Today’s playlist celebrates the August 4 birthdays of Louis Armstrong, 808 State’s Graham Massey, Sepultura’s Max Cavalera, Frankie Ford, The Lightning Seeds’ Ian Broudie, Helado Negro, Timi Yuro, Cliff Nobles, Durutti Column’s Vini Reilly, and Yo-Yo; and the August 5 birthdays of Dead or Alive’s Pete Burns, Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch (a/k/a MCA), Sammi Smith, The McCoys’ Rick Derringer, The Remains’ Barry Tashian, Samantha Sang, The Spiral Starecase’s Pat Upton, The Brady Bunch’s Maureen McCormick, and Funkmaster Flex.
The British Invasion! Motown! Folk Rock! Coagulatin’! Nineteen sixty-five had something for everyone. Easily one of the greatest years for music in the rock era. Check out thirty highlights below.
Inspired by the August 5 birthdays of Beastie Boys‘ Adam Yauch, Dead or Alive’s Pete Burns, The McCoys’ Rick Derringer, Samantha Sang, Sammi Smith, Spiral Starecase’s Pat Upton, and Funkmaster Flex.
Today is my birthday. Over my 25+ years on earth, I’ve learned many life lessons. Most of them came from songs. My birthday gift to you is a playlist of 100 songs offering advice as to what not to do.
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