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The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. SEPT 15: Sadly, Ric Ocasek has passed away at age 75.😢 The iconic frontman of The Cars was found unresponsive in his NYC home earlier today. In addition to his successful career with The Cars, Ocasek had a solo stint and was a sought after producer. In 2018, he along with his band mates were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  SEPT 16: Today in 1977, Marc Bolan of T Rex was killed in a car crash. The lead singer of the glam rock band was just 29 at the time...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. SEPT 9: Today in 1954, Elvis would play at the opening of a shopping center. None other than Johnny Cash was in the audience! The two future legends would meet for the first time. SEPT 10: Happy birthday to Joe Perry, born today in 1950!🎂🎸 He is a founding member and lead guitarist of Aerosmith. Perry is also a member of Hollywood Vampires. In the mid-1970s, Aerosmith became a success before the band would decline due to in fighting and drug use. He would take a break from the band in 1979 and form...

If the current trend continues vinyl will outsell CDs for the first time in 33 years. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the music industry’s 2019 revenue is comprised of steaming at 80% and physical sales at 20%. Physical sales of vinyl are outpacing CD sales at the mid-year mark. CDs were introduced into the market in 1982. They soon became popular and it was thought that they would make vinyl obsolete. Vinyl sales and production would fall significantly in the 1990s until recently. Surprisingly, in the last decade new and used vinyl sales have steadily increased....

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. SEPT 1: Happy birthday to Gloria Estefan, born today in 1957! 🎂🎤 The singer, songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur began her music career as the lead singer of the Miami Latin Boys, which would later become the Miami Sound Machine. She has won three Grammys and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.  SEPT 2: Billy Preston was born today in 1946. The child prodigy began his career playing organ for several gospel singers at age 10. By age 11, he was making television appearances. He would join Little Richard's band when he was just...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. AUG 25: Today in 1976, Boston released their self-titles debut, Boston! Two of Boston’s biggest hits would come from this album, “More Than A Feeling” and “Long Time”. The bulk of the album was recorded in Tom Scholz’s home. It has sold over 17 million copies in the U.S., making it the second best selling debut of all-time (GNR is at #1 with Appetite For Destruction). AUG 26: Today in 2004, singer Laura Branigan passed away in her sleep due to an undiagnosed ventricular brain aneurysm.😢 She broke through in the 1980s with hits...