracks that reached over and grabbed enough fans on the fr… Continue

Added by Dr. Rock on June 25, 2010 at 6:02pm — No Comments

Album Releases This Week (June 21 - 27)

Here's a few of the great albums of 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop - the best music ever made! - which were released this week:

Jun 21 ● Byrds, The ------ Mr. Tambourine Man >> 1965 ● Mayall, John ------… Continue

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This Week's Birthdays (June 20 - 26)

Happy Birthday this week to: Jun 20 1924 ● Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins → Country-pop guitarist, created the "Nashville Sound", producer 1928 ● Eric Dolphy → Jazz flautist, influenced jazz-rock fusionists 1936 ● Billy Guy → Coasters, solo comedian 1937 ● Jerry Keller → Pop singer/songwriter, "Here Comes Summer" (1959) 1942 ● Brian Wilson → The Be… Continue

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Album of the Day: Emerson, Lake & Palmer (6/14/71)

Not just the first supergroup in progressive rock, Emerson, Lake & Palmer (aka ELP) was also the earliest prog-rock band to truly master the heady mix of classical, hard rock and pop music that became a signifi… Continue

Added by Dr. Rock on June 14, 2010 at 9:09pm — No Comments

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Album Releases This Week (July 26 - August 1)

This Week's Birthdays (July 25 - 31)

Album of the Day: Guns N' Roses (7/21/87)

Album of the Day: The Beatles (7/20/64)

Album Releases This Week (July 19 - 25)

Album of the Day: The Byrds (7/18/66)

This Week's Birthdays (July 18 - 24)

Album Releases This Week (July 12 - July 18)

This Week's Birthdays (July 11 - 17)

Albums Released This Week (July 5 - 11)

This Week's Birthdays (July 4 - 10)

Album of the Day: The Band (7/1/68)

Album of the Day: Queen (6/30/80) 30 Years!

Album of the Day: Pink Floyd (6/29/68)

Album Releases This Week (June 28 - July 4)

This Week's Birthdays (June 27 - July 3)

Album of the Day: Chicago (6/25/73)

Album Releases This Week (June 21 - 27)

This Week's Birthdays (June 20 - 26)

Album of the Day: Emerson, Lake & Palmer (6/14/71)

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