7-28-26Steve Miller’s Fly Like An Eagle celebrated its 50th anniversary with a special release of the album. The next was Verve’s “Bittersweet Symphony”, which lifted a sample from part of The Rolling Stones song “The Last Time”. He eventually appealed to the son of the Stones manager who sued him, and 22 years after the song’s release he was given songwriting royalties. 7-31-26And Friday was the 50th anniversary of the release of Blue Oyster Cult’s classic single “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper”. We played three absolute bangers from the album, including the single that inspired today’s theme in the first place.