Albums Released This Week (September 26 – October 2)
Posted by Dr. Rock in Uncategorized on September 26, 2016
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):
September 26
● The Beatles —— Abbey Road ► Pop-Rock >> 1969
● Billy Preston —— That’s The Way God Planned It ► Funk >> 1969
● J. Geils Band —— “Live” Full House ► Blues-Rock >> 1972
● John Lennon —— Walls And Bridges ► Pop-Rock >> 1974
● Ringo Starr —— Ringo The 4th ► Pop-Rock >> 1977
● Mötley Crüe —— Shout At The Devil ► Heavy Metal >> 1983
● Magnum —— Vigilante ► Hard Rock >> 1986
● Oingo Boingo —— Boingo Alive ► New Wave Ska-Pop >> 1988
● Daniel Lanois —— Acadie ► Alt. Rock >> 1989
● Thompson Twins —— Big Trash ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1989
● Kool & The Gang —— The Ballad Collection ► Dance-Pop >> 1990
● Kool & The Gang —— The Dance Collection ► Dance-Pop >> 1990
● Massive Attack —— Protection ► Trip-Hop >> 1994
● AC/DC —— Ballbreaker ► Hard Rock >> 1995
● Prince —— The Gold Experience ► Soul-Funk >> 1995
● The Velvet Underground —— Peel Slowly And See ► Alt. Rock >> 1995
● Soul Asylum —— Black Gold: The Best Of Soul Asylum ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2000
● John Hiatt —— Crossing Muddy Waters ► Roots Rock >> 2000
● Good Charlotte —— Good Charlotte ► Punk Rock/Ska Punk >> 2000
● Mark Knopfler —— Sailing To Philadelphia ► Roots Rock >> 2000
● Matthew Sweet —— Time Capsule: Best Of 90/00 ► Power Pop >> 2000
● Janet Jackson —— 20 Y.O. ► Pop-Soul >> 2006
● Sarah McLachlan —— Mirrorball: The Complete Concert ► Folk-Rock >> 2006
● Pink Floyd —— Discovery ► Prog Rock >> 2011
● The Smiths —— The Smiths Complete ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2011
September 27
● Chad & Jeremy —— The Ark ► Folk-Pop >> 1968
● Status Quo —— Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From The Status Quo ► British Rock >> 1968
● Cat Stevens —— Catch Bull At Four ► Folk-Pop >> 1972
● Harry Chapin —— Portrait Gallery ► Folk-Pop >> 1975
● Depeche Mode —— A Broken Frame ► Synth-Pop >> 1982
● The Fall —— Room To Live (Undilutable Slang Truth!) ► Pop-Rock/Post-Punk >> 1982
● Alphaville —— Forever Young ► New Wave synth pop >> 1984
● Billy Squier —— Enough Is Enough ► Hard Rock >> 1986
● New Order —— The John Peel Sessions I ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1986
● Cyndi Lauper —— True Colors ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1986
● Randy Newman —— Land Of Dreams ► Folk-Rock >> 1988
● Tears For Fears —— The Seeds Of Love ► Synth-Pop >> 1989
● Pet Shop Boys —— Very ► Electro-pop/Dance >> 1993
● Walter Becker —— 11 Tracks Of Whack ► Jazz-Rock >> 1994
● Brandy Norwood —— Brandy ► New Jack Swing >> 1994
● Santana Brothers —— Brothers ► Jazz-Rock Fusion >> 1994
● Emerson, Lake & Palmer —— In The Hot Seat ► Progressive Rock >> 1994
● R.E.M. —— Monster ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1994
● Big Head Todd & The Monsters —— Strategem ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1994
● The Moody Blues —— Time Traveler ► Prog Rock >> 1994
● Dave Matthews Band —— Under The Table And Dreaming ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1994
● Sasha & John Digwood —— Northern Exposure ► Progressive House/Trance >> 1996
● Cocteau Twins —— BBC Sessions ► Folk-Rock >> 1999
● Gary Moore —— A Different Beat ► Roots Rock (Irish) >> 1999
● John Cale —— Black Acetate ► Art Rock >> 2005
● The Everly Brothers —— Give Me A Future ► Pop-Rock >> 2005
● The Psychedelic Furs —— Heartbreak Beat ► Post-Punk New Wave >> 2005
● Big Star —— In Space ► Pop-Rock >> 2005
● Robert Palmer —— Legend: Live On Stage ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 2005
● Toni Braxton —— Libra ► Soul-Pop >> 2005
● Neil Young —— Prairie Wind ► Folk-Rock >> 2005
● The Band —— The Musical History [Box Set] ► Folk-Rock >> 2006
● Eric Clapton —— Clapton ► Blues-Rock >> 2010
● Matthew Sweet —— Modern Art ► Power Pop >> 2011
● Matthew Sweet —— Modern Art ► Power Pop >> 2011
● Everclear —— Return To Santa Monica ► Grunge-Punk >> 2011
● Machine Head —— Unto The Locust ► Heavy Metal/Groove Metal >> 2011
● Youth Lagoon —— The Year Of Hibernation ► Dream Pop >> 2011
● Rush —— Vapor Trails Remixed ► Prog/Art Rock >> 2013
September 28
● Status Quo —— Hello! ► British Rock >> 1973
● Slade —— Sladest ► Glam Rock >> 1973
● Stevie Wonder —— Songs In The Key Of Life ► Pop-R&B >> 1976
● Black Sabbath —— Never Say Die! ► Hard Rock >> 1978
● Alice Cooper —— DaDa ► Art Rock >> 1983
● Depeche Mode —— Music For The Masses ► Synth-Pop >> 1987
● Wet Wet Wet —— Popped In Souled Out ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1987
● Alice Cooper —— Raise Your Fist And Yell ► Art Rock >> 1987
● MC Hammer —— Let’s Get It Started ► Hip-Hop >> 1988
● Brian May —— Back To The Light [UK] ► Hard Rock >> 1992
● Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds —— Live Seeds ► Alt Rock >> 1993
● The Police —— Message in A Box: The Complete Recordings ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1993
● Anal Cunt —— Morbid Florist ► Heavy Metal/Grindcore >> 1993
● Paul Simon —— Paul Simon 1964/1993 ► Folk-Pop >> 1993
● PJ Harvey —— Is This Desire? ► Indie Rock >> 1998
● Depeche Mode —— The Singles 86>98 ► Synth-Pop >> 1998
● Tony Bennett —— Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool ► Easy Listening >> 1999
● Sting —— Brand New Day ► Pop-Rock >> 1999
● Indigo Girls —— Come On Now Social ► Folk-Rock >> 1999
● Creed —— Human Clay ► Alt Rock/Post-Grunge >> 1999
● The Church —— Under The Milky Way: The Best Of The Church ► Alt. Power Pop >> 1999
● ZZ Top —— XXX ► Blues-Rock >> 1999
● Iggy Pop —— Ultimate Live ► Alt. Rock / Punk >> 2004
● Jerry Garcia Band —— After Midnight: Kean College, 2/28/80 ► Roots Rock >> 2004
● Buzzcocks —— The Complete Singles Anthology ► Punk-Rock >> 2004
● Melissa Etheridge —— Lucky Live ► Roots Rock >> 2004
● Joss Stone —— Mind, Body & Soul ► Pop-Soul (Neo-Soul) >> 2004
● Mark Knopfler —— Shangri-La ► Roots Rock >> 2004
● Slade —— Live At The BBC ► Hard Rock >> 2009
● Mariah Carey —— Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel ► Pop-Rock >> 2009
● Tina Turner —— Tina Live ► Pop-Rock >> 2009
● Gin Blossoms —— No Chocolate Cake ► Power Pop >> 2010
● Soundgarden —— Telephantasm ► Grange Rock >> 2010
● The Doobie Brothers —— World Gone Crazy ► Pop-Rock >> 2010
September 29
● The Jackson 5 —— Goin’ Back To Indiana ► Soul – Motown >> 1971
● Manfred Mann’s Earth Band —— Glorified Magnified ► Prog Rock >> 1972
● Rush —— All The World’s A Stage ► Arena Rock >> 1976
● Billy Joel —— The Stranger ► Pop-Rock >> 1977
● Kool & The Gang —— Celebrate! ► Disco-Funk >> 1980
● Stevie Wonder —— Hotter Than July ► Pop-R&B >> 1980
● The Fall —— Bend Sinister ► Pop-Rock/Post-Punk >> 1986
● New Order —— Brotherhood ► Power Pop >> 1986
● Chicago —— Chicago 18 ► Jazz-Rock >> 1986
● Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark —— The Pacific Age ► New Wave Synth Pop >> 1986
● The Smiths —— Strangeways, Here We Come ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1987
● Red Hot Chili Peppers —— The Uplift Mofo Party Plan ► Alt. Funk-Rock >> 1987
● Alice In Chains —— Dirt ► Heavy Metal/Grunge Metal >> 1992
● 10,000 Maniacs —— Our Time In Eden ► Folk-Rock >> 1992
● Peter Gabriel —— Us ► Prog Rock >> 1992
● Stone Temple Pilots —— Core ► Arena Rock >> 1982
● Rammstein —— Herzeleid ► Industrial/Krautrock >> 1995
● The Rolling Stones —— Bridges To Babylon ► Blues-Rock >> 1997
● The Fall —— Levitate ► Post-Punk Pop-Rock >> 1997
● Simple Minds —— The Promised ► New Wave Alt. Pop >> 1997
● The Verve —— Urban Hymns ► Psych Rock/Britpop >> 1997
● AFI —— A Fire Inside ► Hardcore Punk >> 1998
● Peter Wolf —— Fool’s Parade ► Blues-Rock/Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1998
● Elvis Costello And The Attractions —— Painted From Memory ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1998
● Joni Mitchell —— Taming The Tiger ► Folk-Rock >> 1998
● Alice In Chains —— Black Gives Way To Blue ► Heavy Metal/Grunge Metal >> 2009
● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— God & Guns ► Southern Rock >> 2009
● Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ —— The Great American Bubble Factory ► Southern Rock >> 2009
September 30
● Martha Reeves & The Vandellas —— Heat Wave ► Soul – Motown >> 1963
● Rare Earth —— Get Ready ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1969
● Smokey Robinson & The Miracles —— A Pocket Full Of Miracles ► Soul – Motown >> 1970
● Joe Walsh —— Barnstorm ► Blues-Rock >> 1972
● Ian Dury —— New Boots And Panties!! ► Punk-Rock >> 1987
● Gary Moore —— Back On The Streets ► Roots Rock (Irish) >> 1978
● Godley & Crème —— Freeze Frame ► Prog Rock >> 1979
● Hall & Oates —— Live At The Apollo ► Pop-Rock >> 1985
● Madness —— Mad Not Mad ► Ska >> 1985
● Tom Waits —— Rain Dogs ► Blues-Rock >> 1985
● Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble —— Soul To Soul ► Blues-Rock >> 1985
● Wang Chung —— To Live And Die In L.A. ► New Wave/Dance-Pop >> 1985
● R.E.M. —— The Best Of R.E.M. ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Paul McCartney —— Choba b CCCP ► Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Nitzer Ebb —— Ebbhead ► Industrial/EBM >> 1991
● Simply Red —— Stars ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Robbie Robertson —— Storyville ► Roots Rock >> 1991
● Natalie Cole —— Twin Best Now ► Soul-Pop >> 1992
● The Beatles —— The Beatles & Tony Sheridan ► Rock n Roll >> 1994
● Lake Of Tears —— Greater Art ► Doth/Doom Metsal >> 1994
● Secret Chiefs 3 —— First Grand Constitution And Bylaws ► Experimental/Indie Rock >> 1996
● Patti Smith —— Peace And Noise ► Heartland Rock >> 1997
● Bob Dylan —— Time Out Of Mind ► Folk-Rock >> 1997
● The Apples In Stereo —— Tone Soul Evolution ► Indie Pop-Rock/Power Pop >> 1997
● Turbonegro —— Darkness Forever! ► Heavy Metal/Glam Punk >> 2000
● Ace Of Base —— Da Capo ► Euro-Dance Pop >> 2002
● The Rolling Stones —— Forty Licks ► Blues-Rock >> 2002
● Mark Knopfler —— The Ragpicker’s Dream ► Roots Rock >> 2002
● Bonnie Raitt —— The Best Of Bonnie Raitt On Capitol 1989-2003 ► Blues-Rock >> 2003
● Toto —— The Essential Toto ► Pop-Rock/Arena Rock >> 2003
● Martina McBride —— Martina ► Alt. Country >> 2003
● Sting —— Sacred Love ► Pop-Rock >> 2003
● James Taylor —— Covers ► Folk-Rock >> 2008
● Dion —— Heroes: Giants Of Early Guitar Rock ► Pop-Rock >> 2008
● Melissa Etheridge —— A New Thought For Christmas ► Roots Rock >> 2008
● Kool & The Gang —— Back To Back ► Funk >> 2011
● Rush —— The Studio Albums 1989-2007 ► Prog/Art Rock >> 2013
● Lucinda Williams —— Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone ► Alt. Country >> 2014
● Melissa Etheridge —— This Is M.E. ► Roots Rock >> 2014
● Bryan Adams —— Tracks Of My Years ► Pop-Rock >> 2014
October 01
● Elvis Presley —— G.I. Blues ► Rock n Roll >> 1960
● Elvis Presley —— Blue Hawaii ► Rock n Roll >> 1961
● The Monkees —— The Monkees Present ► Pop-Rock >> 1969
● John Cale —— Fear ► Art Rock >> 1974
● Rory Gallagher —— Against The Grain ► Blues-Rock >> 1975
● Styx —— Crystal Ball ► Prog/Art Rock >> 1976
● Rory Gallagher —— Photo-Finish ► Blues-Rock >> 1978
● Slade —— Return To Base ► Hard Rock >> 1979
● Cocteau Twins —— Lullabies [EP] ► Folk-Rock >> 1982
● The Damned —— Strawberries ► Punk-Rock >> 1982
● Joan Jett & The Blackhearts —— Glorious Results Of A Misspent Youth ► Punk-rock >> 1984
● Chaka Khan —— I Feel For You ► Funk >> 1984
● Romeo Void —— Instincts ► Post-Punk >> 1984
● Midnight Oil —— Red Sails In The Sunset ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1984
● The Ramones —— Too Tough To Die ► Punk-Rock >> 1984
● U2 —— The Unforgettable Fire ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1984
● John Fogerty —— Eye Of The Zombie ► Folk-Rock >> 1986
● Lennie Gallant —— Breakwater ► Folk-Rock >> 1988
● Dannii Minogue —— Dannii ► Pop/Freestyle >> 1990
● 10,000 Maniacs —— Hope Chest: The Fredonia Recordings 1982-1983 ► Folk-Rock >> 1990
● Iron Maiden —— No Prayer For The Dying ► Heavy Metal >> 1990
● Elton John —— The Very Best of Elton John [1990] ► Pop-Rock >> 1990
● Prince & The New Power Generation —— Diamonds And Pearls ► Soul-Funk >> 1991
● Cheap Trick —— The Greatest Hits ► Hard Rock/Power Pop >> 1991
● Marduk —— Those Of The Unlight ► Heavy Metal/Black Metal >> 1993
● Natalie Cole —— Holly & Ivy ► Soul-Pop >> 1994
● Edge Of Sanity —— Purgatory Afterglow ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal >> 1994
● East 17 —— Up All Night ► Dance-Pop >> 1995
● Bad Brains —— Black Dots ► Post-Punk/Hardcore >> 1996
● Nirvana —— From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah ► Grunge >> 1996
● Thompson Twins —— Greatest Hits ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1996
● Curtis Mayfield —— New World Order ► Soul/Funk >> 1996
● Matchbox Twenty —— Yourself Or Someone Like You ► Alt. Rock >> 1996
● Carbon Leaf —— Shadows In The Banquet Hall ► AA Alt Rock >> 1997
● Eighteen Visions —— No Time For Love ► Metalcore >> 1999
● Kylie Minogue —— Fever ► Dance-Pop >> 2001
● Elton John —— Songs From The West Coast ► Pop-Rock >> 2001
● Weather Report —— Live And Unreleased ► Jazz-Rock Fusion >> 2002
● Matthew Sweet —— To Understand: The Early Recordings Of Matthew Sweet ► Power Pop >> 2002
● The Psychedelic Furs —— Best Of The Psychedelic Furs ► Post-Punk New Wave >> 2007
October 02
● The Ventures —— The Colorful Ventures ► Rock n Roll Instrumental >> 1961
● The Kinks —— The Kinks [UK] ► British Rock >> 1964
● The Kinks —— You Really Got Me ► British Rock >> 1964
● Dolly Parton —— Coat Of Many Colors ► Country >> 1971
● J. Geils Band —— The Morning After ► Blues-Rock >> 1971
● Barry White —— Stone Gon’ ► Soul >> 1973
● Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart —— Bongo Fury ► Art Rock >> 1975
● Neil Young —— Comes A Time ► Folk-Rock >> 1978
● Chicago —— Hot Streets ► Jazz-Rock >> 1978
● Bob Marley & The Wailers —— Survival ► Roots Reggae >> 1979
● The Police —— Ghost In The Machine ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1981
● Bathory —— Bathory ► Heavy Metal/Black Metal >> 1984
● The Replacements —— Let It Be ► College Rock >> 1984
● Sheena Easton —— A Private Heaven ► Pop-Rock >> 1984
● Neil Young —— Freedom ► Blues-Rock >> 1989
● The Kinks —— UK Jive ► British Rock >> 1989
● Tiffany —— New Inside ► Dance-Pop >> 1990
● Oasis —— (What’s The Story) Morning Glory ► Alt. Pop-Rock/Britpop >> 1995
● Iron Maiden —— The X Factor ► Heavy Metal >> 1995
● Richard Marx —— The Best Of Richard Marx ► Adult Contemporary Pop-Rock >> 2000
● The Rembrandts —— Lost Together ► Pop-Rock >> 2001
● Machine Head —— Supercharger ► Heavy Metal/Groove Metal >> 2001
● Bob Dylan —— Dylan ► Folk-Rock >> 2007
● Matchbox Twenty —— Exile On Mainstream ► Alt. Rock >> 2007
● Bruce Springsteen —— Magic ► Heartland Rock >> 2007
● John Fogerty —— Revival ► Folk-Rock >> 2007
● Van Morrison —— Born To Sing: No Plan B ► Folk-Rock >> 2012
● Heart —— Fanatic ► Album Rock >> 2012
● The Tragically Hip —— Now For Plan A ► Folk-Rock >> 2012
● Janet Jackson —— Unbreakable ► Pop-Soul >> 2105
This Week’s Birthdays (September 25 – October 1)
Posted by Dr. Rock in Uncategorized on September 25, 2016
Happy Birthday this week to:
September 25
1930 ● Sheldon Allan “Shel” Silverstein → Novelty songwriter, comedian, film and TV actor, cartoonist and prolific author of children’s books, penned several hits for others, including “A Boy Named Sue” for Johnny Cash (#2, 1969) and “The Cover Of The Rolling Stone” for Dr. Hook (#6, 1972), plus songs covered by outlaw country star Tompall Glaser, former Go-Go Belinda Carlisle, roots rock My Morning Jacket and others, died of a heart attack on 5/10/1999, age 68
1933 ● Ian Tyson → Canadian singer and guitarist in influential male/female folk harmony vocal duo Ian & Sylvia, solo with several acclaimed albums, now a rancher in Alberta
1933 ● Erik Darling → Folk-pop multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter and influential figure on the Greenwich Village folk revival scene of the late 50s and early 60s, member of folk-pop The Tarriers (“The Banana Boat Song,” #4, R&B #14, 1957), The Weavers and The Rooftop Singers (“Walk Right In,” #1, AC #1, Country #23, R&B #4, 1963), continued to record and perform in various folk-related projects until his death from complications due to lymphoma on 8/3/2008, age 74
1939 ● “Sweet” Joseph Russell → Vocals in a cappella The Persuasions, “Chain Gang” (1971), backing vocals for Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, Don McLean and others
1942 ● Delia Mae “Dee Dee” Warwick → Sister of Dionne Warwick, cousin of Whitney Houston and two-time Grammy nominee R&B/soul singer with a dozen minor pop hits and two R&B Top 10 from 1963 to 1975, including “I Want to Be with You” (#41, R&B #9, 1966) and “She Didn’t Know (She Kept On Talking)” (#70, R&B #9, 1970), performed sporadically with her sister after the 80s, died following a long illness on 10/18/2008, age 66
1943 ● Gary “Jules” Alexander → Guitar and vocals for light pop-rock vocal group The Association, “Along Comes Mary” (#7, 1966)
1943 ● John Locke → Keyboards for jazz-rock Spirit, “I Got A Line On You” (#25, 1969), left to join hard rock Nazareth, “Love Hurts” (#8, 1976), died from cancer on 8/4/2006, age 62
1945 ● Onnie McIntyre → Rhythm guitar and vocals for Scottish blue-eyed soul Average White Band, “Pick Up The Pieces” (#1, 1974)
1946 ● Jerry “The Bear” Penrod → Early bassist for psych rock Iron Butterfly, “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” (#30, 1970), left to join overpublicized, underperforming pre fab hard rock supergroup Rhinoceros, “Apricot Brandy” (#46, 1969)
1946 ● Bryan MacLean → Guitar, vocals and songwriting for folk/psych-rock Love, “7 And 7 Is” (#33, 1966), wrote “Alone Again Or” (#99, 1967), solo, died of a heart attack on 12/25/1998, age 62
1947 ● Cecil Womack → R&B/soul and gospel singer, songwriter and record producer, scored a R&B Top Ten hit with his brothers as soul/pop The Valentinos, “Lookin’ For A Love” (#72, R&B #8, 1962) on Sam Cooke‘s SAR Records, later recorded duets with second wife Linda Womack (daughter of Sam Cooke) as Womack & Womack (“Baby I’m Scared Of You,” R&B #25, 1984) and co-wrote songs for others, including “Love T.K.O.” for Teddy Pendergrass (#44, R&B #2, 1980) and “I Just Want To Satisfy” for The O’Jays (#101, R&B #15, 1982), died from unknown causes on 2/1/2013, age 65
1947 ● John Fiddler → Vocals and multiple instruments for Brit folk-rock duo Medicine Head, “One And One Is One” (UK #3, 1973)
1955 ● Steve Severin → Bassist for punk then dance-rock Siouxsie & The Banshees, “Kiss Them For Me”, (#23, 1991), solo
1955 ● Adelmo “Zucchero” Fornaciari → Italian boogie-blues-rocker, “Donne” (1985) and “Senza Una Donna (Without A Woman)” with Paul Young (Italy #1, UK #4, 1991), has performed collaborations with Eric Clapton, Brian Wilson, Bono and others
1968 ● Will “The Fresh Prince” Smith → Rapper in PG-rated pop-rap duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, “Summertime” (#4, Rap #1, 1991), then Grammy-winning solo career, “Getting’ Jiggy Wit It” (#1, 1998), TV and film star
1974 ● Richie “Wamma” Edwards → Guitar technician turned full-time bassist for glam-rock The Darkness, “I Believe In A Thing Called Love” (#35, UK #2, 2003) and successor band Stone Gods
1975 ● Declan “Dec” Donnelly → Actor, singer and one half the pop music duo PJ & Duncan (later renamed Ant & Dec), “Lets Get Ready To Rhumble” (UK #9, 1994), TV host
1980 ● T.I. (Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr.) → Grammy-winning MC, rapper, songwriter, “Live Your Life” (#1, 2008), co-CEO of Grand Hustle Records, producer, film actor, convicted felon
September 26
1898 ● George Gershwin (Jacob Gershvin) → One of the greatest songwriters of the early 20th century, Tin Pan Alley stage, film and opera composer and lyricist, best known for his jazz-influenced classical composition “Rhapsody In Blue” (1924) and the opera Porgy And Bess (1934), died from a brain tumor on 7/11/1937, age 38
1918 ● John “The Cool Ghoul” Zacherle → TV and radio host for shows broadcasting horror movies, voice actor and one hit wonder pop-rock novelty singer, “Dinner With Drac” (Top Ten, 1958)
1925 ● Marty Robbins (Martin David Robertson) → Country music legend and crossover phenomenon, “El Paso” (#1, Country #1, 1960) plus 11 other Top 40 pop singles and 39 other Country Top 10 hits, died following a heart attack on 12/8/1982, age 57
1926 ● Julie London (Peck) → Film and TV actress and sultry jazz-pop vocalist, “Cry Me A River” (#9, 1956), released 32 albums of pop and jazz covers but is better known as an actress and co-star of TV drama Emergency! (1972-77), suffered a stroke in the late 90s, lived in declining health for several years before dying on 10/18/2000, age 74
1931 ● George Chambers → Bassist for psychedelic soul-rock sibling group The Chambers Brothers, “Time Has Come Today” (#11, 1968)
1940 ● Creadel “Red” Jones → Original member and bass vocals in Chicago R&B/smooth soul The Chi-Lites (“Have You Seen Her?,” #, R&B #1, 1972), left the group in 1982 and died on 8/25/1994, age 53
1941 ● Joseph Bauer → Drummer in light country-rock The Youngbloods, “Get Together” (#5, 1969), died from a heart attack in September 1982, age 40
1945 ● Bryan Ferry → Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, first as frontman with art rock Roxy Music, “Love Is The Drug” (#30, 1975), then solo, “Kiss And Tell” (#31, 1988) and 13 UK Top 20 albums through 2010
1947 ● Lynn Anderson → Country-pop vocalist best known for the Grammy-winning “(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden” (#3, Country #1, 1970), plus 17 other Country Top 10 hits among over 50 overall Top 40 singles, died from cardiac arrest on 7/30/2015, age 67
1948 ● Olivia Newton-John → Grammy-winning country-pop then soft rock singer, “You’re The One That I Want” with John Travolta (#1, 1978) and “Physical” (#1, 1981), film actress
1951 ● Stuart Tosh (MacIntosh) → Drummer for Scottish soft pop-rock Pilot, “Magic” (#5, 1974), also recorded and toured with 10cc, The Alan Parsons Project, and Camel
1954 ● César Rosas → Singer, songwriter, guitarist and de facto frontman for Grammy-winning Chicano/roots rock Los Lobos, “La Bamba” (#1, 1987) and Los Super Seven, sessions and side projects
1954 ● Craig Chaquico → Teenage lead guitarist in the last incarnations of Jefferson Airplane, stayed on with pop-rock Jefferson Starship, “Miracles (#3, 1975), co-wrote “Jane” (#14, 1980), now performs and records New Age world music
1955 ● Carlene Carter (Rebecca Carlene Smith) → Country and roots-rock singer and songwriter, “Every Little Thing” (Country #3, 1993), daughter of Johnny Cash‘s wife June Carter Cash
1958 ● Darby Crash (Jan Paul Beahm) → Lead singer for early L.A. punk rock ,strong>The Germs, “Lexicon Devil” (1979), died from a suicidal heroin overdose on 12/7/1980, age 22
1961 ● Cindy Herron → Vocals in Grammy-winning female club-dance group En Vogue, “Hold On” (#2, 1990)
1962 ● Tracey Thorn → Lead singer and guitarist in Brit pop-dance-club duo Everything But The Girl, “Missing” (#2, 1995), solo
1964 ● Nicola “Nikki” French → Brit pop and adult contemporary one hit wonder singer and dancer, “Total Eclipse Of The Heart” (#2, UK #5, 1995)
1967 ● Shannon Hoon → Frontman and lead vocals for roots-psych-alt rock Blind Melon, “No Rain” (Modern Rock #1, 1993), died from a heroin overdose on 10/21/1995, age 28
1972 ● Paul Draper → Lead singer, songwriter and rhythm guitarist for post-Brit-pop hard rock Mansun, “Wide Open Space” (Modern Rock #25, 1997)
1972 ● Shawn Stockman → Singer and songwriter in hugely successful R&B/urban soul a cappella quartet Boyz II Men, “End Of The Road” (#1, 1992)
1981 ● Christina Milian (Flores) → Cuban-American R&B dance-pop singer and songwriter, “Dip It Low” (#5, 2004)
September 27
1898 ● Vincent Millie Youmans → Broadway and film composer who worked with every major lyricist of his day and composed the music to dozens of enduring hit songs, including “Tea For Two” (1925) and “Carioca” (1933), retired after contracting tuberculosis in 1934 and died from the disease on 4/5/1946, age 48
1922 ● Raymond Edwards → Bass vocals in R&B/doo wop vocal quartet The Silhouettes, “Get A Job” (#1, 1958), continued to tour with the group until his death on 3/4/1997, age 74
1936 ● Donald Cortez “Don” Cornelius → R&B/soul music promoter and producer, created and hosted the highly influential dance/music TV show Soul Train from 1971 to 1993, the first and most successful TV show featuring African-American musicians, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on 2/1/2012, age 75
1937 ● Buddy Emmons → Influential, virtuoso peddle steel guitarist, popularized the instrument for jazz, swing, folk and country-rock genres, recorded with a diverse number of top artists, including Linda Ronstadt, The Everly Brothers, Willie Nelson, Ray Charles, Jerry Lee Lewis and Bob Dylan, performed on NPR’s “Prairie Home Companion” broadcasts, fronted the Redneck Jazz Explosion in the 70s and issued several solo albums, died on 7/21/2015, age 77
1941 ● Don Nix → Songwriter, musician, arranger and author, saxophonist in Stax Records first house band The Mar-Keys (later Booker T. & The MG’s), wrote blues-rock standard “Going Down”, producer for Leon Russell, George Harrison, John Mayall, Eric Clapton and others
1942 ● Alvin Stardust (Bernard William Jewry) → Assumed the name of deceased frontman Shane Fenton (born John Theakstone) and led early 60s Britpop Shane Fenton And The Fentones, “Cindy’s Birthday” (UK #19, 1962), changed his name and reemerged as glam rock Alvin Stardust in the early 70s, “Jealous Mind” (UK #1, 1974) and 10 other UK Top 40 hits, continued to perform until just before his death from prostate cancer on 10/23/2014
1943 ● Randy Bachman → Founding member, songwriter and lead guitarist for Canadian hard rock Guess Who, “American Woman” (#1, 1970), then formed Bachman-Turner Overdrive with his brothers Robbie and Tim, “You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet” (#1, 1974), then Ironhorse, “Sweet Lui-Louise” (#36, 1979) and Union, solo plus CBC radio host
1947 ● Meat Loaf (Marvin Lee “Michael” Aday) → Hard-edged iconic pop-rock singer and occasional actor, “Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad” (#11, 1978) and Grammy-winning “I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)” (#1, 1993), released the phenomenally successful Bat Out Of Hell album trilogy
1947 ● Barbara Dickson → Scottish folk-pop singer, “Answer Me” (UK Top 10, 1976) and a duet with Elaine Paige, “I Know Him So Well” (UK #1, 1985), TV and stage actress
1953 ● Robbie Shakespeare → Reggae bassist and, with Sly Dunbar, one half of the studio duo Riddim Twins, produced albums for Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff, Bunny Wailer and others, recorded with Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Grace Jones and others
1953 ● Greg Ham → Saxophone, flute and keyboards for Scottish-Australian Men At Work, “Down Under” (#1, UK #1, 1983), their Grammy-winning debut album, Business As Usual, was simultaneously the #1 US and UK album in January 1983, gaining them the distinction of being the only Aussie band to hold all four top spots at once, found dead in his Melbourne home on 4/19/2012, age 58
1958 ● Shaun Cassidy → TV actor, 70s teen idol singer, “Hey Deanie” (#7, 1978), half brother of TV actor and Partridge Family character David Cassidy
1966 ● Stephan Jenkins → Guitar, vocals and songwriting for post-grunge indie pop Third Eye Blind, “Semi-Charmed Life” (#4, 1997)
1970 ● Mark Calderon → Vocals in a cappella hip hop harmony group Color Me Badd, “I Wanna Sex You Up” (#2, 1991)
1975 ● Lee Brennan → Vocals and co-founding member of Brit teen-dance-pop boy band 911, covered The Bee Gees‘ “More Than A Woman” (UK #2, 1998) and Bobby Gosh‘s “A Little Bit More” (UK #1, 1999), a US #11 hit for Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show in 1976
1975 ● Bradley Kirk Arnold → Vocals for post-grunge alt rock 3 Doors Down, “Kryptonite” (#3, 2000)
1982 ● Lil Wayne (Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.) → Self-proclaimed “best rapper alive,” teenaged member of hip hop groups The B.G.’z and Hot Boys, Grammy-winning solo career, “Lollipop” (#1, 2008)
1984 ● Avril Lavigne → Canadian teen-pop singer and “skatepunk” icon , “Complicated” (#2, 2002) and “Girlfriend” (#1, 2007), fashion designer, actress
September 28
1901 ● Ed Sullivan → Bandleader, entertainment writer and host of his own TV variety show for 23 years, introduced The Beatles to over 70 million American viewers on 2/9/1964, died from esophageal cancer on 10/13/1974, age 73
1923 ● Tuli Kupferberg → Counterculture author, poet, cartoonist, pacifist and co-founder of satirical underground rock The Fugs, solo, died from kidney failure on 7/12/2010, age 86
1925 ● Billy Grammer → Country guitarist, “Gotta Travel On” (#4, 1959), fronted The Travel On Boys, led businesses which produced guitars under his name, member of the Grand Ole Opry, died after a long illness on 8/10/2011, age 85
1935 ● Koko Taylor (Cora Walton) → The “Queen of Chicago Blues”, large-framed and -voiced R&B/blues belter, “Wang Dang Doodle” (#58, R&B #4, 1966), won Grammy Award as part of the compilation album Blues Explosion (1984), died following gastrointestinal surgery on 6/3/2009, age 73
1938 ● Ben E. King (Benjamin Earl Nelson) → R&B/smooth soul singer with doo wop The Drifters, “Save The Last Dance For Me” (#1, 1960) and solo, “Stand By Me” (#1, 1961), toured and performed until shortly before his death from coronary problems on 4/30/2015, age 76
1943 ● Nick St. Nicholas (Klaus Karl Kassbaum) → German-born Canadian bass guitarist, co-founded hard rock The Sparrow, which became Canadian-American hard rock, proto-metal Steppenwolf, “Born To Be Wild” (#2, 1968), currently leader of supergroup World Classic Rockers
1946 ● Helen Shapiro → Early 60s beehive-hair Brit teen-pop singer, “Walking Back to Happiness” (UK #1, 1961), moved to cabaret and stage musicals in the 70s
1947 ● Peter Hope-Evans → Harmonica and Jew’s harp in Brit folk-rock duo Medicine Head, “One And One Is One” (UK #3, 1973)
1950 ● Paul Burgess → Journeyman Brit drummer for soft pop/art-rock 10cc, “I’m Not In Love” (#2, 1975), The Invisible Girls, Magna Carta, Jethro Tull, Camel, The Icicle Works, Joan Armatrading and others, with Katy Lied as of 2010
1951 ● Norton Buffalo (Phillip Jackson) → Blues and country-rock harmonica player, songwriter, singer and bandleader, toured with ‘Commander Cody, sessions for Bonnie Raitt, The Doobie Brothers, Elvin Bishop and others, member of the Steve Miller Band, “Fly Like An Eagle” (#2, 1977), frontman for The Stampede and later The Knockouts, died from cancer on 10/30/2009, age 58
1952 ● Andy Ward → Drummer and founding member of 70s prog rock Camel, later with prog-rock revival group Marillion, “Kayleigh” (Mainstream Rock #14, 1985) and 90s supergroup Mirage
1953 ● Jim Diamond → Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist with Gully Foyle, The Alexis Korner Band, Bandit and PhD, “I Won’t Let You Down” (UK #3, 1982), then solo, “I Should Have Know Better” (UK #1, 1984)
1953 ● Kenneth “Kenie” Burke → With his four siblings, backing singer in the “First Family of Soul,” Chicago R&B/soul The Five Stairsteps, “O-o-h Child” (#7, R&B #14, 1970), after disbandment in 1977 session work for Dark Horse Records and worked with Billy Preston and George Harrison, issued several solo albums and R&B/disco singles in the 80s, continued to record into the 90s
1954 ● George Lynch → Guitarist for pop-metal Dokken, “Alone Again” (1984), solo, fronted Lynch Mob, “Tangled In The Web” (Modern Rock #13, 1992) and Souls Of We
1960 ● Jennifer Rush (Heidi Stern) → German-American superstar dance-pop singer, “The Power Of Love” (#57, UK #1, 1985) and multiple other Top 40 hits in various European countries, virtually unknown in the US
1962 ● Peter Hooton → Founder and lead vocals for Brit synth-pop The Farm, “Groovy Train” (#41, Dance/Club #4, 1991)
1966 ● Kenny Wilson (Ginger Fish) → Drummer for industrial-pop-metal/shock rock Marilyn Manson, “The Dope Show” (Mainstream Rock #12, 1998)
1967 ● Moon Unit Zappa → Film and TV actress, MTV and VH-1 VJ, artist, monologue vocals on “Valley Girl” (#32, 1982), daughter of Frank Zappa and spouse of Matchbox Twenty drummer Paul Doucette
1968 ● Sean Levert → Vocals for R&B/smooth soul trio LeVert, “Casanova” (#5, R&B #1, 1987), son of O’Jays vocalist Eddie Levert, died from sarcoidosis while in jail on child support charges on 3/30/2008, age 39
1977 ● Young Jeezy (Jay Wayne Jenkins) → Hip hop business entrepreneur turned Southern/gangsta rapper, founded Corporate Thugz Entertainment , solo artist, “Soul Survivor” (#4, 2005), member of Boyz ‘N Da Hood and U.S.D.A.
1984 ● Melody Thorton → Vocals for burlesque dance-pop girl troupe The Pussycat Dolls, “Don’t Cha” (#2, 2005)
1987 ● Hilary Duff → TV actress and star of Lizzie McGuire show, then teen dance-pop, “With Love” (#24, Dance/Club #1, 2007), movie actress, apparel designer and author
September 29
1907 ● Orvon Grover “Gene” Autry → The “Singing Cowboy” on radio, TV and in 93 films, cut over 600 records, scored 25 consecutive Top 10 Country hits between 1944 and 1952, including “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer” (#1, Country #1, 1949), owned hotels, broadcasting stations, oil wells and a major league baseball team, died of lymphoma on 10/2/1998, age 91
1935 ● Jerry Lee Lewis → The “Killer”, iconic and scandalous rock ‘n roll legend, keyboardist, singer and songwriter, “Great Balls Of Fire” (#2, 1957), #24 on Rolling Stone magazine’s 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, still performing as of 2010
1937 ● Joe “Guitar” Hughes → Texas blues, R&B and shuffle guitarist, played with Little Richard‘s group The Upsetters, Johnny Copeland, T-Bone Walker, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Big Joe Turner and others, solo, died after a heart attack on 5/20/2003, age 65
1939 ● Tommy Boyce → In collaboration with Bobby Hart, pop singer, “I Wonder What She’s Doing Tonight” (#8, 1968) and the prolific Boyce & Hart hit songwriting team, “Last Train To Clarksville” (The Monkees, #1, 1966) plus dozens more Top 40 hits and over 300 songs, struggled with depression for years before committing suicide on 11/23/1994, age 55
1942 ● Jean-Luc Ponty → French virtuoso jazz and prog rock fusion electric violinist, album Enigmatic Ocean reached #35 in 1977, switched to synthesizers in the mid-80s and to world music in the 90s
1943 ● Manuel Fernandez → Founding member and electric organ for Spanish rock ‘n roll band Los Bravos, “Black Is Black”(#4, UK #2, 1966), the first US Top 10 hit by a Spanish band, at the peak of the band’s popularity and after his new bride’s death in a car accident, committed suicide on 5/20/1967, age 23
1944 ● Mike Post (Leland Michael Postil) → Prolific, well-known and highly regarded TV and film theme composer, wrote cop show theme song “Hill Street Blues” (#10, 1981) and other popular shows, five-time Grammy Award winner
1944 ● Anne Briggs → Influential but commercially unremarkable and reclusive Brit folk revival singer and songwriter, her style influenced a generation if British female folkies including Sandy Denny, Linda Thompson and Norma Waterson, and her songs were covered or interpreted by Bert Jansch, Fairport Convention and Led Zeppelin (“Black Mountain Side,” 1968), among others, left the industry for obscurity in the early 70s because she didn’t like the sound of her recorded voice
1944 ● Tommy Tate → Southern R&B/soul singer with the Imperial Show Band and Stax Records‘ The Nightingales in the 60s, thereafter a modest solo career, his lone hit being “School Of Life” (R&B #22, 1972) but continued to record and perform in cult status through the 00s
1948 ● Mike Pinera → Guitarist and singer with pop-rock Blues Image, “Ride Captain Ride” (#4, 1970), later solo and with Iron Butterfly, Cactus and Classic Rock All Stars
1948 ● Mark Farner → Lead singer and guitarist for hard rock/early heavy metal power trio Grand Funk Railroad, “We’re An American Band” (#1, 1973), toured with Ringo Starr’s Allstars in mid-90s
1956 ● Suzzy Roche → Singer/songwriter in critically-acclaimed but commercially-marginal female folk-pop harmony vocal sister trio The Roches, backed Paul Simon, solo
1957 ● Mari Wilson → Retro-60s beehive-hairdo R&B-pop-quiet storm singer, “Just What I Always Wanted” (, 1982)
1958 ● Mick Harvey → Multi-instrumentalist, long association with alt rock Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, “Where The Wild Roses Grow” (Australia #2, UK #11, 1995)
1962 ● Robert “R. J.” Vealey → Drummer for the 90s lineup of Southern rock Atlanta Rhythm Section, “So Into You” (#7, 1977), died from a heart attack moments after finishing a free midday performance with the band in Florida on his daughter’s first birthday, 11/13/1999, age 37
1963 ● Les Claypool → Bassist with funk-metal Primus, “N.I.B.” (Mainstream Rock #2, 2000), solo, film producer
1965 ● Ian Baker → Keyboards for techno-electronic pop-dance Jesus Jones, “Right Here, Right Now” (#2, 1991)
1966 ● Tony “Doggen” Foster → Guitarist in Julian Cope‘s backing band, with trip hop Olive, “You’re Not Alone” (Dance/Club #5, UK #1, 1996), power trio Brain Donor and space rock Spiritualized
1967 ● Brett Anderson → Vocals for Britpop indie rock Suede, “Trash” (UK #3, 1996)
1968 ● Brad Smith → Bass, flute and backing vocals for roots-psych-alt rock Blind Melon, “No Rain” (Modern Rock #1, 1993), solo, later alt rock Unified Theory, rejoined Blind Melon in 2006
1968 ● Matthew Goss → With twin brother Luke, lead singer in Brit teen idol pop boy band Bros, “I Owe You Nothing” (, 1988), solo and currently performing in Las Vegas
1968 ● Luke Goss → With twin brother Matt, drummer in Brit teen idol pop boy band Bros, “I Owe You Nothing” (, 1988), solo and film acting credits
1969 ● Jonathan Auer → Guitarist, singer and songwriter for power pop The Posies, “Dream All Day” (Mainstream Rock #17, 1993), toured and recorded with power pop Big Star and The Squirrels, solo
1969 ● DeVante Swing (Donald DeGrate, Jr.) → Vocals and songwriter in R&B/electro-dance “bad boy” quartet Jodeci, “Lately” (#4, 1993), founded Swing Mob Records, producer
1981 ● Suzanne Shaw → Singer for pre-fab mockstar dance-pop Hear’Say, “Pure And Simple” (UK #1, 2001), stage actress and TV host
1987 ● Joshua Farro → Guitarist for alt rock/pop-punk Paramore, “Misery Business” (#27, 2007)
September 30
1913 ● Cholly Atkins (Charles Atkinson) → Vaudeville performer, legendary Cotton Club and Apollo Theater choreographer and Swing-era tap dancer with Louis Armstrong, Count Basie and others, parlayed freelance work as dance instructor for 50s R&B groups into the full-time, in-house choreographer position for Motown Records, designed trademark moves and gestures for The Supremes, The Four Tops, The Jackson 5 and others, continued to teach dance until his death from pancreatic cancer on 4/19/2003, age 89
1917 ● Buddy Rich → Virtuoso jazz drummer known as the “King of the Drum Solo” over a seven decade career in big band, bop, swing and straight jazz, highly influential to dozens of jazz and rock drummers, scored eleven Jazz Top 20 albums between 1967 and 1981, died from heart failure following surgery for a malignant brain tumor on 4/2/1987, age 69
1933 ● Cissy Houston (Emily Drinkard) → R&B/soul singer in gospel-soul family group The Drinkard Singers, then vocal team The Group backed Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Luther Vandross and others, fronted soul-pop The Sweet Inspirations, solo, “Think It Over” (Dance/Club #5, 1978), mother of Whitney Houston
1935 ● Johnny Mathis → Jazz-pop adult contemporary vocalist, “Chances Are” (#1, 1957) and “Too Much Too Little Too Late (#1, 1978) plus 18 other Top 40 hits, Greatest Hits album remained on the US chart for over nine years
1940 ● Dewey Martin (Walter Milton Dwayne Midkiff) → Canadian drummer with country-rock The Dillards, then co-founded folk-rock Buffalo Springfield, “For What It’s Worth” (#7, 1967) and stayed with the band through various incarnations into the 90s, died from unknown causes on 2/1/2009, age 68
1942 ● Gus Dudgeon → Record producer, primarily for The Beach Boys, Elton John, David Bowie, The Zombies, Kiki Dee, Strawbs, XTC and Joan Armatrading, died with his wife in a car accident on 7/21/2002, age 59
1942 ● Franklin Joseph “Frankie” Lymon → Teenage lead singer and frontman for The Teenagers, “Why Do Fools Fall In Love” (#6, 1956), died from a drug overdose on 2/28/1968, age 25
1943 ● Marilyn McCoo → Lead vocals for mainstream R&B/soul-pop The 5th Dimension, “Wedding Bell Blues” (#1, 1969), then Grammy-winning solo career, including duet with spouse Billy Davis Jr., “You Don’t Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)” (R&B #6, 1976), now TV host and stage actress
1946 ● Sylvia Peterson → Vocals for top-tier 60s New York girl group The Chiffons, “He’s So Fine” (#1, 1963), retired from the group in the mid-90s
1947 ● Marc Bolan (Mark Field) → Guitarist, songwriter and frontman for proto-glam-rock T. Rex, “Bang A Gong (Get It On)” (#10, 1971), released several solo albums, died in a car accident on 9/16/1977, age 29
1952 ● John Lombardo → Co-founder, guitarist and songwriter for folk-pop 10,000 Maniacs, left to form duo John & Mary, returned with partner Mary Ramsey in 1994, “More Than This” (#25, 1997)
1953 ● Deborah Allen (Deborah Lynn Thurmond) → Country-pop backing singer for Roy Orbison and Tennessee Ernie Ford, then three Country Top 10 duet singles with Jim Reeves (including “Oh, How I Miss You Tonight,” Country #6, 1979) and an 80s solo stint with 11 charting Country singles and a lone crossover hit, “Baby I Lied” (#26, Country #4, 1983), continued to record and write songs for others into the 10s
1954 ● Patrice Rushen → Grammy-winning R&B/jazz-pop pianist, producer, composer and vocalist, “Forget Me Nots” (#23, R&B #4, 1982), music professor, sessions and touring bands
1954 ● Lesley Beach → Saxophone for Brit reggae-pop-ska band Amazulu, “Too Good To Be Forgotten” (UK #5, 1986)
1956 ● Basia Trzetrzelewska → Polish jazz-pop female vocalist in the Latin dance-pop jazz trio Matt Bianco, then solo, “Time And Tide” (#26, 1988) and “Drunk On Love” (Dance/Club #1, 1994)
1958 ● Biggie Tembo (Marasha) → Zimbabwean singer and frontman for influential The Bhundu Boys, the band created “jit” music mixing rock ‘n’ roll and traditional chimurenga music into a dance-pop World beat that gained international recognition in the 80s and one charting U.S. album, Pamberi! (World Music Albums #15, 1990), fired from the band in 1990, tried unsuccessfully to launch a solo career, committed suicide by hanging on 7/30/1995, age 36
1962 ● Brian Bonhomme → Guitar and vocals for New Wave swing/pop Roman Holliday, “Don’t Try To Stop It” (#68, UK #14, 1983)
1964 ● Robby Takac → Bassist for alt-rock Goo Goo Dolls, “Iris” (#1, 1998)
1964 ● Ernest Joseph “Trey” Anastasio III → Guitarist, songwriter and de facto frontman for improv-rock jam band Phish, “Free” (Mainstream Rock #11, 1996), solo
1965 ● Matt Fallon (Frankel) → Original lead vocalist for New Jersey-based hair metal/pop-metal Skid Row (“I Remember You,” #6, 1989), left in 1987 to pursue an unsuccessful solo career
1984 ● Keisha Buchanan → Singer in Brit multi-racial pop girl group Sugababes, “Hole In The Head” (Dance/Club #1, 2004)
1986 ● Ben Lovett → Welsh multi-instrumentalist and member of Grammy-winning Brit folk-rock Mumford & Sons, “I Will Wait” (#12, Alt Rock #1, 2012)
October 01
1913 ● Charles Randolph Grean → Songwriter and producer, worked with various big bands in the 40s, wrote or co-wrote several hits in the 50s, including novelty pop “The Thing” for Phil Harris (#1, 1950), “I Dreamed” for his wife, Betty Johnson (#12, 1956) and Leonard Nimoy, lost a plagiarism lawsuit against him for the music to “I Dreamed” which was alleged to have copied Fred Spielman‘s “Rendezvous” from 1953, died from natural causes on 12/20/2003, age 90
1927 ● Floyd “Buddy” McRae → Founding member and second tenor vocals for one hit wonder R&B/doo wop The Chords, one of the earliest black groups to cross over to the pop charts with “Sh-Boom” (#9, R&B #3, 1954), died on 3/19/2013, age 85
1930 ● Richard Harris → Irish actor, film director, theatrical producer and adult contemporary singer/songwriter, “Macarthur Park” (#2, 1968), died of Hodgkin’s disease on 10/25/2002, age 72
1932 ● Albert Collins → The “Master of the Telecaster,” influential electric blues singer and guitarist, “Get Your Business Straight” (R&B #46, 1972) and Grammy-winning album Live ’92/93 (1993), died from liver cancer on 11/24/1993, age 61
1934 ● Geoff Stephens → Brit songwriter and record producer, created US one hit wonder The New Vaudeville Band with a collection of studio musicians to record his Grammy-winning novelty pop hit “Winchester Cathedral” (#1, UK #4, 1966) and several other minor hits in the UK, also wrote hits for The Holliess, Tom Jones, Hot Chocolate, David Soul and many others
1935 ● Julie Andrews (Julia Elizabeth Wells) → Film and stage actress, author and Grammy-winning singer, “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” (#66, 1965)
1940 ● Steve O’Rourke → Booking agent turned band manager for space/psych/prog rock Pink Floyd following the departure of founding member Syd Barrett in 1968, continued to manage the group’s affairs while pursuing a parallel career as an historic race car driver, died from a stroke on 10/30/2003, age 63
1942 ● Herb Fame (Herbert Feemster) → Male vocalist and only constant member of R&B/soul-pop duo Peaches & Herb, “Reunited” (#1, 1978), now a Washington, DC police officer
1943 ● Jerry Martini → Co-founder and saxophone for R&B/funk Sly & The Family Stone, “Everyday People” (#1, 1969), played with Rubicon and Prince‘s backing band
1944 ● Herbert “Toubo” Rhoad → Baritone vocals for a cappella The Persuasions, “Chain Gang” (1971), died while on tour with the group on 12/8/1988, age 44
1944 ● Barbara Parritt → Singer for R&B/pop girl trio The Toys, “A Lover’s Concerto” (#2, 1965)
1945 ● Donny Hathaway → Rising star smooth R&B/soul singer best known for duets with Roberta Flack, including “Where Is The Love?” (#5, 1972), jumped from New York City hotel window 1/13/1979, age 33
1947 ● Martin Turner → Founding member, bass and vocals for prog/hard rock, twin lead guitar pioneers Wishbone Ash, “Time Was” (1972)
1947 ● Rob Davis → Guitarist for Brit “good time” glam-rock ‘n’ roll Mud, “Tiger Feet” (UK #1, 1974), songwriter who co-wrote “Can’t Get You Out Of My Head” for Kylie Minogue (#7, 2002)
1947 ● Jane Dornacker → Rock vocalist and stand-up comedienne turned TV traffic reporter, early member of camp-rock pop-rock satirists The Tubes (“She’s A Beauty,” #10, 1978), died in a news traffic helicopter crash in New York City on 10/22/1986 , age 39
1948 ● Michael “Cub” Koda → Guitarist, founder, frontman and songwriter for hard rock Brownsville Station, “Smokin’ In The Boys Room” (#3, 1973), solo career, disc jockey and music journalist, died from kidney failure on 7/5/2000, age 51
1948 ● Mariska Veres → Lead vocals and frontgal for Dutch pop-rock one hit wonder Shocking Blue, “Venus” (#1, 1970), died from cancer on 12/2/2006, age 58
1955 ● Howard Hewett → Lead vocalist and frontman for R&B-urban contemporary Shalamar, solo “I’m For Real” (R&B #2, 1986), solo
1957 ● Andy Walton → Drummer for glam pop-rock Kenny, “The Bump” (UK #3, 1975)
1958 ● Martin Cooper → Saxophonist and occasional songwriter for New Wave synth-pop Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, “If You Leave” (#4, 1986), painter
1959 ● Youssou N’Dour → Senegalese dance-pop percussionist and singer, vocals on Paul Simon‘s “Graceland” (1986), solo, “7 Seconds” (#98, UK #3, 1994), worked with Peter Gabriel, Wyclef Jean, Bruce Springsteen, Sting and others
1968 ● Kevin Griffin → Founder, guitarist, songwriter and lead vocalist for alt pop-rock Better Than Ezra, “Good” (#30, Modern Rock #1, 1995)
1974 ● Keith Duffy → Vocals for Irish teen-pop boy band Boyzone, “No Matter What” (Adult Contemporary #12, 1999), TV actor
1976 ● Richard Oakes → Guitarist for Britpop indie rock Suede, “Trash” (UK #3, 1996)
1985 ● Dizzee Rascal (Dylan Kwabena Mills) → British garage songwriter, record producer and rapper, “Holiday (UK #1, 2009)
Albums Released This Week (September 19 – 25)
Posted by Dr. Rock in Uncategorized on September 19, 2016
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):
September 19
● Elvis Presley —— King Creole ► Rock n Roll >> 1958
● King Curtis —— Old Gold ► Soul >> 1961
● Mick Jagger —— Performance [Sndtrk] ► Rock >> 1970
● Dave Mason —— Split Coconut ► Pop-Rock >> 1975
● Linda Ronstadt —— Living In The USA ► Pop-Rock >> 1978
● Country Joe McDonald —— On My Own ► Blues-Rock >> 1980
● White Spirit —— White Spirit ► Hard Rock/Heavy Metal >> 1980
● Triumph —— Allied Forces ► Arena Rock >> 1981
● Luther Vandross —— Give Me The Reason ► Smooth Soul >> 1986
● Paul McCartney —— Press To Play ► Pop-Rock >> 1986
● Cocteau Twins —— Blue Bell Knoll ► Folk-Rock >> 1988
● Bon Jovi —— New Jersey ► Hard Rock >> 1988
● Level 42 —— Staring At The Sun ► New Wave Synth Pop >> 1988
● Anthrax —— State Of Euphoria ► Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal >> 1988
● Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds —— Tender Prey ► Alt Rock >> 1988
● Enya —— Watermark ► Jazz-Pop >> 1988
● David Bowie —— Sound + Vision ► Glam Rock >> 1989
● Obituary —— Cause Of Death ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal >> 1990
● The Tragically Hip —— Day For Night ► Folk-Rock >> 1994
● Kylie Minogue —— Kylie Minogue ► Dance-Pop >> 1994
● The Flaming Lips —— Clouds Taste Metallic ► Neo-Psychedelia >> 1995
● Michael Bolton —— Greatest Hits ► Pop-Rock >> 1995
● Pink Floyd —— London ’66-’67 [EP] ► Prog Rock >> 1995
● Son Volt —— Trace ► Alt. Country-Rock >> 1995
● Glenn Frey —— 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Glenn Frey ► Pop-Rock >> 2000
● AFI —— The Art Of Drowning ► Hardcore Punk >> 2000
● Madonna —— Music ► Dance-Pop >> 2000
● Björk —— Selmasongs: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack Dancer In The Dark ► Trip Hop >> 2000
● The Church —— Of Skins And Heart/Blurred Crusade ► Alt. Power Pop >> 2005
● Indigo Girls —— Despite Our Differences ► Folk-Rock >> 2006
● Weather Report —— Forecast: Tomorrow ► Jazz-Rock Fusion >> 2006
● The Black Crowes —— Freak ‘N’ Roll…Into The Fog ► Southern Rock >> 2006
● Jane’s Addiction —— Up From The Catacombs: The Best Of Jane’s Addiction ► Alt. Rock >> 2006
September 20
● The Tornadoes —— Bustin’ Surfboards ► Surf Rock >> 1963
● The Stills-Young Band —— Long May You Run ► Folk-Rock >> 1976
● Yes —— Tormato ► Prog Rock >> 1978
● Ozzy Osbourne —— Blizzard of Ozz ► Hard Rock >> 1980
● Poco —— Ghost Town ► Country-Rock >> 1982
● Dire Straits —— Love Over Gold ► Post-Punk Pop-Rock >> 1982
● Bruce Springsteen —— Nebraska ► Album Rock >> 1982
● Renaissance —— Time-Line ► Prog Rock >> 1983
● Clarence Clemons & The Red Bank Rockers —— Hero ► Pop-Rock >> 1985
● Kate Bush —— Hounds Of Love ► Prog Rock >> 1985
● Huey Lewis & The News —— Fore! ► Pop-Rock >> 1986
● Jane’s Addiction —— Jane’s Addiction ► Alt. Rock >> 1987
● Luther Vandross —— Any Love ► Smooth Soul >> 1988
● BulletBoys —— BulletsBoys ► Heavy Metal/Glam Metal >> 1988
● Ween —— The Pod ► Avant Garde/Lo-Fi >> 1991
● Seam —— The Problem With Me ► Indie Rock >> 1993
● Cilla Black —— Through The Years ► Pop-Rock >> 1993
● Robert Palmer —— Honey ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1994
● Liz Phair —— Whip-Smart ► Indie Rock >> 1994
● Jamiroquai —— 1999 Remixes ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1999
● Rae & Christian —— Blazing The Crop [UK] ► Electronic Dance Mix >> 1999
● Yes —— The Ladder ► Prog Rock >> 1999
● Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds —— Abattoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus ► Alt Rock >> 2004
● Bryan Adams —— Room Service ► Pop-Rock >> 2004
● Poco —— Bareback At Big Sky ► Country-Rock >> 2005
● Bon Jovi —— Have A Nice Day ► Arena Rock >> 2005
● Earth, Wind & Fire —— Illumination ► Soul-Funk >> 2005
● Pearl Jam —— Pearl Jam Twenty ► Hard Rock >> 2011
September 21
● Billy Preston —— Everybody Likes Some Kind Of Music ► Funk >> 1973
● Thin Lizzy —— Vagabonds Of The Western World ► Hard Rock >> 1973
● Foghat —— Boogie Motel ► Hard Rock >> 1979
● Cheap Trick —— Dream Police ► Hard Rock/Power Pop >> 1979
● Sheena Easton —— You Could Have Been With Me ► Pop-Rock >> 1981
● Luther Vandross —— Forever, For Always, For Love ► Smooth Soul >> 1982
● Janet Jackson —— Janet Jackson ► Pop-Soul >> 1982
● America —— Perspective ► Folk-Rock >> 1984
● Various Artists —— Piledriver: The Wrestling Album 2 ► Mixed Rock >> 1987
● Phish —— Lawn Boy ► Prog Rock/Jam Band >> 1990
● Indigo Girls —— Nomads Indians Saints ► Folk-Rock >> 1990
● ABBA —— Gold: Greatest Hits ► Euro-Pop >> 1992
● Led Zeppelin —— Boxed Set 2 ► Hard Rock >> 1993
● Sting —— Demolition Man ► Pop-Rock >> 1993
● Scorpions —— Face The Heat ► Heavy Metal/Kraut Rock >> 1993
● Nirvana —— In Utero ► Grunge >> 1993
● Led Zeppelin —— Led Zeppelin Boxed Set 2 ► Hard Rock >> 1993
● Bad Religion —— Recipe For Hate ► Punk Rock >> 1993
● Melissa Etheridge —— Yes I Am ► Roots Rock >> 1993
● Skunk Anansie —— Paranoid And Sunburnt ► Heavy Metal >> 1995
● Diabolical Masquerade —— Nightwork ► Heavy Metal/Black Metal >> 1998
● The Church —— A Box Of Birds ► Alt. Power Pop >> 1999
● Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ —— The Essential Live Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ ► Southern Rock >> 1999
● Pete Townshend —— Pete Townshend Live: A Benefit For Maryville Academy ► Prog Rock >> 1999
● Tori Amos —— To Venus And Back ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1999
● The Monkees —— The Headquarters Sessions ► Pop-Rock >> 2000
● Green Day —— American Idiot ► Alt. Rock >> 2004
● John Fogerty —— Déjà Vu All Over Again ► Folk-Rock >> 2004
● Elvis Costello And The Attractions —— The Delivery Man ► Roots Rock >> 2004
● John Waite —— The Hard Way ► Power Pop >> 2004
● Elvis Costello And The Attractions —— Il Sogno ► String Quartet >> 2004
September 22
● The Band —— The Band ► Folk-Rock >> 1969
● Smokie —— Changing All The Time ► Glam Rock >> 1975
● George Harrison —— Extra Texture (Read All About It) ► Pop-Rock >> 1975
● Camel —— Breathless ► Prog Rock >> 1978
● Jethro Tull —— Busting Out: Jethro Tull Live ► Folk-Rock >> 1978
● The Buzzcocks —— Love Bites ► Punk-Rock >> 1978
● The Ramones —— Road To Ruin ► Punk-Rock >> 1978
● King Crimson —— Discipline ► Prog Rock >> 1981
● Alice Cooper —— Constrictor ► Hard Rock >> 1986
● Icehouse —— Man Of Colours ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1987
● Lyle Lovett —— Step Inside This House (Disc 1) ► Folk-Rock >> 1988
● Robbie Krieger —— Door Jams ► Jazz-Rock >> 1989
● Bob Dylan —— Oh Mercy ► Folk-Rock >> 1989
● Extreme —— III Sides To Every Story ► Pop-Metal >> 1992
● Jethro Tull —— A Little Light Music ► Folk-Rock >> 1992
● Roy Buchanan —— Sweet Dreams: The Anthology ► Blues-Rock >> 1992
● Happy Mondays —— Double Easy – The U.S. Singles ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1993
● Elton John —— The Big Picture ► Pop-Rock >> 1997
● BT —— ESCM (Electric Sky Church Music) ► Electronic/House Music >> 1997
● Goo Goo Dolls —— Dizzy Up The Girl ► Alt Pop-Rock/Post-Grunge >> 1998
● Apocalyptica —— Inquisition Symphony ► Heavy Metal/Neo-Classical Metal >> 1998
● Kiss —— Psycho Circus ► Hard Rock >> 1998
● Millencolin —— Same Old Tunes ► Euro-punk >> 1998
● Chris Isaak —— Speak Of The Devil ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1998
● Luca Turilli —— King Of The Nordic Twilight ► Heavy Metal/Symphonic Metal >> 1999
● Cilla Black —— Beginnings: Greatest Hits & New Songs ► Pop-Rock >> 2003
● David Gilmour —— Live in Gdańsk ► Prog Rock >> 2008
● Pearl Jam —— Backspacer ► Hard Rock >> 2009
● Stephen Stills & Manassas —— Manassas Pieces ► Folk-Rock >> 2009
● Various Artists —— Where The Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968 ► Garage Rock >> 2009
September 23
● The Beach Boys —— Surfer Girl ► Surfer >> 1963
● The Easybeats —— Easy ► Rock ‘N’ Roll >> 1965
● Isaac Hayes —— Hot Buttered Soul ► Soul >> 1969
● The Temptations —— Puzzle People ► Soul – Motown >> 1969
● Diana Ross & The Supremes —— Together ► Soul >> 1969
● The Allman Brothers Band —— Idlewild South ► Southern Rock >> 1970
● The Who —— The Story Of The Who ► British Rock >> 1976
● Steely Dan —— Aja ► Jazz-Rock >> 1977
● The Rolling Stones —— Love You Live ► Blues-Rock >> 1977
● Carpenters —— Passage ► Soft Rock >> 1977
● Blondie —— Parallel Lines ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1978
● The Opposition —— Breaking The Silence ► Post-Punk >> 1981
● Frank Zappa —— You Are What You Is ► Art Rock >> 1981
● Billy Joel —— The Nylon Curtain ► Pop-Rock >> 1982
● The Fall —— This Nation’s Saving Grace ► Pop-Rock/Post-Punk >> 1985
● 10,000 Maniacs —— The Wishing Chair ► Folk-Rock >> 1985
● Boston —— Third Stage ► Arena Rock >> 1986
● Poco —— Legacy ► Country-Rock >> 1989
● The Human League —— Romantic? ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1990
● Iron Maiden —— Best Of The Beast ► Heavy Metal >> 1996
● Fatboy Slim —— Better Living Through Chemistry ► Brit-Hop >> 1996
● John Parish & Polly Jean Harvey —— Dance Hall At Louse Point ► Indie Rock >> 1996
● Three Dog Night —— 20 Greatest Hits ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1997
● Jann Arden —— Happy? ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1997
● Asia —— Live In Osaka ► Prog Rock >> 1997
● Jackson Browne —— The Next Voice You Hear: The Best Of Jackson Browne ► Folk-Rock >> 1997
● Cream —— Those Were The Days ► Blues-Rock >> 1997
● Sarah Brightman —— Time To Say Goodbye ► Showtunes >> 1997
● John Waite —— When You Were Mine ► Power Pop >> 1997
● Todd Rundgren —— With A Twist… ► Pop-Rock >> 1997
● Gin Blossoms —— 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Gin Blossoms ► Power Pop >> 2003
● Joni Mitchell —— The Complete Geffen Recordings ► Folk-Rock >> 2003
● Alice Cooper —— The Eyes Of Alice Cooper ► Hard Rock >> 2003
● Triumph —— Live At The US Festival ► Arena Rock >> 2003
● The Yardbirds —— Live! Blueswailing July ’64 ► Blues Rock >> 2003
● Elvis Costello And The Attractions —— North ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2003
● Limp Bizkit —— Results May Vary ► Rap-Metal >> 2003
● Jackson Browne —— Time The Conqueror ► Folk-Rock >> 2008
● Little River Band —— We Call It Christmas ► Soft Rock >> 2008
● John Mellencamp —— Plain Spoken ► Roots Rock >> 2014
September 24
● The Rolling Stones —— Out Of Our Heads [UK] ► Blues-Rock >> 1965
● Laura Nyro —— New York Tendaberry ► Folk-Rock >> 1969
● T. Rex —— Electric Warrior ► Glam Rock >> 1971
● Roy Orbison —— Milestones ► Pop-Rock >> 1973
● Rush —— Caress Of Steel ► Prog Rock >> 1975
● Motörhead —— Motörhead ► Heavy Metal >> 1977
● Eagles —— The Long Run ► Country-Rock >> 1979
● Kool & The Gang —— Something Special ► Funk >> 1981
● The Honeydrippers —— The Honeydrippers, Vol. I ► Roots Rock >> 1984
● David Bowie —— Tonight ► Glam Rock >> 1984
● Spandau Ballet —— Heart Like A Sky ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1989
● Badfinger —— Day After Day: Live ► Pop-Rock >> 1990
● AC/DC —— The Razor’s Edge ► Hard Rock >> 1990
● Megadeth —— Rust In Peace ► Heavy Metal >> 1990
● Simple Minds —— Themes – Volume 1: March 79 – April 82 ► New Wave Alt. Pop >> 1990
● Red Hot Chili Peppers —— Blood Sugar Sex Magik ► Alt. Funk-Rock >> 1991
● The Cult —— Ceremony ► Hard Rock >> 1991
● Kid ‘N Play —— Face The Nation ► Comedy Rap >> 1991
● A Tribe Called Quest —— The Low End Theory ► Jazz Rap >> 1991
● John Prine —— The Missing Years ► Folk-Rock >> 1991
● Nirvana —— Nevermind ► Grunge >> 1991
● James Taylor —— New Moon Shine ► Folk-Rock >> 1991
● Thompson Twins —— Queer ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1991
● Little Feat —— Shake Me Up ► Southern Rock >> 1991
● Bryan Adams —— Waking Up The Neighbors ► Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Led Zeppelin —— The Complete Studio Recordings ► Hard Rock >> 1993
● Zumpano —— Goin’ Through Changes ► Alt. Power Pop >> 1996
● Elton John —— Love Songs ► Pop-Rock >> 1996
● Weezer —— Pinkerton ► Alt. Rock/Power Pop >> 1996
● Sheryl Crow —— Sheryl Crow ► Roots Rock >> 1996
● Elvis Presley —— Elv1s: 30 No. 1 Hits ► Rock n Roll >> 2002
● Steve Earle —— Jerusalem ► Alt. Country >> 2002
● Blue Öyster Cult —— A Long Day’s Night ► Metal >> 2002
● Jackson Browne —— The Naked Ride Home ► Folk-Rock >> 2002
● Beck —— Sea Change ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2002
● Peter Gabriel —— Up ► Prog Rock >> 2002
● Linda Ronstadt —— The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt ► Pop-Rock >> 2002
● New Order —— iTunes Originals – New Order ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 2007
● PJ Harvey —— White Chalk ► Indie Rock >> 2007
● Foreigner —— Can’t Slow Down ► Arena Rock >> 2009
● Ace Of Base —— The Golden Ratio ► Euro-Dance Pop >> 2010
● Peter Gabriel —— And I’ll Scratch Yours ► Prog Rock >> 2013
● Cher —— Closer To The Truth ► Pop-Rock >> 2013
● Gov’t Mule —— Shout! ► Southern Rock/Jam Rock >> 2013
September 25
● The Ventures —— The Ventures A Go-Go ► Rock n Roll Instrumental >> 1965
● The Doors —— Strange Days ► Blues-Rock >> 1967
● Ringo Starr —— Beaucoups Of Blues ► Pop-Rock >> 1970
● Black Sabbath —— Black Sabbath, Vol. 4 ► Hard Rock >> 1972
● J. Geils Band —— Nightmares…And Other Tales From The Vinyl Jungle ► Blues-Rock >> 1974
● Black Sabbath —— Technical Ecstasy ► Hard Rock >> 1976
● Village People —— Cruisin’ ► Disco >> 1978
● The Beach Boys —— M.I.U. Album ► Pop-Rock >> 1978
● Barry Manilow —— One Voice ► AM Pop >> 1979
● The Buzzcocks —— Singles Going Steady ► Punk-Rock >> 1979
● The Creatures —— Wild Things ► Alt Post-Punk/goth rock >> 1981
● The Psychedelic Furs —— Forever Now ► Post-Punk New Wave >> 1982
● They Might Be Giants —— Lincoln ► Alt. Rock >> 1988
● The Sugarcubes —— Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week! ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1989
● The Replacements —— All Shook Down ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1990
● The Vaughan Brothers —— Family Style ► Blues-Rock >> 1990
● Simple Minds —— Themes – Volume 2: August 82 – April 85 ► New Wave Alt. Pop >> 1990
● Grateful Dead —— Without A Net (First Set) ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1990
● John Cale —— Fragments Of A Rainy Season ► Art Rock >> 1992
● Melt-Banana —— Speak Squeak Creak ► Noise Rock >> 1994
● David Bowie —— 1. Outside ► Industrial Rock >> 1995
● Harem Scarem —— Voice Of Reason ► Hard Rock/Glam Metal >> 1995
● Yes —— House Of Yes: Live From The House Of Blues ► Prog Rock >> 2000
● David Bowie —— Bowie At The Beeb ► Glam Rock >> 2000
● Kylie Minogue —— Light Years ► Dance-Pop >> 2000
● Van Morrison —— You Win Again ► Folk-Rock >> 2000
● Ryan Adams —— Gold ► Folk-Rock >> 2001
● The Strokes —— Is This It ► Punk Revival >> 2001
● The Knack —— Normal As The Next Guy ► Power Pop >> 2001
● The Innocence Mission —— Small Planes ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 2001
● 38 Special —— A Wild-Eyed Christmas Night ► Southern Rock >> 2001
● Melissa Etheridge —— The Awakening ► Roots Rock >> 2007
● Foo Fighters —— Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace ► Grunge Rock >> 2007
● Deborah Harry —— Necessary Evil ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2007
● Joni Mitchell —— Shine ► Folk-Rock >> 2007
● Steve Earle —— Washington Square Serenade ► Alt. Country >> 2007
● No Doubt —— Push And Shove ► Ska-Pop >> 2012
● Don Henley —— Cass County ► Country-Rock >> 2015
● David Bowie —— Five Years (1969-1973) ► Glam Rock >> 2015
Albums released Thiss Week (September 12 – 18)
Posted by Dr. Rock in Uncategorized on September 12, 2016
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):
September 12
● Brenda Lee —— Let Me Sing ► Country-Pop >> 1963
● The Rolling Stones —— Through The Past Darkly (Big Hits, Vol. 2) ► Blues-Rock >> 1969
● The Jackson 5 —— G.I.T.: Get It Together ► Soul – Motown >> 1973
● Thin Lizzy —— Fighting ► Hard Rock >> 1975
● Electric Light Orchestra —— A New World Record ► Prog. Rock >> 1976
● Chicago —— Chicago XI ► Jazz-Rock >> 1977
● XTC —— Black Sea ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1980
● David Bowie —— Scary Monsters ► Glam Rock >> 1980
● Simple Minds —— Sister Feelings Call ► New Wave Alt. Pop >> 1981
● Simple Minds —— Sons And Fascination ► New Wave Alt. Pop >> 1981
● Saga —— Heads Or Tales ► Prog. Rock >> 1983
● UB40 —— Labour Of Love ► Reggae-Pop >> 1983
● The dB’s —— Like This ► Power Pop >> 1984
● Talking Heads —— Stop Making Sense ► New Wave Art-Rock >> 1984
● Skinny Puppy —— VIVIsectVI ► Alt. Rock – Industrial >> 1988
● Aerosmith —— Pump ► Hard Rock >> 1989
● Annihilator —— Never, Neverland ► Thrash Metal >> 1990
● Disco Inferno —— D. I. Go Pop ► Post-Punk Alt/Experimental >> 1994
● Lenny Kravitz —— Circus ► Pop-Rock >> 1995
● Big Audio Dynamite —— Planet B.A.D. ► Post-Punk Alt. Rock >> 1995
● Jethro Tull —— Roots To Branches ► Prog Rock >> 1995
● Stina Nordenstam —— Dynamite ► Pop-Rock/Dream Pop >> 1996
● Sloan —— Between The Bridges ► Alt Indie Rock >> 1999
● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— Christmas Time Again ► Southern Rock >> 2000
● Christina Aguilera —— Mi Reflejo ► Dance-Pop >> 2000
● At The Drive-In —— Relationship Of Command ► Punk Rock >> 2000
● Bloodrock —— Triptych ► Hard Rock >> 2000
● Simple Minds —— Black & White 050505 ► New Wave Alt. Pop >> 2005
● David Gray —— Life in Slow Motion ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2005
● R.E.M. —— And I Feel Fine…The Best Of The I.R.S. Years 1982-1987 ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2006
● Atlanta Rhythm Section —— The Day Bear Bryant Died ► Southern Rock >> 2006
● Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band —— Face The Promise ► Album Rock >> 2006
● Peter Frampton —— Fingerprints ► Arena Rock >> 2006
● Everclear —— Welcome To The Drama Club ► Grunge-Punk >> 2006
● Metallica —— Death Magnetic ► Heavy Metal >> 2008
● PJ Harvey —— iTunes Session [EP] ► Indie Rock >> 2011
September 13
● Manfred Mann —— My Little Red Book Of Winners! ► Rock n Roll >> 1965
● Bobby Darin —— If I Were A Carpenter ► Pop-Rock >> 1967
● Yes —— Close To The Edge ► Prog Rock >> 1972
● Fleetwood Mac —— Heros Are Hard To Find ► Pop-Rock >> 1974
● Ronnie Wood —— I’ve Got My Own Album To Do ► Hard Rock >> 1974
● LaBelle —— Nightbirds ► Funk >> 1974
● Rose Royce —— Car Wash: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Sndtrk] ► Disco >> 1976
● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— One More From The Road ► Southern Rock >> 1976
● Elton John —— Elton John’s Greatest Hits Volume II ► Pop-Rock >> 1977
● Kate Bush —— The Dreaming ► Art Rock >> 1982
● Simple Minds —— New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) ► New Wave Alt. Pop >> 1982
● Kiss —— Animalize ► Hard Rock >> 1984
● Dokken —— Tooth And Nail ► Heavy Metal >> 1984
● Stevie Wonder —— In Square Circle ► Pop-R&B >> 1985
● Tanita Tikram —— Ancient Heart ► Pop-Rock >> 1988
● The Smiths —— Rank ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1988
● Jeff Healey Band —— See The Light ► Blues-Rock >> 1988
● Fishbone —— Truth And Soul ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1988
● Tina Turner —— Foreign Affair ► Pop-Rock >> 1989
● The Shamen —— Boss Drum ► Alt Rock/Electro-Psych >> 1992
● The Cure —— Show ► Post-Punk >> 1993
● Blues Traveler —— Four ► Blues-Rock >> 1994
● Eric Clapton —— From The Cradle ► Blues-Rock >> 1994
● Various Artists —— If I Were A Carpenter ► Alt Rock >> 1994
● Curtis Mayfield —— Live ► Soul/Funk >> 1994
● The Notorious B.I.G. —— Ready To Die ► Gangsta Rap >> 1994
● Peter Gabriel —— Secret World Live ► Prog Rock >> 1994
● The Beatles —— Yellow Submarine Songtrack ► Pop-Rock >> 1999
● Spin Doctors —— Nice Talking To Me ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 2005
● Bonnie Raitt —— Souls Alike ► Blues-Rock >> 2005
● Tracy Chapman —— Where You Live ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2005
● Phil Collins —— Going Back ► Pop-Rock >> 2010
● Aerosmith —— The Essential Aerosmith ► Hard Rock >> 2011
● Nick Lowe —— The Old Magic ► Pub Rock >> 2011
● Eric Clapton —— Play The Blues Live From Jazz At Lincolcn Center ► Blues-Rock >> 2011
● Eric Clapton —— Play The Blues: Live From Jazz At Lincoln Center ► Blues-Rock >> 2011
● Bush —— The Sea Of Memories ► Grunge Rock >> 2011
● Alice Cooper —— Welcome 2 My Nightmare ► Hard Rock >> 2011
September 14
● Doris Day —— The Doris Day Christmas Album ► Holiday Pop >> 1964
● The Byrds —— (Untitled) ► Country-Rock >> 1970
● Supertramp —— Crisis? What Crisis? ► Prog/Art Rock >> 1975
● Jethro Tull —— Stormwatch ► Prog Rock >> 1979
● Genesis —— Abacab ► Prog Rock >> 1981
● Faith No More —— Introduce Yourself ► Hard Rock >> 1987
● Mick Jagger —— Primitive Cool ► Hard Rock >> 1987
● Meat Beat Manifesto —— Armed Audio Warfare ► Techno-Industrial >> 1990
● Blind Melon —— Blind Melon ► Alt. Rock >> 1992
● Jethro Tull —— A Little Light Music [UK] ► Folk-Rock >> 1992
● Counting Crows —— August And Everything After ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1993
● Prince —— The Hits/The B-Sides ► Dance-Pop >> 1993
● Teddy Pendergrass —— A Little More Magic ► Soul-Pop >> 1993
● Bryan Adams —— Live ► Pop-Rock >> 1993
● Earth, Wind & Fire —— Millennium ► Soul-Funk >> 1993
● Ringo Starr —— Ringo Starr And His All-Starr Band Volume 2: Live From Montreux ► Pop-Rock >> 1993
● Squeeze —— Some Fantastic Place ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1993
● dEUS —— In A Bar, Under The Sea [UK] ► Avant Grunge >> 1996
● Luis Miguel —— Amarte Es Un Placer ► Latin Pop >> 1999
● Iggy Pop —— Avenue B ► Alt. Rock / Punk >> 1999
● Gov’t Mule —— Deja Voodoo ► Southern Rock/Jam Rock >> 2004
● Joni Mitchell —— Dreamland ► Folk-Rock >> 2004
● Blondie —— Live By Request ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 2004
● Alice Cooper —— School’s Out And Other Hits ► Hard Rock >> 2004
● Mark Knopfler —— Get Lucky ► Roots Rock >> 2008
● David Gray —— Draw The Line ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2009
● Weezer —— Hurley ► Alt. Rock/Power Pop >> 2010
● Marilyn Martin —— Trust, Love, Pray ► Contemporary CCM >> 2012
September 15
● Johnny Cash —— Sings Hank Williams ► Classic Country >> 1960
● Otis Redding —— Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul ► Memphis Soul >> 1965
● Jefferson Airplane —— Jefferson Airplane Takes Off ► Psychedelic Rock (SFO) >> 1966
● The Kinks —— Something Else By The Kinks ► British Rock >> 1967
● The Band —— Cahoots ► Folk-Rock >> 1971
● Bobby Womack —— Communication ► Soul-Funk >> 1971
● Deep Purple —— Fireball ► Hard Rock >> 1971
● Grand Funk Railroad —— Phoenix ► Hard Rock >> 1972
● John Denver —— Rocky Mountain High ► Folk-Pop >> 1972
● Poco —— Crazy Eyes ► Country-Rock >> 1973
● Hall & Oates —— Daryl Hall & John Oates ► Pop-Rock >> 1975
● David Crosby & Graham Nash —— Wind On The Water ► Folk-Rock >> 1975
● Pink Floyd —— Wish You Were Here ► Prog Rock >> 1975
● Frank Zappa —— Studio Tan ► Art Rock >> 1978
● Huey Lewis & The News —— Sports ► Pop-Rock >> 1983
● Motörhead —— No Remorse ► Heavy Metal >> 1984
● Elvis Costello And The Attractions —— Blood & Chocolate ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1986
● Ric Ocasek —— This Side Of Paradise ► Pop-Rock >> 1986
● Donna Summer —— All Systems Go ► Dance-Pop >> 1987
● The Ramones —— Halfway To Sanity ► Punk-Rock >> 1987
● Tiffany —— Tiffany ► Dance-Pop >> 1987
● Love And Rockets —— Express ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1986
● Rick Wakeman —— 2000 A.D. Into The Future ► Prog Rock >> 1991
● Michael Penn —— Free-For-All ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1992
● Bad 4 Good —— Refugee ► Heavy Metal/Teen Metal >> 1992
● New Edition —— Home Again ► Soul-Pop >> 1996
● America —— Human Nature ► Folk-Rock >> 1998
● Marilyn Manson —— Mechanical Animals ► Heavy Metal/Alt Metal >> 1998
● Death —— Sound Of Perseverance ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal >> 1998
● The Human League —— The Very Best Of The Human League ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 2003
● Elton John —— The Captain & The Kid ► Pop-Rock >> 2006
● Ace Frehley —— Anomaly ► Pop-Metal >> 2009
September 16
● Neil Diamond —— Just For You ► Pop-Rock >> 1967
● Jimi Hendrix Experience —— Electric Ladyland ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1968
● Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell —— Easy ► Soul – Motown >> 1969
● Martha Reeves & The Vandellas —— Sugar ‘N’ Spice ► Soul – Motown >> 1969
● Diana Ross —— Baby, It’s Me ► Soul – Motown >> 1977
● Pete Townshend/Ronnie Lane —— Rough Mix ► Prog Rock >> 1977
● Talking Heads —— Talking Heads: 77 ► New Wave Art-Rock >> 1977
● Rory Gallagher —— Top Priority ► Blues-Rock >> 1979
● John Mellencamp (John Cougar) —— Nothing Matters (And What If It Did) ► Roots Rock >> 1980
● Gary Numan —— Warriors ► New Wave Synth Pop >> 1983
● Deep Purple —— Perfect Strangers ► Hard Rock >> 1984
● Kiss —— Asylum ► Hard Rock >> 1985
● Marshall Crenshaw —— Downtown ► Power Pop >> 1985
● Slayer —— Hell Awaits ► Heavy Metal >> 1985
● The Waterboys —— This Is The Sea ► Folk-Rock >> 1985
● Lizzy Borden —— Visual Lies ► Heavy Metal/Glam Metal >> 1987
● Eazy-E —— Eazy-Duz-It ► Gangsta Rap >> 1988
● Talk Talk —— Spirit Of Eden ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1988
● Jonathan Richman —— I, Jonathan ► College Rock >> 1992
● Gloria Estefan —— Exitos De Gloria Estefan ► Latin Pop >> 1990
● Buena Vista Social Club —— Buena Vista Social Club ► Afro-Cuban Jazz >> 1997
● Brooks & Dunn —— The Greatest Hits Collection ► Country-Rock >> 1997
● The Band —— Jubilation ► Folk-Rock >> 1998
● Death In Vegas —— Scorpio Rising ► Electronic Pop >> 2002
● David Bowie —— Reality ► Glam Rock >> 2003
● Joss Stone —— The Soul Sessions ► Soul (Neo-Soul) >> 2003
● Elton John —— The Diving Board ► Pop-Rock >> 2013
September 17
● Manfred Mann —— The Manfred Mann Album ► Rock n Roll >> 1964
● The Ventures —— Wild Things! ► Rock n Roll Instrumental >> 1966
● Colosseum —— Colosseum Live ► Jazz-Rock Fusion >> 1971
● Rick Springfield —— Comic Book Heroes ► Power Pop >> 1973
● Scorpions —— In Trance ► Heavy Metal/Kraut Rock >> 1975
● Ringo Starr —— Ringo’s Rotogravure ► Pop-Rock >> 1976
● Frank Zappa —— Joe’s Garage: Act I ► Art Rock >> 1979
● The Doobie Brothers —— One Step Closer ► Pop-Rock >> 1980
● Phil Lynott —— The Phil Lynott Album ► Album Rock >> 1982
● General Public —— All The Rage ► New Wave Ska Pop >> 1984
● Timothy B. Schmit —— Playin’ It Cool ► Country-Rock >> 1984
● Thompson Twins —— Here’s To Future Days ► New Wave Dance-pop >> 1985
● Yes —— Big Generator ► Prog Rock >> 1987
● Frank Zappa —— London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 2 ► Classical Fusion >> 1987
● Cocteau Twins —— Heaven Or Las Vegas ► Folk-Rock >> 1990
● Mariah Carey —— Emotions ► Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Ozzy Osbourne —— No More Tears ► Hard Rock >> 1991
● Hole —— Pretty On The Inside ► Grunge >> 1991
● Steve Earle —— Shut Up And Die Like An Aviator ► Alt. Country >> 1991
● Uncle Tupelo —— Still Fear Gone ► Alt. Country-Rock >> 1991
● Guns N’ Roses —— Use Your Illusion I ► Hard Rock >> 1991
● Guns N’ Roses —— Use Your Illusion II ► Hard Rock >> 1991
● KMFDM —— Money ► Heavy Metal/Kraut Rock >> 1992
● Cake —— Fashion Nugget ► Alt Rock/College Rock >> 1996
● The Cardigans —— First Band On The Moon ► Power Pop >> 1996
● ZZ Top —— Rhythmeen ► Blues-Rock >> 1996
● Goo Goo Dolls —— Bang! [EP] ► Alt Pop-Rock/Post-Grunge >> 1997
● Hall & Oates —— Marigold Sky ► Pop-Rock >> 1997
● Natalie Cole —— Ask A Woman Who Knows ► Soul-Pop >> 2002
● Mark Knopfler —— Kill To Get Crimson ► Roots Rock >> 2007
● Berlin —— Animal ► L. A. Synth-Pop >> 2013
● The Band —— Live At The Academy Of Music 1971 ► Folk-Rock >> 2013
● Elvis Costello And The Attractions —— Wise Up Ghost ► Funk >> 2013
September 18
● The Ventures —— Another Smash!!! ► Rock n Roll Instrumental >> 1961
● Fleetwood Mac —— Kiln House ► Pop-Rock >> 1970
● Black Sabbath —— Paranoid [UK] ► Hard Rock >> 1970
● Elephant’s Memory —— Elephant’s Memory ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1972
● Ace Frehley —— Ace Frehley ► Pop-Metal >> 1978
● Hall & Oates —— Along The Red Ledge ► Pop-Rock >> 1978
● Twisted Sister —— Under The Blade ► Hair Metal >> 1982
● Dokken —— Breaking The Chains ► Heavy Metal >> 1983
● Kiss —— Lick It Up ► Hard Rock >> 1983
● The Replacements —— Tim ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1985
● Glass Tiger —— Thin Red Line ► Pop-Rock >> 1986
● Kiss —— Crazy Nights ► Hard Rock >> 1987
● Janet Jackson —— Rhythm Nation 1814 ► Dance-Pop >> 1989
● The Band —— To Kingdom Come: The Definitive Collection ► Folk-Rock >> 1989
● Derek & The Dominos —— The Layla Sessions: 20th Anniversary Edition ► Blues-Rock >> 1990
● The Easybeats —— The Definitive Series ► Rock ‘N’ Roll >> 1992
● At The Drive-In —— El Gran Orgo ► Punk Rock >> 1997
● Fantastic Plastic Machine —— Luxury ► Trip Hop >> 1998
● Björk —— Selmasongs: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack Dancer In The Dark [Sndtrk] [UK] ► Trip Hop >> 2000
● Alice Cooper —— Dragontown ► Hard Rock >> 2001
● Phish —— Live Phish Volume 1 ► Prog Rock/Jam Band >> 2001
● Phish —— Live Phish Volume 2 ► Prog Rock/Jam Band >> 2001
● Phish —— Live Phish Volume 3 ► Prog Rock/Jam Band >> 2001
● Phish —— Live Phish Volume 4 ► Prog Rock/Jam Band >> 2001
● Phish —— Live Phish Volume 5 ► Prog Rock/Jam Band >> 2001
● The Knack —— Premium Gold Collection ► Power Pop >> 2001
● Billy Idol —— Original Sound ► Hard Rock >> 2006
● Free —— Chronicles ► Hard Rock/Blues-Rock >> 2006
● Pearl Jam —— Live At Lollapalooza 2007 ► Hard Rock >> 2007
● Paul Simon —— Live In New York City ► Folk-Pop >> 2012
● Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ —— Songs About Cars, Space And The Ramones ► Southern Rock >> 2012
● Madonna —— Celebration ► Dance-Pop >> 2009
Albums Released This Week (September 5 – 11)
Posted by Dr. Rock in Uncategorized on September 5, 2016
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):
September 05
● Poco —— From The Inside ► Country-Rock >> 1971
● The Jackson 5 —— Dancing Machine ► Soul – Motown >> 1974
● Jethro Tull —— Minstrel In The Gallery ► Prog Rock >> 1975
● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— Skynyrd’s First And…Last ► Southern Rock >> 1978
● Gary Numan —— Telekon ► New Wave Synth Pop >> 1980
● Skinny Puppy —— Mind: The Perpetual Intercourse ► Alt. Rock – Industrial >> 1986
● Y & T —— Contagious ► Heavy Metal/Glam Metal >> 1987
● Motörhead —— Rock ‘N’ Roll ► Heavy Metal >> 1987
● Grim Reaper —— Rock You To Hell ► Thrash Metal >> 1987
● Siouxsie And The Banshees —— Peepshow ► Alt. Rock >> 1988
● Soundgarden —— Louder Than Love ► Grange Rock >> 1989
● Big Audio Dynamite —— Megatop Phoenix ► Dance-Rock >> 1989
● Mick Jones —— Mick Jones ► Hard Rock >> 1989
● The Tragically Hip —— Up To Here ► Folk-Rock >> 1989
● Shed Seven —— Change Giver ► Britpop >> 1994
● Dion —— Rock “N Roll Christmas ► Pop-Rock >> 1995
● Die Flippers —— Sommersprossen ► Pop/Schlager >> 1995
● The Fall —— The Twenty-Seven Points ► Pop-Rock/Post-Punk >> 1995
● Mack 10 —— Based On A True Story ► Gangsta Rap >> 1997
● Ryan Adams —— Heartbreaker ► Acoustic Pop-Rock >> 2000
● Queen —— Deep Cuts, Volume 3 (1984-1995) ► Glam Rock >> 2011
September 06
● Hawkwind —— Hall Of The Mountain Grill ► Space Rock >> 1974
● Judas Priest —— Rocka Rolla ► Heavy Metal >> 1974
● Kool & The Gang —— Ladies’ Night ► Disco/Funk >> 1979
● Icehouse —— Primitive Man ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1982
● John Cale —— Artificial Intelligence ► Art Rock >> 1985
● New Kids On The Block —— Hangin’ Tough ► Teen Pop >> 1988
● Widespread Panic —— Ain’t Life Grand ► Southern Rock >> 1994
● David Gray —— Flesh ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1994
● Land —— Land ► Electronic/Fusion >> 1995
● Yazoo —— Only Yazoo ► Synth-Pop >> 1999
● Mike + The Mechanics —— Rewired + Hits – The Latest + Greatest ► Brit Pop-Rock >> 2004
● Alison Moyet —— Voice [UK] ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2004
● The Rolling Stones —— A Bigger Bang ► Blues-Rock >> 2005
September 07
● Frank Zappa —— Over-Nite Sensation ► Art Rock >> 1973
● Earth, Wind & Fire —— Another Time ► Soul-Funk >> 1974
● Siouxsie And The Banshees —— Join Hands ► Glam Rock >> 1979
● Matt Johnson —— Burning Blue Soul ► Post-Punk >> 1981
● Kool & The Gang —— As One ► Disco >> 1982
● Mercyful Fate —— Don’t Break The Oath ► Heavy Metal >> 1984
● Jethro Tull —— Under Wraps ► Prog Rock >> 1984
● Queensrÿche —— The Warning ► Heavy Metal >> 1984
● Pet Shop Boys —— Actually ► Dance-Pop >> 1987
● Mike Oldfield —— Islands ► Progressive Rock >> 1987
● Timothy B. Schmit —— Timothy B. ► Country-Rock >> 1987
● Led Zeppelin —— Led Zeppelin Boxed Set ► Hard Rock >> 1990
● Toto —— Kingdom Of Desire [UK] ► Pop-Rock/Arena Rock >> 1992
● John Mellencamp —— Human Wheels ► Roots Rock >> 1993
● John Hiatt —— Perfectly Good Guitar ► Roots Rock >> 1993
● Belle & Sebastian —— The Boy With The Arab Strap ► Chamber Pop >> 1998
● Buzzcocks —— Modern ► Punk-Rock >> 1999
● Agnostic Front —— Riot, Riot, Upstart ► Hardcore Punk >> 1999
● Christine McVie —— In The Meantime ► Pop-Rock >> 2004
● Matthew Sweet —— Living Things ► Power Pop >> 2004
● Cilla Black —— Cilla All Mixed Up ► Dance-Pop >> 2009
● Natalie Cole —— The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year ► Holiday Soul-Pop >> 2010
September 08
● Gene Vincent —— A Gene Vincent Record Date ► Rock n Roll >> 1958
● Martha Reeves & The Vandellas —— Natural Resources ► Soul – Motown >> 1970
● The Jackson 5 —— Third Album ► Soul – Motown >> 1970
● LaBelle —— LaBelle ► Funk >> 1971
● Mott The Hoople —— All The Young Dudes ► Hard Rock >> 1972
● Hall & Oates —— Bigger Than The Both Of Us ► Pop-Rock >> 1976
● Bunny Wailer —— Blackheart Man ► Roots Reggae >> 1976
● Styx —— Pieces Of Eight ► Prog/Art Rock >> 1978
● David Bowie —— Stage ► Glam Rock >> 1978
● Dave Edmunds —— Tracks On Wax 4 ► Roots/Pub Rock >> 1978
● Kate Bush —— Never For Ever ► Prog Rock >> 1980
● The Cure —— …Happily Ever After ► Post-Punk >> 1981
● Peter Gabriel —— Security ► Prog Rock >> 1982
● The B-52’s —— Bouncing Off The Satellites ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1986
● The Human League —— Crash ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1986
● Mr. Mister —— Go On… ► L. A. New Wave >> 1987
● Rush —— Hold Your Fire ► Arena Rock >> 1987
● Pink Floyd —— A Momentary Lapse Of Reason ► Prog Rock >> 1987
● Sam Phillips —— The Indescribable Wow ► AltRock/Secular >> 1988
● Bad Religion —— Suffer ► Punk Rock >> 1988
● Screaming Trees —— Sweet Oblivion ► Neo-Psychedelia >> 1992
● Marilyn Manson —— Antichrist Superstar ► Heavy Metal/Alt Metal >> 1996
● The Crystal Method —— Vegas ► Electronic/Industrial >> 1997
● Hole —— Celebrity Skin ► Grunge >> 1998
● The Church —— Hologram Of Baal ► Alt. Power Pop >> 1998
● Blonde Redhead —— In An Expression Of The Inexpressible ► Alt Rock/Indie Rock >> 1998
● Tristania —— Beyond The Veil ► Heavy Metal/Gloom Metal >> 1999
● Iron Maiden —— Dance Of Death ► Heavy Metal >> 2003
● Washed Out —— Life Of Leisure [EP] ► Electronica >> 2009
● Phish —— Joy ► Prog Rock/Jam Band >> 2009
● Phish —— Party Time ► Prog Rock/Jam Band >> 2009
● Queen —— Queen: Live At The Rainbow ’74 ► Glam Rock >> 2014
September 09
● Marvin Gaye —— Recorded Live On Stage ► Soul – Motown >> 1963
● Manfred Mann —— Mann Made Hits ► Rock n Roll >> 1966
● Fleetwood Mac —— Then Play On ► Blues-Rock >> 1969
● John Lennon —— Imagine ► Pop-Rock >> 1971
● John Sebastian —— Tarzana Kid ► Folk-Rock >> 1974
● Rush —— Signals ► Arena Rock >> 1982
● Dexy’s Midnight Runners —— Don’t Stand Me Down ► Pop-Rock/Post-Punk >> 1985
● Love And Rockets —— Earth, Sun, Moon ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1987
● Jimmy Barnes —— Two Fires ► Pop-Rock/Arena Rock >> 1990
● Cross —— Blue Rock ► Hard Rock >> 1991
● Dire Straits —— On Every Street ► Post-Punk Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Catherine Wheel —— Like Cats And Dogs ► Alt Rock/Shoegazing >> 1996
● Natalie Cole —— Stardust ► Soul-Pop >> 1996
● Amy Grant —— Behind The Eyes ► Pop-Rock/Christian >> 1997
● Incubus —— S.C.I.E.N.C.E. ► Funk Metal >> 1997
● Frank Black And The Catholics —— Frank Black And The Catholics ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1998
● John Mayer —— Heavier Things ► Folk-Pop >> 2003
● John Mayer —— Continuum ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2006
● Natalie Cole —— Still Unforgettable ► Soul-Pop >> 2008
September 10
● Carpenters —— Golden Prize [Japan] ► Easy Listening >> 1971
● Eric Clapton —— Eric Clapton’s Rainbow Concert ► Blues-Rock >> 1973
● Randy Newman —— Good Old Boys ► Folk-Rock >> 1974
● Frank Zappa —— Roxy & Elsewhere ► Art Rock >> 1974
● Kiss —— Alive! ► Hard Rock >> 1975
● Bob Dylan —— Hard Rain ► Folk-Rock >> 1976
● Billy Joel —— Songs In The Attic ► Pop-Rock >> 1981
● Diana Ross —— Silk Electric ► Soul – Motown >> 1982
● Bill Drummond —— The Man ► Folk-Pop >> 1986
● Betty Boo —— Boomania ► Dance-Pop >> 1990
● Jethro Tull —— Catfish Rising ► Prog Rock >> 1991
● John Cale —— Even Cowgirls Get The Blues ► Art Rock >> 1991
● Sarah McLachlan —— Solace ► Folk-Rock >> 1991
● John Mellencamp —— Mr. Happy Go Lucky ► Roots Rock >> 1996
● R.E.M. —— New Adventures In Hi-Fi ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1996
● Rush —— Test For Echo ► Prog/Art Rock >> 1996
● Alison Moyet —— The Essential Alison Moyet ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2001
● Alison Moyet —— Hometime ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2002
● Peter Wolf —— Sleepless ► Blues-Rock/Blue-Eyed Soul >> 2002
● The Clash —— 5 Album Studio Set ► Punk >> 2013
● Madonna —— MDNA World Tour ► Dance-Pop >> 2013
● The Clash —— Sound System ► Punk >> 2013
September 11
● Manfred Mann —— The Five Faces Of Manfred Mann [UK] ► Blues-Rock >> 1964
● Chad & Jeremy —— Of Cabbages And Kings ► Folk-Pop >> 1967
● The Beach Boys —— Smiley Smile ► Pop-Rock >> 1967
● Bruce Springsteen —— The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle ► Album Rock >> 1973
● Gentle Giant —— Giant For A Day ► Prog Rock >> 1978
● Foreigner —— Head Games ► Arena Rock >> 1979
● Ultravox —— Rage In Eden ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1981
● Falco —— Falco 3 ► Dance-Pop >> 1985
● Triumph —— The Sport Of Kings ► Arena Rock >> 1986
● Jethro Tull —— Crest Of A Knave ► Prog Rock >> 1987
● The Temptations —— Together Again ► Soul >> 1987
● Melissa Etheridge —— Brave And Crazy ► Roots Rock >> 1989
● Eurythmics —— We Too Are One ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1989
● Warrant —— Cherry Pie ► Hard Rock >> 1990
● Bob Dylan —— Under The Red Sky ► Folk-Rock >> 1990
● Stephen Stills —— Stills Alone ► Folk-Rock >> 1991
● Blur —— The Great Escape ► Alt Pop-Rock/Britpop >> 1995
● Dion —— Greatest Hits ► Pop-Rock >> 1995
● Belinda Carlisle —— A Man And A Woman ► Pop-Rock >> 1996
● Mariah Carey —— Butterfly ► Pop-Rock >> 1997
● Steps —— Step One [UK] ► Britpop >> 1998
● Boz Scaggs —— Dig It ► Pop-Rock >> 2001
● Mariah Carey —— Glitter [Sndtrk] ► Pop-Rock >> 2001
● Bob Dylan —— Love And Theft ► Folk-Rock >> 2001
● Nickelback —— Silver Side Up ► Alt Rock/Post-Grunge >> 2001
● John Hiatt —— The Tiki Bar Is Open ► Roots Rock >> 2001
● Dave Matthews Band —— Away From The World ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2012
● The Knack —— Rock & Roll Is Good For You: The Fieger/Averre Demos ► Power Pop >> 2012
● Bob Dylan —— Tempest ► Folk-Rock >> 2012
● The Clash —— The Clash Hits Back ► Punk >> 2013
● Scorpions —— Return To Forever ► Heavy Metal/Kraut Rock >> 2015
