50 years ago today (10/3/67), Woody Guthrie died after suffering from Huntington’s Chorea disease. Guthrie was a major influence on Bob Dylan and American folk music. The 70’s film ‘Bound For Glory’
Happy 50th birthday today to Gillian Welch who was born on 10/2/67. Along with her musical partner David Rawlings, Welch is one of today’s most respected original Americana artists. Welch’s
35 years ago today (9/30/82), Bruce Springsteen released his sixth studio album Nebraska. Often cited as the Springsteen album non-Springsteen fans would most enjoy, Nebraska holds its own as a
25 years ago today (9/29/92), Alice in Chains released their career best LP Dirt. The album spawned five singles: “Would?”, “Them Bones”, “Angry Chair”, “Rooster”, and “Down in a Hole” and
Happy 70th birthday today to Michael Lee Aday, better known as Meat Loaf. Meat Loaf’s Bat Out of Hell trilogy of albums (consisting of Bat Out of Hell, Bat Out of Hell II: Back into
45 years ago today (9/25/72), Black Sabbath released their fourth studio album, Black Sabbath Vol. 4. The album which features a monochrome photograph of Ozzy Osbourne with hands raised, taken during a Black Sabbath
40 years ago today (9/23/77), Steely Dan released their audio masterpiece Aja. Their sixth and best-selling studio album featured hit singles: “Peg”, “Deacon Blues”, and “Josie,” while each of the
Happy 60th birthday today to Nick Cave who was born on 9/22/57. September 2016 saw the release of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ 16th studio album ‘Skeleton Tree’ and the
30 years ago today (9/21/87) jazz bassist Jaco Pastorius died from injuries sustained in a fight. Pastorius was trying to enter the Midnight Bottle Club in Wilton Manors, Florida, (where
44 years ago today (9/19/73), Gram Parsons of the Byrds and the Flying Burritos Brothers passes away in his motel room in Joshua Tree, CA at the age of 26. First it’s
