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50 years ago today, Dr. John released his sophomore LP, an album which didn’t blow the minds of critics in quite the same way as his debut (GRIS-GRIS) but nonetheless continued to reveal what a unique musical artist he was…and...

In her three albums with the great arranger and bandleader Nelson Riddle in the 1980s, Linda Ronstadt took on the standards that had emerged from the early golden era of pop tunes by the likes of the Gershwins, Irving Berlin...

62 years ago today, one of the most famous nightclubs in the world – and certainly the most famous nightclub in Liverpool – opened its doors for the first time. Opened by Alan Sytner, The Cavern Club came into existence...

54 years ago this month, Trini Lopez released his seventh album for Reprise Records, an LP which found him embracing the folk movement…although you probably guessed that from the title. Born in Dallas, Texas, Lopez’s initial foray into a music...

Hey, everybody, it’s Tuesday, so you know what that means! Huh? You don’t know what that means?! Well, criminey, we just posted about this last Tuesday, so that would seem to imply that either you’re not checking out Rhino.com as...

Today we celebrate the birthday of Don Glen Vliet, who later changed his name to Don Van Vlient, but he’s better known to most music fans as Captain Beefheart. To commemorate the occasion, we thought we’d spotlight the good Captain...

53 years ago today, David Robert Jones released his first single under the pseudonym he would utilize from then on: “David Bowie.” Penned by Bowie and recorded at London’s Pye Studios with Tony Hatch producing, “Can’t Help Thinking About Me”...

50 years ago this month, rock and roll history was changed forever with the release of the self-titled album by a band which would, in short order, become the biggest in the world. Produced by Jimmy Page at London’s Olympic...

45 years ago today, Carly Simon released her fourth studio album, an LP which subsequently became one of the best-selling albums of her career, thanks at least partially to the duet she performed with her then-husband, James Taylor. Produced by...