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50 years ago, Steely Dan released “The Royal Scam”. Co-led by songwriters Walter Becker (guitar, bass, 26) and Donald Fagen (vocals, keys, 28), this fifth LP by the jazz-rock / funk band (now comprised of a large rotating roster of studio musicians) reached #15 Billboard ( #11 UK) while seeing reviews ranging from mid to very good, though retrospective assessments trend better. Singles: “Kid Charlemagne” “The Fez” + “Haitian Divorce”. Produced by Gary Katz, cover art by Charlie Ganse & Zox, typography by Tom Nikosey. More in Comments.

May 31 Birthdays: Otto Hardwick b.1904; Jimmy Shirley b.1913; Red Holloway b.1927; Albert 'Tootie' Heath b.1935; Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul and Mary) and Johnny Paycheck b.1938; Augie Meyers (Sir Douglas Quintet / Texas Tornados) b.1940; John Bonham (Led Zeppelin) b.1948; Vicki Sue Robinson b.1954; Wesley Willis b.1963; Louis Hayes is 89; Junior Campbell (Marmalade) and Greg Abate are 79; Karl Bartos (Kraftwerk) is 74; Tommy Emmanuel and Marty Ehrlich are 71; Danny Pearson (American Music Club) is 67; Corey Hart is 64; Wendy Smith (Prefab Sprout) is 63; Scotti Hill (Skid Row) and Darryl McDaniels (Run-D.M.C.) are 62; Steve White (The Style Council / Paul Weller) is 61; Patrick Dahlheimer (Live) is 55; Christian McBride is 54; Andy Hurley (Fall Out Boy) is 46; Waka Flocka Flame is 40; Shaun Fleming (Foxygen) is 39; Noah Gundersen is 37; Azealia Banks is 35.

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Released 65 years ago: “A Night in Tunisia” by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. Sessions recorded August 7 + 14, 1960, led by the 40-year-old hard-bop jazz drummer featured one of his seminal young groups: Lee Morgan (22, trumpet); Wayne Shorter (26, tenor sax); Bobby Timmons (24, piano) + Jymie Merritt (33, bass). Produced by Alfred Lion at Van Gelder Studio in New Jersey, this album earned excellent reviews. It features two Lee Morgan compositions, one each by Timmons & Shorter, plus the Dizzy Gillespie title track. Issued by Blue Note Records. More in Comments.

May 30 Birthdays: Benny Goodman b.1909; Armando Peraza (Santana) b.1924; Johnny Gimble b.1926; Dave McKenna b.1930; Pauline Oliveros b.1932; Gladys Horton (The Marvelettes) b.1945; Marie Fredriksson (Roxette) b.1958; Lenny Davidson (The Dave Clark Five) is 82; Klaus Flouride (Dead Kennedys) is 77; John Hagen (Lyle Lovett) is 75; Topper Headon (The Clash) is 71; Stephen Duffy (The Lilac Time) is 66; Michel Langevin (Voivod) is 63; Wynonna Judd and Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine) are 62; Stephen Malkmus (Pavement / the Jicks) is 60; Tim Burgess (The Charlatans) and Sven Pipien (The Black Crowes) are 59; CeeLo Green (Gnarls Barkley) and Kevin Barnes (of Montreal) are 52; Devendra Banhart is 45; Tom Teslik (Pollinators) is 38; Gena Rose Bruce is ??

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