April 20, '24 is Record Store DayDon't miss this year's Record Store Day, upcoming on April 20. It's always a great chance to get some cool, limited edition vinyl, check out some new releases, or just relive the glory days of flipping through some vinyl racks in your local record emporium. You can check out the pretty exhaustive list of special released planned in participating U.S. record stores for this year's day here: https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialReleases (Note: We have no affiliation with this websi...
Whitney Houston Film Features Award From MusicGoldmine.comEvery once in a while we get a special call here at MusicGoldmine.com. One such day occured in early 2021 when a movie set decorator called us and said: "We're making a film about Whitney Houston, and we want some real awards for Clive Davis's office and Whitney's house sets." "We can help!" we said. And with that we pointed our caller to the nicest Whitney award we had in stock, which they purchased: So we were thrilled recently to see the award in the resulting ...
This Week In Music History Apr 24-May 7The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAY 1: Sad news today - Gordon Lightfoot passed away age 84. He was a Canadian singer-songwriter known for his melodic folk and country music. He was born on November 17, 1938, in Orillia, Ontario, Canada. Lightfoot began his career in the 1960s and released many successful albums throughout the years, including "If You Could Read My Mind," "Sundown," an...
This Week In Music History May 22-June 4The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAY 24: Very sad news today, the legendary Tina Turner has passed away at age 83. What can be said about this extraordinary talent - singer, actress, and survivor. Not many artists can make a comeback in their 40s, but Tina did just that with “What’s Love Got to Do With It”. RIP Photo courtesy: Don Grierson [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/] JUN 3: Happy...
This Week In Music History May 8-21The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAY 9: Happy birthday to American singer-songwriter and pianist Billy Joel, born today in 1949! Joel has sold over 150 million records worldwide. He is known for his catchy melodies, introspective lyrics, and blend of rock, pop, and classical music. Some of his biggest hits include "Piano Man", "Uptown Girl", and "We Didn't Start the Fire". J...
This Week In Music History Apr 10-23The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! APR 12: Born today in 1940, Herbie Hancock celebrates his 83rd birthday! The American pianist, keyboardist, and composer known for his contributions to jazz and hits like "Rockit" and "Watermelon Man." APR 20: Today in 1974, ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest with "Waterloo." It paved the way for the group to become international sensations! ...
This Day In Music History Mar 27-Apr 9The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAR 27: Today in 1985, Phil Collins was at the top of the charts with "One More Night". It was his second solo #1 in the U.S., following "Against All Odds". APR 5: Today in 1979, Duran Duran made their live debut as a band at The Lecture Theatre, Birmingham Polytechnic. The band would go on to sell over 100 million records worldwide and earn themselves ...
Looking Back At Those We Lost In 2022Some great musical talents left us in 2022, and it's worth taking a minute to remember them and the musical gifts they left us with. Many are missing here for sure and this is not meant to be an exhaustive list but here are some of the most notable deaths from last year in alpha order (name/known for/date of death in '22): Rick Anderson: The Tubes bassist (Dec. 16) Barry Bailey: Atlanta Rhythm Section guitarist (Mar. 12) Thom Bell: Producer/arranger/songwriter-- Philly sound (Dec. 22)...
Rolling Stones Bill Wyman Mandolin Featured On TV's "Blue Collar Auctions"One of MusicGoldmine.com's Rolling Stones memorabilia items was featured on the Peacock network television show Blue Collar Auctions. A Bill Wyman owned and stage-played mandolin was selected by the show's producers to be featured on an episode of the collectibles show, which has a similar format to the PBS series Antiques Roadshow with some comedic twists and a live bidding feature. Show host Bill Engvall is probably best known for his comedy work as part of the Blue Collar Comedy ...
This Week In Music History Jan 2-15The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! JAN 2: Today in 1989, Poison was at #1 with "Every Rose Has Its Thorn". It is their only #1 single in the U.S. Who saw Poison on the stadium tour this past summer?! JAN 11: Jeff Beck has passed away at age 78 after a short illness. In 1965, he joined The Yardbirds to replace Eric Clapton. By 1967, he was out of the band and formed his own group The Jeff Beck G...
This Week In Music History Mar 13-27The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAR 18: Happy birthday to Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains, born today in 1966! The band's founder, co-lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and main songwriter hit it big in the grunge scene of the 1990s. Cantrell has continued performing Alice in Chains material along with his solo work. Photo courtesy: Rex Aran Emrick [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/d...
This Week In Music History Jan 16-29The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! JAN 19: Sad news today, David Crosby has passed away at age 81 after a long illness. The singer-songwriter and guitarist was a founding member of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash - he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with each. RIP Photo courtesy: David Gans [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.e JAN 26: Happy birthday to Anita...
April 20, '24 is Record Store Day
Don't miss this year's Record Store Day, upcoming on April 20. It's always a great chance to get some cool, limited edition vinyl, check out some new releases, or just relive the glory days of flipping through some vinyl racks in your local record emporium. You can check out the pretty exhaustive list of special released planned in participating U.S. record stores for this year's day here: https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialReleases (Note: We have no affiliation with this websi...
Whitney Houston Film Features Award From MusicGoldmine.com
Every once in a while we get a special call here at MusicGoldmine.com. One such day occured in early 2021 when a movie set decorator called us and said: "We're making a film about Whitney Houston, and we want some real awards for Clive Davis's office and Whitney's house sets." "We can help!" we said. And with that we pointed our caller to the nicest Whitney award we had in stock, which they purchased: So we were thrilled recently to see the award in the resulting ...
This Week In Music History Apr 24-May 7
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAY 1: Sad news today - Gordon Lightfoot passed away age 84. He was a Canadian singer-songwriter known for his melodic folk and country music. He was born on November 17, 1938, in Orillia, Ontario, Canada. Lightfoot began his career in the 1960s and released many successful albums throughout the years, including "If You Could Read My Mind," "Sundown," an...
This Week In Music History May 22-June 4
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAY 24: Very sad news today, the legendary Tina Turner has passed away at age 83. What can be said about this extraordinary talent - singer, actress, and survivor. Not many artists can make a comeback in their 40s, but Tina did just that with “What’s Love Got to Do With It”. RIP Photo courtesy: Don Grierson [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/] JUN 3: Happy...
This Week In Music History May 8-21
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAY 9: Happy birthday to American singer-songwriter and pianist Billy Joel, born today in 1949! Joel has sold over 150 million records worldwide. He is known for his catchy melodies, introspective lyrics, and blend of rock, pop, and classical music. Some of his biggest hits include "Piano Man", "Uptown Girl", and "We Didn't Start the Fire". J...
This Week In Music History Apr 10-23
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! APR 12: Born today in 1940, Herbie Hancock celebrates his 83rd birthday! The American pianist, keyboardist, and composer known for his contributions to jazz and hits like "Rockit" and "Watermelon Man." APR 20: Today in 1974, ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest with "Waterloo." It paved the way for the group to become international sensations! ...
This Day In Music History Mar 27-Apr 9
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAR 27: Today in 1985, Phil Collins was at the top of the charts with "One More Night". It was his second solo #1 in the U.S., following "Against All Odds". APR 5: Today in 1979, Duran Duran made their live debut as a band at The Lecture Theatre, Birmingham Polytechnic. The band would go on to sell over 100 million records worldwide and earn themselves ...
Looking Back At Those We Lost In 2022
Some great musical talents left us in 2022, and it's worth taking a minute to remember them and the musical gifts they left us with. Many are missing here for sure and this is not meant to be an exhaustive list but here are some of the most notable deaths from last year in alpha order (name/known for/date of death in '22): Rick Anderson: The Tubes bassist (Dec. 16) Barry Bailey: Atlanta Rhythm Section guitarist (Mar. 12) Thom Bell: Producer/arranger/songwriter-- Philly sound (Dec. 22)...
Rolling Stones Bill Wyman Mandolin Featured On TV's "Blue Collar Auctions"
One of MusicGoldmine.com's Rolling Stones memorabilia items was featured on the Peacock network television show Blue Collar Auctions. A Bill Wyman owned and stage-played mandolin was selected by the show's producers to be featured on an episode of the collectibles show, which has a similar format to the PBS series Antiques Roadshow with some comedic twists and a live bidding feature. Show host Bill Engvall is probably best known for his comedy work as part of the Blue Collar Comedy ...
This Week In Music History Jan 2-15
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! JAN 2: Today in 1989, Poison was at #1 with "Every Rose Has Its Thorn". It is their only #1 single in the U.S. Who saw Poison on the stadium tour this past summer?! JAN 11: Jeff Beck has passed away at age 78 after a short illness. In 1965, he joined The Yardbirds to replace Eric Clapton. By 1967, he was out of the band and formed his own group The Jeff Beck G...
This Week In Music History Mar 13-27
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAR 18: Happy birthday to Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains, born today in 1966! The band's founder, co-lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and main songwriter hit it big in the grunge scene of the 1990s. Cantrell has continued performing Alice in Chains material along with his solo work. Photo courtesy: Rex Aran Emrick [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/d...
This Week In Music History Jan 16-29
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! JAN 19: Sad news today, David Crosby has passed away at age 81 after a long illness. The singer-songwriter and guitarist was a founding member of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash - he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with each. RIP Photo courtesy: David Gans [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.e JAN 26: Happy birthday to Anita...
