55 years ago today (10/25/67), The 13th Floor Elevators released their second album Easter Everywhere. Further honing their then primitive and original stew of psych rock that rivaled the San
60 years ago today (10/24/62), James Brown recorded Live at the Apollo. The live album recorded at the Apollo Theater in Harlem and released in 1963 is considered one of Brown’s most convincing albums and it
25 years ago today (10/21/97), Grandaddy, a relatively then-unknown band from Modesto, CA released their debut album Under The Western Freeway. Led by Jason Lytle, the band’s lo-fi sound reflected
30 years ago today (10/20/92), Keith Richards released his second solo album Main Offender. Featuring Steve Jordan (now the Rolling Stones drummer) and Waddy Wachtel; Richard cooked up ten originals
50 years ago today (10/18/72) fourteen-year-old Marty Stuart made his recording debut as a member of Lester Flatt’s band at Nashville’s RCA Studio B. Of course Stuart would go on
45 years ago today (10/17/77), Lynyrd Skynyrd released their fifth and final studio LP Street Survivors. The LP is the last Skynyrd album recorded by original members Ronnie Van Zant and Allen Collins, and
45 years ago today (10/14/77), David Bowie released Heroes, the second LP of his “Berlin Trilogy.” Recorded with Brian Eno and Tony Visconti, “Heroes” continued the ambient experiments of Bowie’s previous album Low (released earlier that year) and featured the
30 years ago today (10/13/92), Prince went the symbol route when the Purple One released an album with a symbol on the cover that later becomes his name – and
65 years ago today (10/11/57), Johnny Cash released his debut album Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar! The album catapulted the future “Man In Black” to almost immediate commercial
15 years ago today (10/10/07) Radiohead digitally self-released their 7th album, In Rainbows after announcing its existence only a few days earlier. The band’s groundbreaking “Pay what you want” system stirred
