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On April 13th, 1945, Little Feat founder Lowell George was born in Hollywood, CA. George was a musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. Formerly with The Mothers of Invention, George created one of the most beloved band of the 70s, Little Feat.

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On March 24th, 1935, Bassist extraordinaire Carol Kaye was born. Carol was a member of the 'Wrecking Crew, a group of session musicians based out of Los Angeles. Still active, Carol estimates that she has played on over 10,000 recordings; many of which were extremely iconic songs of the 50s - 70's.

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On March 8th, 1973. Ron Pigpen McKernan passed away at age 27.

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On January 19th, 2008. Songwriter and singer John Stewart, who wrote the Monkees 1967 hit 'Daydream Believer' died aged 68. He was a member of The Kingston Trio and went on to record more than 45 solo albums.

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On September 1st, 2008, Singer-songwriter and actor Jerry Reed passed away at age 71. His signature songs included Guitar Man, U.S. Male, A Thing Called Love, Alabama Wild Man, Amos Moses, and When You're Hot, You're Hot. 'Smokey and the Bandit' in 1977 was his best known film.

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On April 2nd, 1942, Leon Russell was born in Lawton, Oklahoma. Leon was a musician, singer and songwriter who started his career as a session musician. He wrote and recorded the hits Tight Rope and Lady Blue.

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On March 19th, 1971, Jethro Tull released 'Aqualung', their 4th studio album. Songs included Cross-Eyed Mary, Aqualung, and Locomotive Breath, which all became FM radio staples.

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On October 23rd, 1956, Singer-songwriter and actor Dwight Yoakam was born in Pikeville, KY. Yoakam's first three albums—'Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.', 'Hillbilly Deluxe', and 'Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room' all reached #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums charts.

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On November 5th, 2005, Guitarist Link Wray passed away at age 76. Famous for his 1958 #16 single Rumble which was banned on several radio stations, on the grounds that it glorified juvenile delinquency. A rare feat for a song with no lyrics.

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On March 18th, 1941, Legendary R&B/soul and rock ‘n’ roll singer and songwriter Wilson Pickett was born in Prattville, AL. His best-known hits are In the Midnight Hour, Land of 1,000 Dances, 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.), and Mustang Sally.

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On April 15th, 2001, Joey Ramone passed away at 49 from lymphoma. Ramone's image, voice, and tenure as frontman of the Ramones made him a countercultural icon.

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'Kind of Blue' was released on August 17th, 1959. Miles Davis' gift to music. How influential is the album 63 years later?

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On February 8th, 1964, With Louie Louie by The Kingsmen under FBI investigation for containing obscene lyrics, the song's publishers offered $1,000 to anyone who could definitively distinguish the dirty words.

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On April 11th, 1966, Buffalo Springfield made their live debut at The Troubadour in Hollywood, California.

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On April 23rd, 1971, The Rolling Stones released 'Sticky Fingers', their 9th British and 11th American studio album. The cover was designed by Andy Warhol, with a working zipper.

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On March 8th, 1977, Foreigner released 'Foreigner', their debut album. It spun off three hit singles, Feels Like the First Time, Cold as Ice and Long, Long Way from Home.

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Junta was released May 8th, 1989 as a self-released effort without support of a record label.

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On September 23rd, 1926, Jazz saxophonist John Coltrane was born in Hamlet, NC. Coltrane is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.

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On December 22nd, 1942, Saxophonist and sessions musician Dick Parry was born in Kentford, Suffolk, England. While Parry is a highly in-demand musician, his most iconic work can be heard on 'Dark Side Of The Moon' Money & US And Them.

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Happy Birthday Joe Walsh!! Best known as a member of the rock band Eagles, his five-decade career has also included solo work and stints in two other successful bands: James Gang and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band.

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On September 17, 1979, Frank released Joe's Garage. Turn it down! Turn it DOWN! I have children sleeping here... Don't you boys know any nice songs?

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On February 10th, 1978, Little Feat released 'Waiting For Columbus', the band's first live album. Joining the band were The Tower of Power horns. '

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On March 11th, 1975, Alice Cooper released, 'Welcome to My Nightmare'. Most of the musicians on this album were from Lou Reed's touring band. 'Nightmare' charted to #5 in the US. BTW, this is Cooper's first album after he changed his name from Vincent Furnier.

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On December 21st, 1940, Composer Frank Zappa was born in Baltimore, MD. Zappa grew up with a keen interest in 20th-century concert music and aspired to be an orchestral composer as well; his scores have been recorded by Pierre Boulez, Ensemble Modern, and others.

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50 years ago this evening, Ron Pigpen McKernan plays his last show with the band at a Hollywood Bowl concert. Health problems force him to stop touring, and he dies in March 1973 at age 27.

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On December 21st, 1940, Composer Frank Zappa was born in Baltimore, MD. Zappa grew up with a keen interest in 20th-century concert music and aspired to be an orchestral composer as well; his scores have been recorded by Pierre Boulez, Ensemble Modern, and others.

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On April 18th, 1975, ZZ Top released 'Fandango', their 4th album. Side 1 featuring live recordings and side 2 contained studio recordings. Tush was the only single issued from the album but Heard It on the X got heavy radio exposure.

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On November 15th, 1978, the Grateful Dead released 'Shakedown Street', their 10th studio album. It was the final album for Keith and Donna Jean Godchaux, who left the band a few months after its release. The record was produced by Lowell George (of Little Feat) and John Kahn.

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On October 10th, 1917, Thelonious Monk was born in Rocky Mount, NC. Monk had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including 'Round Midnight, Blue Monk, and Straight, No Chaser. And he loved hats.

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On January 21st, 1938, American disc jockey Wolfman Jack was born in Brooklyn NY. With a gravelly voice and big personality, Wolfman transcended the radio. His appearance in 1973's America Graffiti made the Wolfman a larger than life rock n roll icon.

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Happy Birthday to Herbie Hancock. On April 12th, 1940, Jazz keyboardist, bandleader and composer Herbie Hancock was born in Chicago, Illinois.

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On February 27th, 2019, Drummer Doug Sandom passed away one day after his 89th birthday. He was the first drummer for The Who. No recordings with Sandom playing with the band were ever released.

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On May 26th, 1926, Jazz great Miles Davis was born. Davis is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. He adopted a variety of musical directions in a five-decade career that kept him at the forefront of many major stylistic developments in jazz.

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On June 10th, 1941, Drummer and actor Mickey Jones was born in Houston, TX. As a drummer, Jones toured with Bob Dylan in '66. In '67, Jones joined up with Kenny Rogers and formed The First Edition. 10 years later, he became a full time actor, appearing in numerous films and tv shows.

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On April 25th, 1928, Jazz, swing, and bluegrass fiddler Vassar Clements was born Kinard, FL. Clements has been dubbed the Father of Hillbilly Jazz, an improvisational style that blends and borrows from swing, hot jazz, and bluegrass along with roots in country and other musical traditions.

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Happy Birthday to Pat Metheny! Metheny was born on August 12th, 1954 in Lee's Summit, MO. He is the only person to win Grammy's in 10 different categories.

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Happy Birthday Mike!! Mike Gordon was born June 3rd, 1965 in Sudbury, Massachusetts. Bassist supreme and vocalist, Gordon is an accomplished banjo player, and is proficient at piano and guitar.

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On February 9th, 1970, The Doors released 'Morrison Hotel', their 5th studio album. The album represents a step back to a blues-rock sound the band was originally know for.

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Happy Birthday to Ruth Underwood!!! Ladies and gentlemen, watch Ruth! All through this film...Ruth has been thinking: What can I possibly do that will amaze everyone? I think she's come up with the answer, Just keep your eye on her!

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Happy Birthday to Jon Fishman!

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Happy Birthday Scott Thunes!!

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On February 2nd, 1993, Phish released their 4th studio album, 'Rift'.

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On February 2nd, 1927, saxophonist Stan Getz was born. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as The Sound because of his warm, lyrical tone. Coming to prominence in the late 1940s with Woody Herman's big band, Getz is described as one of the all-time great tenor saxophonists.

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'Let It Bleed' was released 54 years ago today. This was The Rolling Stones' 8th UK and 10th US studio album.

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Happy 58 Revolutions Around the Sun, Trey Anastasio!!! Trey was born September 30th, 1964 in Fort Worth, TX.

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'Blues for Allah' was released on September 1st, 1975. The cover art work, titled The Fiddler, was painted in the summer of 1974 by Philip Garris, and was awarded both the gold medal and the Award of Merit from the Society of Illustrators.

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On April 6th, 1960, Musician, singer and songwriter Warren Haynes was born in Asheville, North Carolina. Haynes started out with David Allan Coe, Dickie Betts Band and later with The Allman Brothers Band in 1989. In 1994, Haynes co-founded Gov't Mule.

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On February 12th, 2000, Singer Screamin' Jay Hawkins passed away at age 70. He recorded 'I Put A Spell On You' in 1956 for his biggest hit.

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On December 5th, 1981, Black Flag released their debut album Damaged.

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On February 19th, 1982, Ozzy Osbourne was arrested in San Antonio, Texas for urinating on The Alamo.

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On October 6th, 2019, Drummer Ginger Baker passed away at age 80. Baker was a member of Cream, Blind Faith, Ginger Baker's Air Force, Atomic Rooster and Hawkwind.

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On December 25th, 1907, Jazz singer and bandleader Cab Calloway was born in Rochester, NY. Cab is most famous for the song, Minnie the Moocher, originally recorded in 1931. It's where he picked up the nickname The Hi De Ho Man.

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On June 22nd, 1936, Singer, songwriter, and actor Kris Kristofferson was born in Brownsville, TX. Songs written by Kristofferson include Me and Bobby McGee, For the Good Times, Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down, and Help Me Make It Through the Night, all of which were hits for other artists.

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Happy Birthday Jon!! On February 19th, 1965, Jon Fishman was born in Philadelphia, PA.

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On February 4th, 1980, The Ramones released their fifth studio album 'End Of The Century'. This album was produced by Phil Spector. As a result, the album is the highest-charting Ramones album of all time, reaching number 44 on the US Billboard 200 charts. The boys hated the process.

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On March 5th, 1971, 'The Cry of Love' a Jimi Hendrix album was released 6 months after his death on September 18th, 1970. It features new material that Hendrix was working on for his planned fourth studio album.

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On March 26th, 1976, Thin Lizzy released 'Jailbreak', their 6th studio album. The singles taken from the album include Jailbreak and The Boys Are Back in Town.

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On January 10th, 1924, Jazz Drummer Max Roach was born in North Carolina. A pioneer of bebop, Roach worked in many other styles of music, and is generally considered one of the most important drummers in history.

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More Cowbell!! Happy Birthday to Eric Bloom. Born on December 1st, 1944. Guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, Bloom has been with Blue Oyster Cult since 1969, when they were known as Soft White Underbelly.

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Happy birthday to Page McConnell!! Born May 17th, 1963. Aside from Phish, Page co-founded Vida Blue and acted as a session musician for Tenacious D.

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On March 22nd, 1974, Frank Zappa released ‘Apostrophe(‘)’, his 18th album. This was Zappa's most commercially successful album in the United States with Don't Eat the Yellow Snow and Cosmik Debris as the 2 singles from the album.

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On March 7th, 1875, Maurice Ravel was born in Ciboure, France. Ravel was composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with Impressionism, although he rejected the term. In the 1920s and 1930s Ravel was internationally regarded as France's greatest living composer.

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On June 11th, 1979, The Knack released 'Get The Knack', their debut album. 'Get The Knack' spent 5 weeks at #1. The lead single, My Sharona was #1 for 6 weeks and song of the year.

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Bebop trumpeter Clark Terry was born on December 14th, 1920, in St Louis Missouri. In his 70-year career, Terry managed to play with nearly every Jazzman around and made over 900 recordings.

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Happy Birthday to Carol Kaye, sessions musician extraordinaire. Carol played 12 string guitar on the Freak Out! sessions. She's 88 today. Frank did something that most would never do, credit the session musicians in the album credits.

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On February 17, 1972, Drummer Taylor Hawkins was born in Ft. Worth, TX. Before Hawkins joined the Foo Fighters in 1997, he was the touring drummer for Alanis Morissette.

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Happy 80th Birthday to Jean-Luc Ponty!! Born September 29th, 1942. Ponty forged the way for the violin in the modern jazz vocabulary with bebop phrasing and a punchy style, influenced more by horns.

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On October 15th, 1996, Phish released 'Billy Breathes', their 6th studio album. It charted to #7, becoming their highest charting album.

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On March 23rd, 1942, Record producer and session drummer Jimmy Miller was born. Not known to most people, Miller produced some of the most iconic albums in rock. He produced Beggars Banquet (1968), Let it Bleed (1969), Sticky Fingers (1971), Exile on Main Street (1972) and Goats Head Soup (1973).

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Happy Birthday to Elton John!! On March 25th, 1947, Sir Elton Hercules John CH CBE was born in Pinner, Greater London, England.

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On March 2nd, 1942, Guitarist Charlie Christian passed away at age 25. Christian was an important early performer on the electric guitar and a key figure in the development of bebop and cool jazz.

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On June 12th, 1950, Original drummer for Cheap Trick, Bun E. Carlos was born in Rockford, IL. Carlos is known for this bandit moustache and cheap black suits.

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On October 15th, 1996, moe. released 'No Doy', their 4th album and first major label release. Most of the songs on this album, including Buster, Rebubula, Moth, and 32 Things have gone on to become cornerstones of the band's live-set rotation.

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On January 25th, 1897, Gospel blues singer Blind Willie Johnson, was born in Pendleton, Texas. Johnson was best remembered for Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground.

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Happy Birthday to Ian Underwood! Ian was born in New York City on May 22nd, 1939.

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On May 26th, 1926, Jazz great Miles Davis was born. Davis is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. He adopted a variety of musical directions in a five-decade career that kept him at the forefront of many major stylistic developments in jazz.

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On November 4th, 1977, The Ramones released 'Rocket to Russia', their 3rd studio album. This is the last album to be recorded with all four original members, as drummer Tommy Ramone left the band in 1978 to work solely on production.

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On December 22nd, 1942, Saxophonist and sessions musician Dick Parry was born. While Parry is a highly in-demand musician, his most iconic work can be heard on 'Dark Side Of The Moon' Money & US And Them. He is also a longtime friend of David Gilmour.

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100 years ago today, on April 25th, 1923, Blues legend Albert King was born in Indianola, MS. Albert was an blues guitarist and singer whose playing influenced many other guitarists. He is perhaps best known for his 1967 album Born Under a Bad Sign.

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Happy Birthday to Carol Kaye, sessions musician extraordinaire. Carol played 12 string guitar on the Freak Out! sessions. She's 87 today. Frank did something that most would never do, credit the session musicians on the album credits.

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On August 5th, 2013, Keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer George Duke passed away at age 67. Duke work extensively with Cannonball Adderley, Frank Zappa, Stanley Clarke, and violist Jean-Luc Ponty.

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On January 21st, 1977, Pink Floyd released 'Animals', their 10th studio album. The album's cover shows an inflatable pig floating between two chimneys of Battersea Power Station, conceived by the band's bassist and lead songwriter Roger Waters, and was designed by Storm Thorgerson.

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'You Are What You Is' was released 42 years ago today. Jimmy Carl Black and Motorhead Sherwood make guest appearances along with Moon and Ahmet.

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On June 27th, 1995, Phish released 'A Live One', their first live album. This release marked the debut recordings of Gumbo, Slave to the Traffic Light, Wilson, Simple and Harry Hood.

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On May 16th, 1953, Jazz guitarist and composer Django Reinhardt dies of a brain hemorrhage at age 43.

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Remembering Jeff Austin on the anniversary of his birth. Born April 25th, 1974 in Arlington Heights, Illinois, Jeff learned the mandolin and joined The Bluegrassholes before co-founding the Yonder Mountain String Band. After, a leave of absence, he formed the Jeff Austin Band. Jeff left us in 2019.

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Happy Birthday Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa!! I mean Dweezil!

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On November 8th, 1971, Led Zeppelin released ' Led Zeppelin IV', their 4th studio album. What is your favorite song and why is it Black Dog?

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On March 9th, 1971, Alice Cooper released their third studio album, 'Love it to Death. The album cover was controversial and the record label airbrushed Vincent Furnier's thumb from future covers. Furnier legally changed his name to Alice Cooper in 1975.

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On March 9th, 1910, Composer Samuel Barber was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Barber was an American composer, pianist, conductor, baritone, and music educator, and one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century.

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Life in Hell - a comic strip by Matt Groening, 1993

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Today is Dale Bozzio's birthday. Mary from Joe's Garage and Rhonda of ThingFish. Terry's pickle holder and the face of Missing Persons. You know, the girl from the bus... Remember? The last tour?

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On March 28, 1973, Led Zeppelin released 'Houses of the Holy', their 5th studio album. The album contains The Song Remains the Same and Over the Hills and Far Away.

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Belated birthday wishes to the man, the myth, the legend, Ike Willis! Born November 12th, 1955.

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Moon is 55 today, born September 28th, 1967. As he left the house for the Mothers first European Tour, Frank told Gail that if the baby was a girl, name her Moon Unit. If a boy, name him Motor Head.

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On October 15th, 1996, Phish released 'Billy Breathes', their 6th studio album. It charted to #7, becoming their highest charting album.

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On March 24th, 1935, Bassist extraordinaire Carol Kaye was born. Carol was a member of the 'Wrecking Crew, a group of session musicians based out of Los Angeles. Still active, Carol estimates that she has played on over 10,000 recordings; many of which were extremely iconic songs of the 50s - 70's.

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On March 29th, 1994, Phish released their 5th studio album, Hoist. The album features guest appearances from Alison Krauss, Bela Fleck, Tower of Power, Rose Stone and a host of other musicians, as well as actor Jonathan Frakes on trombone.

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On September 25, 1982, It was Queen's only performance on Saturday Night Live, and would wind up being the band's final performance (with Freddie Mercury) in America. Songs performed were Crazy Little Thing Called Love” and “Under Pressure”.

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Happy Birthday to Scott Thunes!!

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On April 23rd, 1971, The Rolling Stones released 'Sticky Fingers', their 9th British and 11th American studio album. The cover was designed by Andy Warhol, with a working zipper.

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On March 15th, 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono get caught standing in the dock at Southampton, trying to get to Holland or France as passport problems stall their wedding. They get married five days later in Gibraltar, and use their adventure in the lyrics to The Ballad Of John And Yoko.

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Today would have been George Duke's 77 birthday. Classically trained, Duke thrived in Jazz, with his Trio or in collaboration with others. His years with Zappa forged Duke into the brilliant artist we know and remember.

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On December 11th, 1926, Blues singer and songwriter Willie Mae Big Mama Thornton was born in Ariton Alabama. Big Mama was the first to record Hound Dog and sold nearly 2 million copies. She also wrote the classic Ball and Chain.

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Zappa produced/wrangled Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band's 'Trout Mask Replica' and released it 54 years ago today. Fast and bulbous! That's right, The Mascara Snake, Fast and bulbous! Also, a tin teardrop! Bulbous also tapered? That's right

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Happy Birthday Geddy!!! On July 29th, 1953, Geddy Lee was born in North York, Ontario, Canada. Lee is best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for Rush.

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Happy Birthday to Ruth! Ruth joined up in Dec of ’67. Examples of her virtuosity can be heard on tracks including the Rollo Interior interlude from St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast. She and Ian got hitched in May of ’69 and divorced in 1986.

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Them or Us was released 39 years ago today.

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On November 11th, 1953, Musician, singer, songwriter and actor Marshall Crenshaw was born in Detroit, MI. Crenshaw is best known for his hit Someday, Someway and co-writing the Gin Blossoms's Til I Hear It from You.

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On August 5th, 2013, Keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer George Duke passed away at age 67. Duke worked extensively with Frank Zappa, Cannonball Adderley, Stanley Clarke, and violist Jean-Luc Ponty.

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On December 18th, 1914, Blues guitarist and vocalist Pee Wee Crayton was born. Pee Wee excelled in the California blues sound. His opening guitar riff on the 1954 single Do Unto Others was quoted by John Lennon in the beginning of the Beatle song Revolution.

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