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The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! JULY 28: Sadly, today Dusty Hill of ZZ Top passed away. He was a founder of the blues rock band that was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004. He was 72. Photo courtesy of: Ralph Arvesen [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en] JULY 31: Today in 1983, The Police were at #1 with “Every Breath You Take”. It stayed at the top for 8 weeks! P.S. It’s not a love song. Want more content like this? Subscribe to our free MusicGoldmine newsletter...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! JULY 15: Happy birthday to Linda Ronstadt, born today in 1946! The retired singer earned many awards during her long career, including 10 Grammys. In 2014, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! Photo courtesy of: Carl Lender [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en] JULY 17: Happy birthday to Geezer Butler, born today in 1949! He is best known as the primary lyricist and bassist of Black Sabbath. He continues to play today. Want more content like this? Subscribe to our free MusicGoldmine...

An iconic RIAA Gold Album award has come onto the market for Elton John's April 1970 American debut. The award sports the special -- are rare -- feature that it is presented to Sir Elton himself. This is the album that started it all for Elton in the USA since his U.K.-released debut album Empty Sky was not released in the U.S. until 1975.  This also made his self-titled album his first RIAA Gold record in the USA. The album's track list included iconic breakthrough hit "Your Song", arguably he and Bernie Taupin's finest composition, and reportedly Elton's personal favorite. The...

While RIAA awards (those made by the official U.S. record industry trade association, the Recording Industry Association of America) are arguably the best-selling record awards among collectors, there are other choices in the marketplace which can bring similar joy, memories and value to one's collection. These awards are produced under the authorization of similar recording industry trade organizations in various other countries whose industries have created such an organization and who issue sales awards to certify sales in those countries. There are a couple of ways these awards can add depth to a collection. One is that some artists have only done...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! JUNE 23: Today in 1966, the Beatles were at #1 with “Paperback Writer”. It would be their last new song featured on their final tour in 1966. JUNE 25: Happy birthday to Carly Simon, born today in 1945! She rose to fame during the 70s with 13 Top 40 hits, including “You’re So Vain”, “You Belong To Me”, “Jesse”, and others. JULY 2: Today in 1989, The Fine Young Cannibals were at #1 with “Good Thing”. It was the group’s second trip to...