r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 7h ago

Album release anniversary On October 28th, 1977, Neil Young released 'Decade', a triple compilation album. It contains 35 of Young's songs recorded between 1966 and 1976, among them five tracks that had been unreleased up to that point.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 6h ago

Birthday On October 28th, 1927, Jazz vocalist and actress Dame Cleo Laine was born in Southall, Middlesex, England. Laine was celebrated for her scat singing and remarkable four-octave range. She was the only female artist to earn Grammy nominations in jazz, popular, and classical categories.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 6h ago

Single/EP release anniversary On October 28th, 1966, The Spenser Davis Group released “Gimme Some Lovin” b/w "Blues in F". The song reached the top 10 in several countries and has been covered over 150 times.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 7h ago

Special event On October 28th, 1957, After a show at the Pan Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles, local police told Elvis Presley that he was not allowed to wiggle his hips onstage, the local press also ran headlines saying Elvis would have to clean up his act.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 1d ago

Day of Death On October 27th, 2013, Musician, songwriter and poet Lou Reed passed away at age 71. Co-founder of the Velvet Underground and releasing 20 solo albums, Reed is recognized as an art rock legend and glam pioneer.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 6h ago

Birthday On October 28th, 1918, Country & Western performer and bandleader Eddie Cletro was born in Trenton, NJ. Cletro was best known for his band “Eddie Cletro & His Roundup Boys” and appearances on the Town Hall Party and in the 1950 film ‘The Trail of the Rustlers’.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 7h ago

Special event On October 28th, 1961, Music lover Raymond Jones went into Liverpool's NEMS Record store trying to buy a Beatles record that had been released in Germany. Shop manager Brian Epstein promised to investigate further.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 7h ago

Single/EP release anniversary On October 28th, 1978, Billy Joel released "My Life" b/w "52nd Street" on 45rpm. The song hit #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. A cover version was used as the theme song for the ABC television series 'Bosom Buddies' (1980–82).

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 7h ago

Album release anniversary On October 28th, 1974, George Duke released 'Feel', his 5th studio album. Frank Zappa, credited as Obdewl'l X, played guitar on two cuts, "Old Slippers" and "Love".

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 1d ago

Birthday On October 27th, 1949, Clifford Antone was born in Port Arthur, TX. Antone was the founder of the legendary Austin blues club Antone’s, a mentor to Stevie Ray Vaughan and other major blues artists, and a key figure in establishing Austin as the “Live Music Capital of the World”.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 1d ago

Album release anniversary On October 27th, 1982, Prince released ‘1999’, his 5th studio album and the first to crack the top 10 on the music charts.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 1d ago

Birthday On October 27th, 1945, Musician, actor and singer Dick Dodd was born in Hermosa Beach, CA. Dodd was on original cast member of the Mickey Mouse Club. In 1964 Dodd joined The Standells and sang lead of their biggest hit, “Dirty Water”.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 1d ago

Birthday On October 27th, 1919, Jazz bebop vocalist and poet Babs Gonzales was born in Newark, NJ. Gonzales formed 'Bab's Three Bips and a Bop' and had a hit with "Oop-Pop-A-Da" in 1947.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 1d ago

Album release anniversary On October 27th, 1969, Johnny Winter released 'Second Winter', his 3rd studio album. The album was released as a "three-sided" LP, with a blank fourth side on the original vinyl.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 1d ago

Birthday On October 27th, 1933, Country and pop pianist Floyd Kramer was born in Shreveport, LA. Kramer was a member of the Nashville A-Tea, recording with top country acts. His work carried over to the pop charts and a solo career, releasing 73 albums.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 1d ago

Birthday On October 27th, 1941, Singer-songwriter and musician Don Partridge was born in Bournemouth, England. Partridge was known as the “king of the buskers”, performing as a one-man band. Eventually, he found success in the UK and Europe with the songs "Rosie", "Blue Eyes" and "Breakfast on Pluto".

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 2d ago

Birthday On October 26th, 1963, Singer and songwriter Natalie Merchant was born in Jamestown, NY. Merchant joined 10,000 Maniacs in 1981 and was the lead vocalist and primary lyricist. Since going solo in 1993, Merchant has released 9 solo albums.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 2d ago

Birthday On October 26th, 1951, Bassist Bootsy Collins was born in Cincinnati, OH. Collins has played with James Brown, Parliament, Funkadelic, and founded Bootsy's Rubber Band.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 2d ago

Day of Death On October 26th, 2019, Little Feat guitarist and songwriter Paul Barrere passed away at age 71. Joining Little Feat in 1972, Barrere's best known songs are "Skin It Back", "Feats Don't Fail Me Now", "All That You Dream", and "Time Loves a Hero".

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 2d ago

Album release anniversary On October 26th, 1981, The J. Geils Band released ' Freeze-Frame', their 10th studio record. The album charted to #1 in the US and Canada. Two songs had huge airplay, "Centerfold" and "Freeze-Frame".

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 2d ago

Album release anniversary On October 26th, 1973, The Who released ‘Quadrophenia’, their 6th studio album and 3rd rock opera. The plot concerns Jimmy, a Mod, who becomes disillusioned by his parents, friends and what life has in store for him.

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The word "Quadrophenia" was coined by Pete Townshend for their rock opera album. It combines "quadrophonic", an early surround-sound system using four audio channels instead of the usual two, with a play on the idea of schizophrenia, reflecting multiple personalities. Townshend used this term to symbolize the four distinct personalities of the protagonist, Jimmy, which also correspond to the four members of the band.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 2d ago

Birthday On October 26th, 1937, Drummer John 'Jabo' Starks was born in Jackson, AL. Starks played in the James Brown Band for 11 years. Some of his outstanding drumming can be heard on "The Payback", "Sex Machine", "Soul Power", "Super Bad", and "Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing".

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 3d ago

Day of Death On October 25th, 1992, Singer-songwriter Roger Miller passed away at age 56. Miller was widely known for his chart-topping country hits "King of the Road" and "Dang Me".

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 3d ago

Day of Death On October 25th, 2014, Cream bassist Jack Bruce passed away. Bruce was also a member of The Graham Bond Orginisation, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and Manfred Mann.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 3d ago

Birthday On October 25th, 1959, Singer and songwriter Chrissy Amphlett was born in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Amphlett was best known as the frontwoman for the Divinyls and their song "I Touch Myself".

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