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Folk 

When You’re Gone: Nick Drake’s Debut Album Turns 50 

July 22, 2019July 22, 2019 Katharine Coldiron 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, FIve Leaves Left, Island Records, Nick Drake, Nick Drake Fruit Tree, Pink Moon, Volkswagen

Five decades later, Five Leaves Left still resonates with a beauty and grace that defies age

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Pop 

Too Good To Be True: Robert Palmer’s Secrets at 40

June 8, 2019July 1, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Island Records, Robert Palmer

The dapper don of soulful artpop closed out the 70s with a hit album

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Rock 

Happy Birthday, Tom Waits!

December 7, 2018December 7, 2018 Ron Hart 0 Comments Anti- Records, Asylum Records, Birthdays, Island Records, Tom Waits

An exclusive playlist celebrating a hero’s 69th year on earth

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Rock 

Encapsulating The Past Through A Revamped Refrain

October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1988, 30th Anniversary, Island Records, Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits

Thirty years ago, Tom Waits releases Big Time

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