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Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Pat Benatar - Precious Time

Today (July 6th) marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of Precious Time, the multi-Platinum selling third album from Pat Benatar. This 1981 record spent fifty-four weeks on the US Billboard Album chart, peaking at number 1 after just four weeks. It also reached number 57 in Germany, number 46 in the Netherlands, number 30 in the UK, number 9 in Sweden, number 8 in Australia, number 3 in France and number 2 in Canada.

Thursday, November 28, 2013

The Blues Brothers - Briefcase Full of Blues

Today (November 28th) marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of Briefcase Full of Blues, the debut album from the Blues Brothers. Formed out of a Saturday Night Live sketch, actors Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi turned their love of the old soul and blues music into a genuine recording act. The record, a collection of covers recorded live on September 9th of 1978 at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles, hit a chord with the American public as it went all the way to number 1 on the US Billboard Album chart in February of 1979 (knocking out Billy Joel's 52nd Street) and eventually achieved double-Platinum sales.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Eddie Money - Eddie Money

Happy sixty-third birthday today (March 21st) to Brooklyn born American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, pianist and saxophonist Eddie Money.

After a couple years as an officer with the NYPD, Money decided to pursue a music career. After playing in small venues around California for almost a decade, he met music promoter Bill Graham who felt the performer had what it took to be a big recording artist.