40 years ago today (5/15/84), Stevie Ray Vaughan released his second album, Couldn’t Stand The Weather, and his second with his band Double Trouble. Selling 1,000,000 copies within five weeks
40 years ago today (5/14/84), Violent Femmes released their second album Hallowed Ground. Mixing a blend of folk, punk, and blues influences, the album was a departure from their more
30 years ago today (5/10/94), Sunny Day Real Estate released their debut album Diary. Led by Jeremy Enigk and two future members of Foo Fighters (William Goldsmith and Nate Mendel),
Happy 75th Birthday today to the Piano Man Billy Joel, who was born on 5/9/49. A lot has happened in the last year for New York’s favorite, as he released
35 years ago today (5/8/89), Phish released their official debut studio LP Junta. Originally released on cassette only, the album was self-released by the band in May 1989 without the
Happy 78th birthday to Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann, who was born on 5/7/46. Kreutzmann is a founding member of Grateful Dead and had served as drummer for the band’s
It’s hard to believe a former member of Mötley Crüe is 73, but then again, Mick Mars was about ten years older than the rest of his gnarly bandmates. So
Happy 90th birthday today to the original Jersey Boy Frankie Valli (born 5/3/34). Known for his distinctive falsetto voice and as the frontman of the Four Seasons, one of the
50 years ago today (5/1/74), Sparks released their third album Kimono My House. While the subject of the best Sparks album conjures up many contenders, Kimono usually finds itself at
50 years ago today (4/30/74), Richard Thompson released his second album and first with his then-wife Linda Thompson – I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight. The album features
