On this day in music history:

Magazine by Heart (1977)

Hang Cool Teddy Bear by Meat Loaf (2010)

Magazine

Album by Heart,

released April 19, 1977.

Track list: Heartless; Devil Delight; Just The Wine; Without You; Magazine; Here Song; Mother Earth Blues; I've Got The Music In Me.

Hang Cool Teddy Bear

Album by Meat Loaf,

released April 19, 2010.

Track list – includes songs on bonus disc & other editions:

Peace on Earth; Living on the Outside; Los Angeloser; If I Can't Have You; Love Is Not Real/Next Time You Stab Me in the Back; Like a Rose; Song of Madness; Did You Ever Love Somebody; California Isn't Big Enough (Hey There Girl); Running Away from Me; Let's Be in Love; If It Rains; Elvis in Vegas; Boneyard; Prize Fight Lover; Don't Get Me Going; I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News); If It Ain't Broke, Break It; Blind as a Bat; Amnesty Is Granted; Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through; I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That); Two Out of Three Ain't Bad; Bat Out of Hell; Roadhouse Blues/Why Don't We Do It in the Road?; Out of the Frying Pan (And Into the Fire); Peace on Earth; Living on the Outside; Song of Madness; Los Angeloser.

The Shining, by Bernie Wrightson:

As a follow–on to my tribute to Bernie Wrightson, who sadly died last Sunday, I include the piece below.

This artwork is for the 1997 three–part mini–series, directed by Mick Garris, and adapted for TV by Stephen King, from his novel: The Shining.

I’m sad to say that, even with a decent ensemble cast: Steven Weber, Rebecca De Mornay, Elliott Gould, Cynthia Garris, Lisa Thornhill, Jan Van Sickle, and even a cameo appearance by Stephen King himself,  the TV adaptation is my least favorite, and I will be going more into that in a future blog, as a comparison between the novel, Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 movie, and Mick Garris 1997 TV version:

For now, in further tribute to Bernie Wrightson’s talent, here is his piece for TV Guide magazine, dated April 26, 1997: