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

Feb 13

● The Rolling Stones ------ The Rolling Stones, Now! ► Blues-Rock >> 1965

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(« Goldfish Pulling a Snail Cart » by James Pollock)

« Perseverance » is the fourth of the series of segues composed to join the tracks of…

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Feb 12

1867 ● Leonard Garfield Spencer → Early American phonograph recording star singer, "A Hot Time In The Old Town" (ca. 1897) and "Arkansas Traveler" (1902), died on 12/15/1914

1915 ● Lorne Green (Lyon Himan Green) → Canadian-born CBC radio newscaster, actor (star of the NBC TV's Bonanza), singer with the spoken-word ballad "Ringo" (#1, 1964), the second Canadian to have a US No.1…

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):

Feb 06

● The Byrds ------ Younger Than Yesterday ► Country-Rock >> 1967

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Feb 05

1919 ● Red Buttons (Aaron Chwatt) → Broadway and Catskill "Borscht Belt" stage actor, comedian, TV host, Academy Award-winning screen actor, singer, "Strange Things Are Happening" (1953), died 7/13/2006 at home near L.A.

1923 ● Claude King → Trad-country-pop crossover singer and songwriter, "Wolverton Mountain" (Adult Contemporary #3, 1962)

1929 ● Hal Blaine (Harold…

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):

Jan 30

● The Kingston Trio ------ Make Way ► Folk-Pop >> 1961

● The Rolling…

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Jan 29

1933 ● Alexandre "Sacha" Distel → French jazz-pop singer, guitarist, TV actor and songwriter, wrote Tony Bennett's "The Good Life" (#18, 1965), died on 7/22/2004 following years of failing health

1936 ● James Jamerson → Bassist in Motown house band The Funk Brothers, which provided nearly…

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):

Jan 23

● The Supremes ------ The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland ► Soul - Motown >> 1967

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Jan 22

1931 ● Sam Cooke → Pioneering R&B/soul singer, songwriter, record executive and civil rights activist, "You Send Me" (#1, 1957), shot and killed during an altercation with his landlord on 12/11/1964

1940 ● Addie "Mickie" Harris → Vocals for Brill Building pop, girl-group-defining The Shirelles, "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (#1, 1961), died of a heart attack on stage during an oldies…

(« Detail of a poster for the International Hygiene Exhibition 1911 in Dresden » by Franz von Stuck)

« Understanding » is the third segue in the series that I have written…

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):

Jan 16

● ZZ Top ------ ZZ Top's First Album ► Blues-Rock >> 1971

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Jan 15

1893 ● Ivor Novello (David Ivor Davies) → Welsh composer, singer, stage and screen actor and popular entertainer, namesake for annual British music awards, died 3/6/51

1909 ● Gene Krupa → Renowned jazz and big band drummer, composer, bandleader, drum kit developer, mentor and influencer, died from leukemia and heart failure 10/16/1973

1929 ● Earl Hooker →…

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):

Jan 09

● The Rascals ------ Collections ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1967

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Jan 08

1931 ● Bill Graham (Wolfgang Grajonca) → German-born, legendary rock impresario, producer, promoter and venue manager at the Fillmore East in New York and the Fillmore West in San Francisco

1935 ● Elvis Presley → The "King of Rock 'N Roll" with over 100 Top 40 and 18 US #1 singles, including "Heartbreak Hotel" (#1, 1956) and "Moody Blue"…

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):

Jan 02

● Elvis Presley ------ Elvis' Gold Records Volume 4 ► Rock n Roll >> 1968

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Jan 01

1931 ● Miss Toni Fisher → Teen pop one hit wonder nightclub circuit singer, "The Big Hurt" (#3, 1959), which utilized innovative electronic phasing techniques that would become commonplace in the 60s and synth-pop music of the 80s, died from a heart attack on 2/12/1999

1942 ● "Country" Joe McDonald → Co-founder, frontman and lead vocals for 60s psych-folk-rock protest band Country…

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):

Dec 26

● Warren Zevon ------ Stand In The Fire ► Pop-Rock >> 1980

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Dec 25

1907 ● Cabell "Cab" Calloway III → Popular jazz and scat singer, pianist, songwriter and bandleader, "Minnie The Moocher" (1931 and R&B #91, 1978), continued to perform up to his death following a stroke on 11/18/1994

1929 ● Chris Kenner → New Orleans R&B and early rock 'n roll singer and songwriter, "I Like It Like That" (#2, 1961), his "Land Of A Thousand Dances" was covered by…