Music History Today: May 27, 2022

May 27, 1977: Supertramp released "Give a Little Bit" from their album Even in the Quietest Moments...

The title of Even in the Quietest Moments... isn't much of an exaggeration. This 1977 album finds Supertramp indulging in some of their quietest moments, spending almost the album in a subdued mood. 

Music History Today: December 16, 2020

December 16, 1988: Disco sensation Sylvester (Sylvester James Jr.) died of AIDS at 41.

Dick Clark couldn't get his American Bandstand crowd to stop cheering. His studio audience had just heard Sylvester and his backup singers, Two Tons O' Fun, perform their first hit, "Dance (Disco Heat)".