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Hilly Michaels (July 3, 1948 – November 2025) was an American musician who was best known for playing drums with Sparks in the 1970s. Then a New York-based session drummer, he performed on Sparks’ 1976 album Big Beat, which was produced by Rupert Holmes. Michaels was the only session musician to go on the North American tour with Ron and Russell Mael of Sparks. Michaels released two solo albums…

Clarence Eugene “Fuzzy” Haskins (June 8, 1941 – March 17, 2023) was an American singer. He performed with 1950s and 1960s doo-wop group, The Parliaments, and was a founding member of the groundbreaking and influential 1970s funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic, also known as Parliament-Funkadelic. He left Parliament-Funkadelic in 1977 to pursue a solo career. He is a member of the Rock and Roll…

Turnstiles is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on May 19, 1976. Joel recorded Turnstiles in part as a celebration of his return to his native New York City. Three of the album’s tracks reference New York: “Summer, Highland Falls”, “New York State of Mind” and “Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)”. It begins with “Say Goodbye to Hollywood”…

Isaac “Ike” Willis (November 12, 1955 – May 17, 2026) was an American vocalist and guitarist best known for being a regular member of Frank Zappa’s studio and touring bands from 1978 until the last tour in 1988. He is most recognized for his involvement in Zappa records by playing Joe in Joe’s Garage, providing vocals on Tinsel Town Rebellion, You Are What You Is, and The Man from Utopia, and as…

Blue Moon is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. Released on April 16, 1996, it was his only studio album for A&M Records. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of one million copies in the United States. Overall, it produced three singles for Keith on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: “Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You?”, “A Woman’s…

Joe Ely (February 9, 1947 – December 15, 2025) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was “one of the main movers” of Austin, Texas’ progressive country scene in the 1970s and ’80s. He had a genre-crossing career, performing with Bruce Springsteen, Uncle Tupelo, Los Super Seven, The Chieftains, James McMurtry, The Clash, Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt, and Guy Clark.In 1971, with fellow…

Robert Stanley Whitlock (March 18, 1948 – August 10, 2025) was an American singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as a member of the blues-rock band Derek and the Dominos, with Eric Clapton, in 1970–71. Whitlock’s musical career began with Memphis soul acts such as Sam & Dave and Booker T. & the M.G.’s before he joined Delaney & Bonnie and Friends in 1968. His association with Delaney…

Good Time is the fifteenth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on March 4, 2008, and produced five singles on the country singles charts. The first three of these — “Small Town Southern Man”, the title track, and “Country Boy” — have all become Number One hits. This album marked Alan Jackson’s return to the traditional country music roots. Good Time debuted…