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50th anniversary

Funk Soul 

Artists Praise ‘Songs in the Key of Life’ for its 50th Anniversary

September 28, 2026September 28, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1976, 50th anniversary, Arima Ederra, Chastity Brown, Motown Records, Niia, Saul Williams, Songs In The Key Of Life, Stevie Wonder, the black watch

Modern acts look back on Stevie Wonder’s singular masterpiece

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Hard Rock Rock 

High Voltage!: AC/DC’s ‘Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap’ Turns 50

September 21, 2026September 21, 2026 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1976, 1981, 50th anniversary, AC/DC, Angus Young, Atlantic Records, Australia, Bon Scott, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, George Young, Malcolm Young

Looking back on the band’s best album with Bon Scott

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Fusion jazz Pop Rock 

Haitian Divorce: Steely Dan’s ‘The Royal Scam’ at 50

May 28, 2026May 28, 2026 Jason Gross 0 Comments 1976, 50th anniversary, Bernard Purdie, De La Soul, Dean Parks, DMX, Donald Fagen, Jay-Z, Killswitch Engage, Larry Carlton, Mos Def, My Dying Bride, Nas, Steely Dan, The Royal Scam, Walter Becker

Their smooth music and ugly tales refracted through movies, books and rap lyrics

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Rock 

Jack Douglas ‘Rocks’

May 13, 2026May 13, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1976, 50th anniversary, Aerosmith, Boston, Brad Whitford, Jack Douglas, Joe Perry, Joey Kramer, Rocks, Steven Tyler, Todd Hamilton

Remembering the late producer via the 50th anniversary of Aerosmith’s best LP

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Pop Rock Soul 

Lowdown: Boz Scaggs’ Silk Degrees Turns 50

February 19, 2026 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments 1976, 50th anniversary, Boz Scaggs, Columbia Records, David Paich, Jeff Porcaro, Robert Christgau, Silk Degrees, The Steve Miller Band, Toto

Looking back on a Bicentennial American classic 

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Rock 

Return of the Thin White Duke: David Bowie’s Station to Station Turns 50

January 24, 2026 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 1976, 50th anniversary, David Bowie, Heroes, Lodger, Low, Plastic Soul, RCA Records, Station to Station, TVC 15

Looking back on a real cocaine classic

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Rock 

Frampton Comes Alive! Receives Anniversary Upgrade

January 22, 2026January 22, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1976, 50th anniversary, A&M Records, Frampton Comes Alive, Humble Pie, peter Frampton, Universal Music Enterprises

‘Vinylphyle’ edition of classic live album released for its 50th

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Punk 

Get Pissed: The Sex Pistols Turn 50

November 6, 2025 Tim Sommer 0 Comments 1975, 2025, 50th anniversary, Glen Matlock, Johnny Rotten, Paul Cook, Steve Jones, The Sex Pistols

Exactly half a century ago, England’s punk godfathers split the Earth and raised the flag

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Rock 

A ‘Fool’ for Foghat

October 5, 2025October 5, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1975, 2025, 50th anniversary, Foghat, Fool for the City, Nick Jameson, Rhino Entertainment, Roger Earl, Slow Ride

A new reissue celebrates 50 years of a classic rock staple

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Bruce Rock 

Wings for Wheels: Born to Run at 50

August 27, 2025August 28, 2025 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1975, 50th anniversary, Born To Run, Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Clarence Clemons, David Sancious, Jungleland, Max Weinberg, Roy Bittan, Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out

Looking back on an album that still defines the essence of Bruce Springsteen 

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Disco 

Get Down Tonight: KC & The Sunshine Band’s 2nd LP at 50

July 30, 2025July 30, 2025 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1975, 50th anniversary, Boogie Shoes, Get Down Tonight, Harry Wayne Casey, KC & The Sunshine Band, Saturday Night Fever, That's The Way (I Like It)

Celebrating a half-century of a disco essential

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Rock 

Robin Trower On Tour Through July 19

July 6, 2025July 6, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments 50th anniversary, Bridge of Sighs, Chrysalis Records, For Earth Below, Robin Trower

Deluxe edition of 1975’s For Earth Below out now

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Disco Pop Rock 

Jive Talkin’: The Bee Gees’ Main Course at 50

June 15, 2025June 15, 2025 Robin E. Cook 0 Comments 1975, 50th anniversary, Barry Gibb, Jive Talkin', Main Course, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb, The Bee Gees

Looking back on the album that Americanized the Brothers Gibb

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Rock 

Sweet Emotion: Aerosmith’s Toys in the Attic at 50

April 9, 2025April 10, 2025 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1975, 50th anniversary, Aerosmith, Brad Whitford, Columbia Records, Joe Perry, Joey Kramer, Run DMC, Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton, Toys in the Attic

Looking back on the Boston band’s most successful ’70s LP

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Fusion jazz Rock 

Chain Lightning: Steely Dan’s Katy Lied at 50

April 2, 2025April 2, 2025 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1975, 50th anniversary, ABC Records, Bad Sneakers, Black Friday, Donald Fagen, Katy Lied, Steely Dan, Walter Becker

Looking back at the album that made Becker and Fagen studio masters (and hermits)

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