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

Columbia publishes ‘The Electrifying Aretha Franklin,’ her second album (1962)

'The Electrifying Aretha Franklin' is her second studio album released on March 19, 1962 by Columbia.

Track Listing : 1.You Made Me Love You (Joe Mccarthy, James Vincent Monaco) - 02:19 . 2.I Told You So (John Leslie Mcfarland) - 02:44 . 3.Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody (Sam M. Lewis, Jean Schwartz, Joe Young) - 02:24 . 4.Nobody Like You (James Cleveland) - 02:23 . 5.Exactly Like You (Jimmy Mchugh, Dorothy Fields) - 02:36 . 6.It'S So Heartbreakin' (John Leslie Mcfarland) - 02:39 . 7.Rough Lover (John Leslie Mcfarland) - 02:48 . 8.Blue Holiday (Willie Denson, Luther Dixon) - 02:53 . 9.Just For You (J. Bailey, John Leslie Mcfarland) - 02:20 . 10.That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) - 0(Haven Gillespie, Harry Beasley Smith) - 03:20 . 11.I Surrender, Dear (Harry

Happy Birthday David Gilmour. ‘Gilmour Toujours!’

This day (March 6, 1946), in Cambridge, England, is born David Jon Gilmour, simply known as David Gilmour, English artist who became a member of Pink Floyd in replacement of Syd Barrett

Tracklist :

1 . Remember a Day (w/ Pink Floyd, 1968)

2 . Astronomy Domine (w/ Pink Floyd, 1970)

3 . Echoes (w/ Pink Floyd, Pompei)

4 . Young Lust (w/ Pink Floyd, The Wall Live, 1980)

5 . Until We Sleep (The Tube,1984)

6 . Jealous Guy (w/ Bryan Ferry, Live Aid, 1985)

7 . Comfortably Numb

8 . Plays the Blues (1988)

9 . Shine On You Crazy Diamond (w/ Pink Floyd, 1990)

10 . Evrika (The Endless River, 1993)

11 . The Great Gig In The Sky (Pulse)

12 . w/ The Who

13 . Shine On You Crazy Diamond ( Acoustic version, 2001)

14 . Dominoes

15 . Marooned (2004)

16 . Money (w/ Pink Floyd, Roger Waters)

17 . On An Island

This week In Jazz Legends 06/52

Michel Petrucciani, Anthony Jackson & Steve Gadd, John Coltrane, Chick Corea, Dizzy Gillespie, Jimmy Smith, Wayne Shorter Quartet, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Milt Jackson, Benny Golson, Art Farmer & Nhøp, Lalo Schifrin, The Bad Plus, Stan Kenton, Count Basie