Bridge Of Sighs
Robin Trower
1974 - Chrysalis Records
I play this one a lot so I had to pull it out to celebrate the anniversary of its release on April 20, 1974.
Trower got his start with Procol Harum before forming a power trio in 1971.
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Happy 4/20 to all those who celebrate.
Black Noise
FM
1978 - Passport Records
The Toronto group's debut album commissioned by the CBC featuring Cameron Hawkins and the enigmatic Nash The Slash. Their style was referred to as Space Rock.
Let's Dance
David Bowie
1983 - EMI Records
Released April 14, 1983.
Morning coffee โ๏ธ on the deck. Cool and cloudy but at least it's not snowing.
I visited 2 years ago and it brought me to tears.
On April 9, 1917 four divisions of the Canadian Corps of the First Army attacked three divisions of the German 6th army in the Battle of Arras. Over the course of three days of fierce fighting, 4000 Canadians would die with a further 7000 wounded and 4000 captured.
The memorial at Vimy Ridge
Nashville Skyline
Bob Dylan
1969 - Columbia Records
Released April 9, 1969.
Common Sense
John Prine
1975 - Atlantic Records
Remembering John Prine who we lost on April 7, 2020. His 4th album.
Forget the Easter Bunny, the bird is the word! With bacon ๐ฅ, of course.
#TDIH - April 4, 1973 - A Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, dubbed the Hanoi Taxi, makes the last flight of Operation Homecoming. US POWs, including Senator John McCain, are repatriated from camps in North Vietnam at the end of the war. The aircraft is on display at the National Museum of the USAF.
Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
1968 - Columbia Records
Released April 3, 1968.
Profile II - The Best Of
Emmylou Harris
1984 - Warner Bros
Happy 79th birthday.
Revelator
Tedeschi Trucks Band
2011 - Sony Masterworks
2011 Grammy winner for Best Blues Album.
Whipped Cream & Other Delights
Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass
1965 - A&M
Celebrating the 91st birthday of Herb Alpert by playing the classic.
Happy birthday to British Airways (1974) and SWISS International Air Lines (2002)
Workingman's Dead
Grateful Dead
1970 - Warner Bros
Watching the Blue Jays and enjoying one of their best.
Sarah Vaughn's Golden Hits
Sarah Vaughn
1961 - Birchmount Records
Today's #womeninmusic selection celebrates the singer who was born March 27, 1924
Get Closer
Seals & Crofts
1976 - Warner Bros
Playing in memory of Darrell George "Dash" Crofts (August 14, 1938 โ March 25, 2026)
Us
Peter Gabriel
1992 - Real World Records
His 6th studio album.
#TDIH - March 26, 1940 - First flight of the Curtiss C-46 Commando.
Self Titled
Elton John
1970 - MCA Records
Happy 79th birthday to Sir Elton Hercules John - born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25, 1947.
#TDIH - March 25, 1958 - First flight of the AVRO Canada CF-105 Arrow.
On this day in 1975 the North American beaver - Castor canadensis - became an official symbol of Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
Greatest Hits
The Cars
1985 - Elektra Records
Remembering Ric Ocasek, born March 23, 1944 - died September 15, 2019.
Tragic events at LGA in New York overnight. Thoughts go out to all those effected.
Self Titled
Leon Russell
1970 - Shelter Records
His debut solo album released on March 23, 1970.
#TDIH - March 22, 1948 - First flight of the Lockheed T-33 trainer. Developed from the P-80/F-80. Canada would fly the Canadair CL-30/CT-133 Silver Star variant which first flew in 1952.
Beginnings.