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Silent Partners and later was changed to 4, reflecting both the fact that it was Foreigner's fourth album and that the band was now down to four members. Also featured on the album were Junior Walker, who played the saxophone solo in the bridge of "Urgent", and a young Thomas Dolby, who would go on to enjoy a successful solo career. Featuring the hit singles "Urgent", "Waiting for a Girl Like You" and "Juke Box Hero", the album was a success worldwide, holding the #1 position on the Billboard album chart for 10 weeks, and eventually selling over seven million copies in the US alone.

Jun 14, 2021 1965 - Along with a string quartet, Paul McCartney recorded what would turn out to be the most recorded song of all time - "Yesterday." McCartney claimed that while The Beatles were touring in Paris, he tumbled out of bed and this tune was in his head. He thought he had heard it somewhere before, and played the melody to different people in the music industry to make sure he wasn't stealing it. The working title was "Scrambled Eggs" until Paul could figure out lyrics. It was the first time a Beatle recorded without the others. (Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images)

One of the early so-called “supergroups” of the late ‘60s, Humble Pie, formed in 1969 and released 'Smokin’' in 1972—the band’s fifth studio album.

From The Record Crate: Humble Pie – ‘Smokin’’ (1972) 0Shares One of the early so-called “supergroups” of the late ‘60s, Humble Pie formed in 1969 and released Smokin’ in 1972 – the band’s fifth studio album, as well as Humble Pie’s highest-charting album. Coming out of the starting gate in 1969, Humble Pie was made up of Steve Marriott (guitar, vocals, keyboards, harmonica), Jerry Shirley (drums) Greg Ridley (bass), and Peter Frampton (guitar, vocals, keyboards). Advertisement Humble Pie’s advent was the result of Marriott’s friendship with Peter Frampton, who had l...

Ed Rode “I always tell people I grew up in midair,” says Lilly Winwood with a contemplative laugh. She’s speaking about her bi-continental upbringing between Nashville and Gloucestershire, England. Yet that’s not the only way the 25-year-old has hovered during her songwriting journey, between rock and country music, between youth and adulthood, between the star treatment and the self-driven solo tour. The die was cast for her peripatetic life ten years before she was born, in 1985. English rock legend Steve Winwood caught a Junior Walker show at New York City’s Lone Star Cafe and ...