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09/15/2025

Remembering Ric Okasek, frontman with The Cars, who died today in 2019.

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09/15/2025

Happy Birthday Ed King
September 14, 1949 – August 22, 2018) was an American musician. He was a guitarist for the psychedelic rock band Strawberry Alarm Clock and guitarist and bassist for the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1972 to 1975, and again from 1987 to 1996.

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Thin Lizzy lineup 1974

09/14/2025

Janis on her custom painted Porsche

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Tom Petty

09/14/2025

Born on this day 14th September 1950 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬 𝐊𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐟, guitarist and co-founder of the band 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞.
Paul Kossoff (Free, Black Cat Bones, Back Street Crawler, Kossoff/Kirke/Tetsu/Rabbit, solo) was born on this date in 1950. He died on March 19, 1976, aged 25.

09/14/2025

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09/14/2025

Scheila Gonzalez and Allen Holdsworth

Scheila Gonzalez (born August 5, 1971 in Los Angeles, California) is an American Grammy winning multi-instrumentalist and music educator. She is best known for playing the saxophone and other instruments in the all-female DIVA Jazz Orchestra and with artists such as Dweezil Zappa, Alex Acuña, Ray Parker Jr. and many others. Formerly a full-time member of the Zappa Plays Zappa world tour, since 2019 Gonzalez has been touring with Colin Hay as part of a revived and revamped Men at Work lineup, where she sings and plays the alto saxophone as well as several other instruments.
Gonzalez took piano lessons from the age of four and changed to the saxophone at age twelve. After graduating from Anaheim High School in 1989, she attended Fullerton College in the early 1990s and recorded on the Downbeat critically acclaimed CD Mainstream.
Gonzalez also performed on the Zappa Plays Zappa tour with Dweezil Zappa, beginning with its 2006 inception. She received praise in the media for her instrumental performance and skill during those tours. The show toured the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan, and Australia.
Gonzalez won the Shelly Manne Memorial New Talent Award, a prestigious jazz music recognition awarded in the Los Angeles area. As a member of the Zappa Plays Zappa ensemble, Gonzalez won a 2009 Best Rock Instrumental Performance Grammy Award for the group's recording of "Peaches en Regalia".

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09/14/2025

Camel was an English progressive rock band formed in 1971 in Guildford, Surrey. Known for their rich instrumental passages, complex song structures, and melodic guitar work, they became one of the most respected yet understated groups of the progressive rock movement.

Their early albums, including Camel (1973), Mirage (1974), and The Snow Goose (1975), established their reputation for blending jazz, symphonic rock, and classical influences. The Snow Goose, an instrumental concept album inspired by Paul Gallico’s novella, became a fan favorite and was performed live with the London Symphony Orchestra.

Led primarily by guitarist and flautist Andrew Latimer, Camel was recognized for their emotional, atmospheric sound—less flashy than some of their prog contemporaries, but deeply influential. Over the decades, they endured numerous lineup changes yet maintained a loyal following, with albums like Moonmadness (1976), N**e (1981), and Dust and Dreams (1991) showcasing their ability to evolve while staying true to their progressive roots.

Though never achieving the mainstream fame of bands like Yes or Genesis, Camel carved out a legacy as one of prog rock’s most enduring and beloved cult bands, praised for their artistry and musicianship.