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And at 13, he recorded his first album with his rock band, Radish.
They became fixtures on the British folk music scene, and in 1964 Donovan recorded his first album.
Allison released his first album as a leader in 1957, and has dozens more under his belt.
His first album, True Story, released in 1993, graphically depicted life in a crime-ridden, racist New Orleans where schools were like prisons.
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"My biggest mistake was signing a lot of contracts that I didn't know what they were about, " said Joel, who released his first album in 1971.
On his first album, his first original song is Song to Woody, which is built on the melody of a Woody Guthrie song, so the nod there is apparent.
Despite refusing to sing the song 'Man in the Iron Mask' for me personally (the song, from his first album, is a heart-melting ballad) Billy was on fine form throughout.
Last year, he earned acclaim for his first album of new material for 18 years, The Bravest Man In The Universe, which was produced by Blur and Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn and XL Records founder Richard Russell.
But while he never strayed too far from the periphery, it would be another decade before Dolby would make a full-on return to music and, not surprisingly, his first album in nearly 20 years would have to be more than just a collection of songs.
Jones' solo career began in the late 1960s, releasing his first studio album in 1970.
Ayers released his first solo album, Joy of a Toy, in 1969 for Harvest EMI.
His first solo album, The Midas Touch, brought him wider fame in 1980.
His first solo album in 20 years is Potato Hole, backed by members of Drive-By Truckers and Neil Young.
His spiritual explorations have driven some of My Morning Jacket's best music, but he takes it to a different level on his first solo album.
His first studio album, Back for the First Time, sold 133, 000 copies in its opening week in 2000, eventually moving more than 3 million units.
Lee worked with The Beatles' George Harrison, Steve Winwood, Ronnie Wood and Mick Fleetwood on his first solo album, On the Road to Freedom, in 1973.
He released his first official album, Thank Me Later, in June and it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 447, 000 copies sold in its first week.
Ohanian helped Chambers host an AMA ("Ask Me Anything") on Reddit and create a project on crowd-funding site Kickstarter to pay for his first new album in decades.
In the week after its June 10 release, New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne moved a million copies of Tha Carter III, his first official album in two-and-a-half years.
Two weeks before the scheduled release of his first retail album, "Channel Orange, " the singer published a message online that described a "first love" he had with a man.
It makes sense that Bachmann's remarkable new To the Races marks his first conventional album as a solo act: Shedding the prickly remoteness that has made him an acquired taste, he crafts a spare collection that pairs his gruff, world-weary lyrics with a newfound approachability.
After his divorce from Williams, Olson spent 2006 recording his first true solo album: The Salvation Blues addresses the upheaval in his life, but it also draws on contributions from both his ex-wife (who co-wrote one song) and fellow ex-Jayhawk Gary Louris (who wrote several more).
K'naan released his first full-length album -- dubbed "Dusty Foot Philosopher" -- in 2005 to critical acclaim.
This spring, he released his first major-label album called "Loco Motive"--that's two words--in which he raps over funky beats and country twangs.
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