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26 years ago today, Bonnie Raitt was keeping busy in Boston by becoming the recipient of an honorary doctorate of music from the Berklee College of Music. Although Raitt had originally graduated from Oakwood Friends School in Poughkeepsie, New York...

46 years ago this week, David Bowie released the single that helped reinvigorate his career after his post-“Space Oddity” slump. Written by Bowie, who also co-produced the song with Ken Scott, “Starman” is one of the most famous tracks on...

35 years ago this week, The Replacements released their sophomore album, which was a slightly less ramshackle LP than their debut and one which is still a whole lot of fun. Recorded predominantly in “a warehouse in some godawful suburb...

by Will Harris Howard Shore started his music career in Canada, playing in the band Lighthouse and working for in both radio and television for the CBC before making his way to New York, and while he wasn’t ready for...

34 years ago today, Twisted Sister released the debut single from their third studio album, STAY HUNGRY, a track which proved to be the band’s only top-40 single but which also raised their profile to such a degree that they’re...

25 years ago today, a band best known as a spinoff of Jane’s Addiction released their self-titled debut album, an LP which scored solid sales figures while also delivering a #1 Modern Rock single. In 1991, SPIN ran an article...

Two years ago today, the combination of Prince’s death and his fans’ inability to stream his music online caused an explosion of sales which resulted in His Royal Badness having eight – count ‘em – eight albums sitting in the...

Duane Eddy is a true guitar legend, a man known far and wide for his particularly twangy sound, but while he built his reputation on such classic instrumentals as “Rebel Rouser,” “Forty Miles of Bad Road,” “Because They’re Young,” and...

Randy Travis’ first album, STORMS OF LIFE, was one of THOSE debuts — an instant classic, released in a year (1986) that also saw the likes of Dwight Yoakam, Lyle Lovett and Steve Earle also make an immediate impact on...