This week In ’80s Throwback’ 17/52

Dire Straits, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, Santana, Eurythmics, Oingo Boingo, Gary Moore, Marshall Crenshaw, Queen, Sonic Youth, Joni Mitchell, Paul McCartney, Darlene Love

This week In ’80s Throwback’ 51/52

Joe Cocker, The Clash, The Rolling Stones, The Alan Parsons Project, Morrissey, Dire Straits, Keith Richards, Chicago, The Who, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Alphaville, Roxy Music

Animated N°123 – Vintage Music Videos

Busted, They Might Be Giants, Gorillaz, Fleet Foxes, Arcade Fire, The Alan Parsons Project, Daft Punk, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Zero 7, Elton John, Radiohead, Dire Straits

This week In ’80s Throwback’ 42/52

The Human League, Level 42, Peter Gabriel, INXS, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, The Rolling Stones, Stevie Nicks, Cheap Trick, Dire Straits, Bruce Springsteen, U2, Sonic Youth

This week In ’80s Throwback’ 39/52

Robert Palmer, XTC, Level 42, Depeche Mode, Dire Straits, Dionne Warwick, Bryan Ferry, Tom Waits, Joe Cocker, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Rod Stewart, Bruce Springsteen

This week In One-Off Collaborations 32/52

Caetano Veloso & Maria Bethânia, George Benson & Patti Austin, Gladys Knight & The Boston Pops, Jose James & Kori Withers, Arlo Guthrie & Pete Seeger, Dire Straits & Eric Clapton, Brandi Carlile & Pearl Jam, Johnny Hallyday & Luther Allison, Todd Terje & Bryan Ferry, Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain, Esperanza Spalding & Flota Zjednoczonych Sił, Milton Nascimento & Stéphane Belmondo

This week In ’80s Throwback’ 32/52

U2, Joe Jackson, Paul Simon, Paul Simon, Dire Straits, Billy Joel, Luther Vandross, Ray Charles & Chaka Khan, George Benson, N.W.A., Mötley Crüe, Iron Maiden

This week In ’80s Throwback’ 28/52

Ultravox, Grateful Dead, George Michael & Elton John, Led Zeppelin, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Talking Heads, The Allman Brothers Band, Dire Straits, Queen, Jethro Tull, Stevie Ray Vaughan

This week In Guitar Virtuosi 17/52

Carlos Santana, Mark Knopfler, Gary Moore, Otis Rush, Gary Clark Jr., Albert King, , Ronnie Van Zant, Dave Stewart, Pete Townshend, Mike Campbell, Daryl Stuermer

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

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