December 11th 2020, John Lennon’s Plastic Ono Band turned 50 Years Old. The unconventional record was received with mixed reviews, but still reached six and eight on the billboard and UK Charts. The legacy of this record has endured the decades and Rolling Stones ranked it 23 of the All-Time Greatest Records in 2012
50 Years Later: Grateful Dead's American Beauty
Grateful Dead’s legendary studio record, American Beauty, turns 50 years old on November 1st. Birthed out of psychedelic San Fransisco scene, American Beauty showed the band’s true musical diversity and pushed the boundaries of what would later become the Jam Band Genre. OCM Weekly’s Baily Pletz gives some insight into the timeless recordings and what the album meant for the band and their fans.