This week In ‘2000s Throwback’ 15/52

The Strokes, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Lisa Stansfield, Mariah Carey, Garbage, MGMT, Avril Lavigne, Joss Stone, Christina Aguilera, Herbie Hancock, Arcade Fire, Eels, My Chemical Romance

Happy Birthday Sir Elton John. ‘Rocket John (It Still Is A Long Long Time)’

This day (March 25, 1947), in Pinner, Middlesex, England, is born Reginald Kenneth Dwight better known as Elton John, English singer, composer and pianist

Tracklist :

1 . Your Song (BBC, 1970)

2 . Levon (BBC, 11971)

3 . Rocket Man (Royal Festival Hall, 1972)

4 . Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (TOTP, 1973)

5 . Daniel (Watford, 1974)

6 . Pinball Wizard (Dodger Stadium, 1975)

7 . Don't Go Breaking My Heart (w/ Kiki Dee)

8 . Shine On Through (1977)

9 . Song For Guy (1978)

10 . In A Soviet Restaurant (w/ Ray Cooper, 1979)

11 . Elton's Song (w/ Jean-Claude Petit, 1981)

12 . I'm Still Standing

13 . Nikita (1985)

14 . Candle in the Wind (1986)

15 . I Guess Thats Why They Call It The Blues (Wembley, 1987)

16 . Sacrifice

17 . The One

18 . Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (w/ George Michael)

19 . Can

We remember Keith Emerson. ‘Calling for ELP’

This day (March 11, 2016), in Santa Monica, California, died Keith Emerson, English keyboardist, both soloist and member / founder of The Nice, Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP) and others

Tracklist :

1 . America (w/ The Nice, 1968)

2 . On French (w/ The Nice, 1968)

3 . Rondo/ Bach Improvisations (w/ ELP, Switzerland, 1970)

4 . Keith Emerson stabs knives in his Hammond

5 . Tarkus (Eruption) (w/ ELP, Tokyo, 1972)

6 . Hoedown (w/ ELP, Switzerland, 1973)

7 . Piano Improvisations (California, 1974)

8 . Honky Tonky Train Blues (w/ Oscar Peterson, 1976)

9 . Fanfare For The Common Man (w/ ELP)

10 . Mater Tenebrarum (1980)

11 . Fairlight (1983)

12 . Intervista RAI (1984)

13 . America (The Late Show with David Letterman, 1986)

14 . Rondo Live (w/ Carl Palmer, 1988)

15 . Black Moon (w/ ELP, 1992)

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