80th birthday

Folk Rock 

The Art of Garfunkel

November 5, 2021November 9, 2021 Jim Sullivan 2 Comments 80th birthday, Art Garfunkel, folk, New York City, Paul Simon, Simon and Garfunkel, The Graduate, The Sounds of Silence

The taller half of the iconic NYC folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel at 80

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African Pop 

A Queens Boy Under African Skies: Paul Simon Is 80

October 13, 2021October 20, 2021 Ron Hart 1 Comment 1986, 80th birthday, Ali Farka Toure, Dollar Brand, Fela Kuti, Graceland, Johnny Clegg & Savuka, King Sunny Ade, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Orchestra Baobab, Paul Simon, Warner Bros.

How Graceland helped guide me to a lifelong love for global music

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Hard Rock Progressive Rock Psychedelics Rock 

The Hawk Is Still Howling: Dave Brock at 80

August 20, 2021August 21, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 80th birthday, Dave Brock, ELO, ELP, Hawkwind, King Crimson, Lemmy, Motörhead, Pink Floyd, Status Quo, Yes

Even as a geezer, the enigmatic Hawkwind frontman is still fearlessly in search of rock’s final frontier

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Dylan 

Together Through Life: Bob Dylan at 80

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments 80th birthday, Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan Bootleg Series, John Wesley Harding, Oh Mercy, Theme Time Radio Hour, Together Through Life

Our editor looks back at a lifetime of listening to Robert Zimmerman

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adblock Zappa 

LISTEN: Zappa at 80

December 21, 2020December 22, 2020 Ron Hart 1 Comment 80th birthday, Alex Winter, Frank Zappa, Hot Rats, Zappa

Celebrating Frank through his greatest instrumentals

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Beatle Remembrance 

Lennon at 80

October 9, 2020December 8, 2021 Trevor Seigler 1 Comment 1980, 80th birthday, Imagine, John Lennon, Joy Division, Paul McCartney, Sean Ono Lennon, The Beatles, Yoko Ono

A personal reflection on John from a writer who shares a birthday with the late, great Beatle

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Beatle 

Whole Lotta Lennon

October 8, 2020October 8, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 80th birthday, Anthology, Apple Records, Box sets, Capitol Records, GIMME SOME TRUTH, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Shaved Fish, The Beatles, Ultimate Mixes, Yoko Ono

Celebrating both John Lennon’s 80th birthday and the release of an ultimate new collection by day tripping through his history of compiled work

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