Happy Birthday to American singer, guitarist and songwriter Stephen Stills, who is turning 79 today. He’s had a long and successful career - Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills Nash & Young, loads of solo alums and albums with various other members of CSNY. Stephen Stills has written plenty of good songs, so I have to go for two of them on the occasion of his birthday!
Buffalo Springfield - For What It’s Worth
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Carry On
You have picked out two classic albums thank you GladnGrumpy. 
I just remembered when I checked the name. They had a disco hit in 1979. At that time, Shocking Blue was the big Dutch band abroad.
Earth & Fire - Weekend - 1979
yeah right, but that was not a song i really liked from them…
the singer Jerney Kaagman was in the first playboy edition in the Netherlands
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When they started it seems to be more of a “Symphonic Progressive Rock” artist band like in your STORM & THUNDER. Maybe the success Shocking Blue had abroad made the style of their music evolve into more pop and disco?
My pleasure. Still got them both, on LP 
Blondie - Heart Of Glass
I want to congratulate an American musician Chris (Christopher) Stein with his birthday turning 74 today. In the summer of 1974 he was the co founder with Debbie Harry of the new wave band Blondie. In addition to being the sole writer of the Blondie song “Sunday Girl”, Stein co-wrote numerous hits with Harry, including “Heart of Glass”, “Dreaming”, “Island of Lost Souls”, “Rapture”, and “Rip Her to Shreds”.
Mmmmm - Debbie Harry
The bedroom (and jerk-off) poster of a whole generation.
Fairport Convention - One More Chance
Let us celebrate the memory of English singer/songwriter Sandy Denny, who would have turned 77 today if she hadn’t passed away in a tragic manner in 1978, only 31 years old. As a solo artist and as member of Fairport Convention, Fotheringay and Strawbs, she was a seminal figure on the British folk-rock scene from the late 1960’s up until her death.
Sandy Denny is my all-time favourite female singer and the song I post her is one of my all-time favourite songs. It’s eight minutes long, but take a chance on it, if you have the time. You may like it. May the memory of Sandy Denny live on!
Calling all olive branches and laid off doves
There is work to do before we say goodbye
Syd Barrett - Baby Lemonade
Time to celebrate the memory of one of the biggest talents and personal tragedies in the history of rock music. Syd Barrett would have turned 78 today if he hadn’t passed away in 2006, at the age of 60. He is one of the founders of Pink Floyd. Sadly, due to mental illness, he had to leave the band after their debut album.
After Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett made two rather whimsical (still pretty good) solo albums, before his problems got the best of him. Pink Floyd later wrote the well-known song Shine On You Crazy Diamond for him. Without Syd Barrett there may not have been the Pink Floyd we know today. Long live his memory!
Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun
Shine on you crazy diamond.
While we’re already mentioning Pink Floyd and “Shine on you crazy diamond”, here’s a live video from David Gilmore.
Damn, this brings back memories. I still remember watching the original Pompeii concert on black and white TV back in the 70’s. The long epic track then was of course Echoes.
Led Zeppelin - The Battle of Evermore
I knew about Fairport Convention and Sandy Denny (from my “wannebe hippie era”). There’s a lot of Melanie and Joni Mitchell resemblance here. Very evident in her own song “Who Knows Where The Time Goes?”. What I didn’t know was that she was the only guest performer Led Zeppelin ever had on a song. A great duet with Robert Plant.
Good memories when Dire Straits were and still are one of my favourite bands. Saw them for the first time in 1979 and three more times until 1992. Have also seen Mark Knopfler on a few occasions since.! 
It’s folk music, so since what we often refer to as American folk has its roots on the British Isles,it’s only natural the resemblance is there. Although Joni has quite a little bit more, she is unique!
Fairport Convention played at Kalvøya the year after Zappa. Where you there? If you are not very familiar with them or Sandy’s solo work, you may want to check it out a little more. Highly recommended, old favourites of mine.
