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Today we celebrate the birthday of the late, great country-rock pioneer Gram Parsons, known for his work with the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers, of course, but also for his short but highly influential solo career. It’s the latter...

Today we celebrate the birthday of singer-songwriter John Prine. How do we do so? By taking a look back at his last album for Asylum Records, an LP which was a creative comeback of sorts, particularly when its reviews are...

Today we celebrate the birthday of Kurt Neumann, best known as a member of the BoDeans, so to commemorate the occasion, we thought we’d take a look back at the band’s last album for Slash Records, an LP which is...

Today we celebrate the birthday of one of the most amazing guitar players of all time* and a darned fine songwriter, too: Lindsey Buckingham. *If you think this is hyperbole, then we advise you to check out his solo version...

45 years ago this month, Mel Torme performed at a nightclub inside the St. Regis Hotel, and 44 years ago this month, he released the resulting recording. Between the two of ‘em, not to mention the fact that Torme has...

Today we celebrate the birthday of British singer-songwriter Al Stewart, the man who provided us with such ‘70s standards as “Year of the Cat,” “On the Border,” and “Time Passages.” To commemorate the occasion, however, we’re bypassing the albums that...

Today we celebrate the birthday of Kim Sledge, one of the members of the legendary singing group Sister Sledge, and we thought we’d honor her by spotlighting some of the singles by Kim and her sisters that didn’t get as...

Today we celebrate the birthday of the late Dan Fogelberg, one of the most popular singer-songwriters of the 1970s, but since his ‘70s output isn’t part of our catalog, we’re going in a different direction to commemorate the date and...

Today we celebrate the birthday of the late, great Jim Carroll, who once roomed with Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe, found fame with his 1980 album CATHOLIC BOY and its single, “People Who Died,” and whose tough teen years led...