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Hour 1
Bob Welch would have been 75 on 31 august if still alive, former guitarist with Fleetwood Mac and Solo artist
French Kiss is the solo debut by former Fleetwood Mac singer/guitarist Bob Welch.1977
Track: Carolene
Glenn Tilbrook, the lead singer and guitarist of the English band Squeeze is 63 on 31st August
Tilbrook pursued a solo career, often touring around the UK and US in an RV, playing small venues. He released two solo albums, The Incomplete Glenn Tilbrook 2001, and Transatlantic Ping Pong
Track: Parallel World
The Knowledge is the fifteenth studio album, and the fourteenth album of original material, by British rock band Squeeze, released on 13 October 2017. It is the first Squeeze album to feature Yolanda Charles on bass after the departure of bassist Lucy Shaw
Track: Innocence in Paradise
Future Games is the fifth studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on 3 September 1971. 1st to feature bob welch
Track: “Lay It All Down”
A new entry in the RC Countdown of albums at No 40 is Ian Skelly, drummer with the band The Coral, with his 2nd solo album Drifters Skyline
Track: Spirit Plane
A new entry in the RC Countdown of albums at No 39 is My Morning Jacket is an American rock band formed in Louisville, Kentucky in 1998
The Waterfall II is the eighth studio album by American rock band My Morning Jacket, released on July 10, 2020
Track: Climbing the Ladder
Jefferson Starship, their 1st recording for 12 years Mother of the Sun (2020)
Track: Runaway again
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Ekko Park are a rock band from Auckland, New Zealand, their 3rd album Horizon just released 2020
Track: Oil and Water
20 Neil Young Harvest
Harvest is the fourth studio album by Canadian / American musician Neil Young, released in February 1972
Track: “There’s a World”
19 Dire Straits Brothers In Arms
Brothers in Arms is the fifth studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 13 May 1985
Track: One World
18 Supertramp Breakfast In America
Breakfast in America is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Supertramp, released by A&M Records on 29 March 1979.
Track: Oh Darling
Arctic Rain is, quite simply, a new melodic rock sensation from Sweden. The One is their latest album, debut album
Track: Night after Night
Black Rose Maze is singer Rosa Laricchiuta’s very own hard rock project and summer 2020 will see the release of her self-titled debut. The album is comprised of driving hard rock that backs up Rosa’s unbelievably powerful voice. Rosa Laricchiuta is a singer, songwriter and performer from Montreal, Quebec.
Track: Earth Calling
The Levellers, their 12th studio album, Peace
Track: Our Future
Hour 2
Dukes of the Orient, are an English and American AOR and progressive rock band formed in 2017 by lead vocalist, guitarist and bassist John Payne and keyboardist Erik Norlander, their 2nd album, Freakshow (2020) just released
Track: A Quest for Knowledge
Hawkwind light Orchestra, Carnivorous (an anagram of Coronavirus) a brand-new studio album
Track: Dyna-mite
The Dark Element is a Swedish/Finnish symphonic metal band formed by former Nightwish vocalist Anette Olzon and former Sonata Arctica guitarist Jani Liimatainen. Songs the Night Sings (2019) their 2nd album
Track: Not your Monster
Dark Sarah is a Finnish cinematic metal band created by Heidi Parviainen, after her departure from Finnish metal band Amberian Dawn in 2012, their 4th album Grim (2020)
Track: Illuminate
Virus is the sixth studio album by British progressive metal band Haken. It was released on 24 July 2020
Track: Canary yellow
Pattern-Seeking Animals is an American progressive rock supergroup formed in 2018 by Ted Leonard, Dave Meros, John Boegehold and Jimmy Keegan; all of whom are current and former members and collaborators of fellow progressive rock ensemble Spock’s Beard, their debut album Pattern-Seeking Animals (2019)
Track: No Mans Land
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Spock’s Beard is an American progressive rock band formed in Los Angeles.
The Oblivion Particle is the twelfth studio album by American progressive rock band Spock’s Beard. It was released on August 21, 2015
Track: Minion
Stolen earth, A far cry from Home
Track: Silver Skies
Mostly Autumn, A Weather for Poets, an acoustic album with some new and some re-worked Mostly Autumn songs.
Track: Passengers
Breathing Space, Below the Radar
Track: Lantern for a Smile
Hour 3
Black Coffee is the third cover album recorded by American singer Beth Hart and blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa, released on January 26, 2018
Track: Black Coffee
King King, their 2nd album, 2013 – Standing In the Shadows
Track: More Than I Can Take
Christopher Justin from New Zealand, his debut album,
Track: Brillance
Hughes Taylor, Good Blues, fast
Track: Crossroads
Long John Baldry, right to sing the blues
Track: Midnight Hour Blues
Deborah Bonham, Duchess
Track: (if you) Had a Little Love
Adv
Kirk Fletcher is an American electric blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. His 5th album 2018 Hold On
Track: Two steps forward
JW-Jones is a Canadian blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and band leader, his 11th album 2020 Sonic Departures
Track: When it all Comes Down
Grainne Duffy is a guitarist, singer and songwriter from Ireland.her debut album 2007: “Out Of The Dark
Track: Bad to Worse
Andwella, a Northern Irish rock band formed in 1968 World’s End, 1970
Track: I Got a woman
Little Dreamer is an album by British blues rock musician Peter Green, who was the founder of Fleetwood Mac and a member from 1967–70. Released in 1980, this was his third solo album
Track: Cryin Won’t bring you back
Silver Rails is the fourteenth and final studio album by Scottish musician Jack Bruce, released in March 2014.
Track: Reach for the night
