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47 years ago this month, Charles Wright and the Watts 103 rd Street Rhythm Band released the single that would prove to be their biggest hit on Billboard’s R&B Singles chart, which seems like as good a reason to spotlight...

Today we celebrate the birthday of Tom Johnston, best known as the frontman of the Doobie Brothers prior to Michael McDonald stepping in. In celebration, here are four facts about Mr. Johnston, some of which you may know and some...

47 years ago today, Hawkwind released an LP which is generally considered to be one of the first-ever space-rock albums, and the world of music – okay, well, certainly the world of space-rock, anyway – hasn’t been the same since...

It’s David Crosby’s birthday today, and to celebrate the occasion, we’re celebrating…his acting work. Sure, because when a man’s been a member of The Byrds and worked with Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, and Neil Young, why wouldn’t you immediately rush...

25 years ago today, the soundtrack to a cinematic prequel of a critically-acclaimed TV series first hit record store shelves. Despite the acclaim it received from critics, Twin Peaks delivered more buzz than ratings, so when it went off the...

In 2015, Rhino released a two-disc anthology of Steve Howe’s solo work, providing a look into what the legendary guitarist was busy doing when he wasn’t part of Yes or any other group. That was, of course, in no way...

Because they created ZEN ARCADE, one of the great double albums in rock history (certainly one of the greats in punk rock, where double albums are as common as Bigfoot sightings), Hüsker Dü's other double album, 1987's WAREHOUSE: SONGS AND...

The Hollies have a long, strong history of occasionally taking songs written by other artists and putting their own stamp on them, but in 1969 they released an album which found them streamlining their song-searching process by delivering naught but...

32 years ago today, Madonna’s LIKE A VIRGIN LP set a new record by becoming the first-ever album by a female artist to be certified for sales of 5 million copies. When Madonna released her self-titled debut album in 1983...