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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...

Today we celebrate the birthday of one Roderick David Stewart, a gentleman known to his friends, fans, and damned near everyone else as Rod. To commemorate the occasion, we thought we’d take a look back at one of his most...

Today we celebrate the birth of David Robert Jones, the man who would eventually change his name to one which still remains revered the world over: David Bowie. Although it never grows any less depressing that he’s not still here...

Today we celebrate the birthday of a woman who’s commonly referred to as “The Queen of Percussion,” someone who – although she’s still remembered for her work with a man who’s been called His Royal Badness, The Purple One, and...

Today we celebrate the birthday of Randall Stuart Newman, but you can call him Randy…or at least you can try. All things being equal, though, you’d probably get a far better response by addressing him as “Mr. Newman.” He might...

Today we celebrate the birthday of Bonnie Raitt, the singer who came to initial prominence in the ‘70s, rocked her way through that decade, and – after making her way through some commercially lean years – found her way into...

18 years ago this week, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, and Neil Young released the first album they’d recorded as a foursome in 18 years. Recorded at Redwood Digital in Woodside, California, AMERICAN DREAM was an album that might...

Today we celebrate the birthday of longtime Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, and we’re doing so by looking back at the album he released in 1992, one which served as his reemergence as a solo artist after eight years. In...

34 years ago today, Apollonia 6 released their one and only album, an LP which failed to provide the trio with a long-term career but did manage to secure them a top-10 R&B hit. Recorded at Sunset Sound Studios in...