Pause & Play Today: Jan. 21, 2021
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers,” Valerie June – March 12
“Typhoons,” Royal Blood – April 30
VINYL
“Fountains of Wayne,” Fountains of Wayne – March 5
“Live Album,” Grand Funk Railroad – March 19
“Amoroso,” João Gilberto – March 26
“Valotte,” Julian Lennon – March 26
JUST RELEASED
“the “dropped your hand while dancing” chapter,” Taylor Swift (six-song EP; Hear here; Republic)
NEW SONGS
Real Groove, Kylie Minogue
All My Favorite Songs, Weezer
Emancipation of the Mind, Bad Religion
Ants in the Antennas, PhotoSynthesizers
Jeannie, The Nomadic
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Placido Domingo (80)
Jim Ibbotson (74)
Billy Ocean (71)
Wendy James [of Transvision Vamp] (55)
Marc Gay [of Shai] (52)
Levirt [of B-Rock & the Bizz] (51)
Mark Trojanowski [of Sister Hazel] (51)
Cat Power (49)
Chris Kilmore [of Incubus] (48)
Emma Bunton, aka Baby Spice (45)
Nokio [of Dru Hill] (42)
Getting caught up …
Jan. 20 Birthdays: Eric Stewart [of 10cc] (76), George Grantham [of Poco] (74), Paul Stanley (69), Ian Hill [of Judas Priest] (69), Rusty Anderson (62), Greg K. [of The Offspring] (56), John Michael Montgomery (56), Heather Small [of M People] (56), Nicky Wire [of Manic Street Preachers] (52), Edwin McCain (51), Gary Barlow (50), Questlove (50), Rob Bourdon [of Linkin Park] (42), Will Young (42), Nathan Connolly [of Snow Patrol] (40), Bonnie McKee (37), Brantley Gilbert (36), Kevin Parker [of Tame Impala] (35)
IN REMEMBRANCE
Peggy Lee (1920-2002)
Jackie Wilson (1934-1984)
RELEASED ON JAN. 21 IN … 1984
“Bon Jovi,” Bon Jovi (featuring “Runaway”; producers: Tony Bongiovi, Lance Quinn; Mercury)
RELEASED ON JAN. 20 IN … 1975
“Blood on the Tracks,” Bob Dylan (featuring “Tangled Up in Blue”; producer: Dylan; Columbia)
R.I.P.
Randy Parton (singer-songwriter and younger brother of Dolly Parton)
Winfield Parker (R&B vocalist and saxophonist who accompanied Little Richard, Otis Redding and Ike & Tina Turner)
Jimmie Rodgers (early rock star and “Honeycomb” singer)
MUSIC HEADLINES
> Glastonbury 2021 Canceled (Pitchfork)
> Watch New Radicals’ Complete Inauguration Performance (Rolling Stone)
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