Pause & Play Today: Jan. 19, 2021
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“NOW AND THEN,” Paul Stanley’s Soul Station – March 5
“My Savior,” Carrie Underwood – release date, March 26
“Surrounded By Time,” Tom Jones – April 23
REISSUES
“Drastic Plastic,” Be-Bop Deluxe – Feb. 26
NEW SONGS
Take It from Me, Baio (Vampire Weekend bassist Chris Baio)
Duplex, Small Black
Lucy, KALI (See here)
Black Hole, Griff
State of Decay, Max Foreman
Half Rich Loner, Paul Jacobs
Tightrope, Charlie Nieland (Blondie producer)
The Great Divide, Ripple Street
Hard On You, Mo Kenney
Influenca, Cindë
Will You Stay, Behawl
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Michael Crawford (79)
Shelley Fabares (77)
Laurie London (77)
Dolly Parton (75)
Rod Evans [of Deep Purple] (74)
Harvey Hinsley [of Hot Chocolate] (73)
Martha Davis [of The Motels] (70)
Dewey Bunnell (69)
Mickey Virtue [of UB40] (64)
Caron Wheeler (58)
Whitfield Crane [of Ugly Kid Joe] (53)
Trey Lorenz (52)
John Wozniak [of Marcy Playground] (50)
Taylor Bennett (25)
IN REMEMBRANCE
Winston Riley (1943-2012)
John Stewart (1939-2008)
Denny Doherty (1940-2007)
Wilson Pickett (1941-2006)
Carl Perkins (1932-1998)
RELEASED ON JAN. 19 IN … 1981
“Paradise Theater,” Styx (featuring “The Best of Times” and “Too Much Time on My Hands”; producers: Styx; A&M)
R.I.P.
Hugh X. Lewis (country singer-songwriter)
MUSIC HEADLINES
> Apple Mulls Podcast Subscription Push Amid Spotify’s Land Grab (The Hollywood Reporter)
> Jazmine Sullivan, Eric Church to Sing National Anthem at Super Bowl LV (ESPN)
> Rough Trade Closing Current Brooklyn Location (Pitchfork)
> Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Drivers License’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 (Billboard)
> ‘In My Room’ With Steve Earle (Rolling Stone)
About the Author
Gerry Galipault Gerry Galipault debuted Pause & Play online in October 1997. Since then, it has become the definitive place for CD-release dates — with a worldwide audience.
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