50th anniversary Archives - Rock and Roll Globe

Your Cloak Full Of Eagles: Electric Warrior Turns 50

September 25, 2021October 7, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1971, 50th anniversary, Bang A Gong (Get It On), Bill Legend, Electric Warrior, Jeepster, Marc Bolan, Mickey Finn, New York Dolls, Rocky Horror, Steve Currie, T.Rex, the Bay City Rollers, The Jam, Ziggy Stardust

How Marc Bolan plugged in T.Rex and invented glam rock

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Above Us Only Sky: Imagine at 50

September 9, 2021September 21, 2021 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments 1971, 50th anniversary, Crippled Inside, George Harrison, GIMME SOME TRUTH, Imagine, Jealous Guy, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Plastic Ono Band, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, Yoko Ono

A half century later, John Lennon’s second solo LP still stands as a towering testament to his artistry beyond The Beatles

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Dhani Harrison: The Rock & Roll Globe Interview

August 23, 2021August 23, 2021 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1970, 50th anniversary, All Things Must Pass, Dhani Harrison, George Harrison, The Beatles

The Quiet One’s only son talks about working with his father’s catalogue, the process of putting the All Things Must Pass reissue together, and why vinyl still rules

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Country and/or Western Folk North Americana Rock

Sitting Silently At Will: Gene Clark’s White Light at 50

August 19, 2021August 19, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment 1971, 50th anniversary, Gene Clark, Steve Young, The Byrds, The Dillards, The Flying Burrito Brothers, White Light

The first true solo LP from the former Byrd found him lowly lit but still flying high

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George Harrison and The Return of All Things Once Passed…

August 7, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 2 Comments 1970, 2021, 50th anniversary, All Things Must Pass, Bob Dylan, Capitol, Dhani Harrison, George Harrison, If Not For You, My Sweet Lord, Paul Hicks, The Beatles, UMe

A sumptuous 50th anniversary box set reveals treasures worthy of restoration from the Quiet Beatle’s triple fantasy

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Ram On!: Paul McCartney’s ‘Ram’ at 50

August 4, 2021August 25, 2021 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment 1971, 50th anniversary, Capitol 1971, Capitol Records, Linda McCartney, Paul and Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney, Ram

Why Macca’s first collaboration with his wife Linda still resonates a half-century later despite once being called the worst thing he’s ever done

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They Locked Up The Wrong Man

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 Justin Joffe 0 Comments 1971, 50th anniversary, Avalanche, Hallelujah, Isle of Wight, Leonard Cohen, Songs of Love and Hate

Leonard Cohen’s Songs of Love and Hate at 50

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Way Over Yonder: Tapestry Turns 50

February 10, 2021April 6, 2021 Robert Baird 0 Comments 1971, 50th anniversary, AM, Carole King, Gerry Goffin, I Feel The Earth Move, Natural Woman, Ode, Tapestry

What makes this Carole King classic such a transcendent artifact in the world of popular music?

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The Tale of Telemachus, the Tapestry Cat

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021 Ron Hart 5 Comments 1971, 50th anniversary, album, Carole King, cats, Jim McCrary, Tapestry, Telemachus

Curiosity got the best of me when I went digging deeper to find out more about Carole King’s kitty companion on the cover of her iconic 1971 solo LP, which turns 50 today

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Art Pop Electronic

Life Before Autobahn: Kraftwerk’s Chaotic Debut Turns 50

December 24, 2020December 24, 2020 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1970, 50th anniversary, Andreas Hohmann, Florian Schneider, Klaus Dinger, Kraftwerk, Ralf Hütter

Ralf and Florian’s first LP has been out of print for decades. That’s a crime.

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Champagne Like Coca-Cola: Lola Versus The Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One at 50

December 22, 2020December 23, 2020 Justin Joffe 2 Comments 1970, 50th anniversary, Dave Davies, Lola, Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, MOJO, Ray Davies, The Kinks, Tim Sommer

A half-century later, The Kinks’ timeless classic makes us yearn for the problematic music industry of yore

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Jesus Christ Is 50

November 22, 2020November 22, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 2 Comments 1970, 50th anniversary, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Broadway, Ian Gillan, Jesus, Jesus Christ Superstar, Mike d'Abo, Murray Head, Original London Cast, Tim Rice

Superstar that is, the musical that put Broadway titans Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber on the map

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Country and/or Western Dead Folk Rock

Ripple In Still Water: American Beauty At 50

November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment 50th anniversary, American Beauty, Attics In My Life, Box of Rain, Grateful Dead, Pigpen, Ripple, Sugar Magonlia, Touch of Grey, Truckin'

A Grateful Dead classic still shines a half-century later

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Throne of Doom: Paranoid at 50

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 Nathan Carson 1 Comment 1970, 50th anniversary, Bill Ward, Birmingham, Black Sabbath, Buddy Rich, Geezer Butler, Gene Krupa, Hand of Doom, Ironman, Ozzy Osbourne, Paranoid, Rat Salad, Tony Iommi, War Pigs, World War II

Black Sabbath’s founding drummer Bill Ward reflects on a half century of their heavy metal milestone

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All Things (Must) Pass: Encouraging Words Turns 50

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1970, 50th anniversary, All Things Must Pass, Apple Corps, Apple Records, Apple+, Billy Preston, Bobby Keys, Delaney Bramlett, Encouraging Words, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Jim Price, John Lennon, My Sweet Lord, Neil Diamond, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Sam and Dave, Sly Stone, The Band, The Beatles, the Edwin Hawkins Singers, the Red Hot Chili Peppers

Originally released on September 11, 1970, Billy Preston’s second Apple LP is a soulful paean to his status as “The 5th Beatle”

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