Creedence Clearwater Revival's 'Willy and the Poor Boys' is their fourth studio album produced by front man John Fogerty and released on November 2, 1969 by Fantasy Records

Ringo Starr's 'Ringo' is his third studio album produced by Richard Perry and released on November 2 1973 by Apple.

Charles Mingus' 'Mingus Dynasty' is an album companion to 'Mingus Ah Um' and recorded on November 1–13, 1959 and released the same year by Columbia.

Sam & Dave's 'Soul Men' is their third album featuring the hit 'Soul Man' and released on October 26, 1967 by Stax/Atlantic.

This day (October 26, 1940), in New York, is born Eddie Henderson, an American jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player influenced by Booker Little, Clifford Brown, Woody Shaw and Miles Davis.

This day (October 21, 1941), in Dora, Missouri, is born Steve Cropper, an American guitarist, best known for his work at Stax Record with Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave and more

'The Union' by Elton John & Leon Russell is a collaboration album produced By T Bone Burnett and released on October 19, 2010 by Decca.

Macy Gray's 'The Way' is her eighth studio album released on October 7, 2014 by Happy Mel Boopy Touring Co.

Joe Bonamassa's ‘Live at the Greek Theatre’ is his fourteenth live album (a tribute to the"Three Kings" : Albert King, B.B. King and Freddie King) released on September 23, 2016.

Charles Mingus' 'Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus' is an album recorded with a large ensemble of brass and saxophones, on January 20 & September 20, 1963 and released the same year by Impulse!

Otis Redding's 'Otis Blue' is his third studio album featuring 'I've Been Loving You Too Long,' 'Satisfaction' and 'Respect,' produced by Jim Stewart and Steve Cropper and released on September 15, 1965 by Volt

Bette Midler's 'Bathhouse Betty' is her ninth studio album released on September 15, 1998 by Warner Bros.

Lionel Richie's 'Coming Home' is his eighth studio album (and his biggest hit since 'Dancing on the Ceiling'), released on September 12, 2006 by Island Records.

New Edition's 'Home Again' is the sixth studio album featuring Bobby Brown and released on September 10, 1996 by MCA Records.

B.B. King's 'Live in Cook County Jail' is a live album recorded on September 10, 1970 in Cook County Jail, Chicago, Illinois and released In 1971 By Mca.

Max Roach's 'We Insist!' (subtitled 'Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite') is an album recorded on August 31 and September 6, 1960 and released the same year by Candid Records.

Maxwell, Sly and The Family Stone, Grover Washington Jr., Tower Of Power, The Crusaders, King Curtis and The Kingpins, Ohio Players, Booker T and The MG's, Joe Tex, The Voices Of East Harlem, Larry Graham, Maceo Parker

Rod Stewart's 'Atlantic Crossing' is his sixth album produced by Tom Dowd and released on August 15 1975 by Riva / Warner Bros..

Raekwon's 'Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...' is his debut studio album produced by RZA, featuring Nas, Ghostface Killah and other ex-Wu-Tang Clan colleagues and released on August 1, 1995 by Loud / RCA

'The George Benson Cookbook' is his third album produced by John Hammond and recorded on August 1 & October 19, 1966 and released the same year by Columbia.

Paul Young's 'No Parlez' is the debut solo album produced Laurie Latham and released on July 18, 1983 by CBS.

The Flaming Lips' 'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots' is their tenth studio album co-produced with Dave Fridmann & Scott Booker and released on July 16, 2002 by Warner Bros.

Bob Dylan's 'Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid' feat. 'Knockin' On Heaven's Door' is his twelfth studio album (and soundtrack to the the Sam Peckinpah film of the same name), released on July 13, 1973 by Columbia.

Charles Mingus' 'Mingus at Antibes' is a double album recorded at the Antibes Jazz Festival on July 13, 1960 and released in 1976 By Atlantic.

Ray Charles, Rachelle Ferrell, Booker T. Jones, Mavis Staples, Lionel Richie, James Brown, Chaka Khan, Childish Gambino, Terence Trent D'Arby, Incognito , D'Angelo, Maceo Parker

Cream's 'Wheels of Fire' is a double (a studio and a live) album produced by Felix Pappalardi and released in July 1968 by Polydor Atco.

'Sonny Rollins on Impulse!' is his first album recorded on July 8, 1965 to be released the same year on the Impulse! label.

Toni Braxton's 'Secrets' is her second studio album released on June 14, 1996 by Laface.

Phil Collins, Steve Perry, GTR, Deep Purple, The Outfield, Modern Talking, Robert Cray, A-ha, Carl Anderson, Thereza Bazar, Joyce Sims, Booker Newberry III

Brandy's 'Never Say Never' is her second studio album produced mostly by Rodney Jerkins and released on June 9, 1998 by Atlantic Records.

Bill Withers' 'Just As I Am' feat. 'Ain't No Sunshine' is his debut studio album released in May 1971 by Sussex.

En Vogue's 'Funky Divas' feat. 'Free Your Mind' is their second album recorded from May 1991 till January 1992 by Eastwest.

John Coltrane's 'Africa/Brass' is his eighth studio album recorded on May 23 & June 7, 1961 with French horns and euphonium and released the same year by Impulse! Records.

The Flaming Lips's 'The Soft Bulletin' is their ninth studio album co-produced with Dave Fridmann & Scott Booker and released on May 17, 1999 by Warner Bros. Records.

This day (May 14, 1998), in Los Angeles, California, died Frank Sinatra, an American singer and film actor.

This day (May 14, 2015), in Las Vegas, died Riley B. King a.k.a. B.B. King (B.B. short for Blues Boy), an American blues guitarist and singer.

This day (May 13, 2012), in Tokyo, Japan, died Donald Duck Dunn, an American bass guitarist and session musician.

This day (May 10, 1989), in Bellevue Hospital, New York City, died Woody Shaw, an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and cornetist.